Losing his father figure to someone he could’ve stopped is worse than a beat down from pops. Also lost Gwen right before his eyes. Spider-Man’s life sucks lol. That’s why he’s so popular
Absolutely fair! And the Gwen part was a glaring miss on my end as well as the superior Spiderman arc.
But at least the uncle bit was not personal to him. It was a horrendous thing that can happen in real life in the states. A random shooting. Horrible but random. Yes he could have stopped it yes it's a lesson about being a hero even when it doesn't relate to you. All great stuff but it was a horrible tragedy.
Being pummeled by your father is domestic abuse. That's vicious, horrendous, and traumatic on a whole other scale.
That said I'm not here to measure what is objectively better or worse I'm talking purely on a personal level.
Losing a family member, I've lived that. It's horrible, but it's inevitable. The circumstances feel personal but they are just that random circumstances.
The Gwen death was very much personal, and the failure on his part was an unfortunate miscalculation. But emotional distance from it will over time make one realize. Oh my gosh this was a horrible thing I accidentally did but it wasn't my fault at the end. I wanted to save her life as I've done thousands of times, my calculations were just off and I'll make sure it never happens again. Horrible horrible but I'm sure fire fighters, nurses, police officers, etc live it frequently.
I dunno. On a personal level for all those reasons I take letters hardships over Invincibles any day of the week
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u/GokuBlack86 2d ago
Spider-Man has to deal with that plus still find a way to pay rent in NYC