Spider-Man: 10 Dumbest Creative Decisions The Comics Have Ever Made
6. Spider-Man Joins The Avengers
Prior to "Sins Past," J. Michael Straczynski's Amazing Spider-Man run had started dipping in quality with the decision to have Spidey join the New Avengers. That wasn't a choice he made, though, and it instead unfolded in the pages of Brian Michael Bendis' Avengers series when the web-slinger joined his fellow heroes in stopping a breakout in The Raft.
Previously portrayed as a loner, Spidey suddenly became a key member of the team, but always ended up being treated as something of an afterthought.
Living in Avengers Tower, his friendship with Iron Man would ultimately see him unmask in the pages of Civil War. Bendis - who had done such a fantastic job with Peter Parker in Ultimate Spider-Man - didn't even give him the chance to shine during Dark Reign and Siege, two stories revolving around his greatest nemesis, Norman Osborn.
It was a strange dynamic, and one Marvel Comics has mostly moved away from in recent years. Spider-Man still gets involved in big events, but not as a spare part Avenger.