There are few superhero teams held in as high esteem as theAvengersin the Marvel Universe, butSpider-Manstill regrets joining them. It seems like every hero’s career goal is to end up in the Avengers at one point or another. But despite how incredible the team might seem, Spider-Man has some major regrets about joining them when he did.
TheAvengershave certainly had their ups and downs over the years. They’ve been the world’s most famous and beloved superhero team and the most feared and hunted team on Earth. During one of the latter periods, the Avengers were mostly working underground as they tried to deal with Norman Osborn’s Dark Avengers, which leads to a surprising revelation from Spider-Man inTheNew Avengers#50 by Brian Michael Bendis and Billy Tan.
During a super-villain ambush,Spider-Man states his regrets about joining the Avengerswhen he did. Spider-Man was asked several times throughout his life to join the Avengers, buthe only joined after they lost all their wealth.
Spider-Man Chose the Worst Time to Join the Avengers
The New Avengers#50 by Brian Michael Bendis, Billy Tan, Matt Banning, Justin Ponsor, and Albert Deschesne
Peter’s biggest regret about joining the Avengers when he did is the fact that they don’t have anywhere near the amount of resources that they used to. At this point in their history,as Spider-Man puts it, they’re hiding in someone’s basementand no longer have the mansion or the butler that used to be staples of the organization. They literally lived and worked in a place called the Avengers Mansion. It would have been the first time Peter’s financial problems would have been solved, but of course, the “genius” had to wait until the Avengers lost everything before agreeing to join them.
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Spider-Man has tons of defining characteristics, one being thatSpider-Man cares greatly about responsibility. The other defining characteristic is the fact he’s almost always poor. Part of Peter Parker’s sense of responsibility was defined by how he has the power to rob any bank on Earth. He could get money anytime he wants. But he doesn’t, because it would be a misuse of his power. The fact thathe’s constantly in poverty is a major part of his character, but it could have all been solved if he had joined the Avengers just a little bit earlier.
Spider-Man’s Biggest Avengers Regret Is Very Understandable
They Lost the Mansion and the Butler
Joining superhero teams usually comes with major benefits. If someone joins the Justice League, for example, they get access to a literal space fortress with some of the greatest technology and luxuries the Earth has to offer. Likewise, when someone joined the Avengers, they got to live in a mansion and had a butler to wait on them. Unfortunately,Spider-Manand his iconic bad luck led him to join theAvengersnot when they were in their prime, but when they were being hunted by a government agency led by one of his greatest villains, without a mansion or butler in sight.
The New Avengers#50is available now from Marvel Comics!
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.
