Spider-man's Web Pits - Yay or nay?

[Garlador]

Spider-man has one of the best costumes of all time. Rare is the superhero costume so good that you can practically use it unchanged from the first issue to the modern era and it still holds up.

But one thing that always comes and goes is the underarm webbing. It was there at the beginning.

I don't see it often in modern Spider-man comics or media portrayals though.

Most live-action incarnations forego it entirely, though Homecoming gave homage to it. I don't think a single game has used it, to my immediate knowledge.

It seems to ebb and flow with artist preference. By and large, it's typically not there consistently, but I've always had a fondness for it that gives Spider-man a more interesting silhouette than just a generic male body.

Some have claimed it's too goofy or out of place. I've enjoyed it, but I open up the floor to the audience.

Spider-man's webbed pits. For? Or Against?

 

[HStallion]

Should have had a web between his thighs. Thigh-Web!

 

[Ruisu]

Its fine when it's aesthetic. Whenever they make it like a pseudo wingsuit like in homecoming or whatever, it's just lame. Gliding Spider-Man doesn't work, period.

 

[RisingStar]

It was an aesthetic feature in Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro on PS1. Apart from that, eh, like I didn't mind it in Far From Home but Spider-Man gliding is just something that doesn't sit well with me since he shouldn't be in situations where he has to glide.

 

[Slayven]

I always could take them or leave them

 

[Garlador]

It was an aesthetic feature in Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro on PS1. Apart from that, eh, like I didn't mind it in Far From Home but Spider-Man gliding is just something that doesn't sit well with me since he shouldn't be in situations where he has to glide.

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I always appreciated it as a helpful backup whenever he inevitably runs out of web-fluid, which always happens in the stories at the worst possible moment.

 

[RagnarokX]

It was an aesthetic feature in Spider-Man 2: Enter Electro on PS1. Apart from that, eh, like I didn't mind it in Far From Home but Spider-Man gliding is just something that doesn't sit well with me since he shouldn't be in situations where he has to glide.

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Real spiders fly by making web sails and riding electromagnetic waves. He should do that.



Some also glide with their legs

 

[Deleted member 2145]

depends on the art for me tbh

when they start at the fucking hips it's a little much

 

[GJ]

It looks dumb. Keep.

 

[JigglesBunny]

Biggest yay. They're fucking rad.

 

[Wood Man]

Maybe not all the time but when they're used as a tool to glide it's a big yay.

 

[Garlador]

Real spiders fly by making web sails and riding electromagnetic waves. He should do that.

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[J_ToSaveTheDay]

They're cool, so I voted yay, but they're not necessary.

 

[Deleted member 4461]

Cool as fuck

 

[fontguy]

They're dumb but not fun dumb.

 

[ZeroX]

They don't look great but being able to glide seems very practical

 

[JayCB64]

I like them more as an aesthetic rather than them being a tool, and less is more for sure..I think the Spectacular Spider-Man show did them nicely.

edit - I think they are neat as more of a 'rudder' than a glider, if that makes sense

 

[Deleted member 16876]

I like them.

 

[matrix-cat]

I like them. Just little ones, though, not full-on wings.

 

[WrenchNinja]

I like them.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

I always could take them or leave them

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you have to pick one or the other

 

[Slayven]

you have to pick one or the other

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Gun to my head I will say no pits, always go for the cleaner look

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Gun to my head I will say no pits, always go for the cleaner look

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wrong answer

 

[VorpalNonsense]

absolutely 100% in favor and anyone in disagreement is dead wrong

though I like them more when they're depicted larger and connected further down on the arm, rather than the tiny little pit webs some artists draw them like
when they do that it just makes it look like creepy armpit hair, and they have fucked it up
gotta do it from the waist to around the elbow like the OG comic suit or homecoming/farfromhome

YES

YES

NO

ALSO NO

 

[Strings]

Yay in comics, nay in live-action.

 

[Transistor]

wrong answer

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Nah, Slay is right

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Nah, Slay is right

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he can fly with the web arms like batman beyond tho

 

[Tochtli79]

Should have had a web between his thighs. Thigh-Web!

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[Dalek]

I Say Yae

 

[Transistor]

he can fly with the web arms like batman beyond tho

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Why fly when you can swing, tho

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Why fly when you can swing, tho

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try asking birds that question and see what they have to say about it

 

[Transistor]

try asking birds that question and see what they have to say about it

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Birds can't web swing. But they totally would if they could.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Birds can't web swing

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neither can spiders

 

[just_myles]

I don't mind them for purposes of practical use. With the right artist it definitely works.

 

[HStallion]

Why fly when you can swing, tho

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Why swing when you can drive a car?

 

[Transistor]

Why swing when you can drive a car?

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In NYC traffic? C'mon son

neither can spiders

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But spidermans can

 

[Elegant Weapon]

They add a touch of creepiness to Spider-Man's costume

Ditko's Spider-Man looks so fucking cool

I love them

 

[Enduin]

Nay. They fuck up the silhouette and are messy and distracting looking.

They feel like a weird gimmick that's only slightly more plausible and reasonable than stuff like the Spider-Mobile or Spider-Signal. Given how powerful his web slinging is they come off as pointless in almost every situation.

 

[Chumunga64]

Nay. They fuck up the silhouette and are messy and distracting looking.

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wouldn't Spider-man's silhouette just be a dude? not really that unique

 

[Doggg]

No webs, preferably

 

[jerf]

Seems like it would restrict movement. That's a no for me.

 

[kamineko]

I prefer without but I don't get messed up about it

 

[Lord Azrael]

It looks horrible, can't believe poll is this close

 

[Ain't Nobody]

Yes to web pits.

Spider experts: When did the blue part of his costume actually become blue? I always thought it was a venom thing in that the blue was only there to give an impression of highlights to his musculature. Or has my life been a lie and Venom was always meant to be blue too?

 

[VorpalNonsense]

wouldn't Spider-man's silhouette just be a dude? not really that unique

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Look out, it's Dude-Man! He's just a guy in spandex, here to wave his bulge at us. I'm uncomfortable enough to stop doing crimes!

Oh wait, I see pit webs, must be Spider-man instead. Okay I can fight that.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

But spidermans can

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spoder can fly too :^)

 

[Canklestank]

Hate them with a passion. Spider-man doesn't need web pit hair.

Why would a kid making a costume put webs under his arms?

Why would an adult making a costume put webs under his arms?

No one needs webs under their arms.

 

[Sephzilla]

Without.

Suit looks way clear without them.

 

[Nappuccino]

absolutely 100% in favor and anyone in disagreement is dead wrong

though I like them more when they're depicted larger and connected further down on the arm, rather than the tiny little pit webs some artists draw them like
when they do that it just makes it look like creepy armpit hair, and they have fucked it up
gotta do it from the waist to around the elbow like the OG comic suit or homecoming/farfromhome

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YES

NO

ALSO NO

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The perfect post on this topic

 

[jett]

It makes him look like he's a dirty hobo that doesn't clean his shit.