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videos for this list we’ll be looking at
the most cringe-worthy frustrating and
salting or otherwise unwelcome moments
in Marvel Comics please note that we’ll
be focusing on moments that turn readers
off at the time of publication not
moments that have aged poorly or being
retro actively criticized we’re not
saying that these moments were
universally reviled just that a sizable
portion of readers made their
displeasure be known number 10 Squirrel
Girl beats Thanos the Great Lake
Avengers and its members are Outsiders
both within the world of the comics and
from an editorial standpoint often
mocked or dismissed by their peers the
GLA also bucks the general tone of
Marvel Comics by going for a humorous
light-hearted style be that as it may
they’ve developed quite the following
especially Squirrel Girl despite
seemingly silly powers an innocent muna
she’s ironically beaten opponents who
seem way above her weight class this has
usually been played for laughs but when
she bested the mad Titan Thanos in 2006
it was a little too far for some readers
who felt that it trivialized the iconic
villain she also took down MODOK in the
same issue number nine Marvel swimsuit
special comic book characters are often
illustrated as idealized versions of the
human form often exaggerated to a
ridiculous anatomically impossible
degree for some readers these sexy
images are part of the appeal of the
media so in the early 90s Marvel gave
the people what they wanted with the
Marvel swimsuit specials they featured
many fan favorite characters scantily
clad and posing seductively in a classic
pinup fashion we suspect that many fans
drooled over rogue and storm but when
the largely male nineties readership
encountered the Punisher and a skull
speedo or Namor in a clamshell thong
they were less enthused it’s all in good
fun but those are hard images to get out
of your head especially that Ghost Rider
spread ooh
number 8 Wolverine is a lupine we can
only imagine how tempting it must be for
comic book writers to shake up the
history of a character they’ve been
charged with writing
the thing is with great power comes
great responsibility
namely the responsibility to think ahead
about how the readership is going to
respond in 2007 Jeph Loeb introduced
Romulus an apparent millennia old figure
who had allegedly orchestrated
everything in Wolverines life it’s
revealed to Logan that he’s not even a
mutant but a member of the lupine
species which evolved not from simians
like humans but canines many fans hated
the implications of both revelations
thankfully it was retconned after just a
few years dismissed as lies and
manipulation number 7 the Clone Saga
it’s hard to pinpoint one exact moment
when readers turned on spider-man’s
infamous Clone Saga spectacular
spider-man number 226 is a strong
contender with Peter Parker being
revealed as the clone and that shameful
panel when Peter hits Mary Jane then
there was the seemingly endless parade
of clones including Ben Kane Guardian
Jack and spider side as the convoluted
story arc dragged on from 1994 to 1996
there were countless narrative choices
revelations and fake outz to frustrate
readers while some fans simply grew
weary of Marvel’s refuser to tie things
up in a reasonable amount of time major
comic events and arcs always served to
increase sales but rarely are they so
transparently or artificially prolonged
in the name of profit number 6 heroes
reborn not to be confused with the NBC
miniseries heroes reborn was a crossover
that ran from 1996 to 1997 spinning out
of the events of the onslaught storyline
has any comic book fan collecting at the
time will attest the 90s was a dark
decade for the industry both literally
and figuratively the doom gloom and
grittiness were off the freakin charts
and so Marvel decided to do a
large-scale reboot reinventing their
most beloved characters to fit the times
the makeovers were bad enough but they
actually outsourced the work to Image
Comics founders including the much
maligned Rob Lee felt
fans were divided to say the least and
many consider it to be a low point for
the company creatively number 5 twincest
the Ultimate Universe was honestly a
much bigger success than most people
would have or could have predicted
during its heyday it gave us the
excellent ultimate spider-man series
which genuinely attracted a whole new
generation of readers to the medium
sadly not everything was
well executed we get that this universe
was envisioned as a safe space for
writers to take risks with iconic
characters but we’re not sure if incest
is what the people were clamoring for
remember this was before Game of Thrones
a weirdly intimate relationship was
established between twins Scarlet Witch
and Quicksilver in this universe and in
Ultimates 3 all subtlety was thrown out
the window yuck
number four Captain America agent of
Hydra honestly this reveal makes the
whole Wolverine as a dog man retcon
looked like a crowd pleaser what in the
history of comic books made anyone think
that this was a good idea if there’s one
hero that people hold sacred its Captain
America he doesn’t go bad he doesn’t
betrayed people even when given a hard
choice he remains a pillar of morality
we get the need to generate headlines
