Slinging with Style!
Oh to be a geeky fanboy, and then to have people indulge me. There’s a new Spider-Man video game coming out, and the gamemakers will include The Slingers as alternate costumes! I just have to pre-order Spider-Man: Edge of Time from Gamestop. So consider me a customer!
Ricochet, Hornet, Prodigy and Dusk!
The Slingers are pretty much as obscure as half the characters on my list of favorite comic book characters. So if you read that list, I’ll try to put this into context. Having the Slingers as alternate costumes would be similar to having the Mimic as an alternate costume in an X-Men video game. it’s that sort of geeky thrill that I love!
Quick explanation: Back in the late 90s, there was a story across the four different Spider-Man comic books where Spidey was framed for murder. So Peter Parker, for various reasons, created four new superhero identities so that he could investigate the frame-up without being chased by the police. I was reading only Amazing Spider-Man at the time, so I read the Dusk issues – that’s the character in all black. Eventually he proved his innocence and put all these costumes into storage.
Soon after, however, Marvel launched a new series about four college-age kids who came into possession of the costumes and used them to become amateur superheroes. They didn’t have a team name, but the comic was called The Slingers. It was 12 issues or so before being cancelled, and it was a nice follow-up to the equally short-lived Green Goblin series with Phil Urich. Since then, the Slingers have popped up here and there in random issues and, much like with Mimic and Green Goblin from my list, it’s fun to track down those issues and find out what these guys are up to in comics.
So as a geek, I’m thrilled that they will get to appear in the new game!
Posted on July 13, 2011, in Comics, Marvel, Video Games. Bookmark the permalink. 2 Comments.
Henchman-4-Hire 
Very awesome indeed. But Dusk was in “Peter Parker: Spider-Man.” Ricochet was in “Amazing.” And then Prodigy and Hornet were in “Spectacular” and “Sensational” respectively. Four Spider-Man comics is too much. Poor Tom DeFalco; He was a good writer…just spread too thin.
Also, how do I change the little monster icon into something better?
You’re right! I was reading Peter Parker: Spider-Man at the time. I got that automatically when I subscribed via mail to Venom with only one issue remaining for that title.
And I think you have to join WordPress to get your own icon. It also gives you your own blog, but you don’t have to use it, I don’t think. Also, when leaving a comment, I think you can Log In via Facebook. Perhaps that’s how you can do it. As I’m writing this reply, there are four options below the entry box: Guest, WordPress, Twitter and Facebook. Try that.
If you join WordPress, I can make you a member of my blog (I think) and you can do guest posts!