“Well he’s not a spider - he’s a Spider-Man. And anyway, it’d probably be harder to shoot webbing and swing between buildings if it came out of his ass.” Plus, the readership would probably be less American kids and more Japanese businessmen with eerily specific tastes.

Harry Osborn died on the screen (and James Franco nailed the death scene). Dean turned to Diana, stricken by sudden curiosity. “Were they advertising another movie playing in here when you came in?” He was wondering if she’d also been lured in by The Hangover Part II, or if had been something else, something that had somehow targeted her specifically.