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Monday, January 20, 2025
'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' Takes Center Stage in Sneak Peek From Brian Michael Bendis' New Graphic Novel
collider.com: Spider-Man fans know all about the lore of the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. But have you wanted to know what it was like from behind the scenes? Now is your chance with a brand new graphic novel from Brian Michael Bendis!
I once told a friend of mine that wicked was my favorite musical, and he told me that I was wrong, and that in actuality the best musical was spiderman turn off the dark wich he had seen on broadway for the small time that it was open. I really wish this was still running, as someone who is a big fan of both musicals and spiderman I feel I would have really enjoyed this. But now having read this article I’m not so sure. It's a little funny that a story as tried and true as Spiderman, which has been adapted many times before into many different mediums, flopped as a musical. I think this really gets to the deeper truth of almost any form of media where if the people creating the project dont have some sort of personal connection to the material, no matter how bulletproof the source material is, without some passion from the creators the end product will inevitably be bad.
My jaw is dropped after reading this. I don't know very much about the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical beyond that it was a flop, nor do I know a ton about spiderman. However, pretty much anyone can tell you that Peter Parker gets his powers from a spider. It's an innate part of his character. Decisions like this are why I think that a lot of adaptations of media don't turn out very well, because decisions are made that change the core parts of a character in an attempt to be set apart from the original. Another example of this is the Halo show, where Master Chief (A character who remains largely helmeted throughout all games) takes off his helmet often. A seemingly small detail to the creators, enraged the fanbase. Sadly this is going to keep happening, and goes to show just how important it is to have the people adapting media be fans of that media.
The entire story of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is a disaster from start to finish. I think it is hilarious, but also fitting that this comic is based off the behind the scenes instead of just retelling the plot of it. I also think that that’s arguably more interesting and definitely more unique. There’s thousands of Spider-Man stories, and we’ve already seen the plot of Turn Off the Dark, but this is an opportunity to see a new story that is still advertised towards Spider-Man fans. I feel like this comic is probably a good closure for the tornado of a show, for both fans and cast and crew. Even in just the excerpts, we learn that there was an argument about his origins, and in hindsight, it was recognized as a mistake. And who knows, maybe after all these years of reflection, we’ll get a better Spider-Man musical.
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I once told a friend of mine that wicked was my favorite musical, and he told me that I was wrong, and that in actuality the best musical was spiderman turn off the dark wich he had seen on broadway for the small time that it was open. I really wish this was still running, as someone who is a big fan of both musicals and spiderman I feel I would have really enjoyed this. But now having read this article I’m not so sure. It's a little funny that a story as tried and true as Spiderman, which has been adapted many times before into many different mediums, flopped as a musical. I think this really gets to the deeper truth of almost any form of media where if the people creating the project dont have some sort of personal connection to the material, no matter how bulletproof the source material is, without some passion from the creators the end product will inevitably be bad.
My jaw is dropped after reading this. I don't know very much about the Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark musical beyond that it was a flop, nor do I know a ton about spiderman. However, pretty much anyone can tell you that Peter Parker gets his powers from a spider. It's an innate part of his character. Decisions like this are why I think that a lot of adaptations of media don't turn out very well, because decisions are made that change the core parts of a character in an attempt to be set apart from the original. Another example of this is the Halo show, where Master Chief (A character who remains largely helmeted throughout all games) takes off his helmet often. A seemingly small detail to the creators, enraged the fanbase. Sadly this is going to keep happening, and goes to show just how important it is to have the people adapting media be fans of that media.
The entire story of Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark is a disaster from start to finish. I think it is hilarious, but also fitting that this comic is based off the behind the scenes instead of just retelling the plot of it. I also think that that’s arguably more interesting and definitely more unique. There’s thousands of Spider-Man stories, and we’ve already seen the plot of Turn Off the Dark, but this is an opportunity to see a new story that is still advertised towards Spider-Man fans. I feel like this comic is probably a good closure for the tornado of a show, for both fans and cast and crew. Even in just the excerpts, we learn that there was an argument about his origins, and in hindsight, it was recognized as a mistake. And who knows, maybe after all these years of reflection, we’ll get a better Spider-Man musical.
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