Marvel Secretly Brings Spider-Man's First Video Game Into Comics
Warning! This article contains spoilers for Ben Reilly: Spider-Man #2
During the events of a Marvel Comics series that picks up right where a ‘90s storyline left off, Marvel secretly brings Spider-Man’s first video game into the comics. Scarlet Spider has been the center of major controversy since his ‘90s introduction. His existence sparked the entire Clone Saga which has become one of the most hated comic book storylines by fans. In an all-new run featuring Ben Reilly’s Spider-Man during the time of the Clone Saga, Marvel hopes to fill in some of the gaps of his life that were left open-ended during his original Scarlet Spider series. It seems Marvel is taking a trip back into Spider-Man’s past both in the comic and video game worlds as the two are seemingly merged in this latest issue.
In Ben Reilly: Spider-Man#2 by J.M. DeMatteis and David Baldeon, Ben Reilly is speaking with a psychiatrist about a recent traumatic experience he endured involving a well-established Spider-Man villain. As Reilly explains, Scorpion broke into his apartment and challenged Spider-Man to a fight. While a battle with a villain like Scorpion usually isn’t something Spider-Man gets worked up over, Ben was shaken to his core because Scorpion discovered his secret identity. While the issue itself goes deeper into Ben Reilly’s mental state, the inclusion of Spider-Man’s first video game into the comic book world is fittingly revealed during the main action sequence.
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When Scorpion breaks into Ben Reilly’s apartment, the villain throws Ben his Spider-Man suit and screams, “Let’s play!” insinuating that he wanted Spider-Man to chase him across the city. The chase
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