Spider-Man has always been a character rooted in science fiction. Everyone (literally everyone) knows Spider-Mans origin: Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider that gave him the proportional strength of a spider, the ability to climb walls, and the capacity to sense threats in advance. Next to maybe Batman, Spider-Man has the most iconic origin story of all time, but apparently Marvel thought it would be a good idea to change it. When J. Michael Straczynski got a hold of the character, he decided (most likely due to pressure from the Marvel big-wigs) to tweak Spider-Mans power so that he could produce organic webbing just like the Toby Maguires cinematic incarnation of the character. No longer was Spider-Mans origin rooted in science fiction; rather, Straczynski wrote an elaborate retcon that where a Spider-god set into motion the events that led to Peters transformation into Spider-Man. Turns out Peter was chosen to be the Avatar of this Spider-god. At one point in this story, Peter is mortally wounded, ends up cocooning himself in order to heal, and emerges with a new power set derived from his Avatar status. Amongst his many new powers, which included night vision and the ability to speak arthropod, Peter gained the ability to produce his own web. Needless to say, fans were not particularly pleased with Straczynski tampering with a 70-year-old back-story. And while some of these powers were interesting for a while, they eventually disappeared after the much-loved One More Day storyline (more on that later).
Since childhood, Bryant has been an avid fan of superheroes, and he has been reading comic books since 2006. His full name is "George Bryant Lucas"; however, after enduring countless Darth Vader jokes, he has chosen to go by his middle name. Born and raised in the United States, Bryant is currently living with his lovely wife in the country side of Wiltshire County, UK. Bryant does suffer from a mild case of dyslexia; misspellings and homonyms are to be expected on occasion.
