Face it, Tiger...

A great interview with Brian Michael Bendis. Here he is on Spidey's alleged dweeb status:

Doing my initial Spider-Man research, in going back and reading everything, [I found] for a sad sack this guy was getting laid left and right. This guy had more girlfriends than I ever had in high school. Betty Brant was hitting on him. MJ, Gwen. There were girls everywhere. There is an element of Peter that sees himself a certain way. But the reality is that he's doing much better than he thinks. That's always been there. It was only accentuated during the [John] Romita years where everyone looked real good. Everyone started looking very attractive and romance comic-y. And my goal overall was to hit the spirit of the Romita years. That's when I thought the rules of Spider-Man really kicked in.

I know a lot of people hated this aspect of Spider-Man--they wanted him to be a total nerd. I always liked his inside/outside status, and especially the fact that Peter and Flash eventually developed a friendship. On another note, I really need to read more comics. Evidently, Luke Cage is now a great character.