Polls: Entertainment & Arts

Spider-Man Noir probably loses a clean, fair 1v1 against most modern Spider-Men because their raw feats, speed, agility, spider-sense, and experience against superpowered enemies are usually higher.

But Noir’s advantage is not a fair superhero-style fight. He is more of a detective/hunter type: darker, more tactical, and more willing to use stealth, traps, weapons, ambushes, intimidation, and dirty tactics.

My argument for how Noir could win is that he would try to make himself the only Spider-Man in the fight who can actually use webs effectively.

Against Spider-Men with technological web shooters, like MCU Peter or Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man, Noir could target the devices first. If he damages or disables their web shooters, then the fight becomes much more even: spider-sense, agility, acrobatics, pain tolerance, and close-quarters instincts — but with Noir still having access to his own webbing and gear.

Against a Spider-Man with organic webbing, like Tobey Maguire’s Peter, Noir obviously cannot just break the web shooters. So he would have to attack Peter’s mental state instead. Tobey’s Peter has shown that his organic webbing can fail when he is emotionally conflicted or not in the right mental state. Noir could use fear, guilt, darkness, misdirection, psychological pressure, or carefully staged distractions to try to make Peter unable to use his webs at all.

Noir’s pain tolerance and darker mindset might help him survive the kind of brutal, psychological fight he would need to create, but that alone would not be enough because most Spider-Men are also extremely resilient.

So I do not think Noir wins by being physically superior. I think he only has a real chance if he turns the fight into sabotage, ambush, battlefield control, and mental pressure instead of a clean brawl.

Could Spider-Man Noir defeat other Spider-Men in a 1v1 matchup?

Ken was the best part once he realised he didn't have to simp and could live his best life.

The Evil Queen asked the question "who is the fairest of them all".

Could you ask a better question if you had the magic mirror?

What is your opinion?

I used to think unlimited Wisdom would be awesome, but then there's the problem of nobody listening to you even when you are right.

Now i think "Power" is actually the best choice, because imagine someone as powerful as Ganon, but who does Good with the Power instead of evil.

Have you seen Nicholas Cage as Spider-Noir? You can choose to watch it in either black and white or true hue full color!

This is my favorite variant of Spider-Man because i am a huge fan of urban fantasy! So much so that I have written my own Christian themed urban fantasy that has nothing to do with Spider-Man but still!

Do you have a favorite Spider-Man?

I was thinking the other day about how modern rap has lost its identity because most artists today sound exactly the same. Whether it is female rappers like GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, Latto, and Cardi B, or the mainstream male rappers, everyone is using the same repetitive beats and formulas. The content feels so shallow now, mostly focusing on money, jewelry, body parts, and sexual themes, which leaves these newer artists with zero longevity.

I really miss the old-school era where artists were true lyricists and ultimate entertainers. In the 90s and early 2000s, you had heavy hitters like Nas, Tupac, and DMX alongside incredible women like Queen Latifah, MC Lyte, little Kim, and Lady of Rage. They brought high energy, exciting penmanship, clever wordplay, and deep lyricism. Beyond having that hardcore edge, they were multidimensional, highly talented, and had a powerful image. Most importantly, old-school artists had undeniable stage presence and actually knew how to perform and command a crowd live. Every single artist back then had a completely different sound, unique style, and distinct look.

That raw individuality and performance standard are exactly what is missing across the entire industry today. Just look at Queen Latifah hosting the American Music Awards last night—that is the exact level of legend status and ultimate crossover success I want to develop them to achieve.

Do you think that 90s style of music, star power, and performance could actually dominate the charts if it came back right now, or has the music industry changed too much for listeners to appreciate real talent?

Back in the early 90s a few other companies were trying to get in on their teenage fighting creature mascot craze following the Ninja Turtles.

One of them was a group of amphibian dudes named the Battletoads!

What do you think of these?

These are their powers, not intended to be exhaustive character profiles

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Malia Hano (Half-Angel)

Powers

Flight, Telepathy, Love Magic, Holy Lights, Holy Sword, Divine Shield

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Kristen Lentz (Water elementalist)

Powers

Complete control of all phases of water

Shapeshift into any phase of water

Metallic Water manipulation (Normally found only in the cores of failed stars)

Create and Destroy Water

Flight

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Rayne Aso (Shadow Elementalist)

Powers

Teleport Between Shadows

Twice Peak Human while in shadows

Merge with shadows

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Miracle (Summoner)

Powers

Summon real animals to fight for her.

Regeneration

Heal Others

Flight

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I want to reduce to two heroes instead of four. Which two should I build around now?

I realize having too many recurring villains devalues life and death in a comic. To me, most characters should remain dead when they're dead, unless immortality is their super-power anyway.

I spend a lot of time developing several villains who are slain right away by the heroes, but I also have a collection of recurring villains who simply never die for the first several installments of battles between them and the heroes.

I think a healthy balance of both "kill them off" and "reuse them" are allowed.

What do you think?

Which are cooler? Pirates or Cowboys?