#slyde

His motives could NOT possibly be more benign.

If he hadn't been screwed over he would have gone on and been happy working to improve an often overlooked modern convenience.

I struggle to even want him to be punished at that point.

From Amazing Spider-Man Gang War: First Strike #001

Art by Joey Vazquez, Julian Shaw and Bryan Valenza

In celebration of April Fool's Day, I decided to make some joke villains. Hope these get you to laugh.

Condiment King + Slyde = Saucer

Behold, the most fearsome opponent of the Batfam. The legendary Saucer. The ruiner of costumes, public menace, destroyer of dishes, incredible skater.

Saucer is a former comedian whom Mischief used in one of his experiments. He hypnotized the man and gave him a special suit that would let him slide across the ground quickly. Mischief then sets him out on Gotham, but not before giving Saucer the idea to augment his costume with slippery-themed weaponry.

So, the man develops grenades and guns to shoot condiments at people to complete his look.

The Terrible Trio + Enforcers = The Hunting Pack

Okay, so I ended up getting the idea of the Terrible Trio ending up similar to The Enforcers, but the Spectacular Spider-Man version where they get upgrades to better match Spider-Man, giving me the chance to use a few other joke villains.

Fox + Trapster = Reynard

Reynard is a gang member who is obsessed with foxes. He's given a set of equipment that will let him trap anyone he comes across in a glue-like substance. He takes his costume a bit further with a fox mask.

Vulture + Stilt-Man = Swooper

Swooper was given a battle suit that lets him lengthen his limbs to make it easier to capture and get away. Like fox, he has his suit upgraded to give him an animal mask, a vulture.

Shark + Big Wheel = Ocean Wheel

Shark is given the most interesting item. A giant moving wheel with weaponry attached to the sides. He has it painted to look like a shark.

Calendar Man + Hypno Hustler = Holiday Man

A preview of Amazing Spider-Man Gang War: First Strike #1

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN GANG WAR: FIRST STRIKE #1

PRELUDE TO GANG WAR! The super-crime landscape of New York has been on edge. This issue, they jump over that edge. What incites the war?! Who hired Shotgun and took out Tombstone? What, if anything, can Spider-Man do about it? Everything you need to know before GANG WAR officially kicks off next month is HERE.