One Time At A Con Someone Saw The Pink-and-blue Striped Suspenders On My Spider-Punk Cosplay And Asked

📍 Graffiti Alley, Cambridge, MA

It’s actually legal to graffiti the walls here. Don’t post evidence of crimes!

This is probably what was in the surveillance reports Osborn’s HQ had on Hobie and the Spider-Band lol

Anyway, here’s Wonderwall

📸: @nerdcaliber

Hey folks! I made a discord server for my cosplay accounts because I wanted to have another place for TikTok users to be able to still find me after the app gets banned. It’s not limited to TikTok people though, so if you want to join, please do!

I’m not trying to be a content creator, so this is not a “fans of SpideyPunx” thing. It’s just a way for people to see what I get up to with cosplaying and to chat with others who have similar interests. :)

I really like how the redesigned spikes turned out! 📰

📸: @nerdcaliber

OMFG I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE HOW THIS TURNS OUT

Y'all the sketching is happeningggg I don't wanna do the pins though they take years of my life😒

((Credit to @spideypunx for the reference thanks for letting me use it hun it's awesome))

You know, if Spider Punk gets people interested in punk, good. We all have to start somewhere and Hobie is a damn good representation. If he is what makes a person go “hey, this seems cool, I should check it out.” good. That’s one more person interested in punk and wanting to get into it. 

That being said, if you are new to punk(hi baby punks!) some things to keep in mind

1. Punk philosophy is largely anti-authoritarian. Individual and even punk communities differ on specifics, and some are more political than others, but the core themes tend to be resisting those who would control and oppress us, and supporting and including people in your community

2. Punk fashion SHOULD NOT BE EXPENSIVE. A lot of fashion companies will try and sell you jackets for a couple hundred bucks, but that’s just corporations trying to cash in on a subculture. A big part of Punk and its history is DIY because Punk should be open to everyone and putting that behind a fashion paywall is just not punk. You don’t even need to be dressing punk to BE punk, but thrift your clothes. Make stencils and use spray paint or bleach to give it a pattern. Use old jeans to make patches. Buy your spikes and studs in bulk and go wild. Turn your old t shirt that doesn’t fit anymore into a back patch. Go crazy with some safety pins. You can make more with $30 than you can buy from a designer for $300. And skill is not needed, frankly if it looks a little wonky it makes it look more punk

3. Dental floss makes for good thread for sewing on patches. It’s good for thick, stylistic stitches and is both cheap and durable. Don’t know why I made this its own point but it’s one of the most common tricks for punk DIY besides taking paint to scraps of fabric to make a patch. Honestly, if you want to know how to do more, just ask other punks how they made their vests and jackets, they’ll probably be happy enough to tell you

4. Punk philosophy and music is closely related. The communities evolved around the music scene so it is closely linked. Give some punk bands a try if you haven’t already. There’s a bunch of subgenres so you’ll probably find something you like. From OG “proto punk” where the sound was still developing into what we call punk, to pop punk, anarco punk, and folk punk. There are people who say you can’t be punk if you don’t listen to the music, and there’s a whole conversation to be had about all that, but it’s just a good idea to try listening to some punk music

5, Nazis fuck off

6. Seriously, nazis fuck off. There’s a whole history behind it and why we associate skinhead punks with neo nazis. Largely we’ve made it clear we don’t want nazis in our community and the street punk music scene that nazi punks became associated with has made strides to separate themselves from that.

7. Be cool and respectful of people regardless of religion, ethnicity, race, sexuality, gender, background, etc. Solidarity with our community is important and all sorts are welcome. Gatekeeping isn’t cool and frankly women and minorities have done a lot for punk as a whole. Respect for everyone

WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU MEAN ELON DID A NAZI SALUTE

Yeah so basically this is the vibe of 2025 🫡 tysm for working with me on this, it turned out so cool!!

Commision for @spideypunx they’re so real for this and it was so fun to work on

A Spider-Punk PSA.