So, yeah – I used to stick “Spider-Tracers” on my sister Lor/Laura all the time. Like, before she went to school, before she went out with friends, before her aerobics class, etc. I was kind of obsessed. I might’ve been into the Spider-Tracers even more so than Spider-Man’s other powers. You know, like the ability to stick to walls, swing from a web and avoid unseen dangers with a sixth sense. It’s probably because I could kind of recreate something similar to a Spider-Tracer with masking tape and markers, whereas sticking to walls, swinging from webs and using a sixth sense was a tad harder.
So… any of you drive your siblings crazy with Superhero-like (or unSuperhero-like) behavior?
BTW, I saw the new Spider-Man film (The Amazing Spider-Man) the other day, and while it had its problems, I still enjoyed it a lot. I’d still rank Raimi’s Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2 films above it, as I think those movies had stronger villains and a better grasp of who the character of Peter Parker is (i.e. awkward nerd) but as a slightly different take on the character (broody, angsty hipster) and story, I think the new one worked. I hope they get a chance to make a sequel.
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Sorry for the late strip! I was starting to get ahead on these things but, well, I’ve been getting ready for my first San Diego Comic-con as an exhibitor and been severely short of time. I’ll blog about it later this weekend. Hopefully, I’ll be seeing some of you there next week!
»chuckles«
never got that into spiderman,Marvel in general.
No siblings to annoy. Though I did have an older cousin that I played superheroes with. He was Batman, I had several of the Legion of Super Heroes powers. (don’t remember specific) [yes, we were more of a DC family. 🙂 ]
i’ve always had love for DC heroes, too, Vik-Thor Rose (most notably Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman) but if pressed, i’d probably consider myself more in the Marvel camp.
and check you out: you just achieved the Shades of Firsting! are these your first? wear them well: these will help you track down any Spider-Tracers you may have applied to friends, family and supervillains in the last few weeks:
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Haha spider tracers! wait.. did i finally get the shades?!!!
so close, Zac! you seriously must’ve been seconds away from achieving the Shades, as your time stamp’s the same as Vik-Thor’s. keep trying! you get the honorary Inviso-Shades of Seconding, though:
Sweet ill take it! they’ll hold me over till i attain ultimate victory in the form of the shades of firsting..
good luck!
Bahhhhh!!! so close…. soon…
sorry Zac. I wasn’t even really trying. I’m not even a regular commenter.
haha no worries. maybe i shouldnt try…
LOL baby bot is adorable. I’m the nerdy one in my family but I didn’t start actively reading comics til recently (other than manga)
awww… glad you like lil’ bot, DJ! and it’s probably a good idea you haven’t actively gotten into comics until recently – if i had gotten into them later in life, i wouldn’t have such an immense wall of comics i now have to cart with me from apartment to apartment! started reading some of them digitally now, which helps.
I love spider-tracers! But it always made me think where Peter got the money to make these things. Being a freelance photographer won’t give you the money for tech, am I right?
true that, ShadowShuffler. i’m kinda confused as to how he got the webbing/webshooters in the latest film; it’s implied that he stole them from OsCorp, which is a bit shady. and if he ordered the webbing (since there were tv ads), i’d assume it would be out of his price range.
Basing on clues gleaned from the comics i’d say they were chemicals stolen from the chem lab, with the spider tracers and web shooters coming from recycled junk. Could happen right?
I annoyed my sister by my very existence, no superpowering/superheroing necessary.
ha! maybe “sibling-annoyance” is your superpower, r61!
I can see whyLor/Laura would be your target. Xinda/Linda would have killed you once you were close enough to attach the tracer.
indeed, 52pickup. indeed.
They’re talking about doing a new Spiderman Trilogy. Spiderman 2 should be out around 2014. They said there was a clue in the first one as to who the villain would be. As far as the spider-tracers…you would think not to do that to your sister now, as she undoubtedly has learned some things from your other sister. Are you a glutton for punishment?
that teaser totally annoys me, KB! it should be clear – at least to Spider-Man fans – who that shadowy figure is. if it could be anyone, why even show it???
and Lor does have some of Xinda’s more, uh, “nefarious traits,” KB. i think she’s just better at not acting out on them. heheh.
Y’know, it’s probably a sixth sense that tipped her off. 🙂
I don’t care much for the Spider-Man comics or the films; for the latter, I think the idea has been overdone, like Batman. Buuuut… that may be just because I’m peeved at Marvel for not making any more Fantastic Four films.
