Spider-Man: 10 Dumbest Creative Decisions The Comics Have Ever Made
2. Tony Stark-Lite
At the end of Dan Slott's Superior Spider-Man run Amazing Spider-Man was relaunched, and Peter Parker was ready to take full advantage of everything Doctor Octopus had done while in control of his body. As the CEO of Parker Industries, the web-slinger became Tony Stark-lite, a billionaire businessman with a tonne of gadgets and an entire company at his disposal.
It wasn't good however, and the fact it ended with Peter losing everything and once again reverting to his "loser" status quo just made the entire endeavour feel like a huge waste of time.
The biggest, dumbest issue here, however, was the fact that a wealthy Peter with everything he could ever want at his disposal just didn't feel like a natural progression for the character. Yes, it was a rather refreshing change of pace, but the series just couldn't manage to stick the landing.
Peter being a struggling photographer who can't pay his rent is old hat, but everything from the skyscraper to his new suit just made him feel like a wannabe Tony Stark, and that has never been what this character is truly all about.