This November, Marvel is ready to celebrate Ultimate Thanksgiving with the Parker family in Ultimate Spider-Man #11. But my main question from seeing the Dodsons’ variant cover for the issue is, what is Spider-Man doing to that turkey?
In the issue, per PR from Marvel, “With his secret double life out in the open, Spidey joins his wife and kids for a picturesque Thanksgiving feast. But don’t be fooled! The life of this Peter Parker is far from perfect, and with upcoming threats like Black Cat, Kraven the Hunter, and the Sinister Six—not to mention the impending return of the Maker, the deranged alternate universe Reed Richards behind the creation of this corrupt world—Peter will need the support of Mary Jane, May, and Richard Parker more than ever!”
That’s all well and good, but check out this variant cover by Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson, because I have questions.
My main question is less of a question and more of a statement: Spider-Man, get your gross webs off the turkey, nobody wants to eat your webs. My actual question is, what is his goal here? Is Peter distracting Mary Jane with a kiss, so he can use his sticky webs to steal the Thanksgiving turkey? And as a bonus question, why is the turkey logo on Mary Jane’s tank top so high on the shirt? Not to question the Dodson’s excellent designs or anything.
In related news, Spider-Man is also returning to the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year, but hopefully, he won’t try to web the turkey float there or anything.
Ultimate Spider-Man #11, written by Jonathan Hickman with art by Marco Checchetto, and a variant cover by Terry and Rachel Dodson, hit stores on November 20, 2024.
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