10 Genius Comic Book Ideas That Should've Been Terrible

10. Otto Octavius Becomes Spider-Man

It's long been said that Peter Parker and Otto Octavius are just two sides of the same coin. Both are extremely intelligent, both are incredibly passionate about their work and both... seem to have an affinity for animals with eight limbs.

Sadly, the two were always destined to clash as they were heading down two opposing paths. Out of all the web-slinger's rogues gallery, the relationship between Peter and Otto was the most fierce and personal, especially when Otto married Aunt May. So, it seemed odd when news broke of Octavius becoming the next Spider-Man.

Naturally, there was backlash against the idea, but what really upset some Web-Heads was just how Doc Ock managed to become Spider-Man. It's one thing to steal someone's identity, but to switch bodies, leaving Peter to die a horrible death in Doc's failing body? That's possibly the most evil thing any Spider-Man villain has done.

Yet somehow, Dan Slott managed to pull off the impossible. By the end of the Superior Spider-Man run, readers actually liked Otto in his new role. Not because he was a good Spider-Man, but because Otto was finally able to accept his limitations and gained a new found respect for someone he had long rivalled.