After the events of Spider-Man: Spider-Island, Kaine leaves New York to start a new life in Mexico. However, he only makes it as far as Houston before life throws complications in his way in the form of a shipping container full of dead illegal aliens, a fire-powered super villain, an assassin guild looking for revenge, a dirty nuke, and a living girl he found along with all the dead illegals who seems to have a psychic link with him. All in a day's work for your not-so-friendly neighborhood Sca...

Finally, I found the starter point of Kaine (well, apparently the starter point is in Spider-Island or somewhere & I might read it one day, but for now, I'm happy. it also had some tiny backstories too & it was enough for now)ever since I've seen Scarlet spider in Ultimate Spider-man the animated series & liked his brooding attitude & seriousness, totally opposite of Peter (which made me laugh, even though his intention was not humour AT ALL) I wanted to know more about his history, which is dar...

{March 10th, 2015} MINI REVIEW4.5 stars.My younger brother was getting me to read this, and me being a fan of Spiderman and everything happily accepted. He got it from Universal Studios and plans to get more, stated he liked this version of Spiderman more. The Scarlet Spider where to begin?Well Kaine is a clone, a failed clone of Peter Parker aka Spiderman apparently. And this are his own adventures that land him far away from New York City but Houston, Texas. Of course, what's our anti-superher...

http://www.rantingdragon.com/comic-re...“With great power comes great responsibility.” The Spider-Man films turned that line into a cliché. Marvel’s new comic series, Scarlet Spider, gives a twist to the infamous line: “All the power, none of the responsibility.” It’s the best way to describe Kaine Parker and his alter ego, Scarlet Spider.Scarlet Spider was first introduced in Spider Island as a flawed clone of Peter Parker, created by one of his enemies to kill Spider-Man. Parker fixed him, how...

3.5. I almost went with a 4 star but there's some story elements lacking. Probably if I read all his history it would make more sense but yeah. So what's Scarlet Spider? Well if you read Clone Sega from Spider-man back in the day you'd know. He's a very bad, evil, clone of Spider-man. But more than that, he was dying. So this is a story of him restarting his life basically, with the same memories, but trying something different. But still, he thinks like a asshole not a superhero. This is what m...

Far better than expected!Kaine is an hell of a troubled Spider-Man and the Assassins Guild storyline was just great.

Scarlet Spider vol 1: Life after DeathBy Christopher Yost (Writer), Ryan Stegman (Artist), Neil Edwards (Penciler)Marvel, 2012Synopsis: Its gotta be KAINE's....after the events of Spider-Island. He is on his own and tries to find his way in the world, does he have what it takes in him to be a hero.Review: Kaine is a interesting take on the anti hero trope, he says one thing but does the opposite, He is more brutal than our regular old spidey. However he is more like a lethal protector Venom wher...

This spins off from the end of the excellent Spider Island story. Kaine, Peter Parkers more killy clone, takes the stealth suit Peter loaned him and goes on the run, wanting nothing but to be left alone. Anyone that has ever read a comic book can probably guess at how long that plan lasts. Yup...within the first few pages of the first issue he gets involved with a mysterious woman on the run and a new super villain.This was an enjoyable read. Kaine is given a fresh start so that gives Yost a rel...

The Clone Saga is not fondly remembered by all, but as a kid, for whatever the reason, I freaking loved Ben Reilly. For some strange reason, I didn't play Spider-Man, I played Scarlet Spider. I loved the weird anklets and the blue hoodie outfit, so, yeah.In adulthood, just after the events of One More Day (ugh) I came up with an idea from a Scarlet Spider comic, about a reformed Kaine that takes the role of Ben Reilly in California as a sweet, bearded Scarlet Spider. I figured it would be a MAX

Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman work miracles with this first volume of Scarlet Spider. Yost is a master of really getting into the heads of the character he's writing, and this is evident here as we learn lots about Kaine, how he thinks and his motivations. Yost crafts a formidable rogue's gallery in just six issues, as well as a fun supporting cast who all bring something special to the story. It's clear Yost is playing the long game, seeding lots of potential stories and posing some interesting q...

I collected the Spiderman comics back in the day that featured the Scarlet Spider. I really liked Ben Reilly. I think it was the hoodie and the fact that he was so alienated (I was 14 years old). I didn't care too much about Kaine, the other spiderman clone, but here we have Kaine reluctantly assuming the role of Scarlet Spider. Even though I haven't interacted with these characters in over 20 years, everything was easy to pick up and get into.This is a fantastic comic book. Kaine trying not to

I loved the Spider Island event and that brought me to this book. It's a very good follow up and nice start for the series. I hope Kaine sticks around as a (anti-)hero for a long time.

"What if, now... now that I'm not dying... what if I could truly live?"This trade collects an eight page introduction from Point One #1 and Scarlet Spider issues #1-6.I haven't read much Spider-Man related comics in years, but I'm somewhat familiar with key happenings, intrigued by "Spider-clone" stuff (tracing back to enjoying Ben Reilly's introduction) and a fan of Yost. So I decided to give this new series starring the former assassin Kaine a shot.Life After Death follows Kaine trying to flee...

Wow, Christopher Yost and Ryan Stegman really do an amazing job of breathing life into a character. Kaine, the oft-maligned defective clone of Peter Parker, stars as the Scarlet Spider and nothing about the book should work but it does really well. Yost infuses the book with action, humor, and drama all while building a world in Houston, which in the Marvel Universe might as well be another planet. I loved that the book was non-stop action it could have still afforded to slow down a little to fl...

I had no idea this Scarlet Spider existed. I always thought SS was just Ben, doing the exact same Spider-man thing but not in NYC. However this is "evil" clone Kaine doing morally dark grey things in Houston! If you love Spidey but wish he were a less goodie-two-shoes when it comes to dealing with murderous criminals, this is the Spidey for you!

I know next to nothing about Kaine, Spider-Man's "evil" clone, but this was a fun book. It's colorful, it's action packed and I might benefit from NOT having knowledge of Kaine's full backstory.

For all the interesting ideas about Kaine becoming a pseudo-Ben Reilly and exploring his own growing sense of morality (he's trying!!), this gets bogged down by an over-serious arc that has our Spidey going to Houston and playing the part of white savior. Why not let a Latinx or black character go and be the protector of a deeply diverse city like Houston? This was fine. It would be better if it just went all-in with the 90s BS and became Spider-Punisher or something. Instead, it's just an okay

Wait, what? The Scarlet Spider? Who gave him a book?So, I haven't read the Clone Saga or Spider-Island. I only know a little bit of the backstory. This provides a decent summary of who Kaine is as a person, but there's a distinct lack of explanation of his powers. Like, once, spikes come out of his arms. But only once. And half-way through his suit starts turning invisible. Why wasn't he doing that from the beginning?This does a decent job of setting up the former villain, murderer, and assassin...

Good volume.

This is one of the best books I have ever read, no exaggeration, Scarlet Spider 🕷 will now go down as one of my favorite superheroes, even if he doesn’t like being called one!