I won’t be at SDCC this year, despite being so close; I don’t even know if I’ll go next year. Given my brief experience at SDCC 2010, I guess I’m a little apprehensive because a) it’s hard to get a badge to; b) standing in line for an hour just to get inside is nuts; and c) being in there for more than 3 or 4 hours for me becomes sort of claustrophobic. But I might try for next year; you never know.
maybe all those years of the botling teasing her manifested that sixth sense, Insectoid!
and, yes – i swear there’s an awesome F4 film just waiting to happen. just needs the right creative people to get the ball rolling!
hope to see you at SDCC next year! i’m not guaranteed to get another table in 2013, but if i can get in again, i’ll do it.
hey bot, did you know of the live show of “how to train your dragon”?
http://dreamworksdragonslive.com/tickets.php
i wish for them to do that in germany too. but i guess that wont happen…
thanks for the info, Shain! i had no idea this was even a thing. i wonder if it’s any good?
can’t wait for HtTYD 2!!!
I can’t say I am or ever was into many superheroes as a kid. It might also help that I didn’t have many comics as a kid and if I had one that someone else liked it didn’t stay mine (or in one piece) for long.
it’s never too late, Descolada! 😉
I see that the clothing styles of these characters didn’t change much as they got older.
Also, allow me to point out that the butt is a poor location to touch another person.
very true. but it is a funny location!
yep – looks like they stuck with the clothing that worked for them, Rainey! heheh.
My family members had an obsession to step on all my toys I had prepared to play with the next day when I went to sleep. I even left a trail between them to use if needed!
ouch! let’s hope your toys weren’t too pointy, Maryz!
Mostly legos.
Still haven’t seen the new Spider-Man movie. I really want to, but the 3D trailer made my eyes hurts. So i’ll have to wait until DVD so I can watch it in 2d. Sad really.
Glad to hear you’ll be at Comic-Con. I’ll be sure to stop by and say hi, and show you my Galaxy S3 🙂
Ugh. Don’t bother. They ruined the villain, and it’s really only pretty enough to watch in theaters. See it in 2D instead, if you can’t stand 3D.
*picks up soapbox and walks away*
yeah, they could’ve done so much more with The Lizard, one of my favorite Spidey villains, Drakey. felt the same way about Sandman and Venom in SM3.
i’d say catch a 2D showing if you can. i saw it in IMAX 3D, and while some of the scenes were impressive (mostly the web-swingin’ through the city), the trade-off in brightness and color wasn’t always worth it.
yay! i’ll keep a BOTton for ya at SDCC!
I used to convince my sister there were ghosts in the house, she believed me until she turned 10 then she called me on it.
Loved the new Spider-man though, thought it was better than the first, but not as good as the second (and way better than the third)
heheh. i did the same thing to my niece, TPC – convinced her the Boogey Man lived in my room and would get her if she ever went in there without permission. 🙂
and, yes: while it had its probs, ASM was SO much better than SM3. interested to see where they go with it.
Your sister must hate you for that. You and her look really cute drawn as kids!
thanks, DAS! glad you liked the young versions of bot and Lor! and, yes – i’m sure she hated being “traced” all the time. 🙂
Good Morning BOTvilians!
Oh LilBot you little Scamp.
I did other things to drive my sister crazy. Though I did have Wonder Woman Underoos and LOVED to wear them while watching the show.
morning, Pix!
and i think you just sent a bunch of geeky hearts (among other things) aflutter, talking about hanging out in Wonder Woman underoos. 😀
I used to be a fan of comic books until both of the Big Two basically jumped the shark and ruined it for me.
But my sisters were younger than me, so I mostly annoyed them with my GI Joes (the small 1980’s ones). That counts, right? They were comic book characters!
i know what you mean, McClaud – i go through cycles with the Big Two, buying a ton of books until i get tired and frustrated of all the superhero crossovers and Big Events, and then i go away for a while, only to come back and do it all over again.
and, yes – annoying your sisters with G.I. Joes definitely counts. YO JOE! 🙂
Stick that on her, and she might web up some hardened web boxing gloves to beat you with…or a web sword and shield to slay you with. That’s what I want to see in the the next Spider-Man movie! That and a backpack made of webbing!
one can only hope, sean luke. 🙂
Though it has nothing to do with superheroes when I was 3-6 years of age I had every engine from Thomas the Tank engine on the dining room table for me to play with. That all ended one day when my little sister learned to walk and thought the toys where food. To this day I’ll jokingly tease her by saying that it was the worst day of my childhood.
BTW, the weather here in L.A. is really nice right now. Way better than the oven that is Texas.
awww… i hope your trains didn’t get tossed into the garbage, GB! you still have ’em stored somewhere, right???
hey, you’re in L.A.? you going to san diego for the convention? if so, make sure you stop by the BOTbooth and say hi!
