Mister Negative
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| Mister Negative | |
 Mr. Negative. Art by Steve McNiven. |
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| Publication information | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Amazing Spider-Man #546 (Jan 2008) |
| Created by | Dan Slott Steve McNiven Phil Jimenez |
| In story information | |
| Alter ego | Martin Li |
| Abilities | Super-strength, ability to swap between a monochromatic and regular appearance. |
Mister Negative (Martin Li) is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillian created by Dan Slott, Steve McNiven, and Phil Jimenez. He is an archenemy of Spider-Man. Mister Negative was introduced in a cameo in Amazing Spider-Man: Swing Shift (May 2007); a Free Comic Book Day issue set after the events of Spider-Man: One More Day. Mister Negative's first full appearance came in Amazing Spider-Man #546 (Jan 2008); the start of the Brand New Day storyline.
Mister Negative is the first villain in the Brand New Day storyline of Spider-Man[1][2], immediately following the events of One More Day. His connection to Peter Parker's Aunt May, through his legit cover, and his possession of Spider-Man's blood alludes to a possible conflict in the future.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Martin Li is a seemingly good willed philanthropist who runs a soup kitchen in Chinatown, the F.E.A.S.T. Project (Food, Emergency Aid, Shelter and Training), where (Spider-Man) Peter Parker's Aunt May volunteers.[3] Neither Peter nor May are aware of Li's dual identity as a Chinatown crime boss under the name Mister Negative.[4]
During the first story of the Brand New Day, Mister Negative first comes into conflict with Spider-Man when he makes a power play toward taking control of New York's criminal underworld by attempting to wipe out all existing members of a Karnelli and Maggia crime families using a DNA specific bioweapon called the "Devil's Breath".[5]
[edit] Powers and abilities
As Mister Negative, Li's appearance resembles that of a photographic negative. He also speaks in a reverse colored text bubble.
Mr. Negative charges up a knife with black electrical energy[3] and transforms into his civilian identity in the same manner.[4] During an encounter in Amazing Spider-Man #548, Spider-Man notes that Mr. Negative possesses some degree of superhuman strength.
Mr. Negative is often accompanied by several henchmen, known as his Inner Demons,[6] who wear Dragon style masks and use high tech electrified versions of Japanese weapons including the Bō and Nunchaku.
[edit] References
- ^ Oh no! Is it splitsville for Spider-Man and MJ?
- ^ "Comic fans fume as Marvel erases Spidey-MJ marriage" By David Colton, USA TODAY
- ^ a b Amazing Spider-Man #546 (January 2008)
- ^ a b Amazing Spider-Man #548 (January 2008)
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #546-548
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #547 (January 2008)
