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Oh, I shall :). Thanks!

Absolutely no problem, bds', I'm actually glad you found it helpful and not simply a turn off 'cause of its length. Lol.

Silent', keep on working! Having the person that's supposed to be closest to you capable of [enjoyably] sharing in your 'world' (and vice versa) is an ultimate acheivement.

:3c8910223b="BlackSamurai"]To clear it up for you, bds m'pal, the MU term 'mutants' do not sum up any and all who have been mutated, or else there would be few in the biz who aren't. 'Mutants' are considered to have something called the X-gene, which genetically predisposes them to developing uncanny abilities, most by some catalyst at puberty or some other high-change or high-stressed point in their lives, but quite a few have outward appearances of their mutation from birth. Others gain powers in ways that count as a real-world physical mutation; however, the changes to their body may have been chemically, radioactively, magically or technologically induced without said stimuli merely triggering off an x-gene.

There are other biological effects like alien or mythical parentage that might lead to extra-human abilities, but even though they are genetically predisposed to powers, it does not always qualify them as a mutant. People like Namor and Namorita have mythical (mermanus) parentage [supposedly] triggering their x-gene giving them powers that would not come from any old pairing of an Atlantean and a human, making them official mutants.

Others have been loosely termed mutants without an X-gene but it is more honorary when they run with the X-Men than what is scientifically (at least in the MU) accepted to classify human mutants. 'Simple' things like uniqueness among a techno-organic race or unaccounted for sentience from cybernetic programming have lead to such honorary titles and acceptance as mutants.

Spider-Man may have other factors never explained that result in an irradiated spider's venomous bite leading to the development of such powers, but they weren't due to the triggering of any x-gene, hence why he (and countless others in similar circumstances) was never classified as one.[/quote:3c8910223b] I'm glad you're on your game. I purely just resond to the post before thinking it over. Thanks man.

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That's cool, the only books I've been able to get my wife to read are the X-23 ones. She loves those. Course she's a big super-hero movie fan (at least a fan of what Marvel has made recently) so that's a plus. I'll get her into more, it's just going to take time... And I have plenty of time.. Brew HA HA HA!!!

I do however quiz her whenever possible, I have a MU desktop and I ask her to find particular characters every once in awhile (don't worry she things it's fun.. Sometimes.) and when the Avengers teasers were coming out I would ask her who the characters were. I even got her to ask her brother (another avid comic reader) what he thought about the Thing being on the New Avengers team. He was shocked.

Lol.

At least your belief keeps her guarded by the likes of Spidey, so for now that's enough that she believes in you! ;-) My lady wouldn't be one to crack open an issue either, but she's thrilled to hear some of the things that get me talking about developments in comics, and loves to be able to turn to me in any random Marvel [or other] comic movie and get me to fill in some back story when she wants it.

Recent moment of glee, getting called up for her to comment disbelief (while watching the Planet Hulk movie) that, had the Hulk exile gone as planned, his supposed friends would've effectively been stranding normal ol' Bruce on a planet alone when Hulk calmed down. I quote, "They're bastards; who's to say Banner's a big game hunter?"

:a51d24e30b="BlackSamurai"]To clear it up for you, bds m'pal, the MU term 'mutants' do not sum up any and all who have been mutated, or else there would be few in the biz who aren't. 'Mutants' are considered to have something called the X-gene, which genetically predisposes them to developing uncanny abilities, most by some catalyst at puberty or some other high-change or high-stressed point in their lives, but quite a few have outward appearances of their mutation from birth. Others gain powers in ways that count as a real-world physical mutation; however, the changes to their body may have been chemically, radioactively, magically or technologically induced without said stimuli merely triggering off an x-gene.

There are other biological effects like alien or mythical parentage that might lead to extra-human abilities, but even though they are genetically predisposed to powers, it does not always qualify them as a mutant. People like Namor and Namorita have mythical (mermanus) parentage [supposedly] triggering their x-gene giving them powers that would not come from any old pairing of an Atlantean and a human, making them official mutants.

Others have been loosely termed mutants without an X-gene but it is more honorary when they run with the X-Men than what is scientifically (at least in the MU) accepted to classify human mutants. 'Simple' things like uniqueness among a techno-organic race or unaccounted for sentience from cybernetic programming have lead to such honorary titles and acceptance as mutants.

Spider-Man may have other factors never explained that result in an irradiated spider's venomous bite leading to the development of such powers, but they weren't due to the triggering of any x-gene, hence why he (and countless others in similar circumstances) was never classified as one.[/quote:a51d24e30b]

This should be etched in stone for all to see and guarded by a celestial!

However, my wife does not agree with my statement. For some reason, she does not believe in superheroes... When she is falling from a building, and Spider-Man swings by.. She will wished she believed.. Oh yes, she will wish she believed.

To clear it up for you, bds m'pal, the MU term 'mutants' do not sum up any and all who have been mutated, or else there would be few in the biz who aren't. 'Mutants' are considered to have something called the X-gene, which genetically predisposes them to developing uncanny abilities, most by some catalyst at puberty or some other high-change or high-stressed point in their lives, but quite a few have outward appearances of their mutation from birth. Others gain powers in ways that count as a real-world physical mutation; however, the changes to their body may have been chemically, radioactively, magically or technologically induced without said stimuli merely triggering off an x-gene.

There are other biological effects like alien or mythical parentage that might lead to extra-human abilities, but even though they are genetically predisposed to powers, it does not always qualify them as a mutant. People like Namor and Namorita have mythical (mermanus) parentage [supposedly] triggering their x-gene giving them powers that would not come from any old pairing of an Atlantean and a human, making them official mutants.

Others have been loosely termed mutants without an X-gene but it is more honorary when they run with the X-Men than what is scientifically (at least in the MU) accepted to classify human mutants. 'Simple' things like uniqueness among a techno-organic race or unaccounted for sentience from cybernetic programming have lead to such honorary titles and acceptance as mutants.

Spider-Man may have other factors never explained that result in an irradiated spider's venomous bite leading to the development of such powers, but they weren't due to the triggering of any x-gene, hence why he (and countless others in similar circumstances) was never classified as one.

When Peter was bitten by the spider, it did mutate his body, but did not turn him into a mutant. I remember something(I think) in an X-men crossover sometime ago that when asked if Spiderman could become an X-man, that someone said he wasn't considered a mutant. I could be wrong, but I thought I read that.

:924c02ff56="bds197485"]Could you believe that Mysterio might have been behind it all? Mary Jane, in the following comic after Mysterio's defeat, remembered Peter was Spiderman after Mephisto promised her his identity was safe from his enemies? I'm wanting to see her and him remember their marriage being torn from them.[/quote:924c02ff56]
Nah, I don't see all of what happened having anything to do with Mysterio. MJ 'remembered' his secret identity primarily because such an alteration was never part of any deal they made with Mephisto. The divergence of the time-line was from a point preventing them from getting married but she had known Peter was Spidey from before they ever got to being wed (if I remember correctly).

I think we are yet to see the details and extent to the secret deal MJ made with Mephisto, and I know we assume the recovering of his secret ID was it, but I think one of the ASM issues alluded to that being someone else's handiwork in-part (though to me that was unnecessary and it really should have been just extra going along with the changing of his past).