Yeah, I still have them in a box in my room. No way that I would ever let them see what the inside of a trash can looked like.
Yeah, I’m in the L.A. area, but I’m not going down to San Diego any time while here. Sorry.
darn! well, have fun while you’re in L.A.!
I always ran around claiming to be Wendy from Peter Pan or Belle from Beauty and the Beast. I didn’t get into comic book characters until I was much older…unfortunately too old to try and rig up webslingers and break bones trying to be a superhero. I can’t help but feel I missed something, not having that experience.
BTW: Since you’re going to SDCC, have you heard about the “meeting of the clans” J Michael Straczynski called on Facebook? Quoting below:
“I’ve never done this before. Never convened a meeting of the clans before. But this is important.
If you’ve ever enjoyed the work I’ve done in comics: the bulk of my run on The Amazing Spider-Man, or Thor, or Silver Surfer: Requiem or Supreme Power or Rising Stars or Midnight Nation or Superman: Earth One –
If you’ve ever been entertained by the work I’ve done in television, going all the way back to He-Man to The Real Ghostbusters, Twilight Zone, Babylon 5, Crusade or Jeremiah –
If you’ve followed the work I’ve done in movies, from Changeling to Thor or Underworld Awakening –
If the work I’ve done has moved you or touched you or made you think about a few things in new ways…and if you’re going to be at San Diego Comic Con on Saturday or you know someone who will…then I’m inviting you to come to my spotlight at 2:00 in room 7AB, where something extraordinary will be launched into the world.
I can guarantee that you will see at least one thing that you have never seen before.
And how many times in life does that happen?”
GO. FIND OUT WHAT THE HECK HE’S TALKING ABOUT! And please, please, please, report back, because it’s driving me crazy!
heheh. well, i’d recommend dressing up as a superhero, T – it’s not too late, as many cosplayers i see at comic conventions can attest!
WHAT??? i hadn’t heard about the “meeting of the clans”!!! wow. if i can make it to 7AB i absolutely will, T! unfortunately, i’m manning the BOTbooth solo at SDCC, so i probably won’t be able to get away during the afternoon. you’ll probably find out what he’s teasing before i do!!! thanks for the info. i might have to send some spyBOTs if i can’t make it. 😀
Yeah, but the superheroes I want to dress up as don’t fly (except in Starfuries). I think I missed something big there. Oh well, I’ll just have to find something superhero-ish to do when I do finally make it to a con.
Dammit, I almost wish I was down there to help you man the booth! Or go and see what JMS is doing down there…yes, find someone to tell you what’s going on!
i wish you were comin’ to SDCC to help me out with the BOTbooth, T! the initial setup sucks, but after that it’s pretty fun – especially when i have someone helping me watch the booth. bathroom breaks are much easier and stealing away to check out what others are doing is actually feasible!
You need minions!
beware JB that way lies pain and maybe even death…
yep. sisters are evil, Jiro.
Hey, Lor’s got Spidey-Senses!
‘Cause she can sense spider-tracers . . . Never mind.
heheh. at the very least she has spider-tracer senses, Sarah W. no doubt brought on by years of Tracer incidents brought on by the botling. 🙂
I guess you could say this is a “sticky” situation. i remember when “kick me” signs were a thing. but to be honest the spider thing you did is funnier than a kick me sign.
P.S. i did get your account added. sorry I haven’t been checking my XBL account recently. been hold up playing skyrim DLC’s and merchandising sony movies. Skyrim is addicting with DLC’s *slams hand on forehead*
i remember when “Kick Me” signs were all the rage too, Heavycannontank! do kids still do that?
glad you got my XBL add. been really wanting to get into Skyrim but i just don’t have the time. so behind on my gaming!!! maybe after San Diego…
Something that I believe to be notable about the new Spider-Man is that we finally have a Peter Parker that actually sounds like he’s from New York.
heh. and it took an englishman to pull it off, Soul Man!
The Brits have many good qualities…Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, Hugh Laurie, Martin Freeman…sorry, did I get drool on the controls? 😉
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When I was in second grade I learned how to milk cows. I proceeded to milk my older sister’s arm until she left home.
Now I do it to my teenaged son. Still fantastically annoying to someone.
strange, she has the same look all those years later
Yah! Hysterical. I remember being in dance class and someone telling me that I had a “spider” on my butt. My brother was tracking me.
Actually I used to do the Spidertracer thing as well, using plastic spiders though. Also made a batarang out of the wings from a demon figure, tied em to a clothesline and used to try to rope my little brother and sister with it..