• MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
    116·
    3 days ago

    He’s dressed up as venom, but it looks like blackface. Which has a history of being used terribly, and racism, so he will get cancelled.

      • BlueOysterCultist@lemmy.zip
        311·
        3 days ago

        Took me a few read throughs to get it too

        I think panel 4 could make it more clear that Peter’s bad costume is a problem. I was confused why the chick was concerned about looking like Poison Ivy

        • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
          53·
          3 days ago

          Maybe I’m confused, but I’m assuming that that is Venom and Poison Ivy. Like, those are their supervillan costumes, not play costumes, and they’re just taking the opportunity to appear openly while appearing to be dressed up for festivities. I think that at some point, Venom was bonded with Peter Parker.

          searches

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(character)

          Hosts

          Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

          Hmm. According to this, Peter Parker was the original Venom host, not just a host.

          • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca
            11·
            3 days ago

            I don’t think so. I think it’s peter and maryjane talking about what costumes they’ll wear later.

            The 4th panel is maryjane, dressed as poison ivy, commenting that Peter’s venom (blackface) costume is a bad idea.

            The clue is in the earlier panel where Peter talks about taking a break from fighting crime. Traditionally, venom isn’t a crime fighter but a villain. Or at least an anti hero.

            • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
              21·
              3 days ago

              The clue is in the earlier panel where Peter talks about taking a break from fighting crime.

              Hmm…that’s fair. And while I think that Venom can cover only part of a body, normally, I think he does the whole thing.

              And apparently, Peter Parker does have a red-headed love interest, who I guess “the chick” is supposed to be, not actually Poison Ivy.

              https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Jane_Watson

              Mary Jane Watson is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, making her first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #15 (August 1964), and subsequently designed by John Romita Sr. in #42 (November 1966). Since then, she has gone on to become Spider-Man’s main love interest and later his wife (as Mary Jane Watson-Parker). Mary Jane Watson has also served as a supporting character to Iron Man.

              Like I said, I don’t really follow Spider-Man, so don’t know the story terribly well.

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        72·
        3 days ago

        I don’t follow the series, but isn’t Venom some sort of alien symbiote, not a demon?

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venom_(character)

        Venom, known formally as “the Symbiote”, is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a sentient alien symbiote with an amorphous, liquid-like form, who survives by bonding with a host, usually human.

        Although maybe there’s some retcon or something that I’m unaware of.

        thinks

        Maybe you’re thinking of Spawn? Isn’t he a demon, and has kinda similar eyepatches?

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        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(character)

        Simmons is a government assassin who died and went to Hell for his crimes against humanity. Following a deal with Malebolgia, Simmons is given new life as a Hellspawn and the chance to see his wife Wanda once again. The deal is revealed to be a trick, as Simmons is brought back to life five years after his death, unrecognizable to his wife and missing many of his memories. With little other choice, Simmons adopts his new hell-inspired identity as Spawn in an effort to atone for his past sins and use his newfound powers for good.