So I really like the Spider-Mans sense of humour, always have since young watching his cartoons and reading his comics. The new Spidy game also has him cracking jokes, my dad walked in and Spider-Man said something I thought was funny but my dads response was "Was that supposed to be a joke?"

So do you find him funny or just really REALLY bad?

No. I find him mostly irritating.

It depends. Like, when it was Tobey Maguire delivering the wisecracks, it was more cheesy (in a good way) than funny. But I find the jokes and banter that Bendis' writes for Spider-Man (especially in Ultimate Spider-Man) hilarious and amusing.

Not really. Never was a huge Spidey fan.

@TheFreeMan said:

It depends. Like, when it was Tobey Maguire delivering the wisecracks, it was more cheesy (in a good way) than funny. But I find the jokes and banter that Bendis' writes for Spider-Man (especially in Ultimate Spider-Man) hilarious and amusing.

One of the reasons I disliked those movies was that I felt Spider-Man never made any wisecracks during a fight scene, which is what Spider-Man is known for.

@Hizang said:

@TheFreeMan said:

It depends. Like, when it was Tobey Maguire delivering the wisecracks, it was more cheesy (in a good way) than funny. But I find the jokes and banter that Bendis' writes for Spider-Man (especially in Ultimate Spider-Man) hilarious and amusing.

One of the reasons I disliked those movies was that I felt Spider-Man never made any wisecracks during a fight scene, which is what Spider-Man is known for.

Yeah, I really can't remember many wisecracks from those movies, although, to be fair, the majority of the fights were, like, during hostage situations or the stakes were always really high or something so any jokes coulda came across as a little jarring, tone-wise.

What I mean to say is that in those movies, jokes were kind of only appropriate in the low-tension stuff, like beating up muggers or rescuing kids from car accidents. It's a legitimate complaint but not something that I had a problem with.

I've always equated Spiderman with Woody Woodpecker. While Spidey isn't as annoying as Woody; he's far from funny.

I know everyones been complaining about the new Spiderman coming out too soon after 3, but if you compare this with Batman Begins that came out 7 years after Batman and Robin its really about the same time frame.

Spiderman is my favorite wise-cracking super hero (sorry JLA cartoon Flash, though he is firmly second). My favorite superheroes other than Spiderman is Batman and Ironman. Though is probably Spider Jerusalem is my favorite non-superhero comic character (can't think of any that would top him off the top of my head).

Nope. I mean, I never read the comics, but the humour in the cartoon and in the video games... Yeah, it was annoying.

While he does occasionally say something funny, he's mostly just kind of corny and annoying. But then again, that's kind of the point: Peter Parker is a huge dork who thinks awful jokes are funny, and whenever he makes wisecracks to villains, it's usually just to rile them up and taunt them away from civilians.

@Anwar

only the first one is funny!

I've never read the comics, besides a few issues of the Ultimate series, but I always assumed his sense of humour was supposed to be corny and kind of bad, that's part of the charm. It's one thing I think the new movie actually seems to be doing better than the originals.

@Anwar: Awesome. I love Spidey. When someone good is writing him he can be hilarious.

He can be funny, but I more appreciate the humour because it is a battle tactic typically reserved for villains; that is, shit-talking and getting in your opponent's head.

I enjoyed him in The Animated Series, he was quite good in that, especially when teamed with Wolverine.

Spiderman is only funny when he gets his powers from the planet Spider.

Funny for a teenage Spider-Man YES, but as an adult Spidey NOPE, more like a tool. Makes me think why the Avengers or the X-men want him on their team. I could see Wolverine/Hulk beating the crap out of him

Depends who's writing him I suppose, most of the time I enjoy his light-hearted approached to fighting crime though (not there he doesn't have his whiney moments) it's a nice contrast to a lot of the more brooding heroes out there.

It's kind of a weird question, so I have a weird answer. I don't think Spider-Man is funny, but I love that he cracks wise. My favorite version of Spider-Man is from the Silver Age comics and, in those comics, his life is a mess. Everyone is either scared of or angry at him as Spider-Man, he barely has time to study or make friends at school, and he has to help Aunt May pay the mortgage/rent on the house. The jokes are his way of coping with all of his frustrations in life. Most of them aren't laugh-out-loud funny, but I smile when I read them. It's a reminder that you should tackle life's frustrations with a smile rather than a frown.

He can be. Related question: if I were to buy a collected volume of Spidey comics, which one should I get?

@Anwar said:

Yes, Spidey is funny.

That second scan was the only time I've ever laughed out loud while reading a comic. It just keeps going. Theres a few more panels on the next page even.

Not my kind of humour.

@Svenzon: Brand new day is pretty good because it's not too old, plus its a small reboot of sorts so no need for long history.

Think of Spider-Man as an internet troll. It's not him that's funny, it's the reactions he provokes out of others.

Yes, but it all depends on the writer of course.

It can be amusing but I never laughed at anything Spider-man related. Although I love how in one of those Marvel Zombies comics books he says it's more of a defence mechanism to help him deal with horrible things he has to face on the daily basis. It makes sense and gives more of a human side to the character.

I prefer Deadpool's style of cracking wise, but Spiderm'n has his moments.

Not really, but I still really enjoy the character.

Super annoying.

No. He feels like your uncle who was the funniest man on earth when you were ten but now that you've grown up you realise his jokes are not good, and he is probably mentally retarded.

It all depends on the writer.

He's often cheesy, but I like the fact that he's beating the shit out of people and then cracking one-liners about how lame they are. Even when it's corny, he's like a douchebag you can cheer for.

I've been a fan of Spider-man since I can remember, so I'm a little biased.

Most of the other comics I've read the hero is always so serious/angry/brooding. Ol Web Head is a nice change from all that. Sure it doesn't always hit the mark but it just adds to his character.

@ShaggE said:

I prefer Deadpool's style of cracking wise, but Spiderm'n has his moments.

Pretty much this. I like it when the protagonist is basically trolling everyone.

From the comics? Not particularly, but at least he's less annoying than Deadpool. I never understood his attraction, but "sez each his own."

Depends, sometimes I love his brand of humor but if it's not well writ then it can be kind of lame.

Depends who is writing his dialogue.

I do think Spiderman is funny

@Anwar said:

Yes, Spidey is funny.

These 3 are really funny. That last one is especially great.

Yup , I mean depends on who's doing the writting of course someone may turn him into a cheese factory, but overall he's pretty funny and I can't say anything bad about the web-head his my favorite superhero.

I wouldn't say funny, Witty is probably a better description. Sometimes his comments make me smile, sometimes it doesn't, but it rarely makes me actually laugh.

@Anwar: Well apparently I find Spiderman quite funny.

@TheFreeMan: I'm not familiar with Spider-Man except for Ultimate. The court scene is from She-Hulk iirc and the Galactus stuff is from a Marvel Adventures comic, but I'm not sure about that.

More comics for the humor god.

@Anwar: I answered no, but then I looked at your post.