Because Marvel refuses to allow any of its’ twists to have longterm consequences within the MCU, it’s pretty obvious they’re going to find a way to cover-up/explain away Mysterio revealing Peter’s true identity with some dumb plot device. And I’ve seen some great fan theories and concepts (like Matt Murdock being hired to represent Peter in court) but I’d like to present something much more ridiculous and dare I say realistic.
Spider-Man is proved to not be Peter Parker through the meticulous data collection and evidence provided by an incredibly popular Spider-Man fan blog, that is anonymously run by someone who proves they’re a classmate of Peter Parker and proves that Peter was in places that Spider-Man was at the same time. Class pictures with timestamps, opera tickets, school event dates, all of which Peter was accounted as present for. Along with the evidence, the blog makes some damningly good arguments about how Peter Parker was only chosen out of convenience. The blog scrounges up documentation of Quentin Beck working for Tony Stark and being fired and then argues how Peter Parker is an intern of Stark Industries and Quentin Beck only used Peter as a last-ditch attempt to hurt the late Tony Stark, by accusing an intern who happened to be in the same areas of Spider-Man sightings.
The evidence and arguments are so meticulously complied, that everyone sees it as concrete proof and the name of Peter Parker fades back into obscurity. Peter is relieved to have his regular double life back, and everything goes back to normal.
The blog, of course, belongs to fucking Flash Thompson who absolutely REFUSES to believe Peter could be his idol, so in his denial, he went apeshit trying to prove it wrong and documented all of his findings on his blog. However, he’s never able to fully convince himself that Peter isn’t Spider-Man, and continues to creep on Peter 24/7 trying to figure out the truth.
I just finished Venom: Space Knight and I loved it. I love Andi and Flash being a family, and like they still have a ways to go to fix things but I love them!!!!
It’s always a bit disconcerting being knocked out of Marvelverse and into the real world with talk of Flash’s service in the Vietnam War. Especially as he makes it all sound like such a lark, instead of the hellish experience it actually was.
how great is it that the marvel/spider-man fandom predicted mj’s personality so well?? i felt like i already knew the character because of all the stuff ive seen made from fans, it made me so happy.
Why have we been ignoring the fact that Cindy Moon and Abe Brown are in the MCU? Cindy Moon is silk and there is talk of her getting a movie! Then Abe Brown is Black Tiger! We are missing that some of the kids on the decathlon team are superheros in the comics.
You asked for the panel and info on that one time Flash recited a bit of a pretty homo poem to Peter, and of course, I had to provide.
I did have to ask Traincat for the issue number because I couldn’t remember for the life of me when it was. (One of the times he’s in the hospital, I tell myself, as if that narrows it down.) And thanks Nadia for having the screens ready.
the one thing that makes me feel even the tiniest bit better about Peter’s identity being revealed to the world is imagining the emotions Flash Thompson is feeling right now
