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Face front, True Believers!

Yeah, again, JJJ being Spider-Man seems to be such an obvious choice I'm really surprised that no one has really done it before in any capacity.

The odd thing was that this idea came to me in a dream- I dreamt of a Spider-Verse tie in featuring J Jonah Jameson as Spider-Man, in the exact type of costume you see here. And that his world was similar to the 60's Spider-Man series, with this psychedelic color scheme of bold yellows and blues. Since my subconscious was doing most of the work for me, how could I not include it in this sequence?

For Jonah's backstory, I see him as again being the one to get the spider-bite, and also the one to let the burglar go. This Jonah would go out and fight crime in order to drum up headlines for his newspaper, playing up his alter ego as a great threat, in order to build up his "Big reveal" to the world. However, once he learns that his inaction led to the death of Peter Parker, JJJ's remorse at his carelessness would cause him to dedicate himself to being a true hero, not just pretending to be one for headlines. This would cause Jonah to play up his civilian personae in order to avoid people making connections between himself and the Spiderman runnig around New York. In front of others, JJJ would pretend to be a selfish, spineless, cowardly and cheap buffoon, always running away in terror whenever there is danger or a crime occurring. But in reality he is selfless, noble and courageous, traits he gets to express as the web-slinging Spiderman.

I see the world surrounding this Jonah as being one perpetually set in the 60s, in regards to the fashion, technology and architecture. The color scheme would also be akin to an old comic or cartoon from that era. Everyone would talk in "BIG, DRAMATIC WAYS", or in epic, self reflecting monologues, as was the style at the time. I also saw Jonah's Spiderman being a bit stockier and bulkier than the other spiders like Peter. His style would be more akin to the old costume from the 60's- hence the shorter boots and gloves, the smaller eyes on the mask, along with the web pits and the classic spider-emblem on the chest. I also attempted to make the web pattern a bit more checkerboard than the other Spider-costumes. I also saw Jonah's Spiderman as doing less high flying acrobatics, and being more akin to Batman as how he traverses across rooftops.

That's three down. Check back tomorrow for the next piece, which features a character to which the mantle of Spider-Man is not a call to heroism, but one that would lead to far darker urges.

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Face front, True Believers!

Yeah, again, JJJ being Spider-Man seems to be such an obvious choice I'm really surprised that no one has really done it before in any capacity.

The odd thing was that this idea came to me in a dream- I dreamt of a Spider-Verse tie in featuring J Jonah Jameson as Spider-Man, in the exact type of costume you see here. And that his world was similar to the 60's Spider-Man series, with this psychedelic color scheme of bold yellows and blues. Since my subconscious was doing most of the work for me, how could I not include it in this sequence?

For Jonah's backstory, I see him as again being the one to get the spider-bite, and also the one to let the burglar go. This Jonah would go out and fight crime in order to drum up headlines for his newspaper, playing up his alter ego as a great threat, in order to build up his "Big reveal" to the world. However, once he learns that his inaction led to the death of Peter Parker, JJJ's remorse at his carelessness would cause him to dedicate himself to being a true hero, not just pretending to be one for headlines. This would cause Jonah to play up his civilian personae in order to avoid people making connections between himself and the Spiderman runnig around New York. In front of others, JJJ would pretend to be a selfish, spineless, cowardly and cheap buffoon, always running away in terror whenever there is danger or a crime occurring. But in reality he is selfless, noble and courageous, traits he gets to express as the web-slinging Spiderman.

I see the world surrounding this Jonah as being one perpetually set in the 60s, in regards to the fashion, technology and architecture. The color scheme would also be akin to an old comic or cartoon from that era. Everyone would talk in "BIG, DRAMATIC WAYS", or in epic, self reflecting monologues, as was the style at the time. I also saw Jonah's Spiderman being a bit stockier and bulkier than the other spiders like Peter. His style would be more akin to the old costume from the 60's- hence the shorter boots and gloves, the smaller eyes on the mask, along with the web pits and the classic spider-emblem on the chest. I also attempted to make the web pattern a bit more checkerboard than the other Spider-costumes. I also saw Jonah's Spiderman as doing less high flying acrobatics, and being more akin to Batman as how he traverses across rooftops.

That's three down. Check back tomorrow for the next piece, which features a character to which the mantle of Spider-Man is not a call to heroism, but one that would lead to far darker urges.