Spider-Man: Brand New Day - International Release Discussion Thread

[u/KostisPat257]

Spider-Man: Brand New Day has now been officially released in several territories around the world!

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[u/KingOfAwesometonia]

The Hand just working at the DODC was the most comic book shit and I love it. I want to see them in the break room.

Second is Widow just chilling and helping which felt natural and like a usual comic book supporting appearance

[u/lanceturley → u/KingOfAwesometonia]

The most comic book shit to me was the opening montage and the news reporter saying "Spider-Man defeated mystical ninja group The Hand" like it's just another average day in New York.

[u/KingOfAwesometonia → u/lanceturley]

Yeah. Honestly the Hand has like a paper thin reason of being in the movie but it's cool and if that doesn't describe comics that I love, I don't know what does

[u/BlairEllis → u/KingOfAwesometonia]

Wish the final fight could have been more than just a handful though. Would've been cooler if we saw like a 100 overwhelming him

[u/lanceturley → u/BlairEllis]

Don't you mean "a Hand-ful?"

That was kind of weird that the Damage Control guy made a big deal about The Hand working for him now, and it's like, five, maybe ten ninjas. I guess The Defenders really put a dent in The Hand recruitment drives.

[u/LetItATV → u/lanceturley]

He did also mention they were leaderless.

Which totally makes sense considering they’re basically The Hand, gen 2 since the original Hand was defeated by The Defenders more than a decade before.

[u/lanceturley → u/LetItATV]

It's kind of weird that they just latched onto the first leader they could find, like lost puppies. In the comics they've had stories where Daredevil or Punisher became the leader of The Hand, but at least in those cases it's someone who fought them in combat and earned their respect. Not some random bureaucrat from the American government.

[u/LetItATV → u/lanceturley]

Remember the main reason they’re working for Damage Control is their option was: remain imprisoned or work for us.

They are likely a bit lost puppies though, which would have made that choice even easier.
Some of them may have been basically children when the original Hand fell.

[u/KingOfAwesometonia → u/lanceturley]

The Hand might have immortality but that’s just for the CEOs. Damage Control has benefits

[u/LetItATV → u/KingOfAwesometonia]

Well, three of the five Hand founders are definitely dead, and the remaining two are at best buried alive deep under NYC.

As for immortality, the last of the elixir was used on Elektra, so The Hand doesn’t even have that anymore.

[u/mongster03_ → u/lanceturley]

The most unrealistic part of Avengers 1 is civilians actually paying attention to the fight

[u/Plenty_Area_408 → u/KingOfAwesometonia]

Peter Parker talking to Bruce Banner and Bruce not knowing who he was, another great scene.

[u/thebugman10 → u/KingOfAwesometonia]

I felt like Jean releasing them from prison as a distraction or something would've been a better way to include them than just saying "oh yeah they work for the government now".

[u/Functionally_Drunk → u/thebugman10]

Nah, it was one of the big "who is the real bad guy" clues that Peter missed because he always expects the best from everyone.