and counteract Wendling sales with
must-read events but this was seen as
insulting to caps legacy a clear
exercise in shock value in these modern
times seeing the Sentinel of Liberty
turned into a terrorist was a step too
far and the community was vocal in their
disapproval number three the Norman
Osborn / Gwen Stacy affair the majority
of modern day comic book readers are
teens and adults meaning that some
sexual content is totally acceptable but
keep it in good taste much like the
twincest depicted in Ultimates 3 the
revelation of an affair between Norman
Osborn and Gwen Stacy was met with
revulsion the age gap was bad enough but
this revelation tainted a beloved
character Stacy’s relationship with
Peter is one of the most important in
comic books and her tragic death plays a
major role in shaping spider-man by
revisiting one of Spidey’s most pivotal
moments sins past established itself as
one of Marvel’s worst the fact that
affair resulted in children only added
insult to injury number 2 ultimatum
deaths remember when we were talking
about the missteps of the Ultimate
Marvel line this is one of the major
ones or rather a collection of them as
discussed part of the fun with this
separate Marvel Universe was that it
allowed writers to craft stories with
real stakes and consequences a death if
well executed like that of Peter Parker
can make for a moving moment that goes
down in comic book history massacring a
laundry list of characters and cruel
grotesque and unusual fashion
self-sabotaging your successful universe
well not so much
thousands of characters were killed
including major players like Cyclops
Thor Magneto daredevil Wolverine Hank
Pym and more that’s how you ruin a good
thing number one Spidey’s deal with the
devil
you knew this was coming honestly if he
told us in 2005 after the conclusions of
sins past that something worse awaited
spider-man we likely would respond with
the word impossible but we’d be wrong
you’d think that writer J michael
Straczynski would have been banned from
all things Spidey but instead he
followed up since passed by co-writing
this widely despised 2007 story which
will forever live on in infamy going
against character Peter makes a deal
with Mephisto a literal devil in order
to save Aunt May and hide his secret
identity anew the cost his marriage with
Mary Jane their future child and the
immeasurable other changes that surely
result from altering history yeah fans
raged alright do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
this is not it
welcome to watchmojo.com omens that made
fans rage quit before we begin we
publish new content every day so be sure
to subscribe to our Channel and ring the
bell to get notified about our latest
videos for this list we’ll be looking at
the most cringe-worthy frustrating and
salting or otherwise unwelcome moments
in Marvel Comics please note that we’ll
be focusing on moments that turn readers
off at the time of publication not
moments that have aged poorly or being
retro actively criticized we’re not
saying that these moments were
universally reviled just that a sizable
portion of readers made their
displeasure be known number 10 Squirrel
Girl beats Thanos the Great Lake
Avengers and its members are Outsiders
both within the world of the comics and
from an editorial standpoint often
mocked or dismissed by their peers the
GLA also bucks the general tone of
Marvel Comics by going for a humorous
light-hearted style be that as it may
they’ve developed quite the following
especially Squirrel Girl despite
seemingly silly powers an innocent muna
she’s ironically beaten opponents who
seem way above her weight class this has
usually been played for laughs but when
she bested the mad Titan Thanos in 2006
it was a little too far for some readers
who felt that it trivialized the iconic
villain she also took down MODOK in the
same issue number nine Marvel swimsuit
special comic book characters are often
illustrated as idealized versions of the
human form often exaggerated to a
ridiculous anatomically impossible
degree for some readers these sexy
images are part of the appeal of the
media so in the early 90s Marvel gave
the people what they wanted with the
Marvel swimsuit specials they featured
many fan favorite characters scantily
clad and posing seductively in a classic
pinup fashion we suspect that many fans
drooled over rogue and storm but when
the largely male nineties readership
encountered the Punisher and a skull
speedo or Namor in a clamshell thong
they were less enthused it’s all in good
fun but those are hard images to get out
of your head especially that Ghost Rider
spread ooh
number 8 Wolverine is a lupine we can
only imagine how tempting it must be for
comic book writers to shake up the
history of a character they’ve been
charged with writing
the thing is with great power comes
great responsibility
namely the responsibility to think ahead
about how the readership is going to
respond in 2007 Jeph Loeb introduced
Romulus an apparent millennia old figure
who had allegedly orchestrated
everything in Wolverines life it’s
revealed to Logan that he’s not even a
mutant but a member of the lupine
species which evolved not from simians
like humans but canines many fans hated
the implications of both revelations
thankfully it was retconned after just a
few years dismissed as lies and
manipulation number 7 the Clone Saga
it’s hard to pinpoint one exact moment
when readers turned on spider-man’s
infamous Clone Saga spectacular
spider-man number 226 is a strong
contender with Peter Parker being
revealed as the clone and that shameful
panel when Peter hits Mary Jane then
there was the seemingly endless parade
of clones including Ben Kane Guardian
Jack and spider side as the convoluted
story arc dragged on from 1994 to 1996
there were countless narrative choices
revelations and fake outz to frustrate
readers while some fans simply grew
weary of Marvel’s refuser to tie things
up in a reasonable amount of time major
comic events and arcs always served to
increase sales but rarely are they so
transparently or artificially prolonged
in the name of profit number 6 heroes
reborn not to be confused with the NBC
miniseries heroes reborn was a crossover
that ran from 1996 to 1997 spinning out
of the events of the onslaught storyline
has any comic book fan collecting at the
time will attest the 90s was a dark
decade for the industry both literally
and figuratively the doom gloom and
grittiness were off the freakin charts
and so Marvel decided to do a
large-scale reboot reinventing their
most beloved characters to fit the times
the makeovers were bad enough but they
actually outsourced the work to Image
Comics founders including the much
maligned Rob Lee felt
fans were divided to say the least and
many consider it to be a low point for
the company creatively number 5 twincest
the Ultimate Universe was honestly a
much bigger success than most people
would have or could have predicted
during its heyday it gave us the
excellent ultimate spider-man series
which genuinely attracted a whole new
generation of readers to the medium
sadly not everything was
well executed we get that this universe
was envisioned as a safe space for
writers to take risks with iconic
characters but we’re not sure if incest
is what the people were clamoring for
remember this was before Game of Thrones
a weirdly intimate relationship was
established between twins Scarlet Witch
and Quicksilver in this universe and in
Ultimates 3 all subtlety was thrown out
the window yuck
number four Captain America agent of
Hydra honestly this reveal makes the
whole Wolverine as a dog man retcon
looked like a crowd pleaser what in the
history of comic books made anyone think
that this was a good idea if there’s one
hero that people hold sacred its Captain
America he doesn’t go bad he doesn’t
betrayed people even when given a hard
choice he remains a pillar of morality
we get the need to generate headlines
and counteract Wendling sales with
must-read events but this was seen as
insulting to caps legacy a clear
exercise in shock value in these modern
times seeing the Sentinel of Liberty
turned into a terrorist was a step too
far and the community was vocal in their
disapproval number three the Norman
Osborn / Gwen Stacy affair the majority
of modern day comic book readers are
teens and adults meaning that some
sexual content is totally acceptable but
keep it in good taste much like the
twincest depicted in Ultimates 3 the
revelation of an affair between Norman
Osborn and Gwen Stacy was met with
revulsion the age gap was bad enough but
this revelation tainted a beloved
character Stacy’s relationship with
Peter is one of the most important in
comic books and her tragic death plays a
major role in shaping spider-man by
revisiting one of Spidey’s most pivotal
moments sins past established itself as
one of Marvel’s worst the fact that
affair resulted in children only added
insult to injury number 2 ultimatum
deaths remember when we were talking
about the missteps of the Ultimate
Marvel line this is one of the major
ones or rather a collection of them as
discussed part of the fun with this
separate Marvel Universe was that it
allowed writers to craft stories with
real stakes and consequences a death if
well executed like that of Peter Parker
can make for a moving moment that goes
down in comic book history massacring a
laundry list of characters and cruel
grotesque and unusual fashion
self-sabotaging your successful universe
well not so much
thousands of characters were killed
including major players like Cyclops
Thor Magneto daredevil Wolverine Hank
Pym and more that’s how you ruin a good
thing number one Spidey’s deal with the
devil
you knew this was coming honestly if he
told us in 2005 after the conclusions of
sins past that something worse awaited
spider-man we likely would respond with
the word impossible but we’d be wrong
you’d think that writer J michael
Straczynski would have been banned from
all things Spidey but instead he
followed up since passed by co-writing
this widely despised 2007 story which
will forever live on in infamy going
against character Peter makes a deal
with Mephisto a literal devil in order
to save Aunt May and hide his secret
identity anew the cost his marriage with
Mary Jane their future child and the
immeasurable other changes that surely
result from altering history yeah fans
raged alright do you agree with our
picks check out these other great clips
from WatchMojo and be sure to subscribe
and ring the bell to be notified about our latest videos
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