About
This is Now a Spiderman Thread refers to a method of threadjacking or shitposting by posting an image macro with the caption that declares the derailment from the original post or to start a new thread based on the specific subject. While the practice was originally focused on posting 60’s Spider-Man images, it later covered other subjects, spawning the snowclone“This is now a X thread”.
Origin
One of the earliest examples of the practice was in April 29th, 2010, on 4Chan’s /a/ board, where several users attempted to derail a thread by posting screenshots from the Retro Spider-Man series[1]. The term “This is Now a Spiderman Thread” was coined on an attempted thread derailment in July 30th, 2010, on 4Chan’s /tv/ board[2].
Spread
On December 8th, 2010, a different variation of the practice spawn 4Chan’s /a/ board where a user attempted to derail a discussion into a My Little Pony Thread.[3]
On February 25th, 2011, Funnyjunk user andrewandreas posted an screenshot image of a Spider-Man comment chain that occured at the site on February 21st, 2011. Within 4 years, the post has gathered more than 85.000 views with 1.331 upvotes.[4] On December 29th, 2012, Imgur user vojnik uploaded a 60’s Spider-Man image which uses the term “This is Now A Spiderman Thread” as the title. Within 2 years, the post has gathered more than 12.900 views with 102 points.[5]
On January 23rd, 2013, Youtube user Special People TV uploaded a video titled “Spiderman Thread Song (SPTV)” in which the user sings using lines from various 60’s Spider-Man image macros. Within 2 years, the video has gathered more than 12.000 views (shown below). On May 28th, 2013, Urban Dictionary user AntonioCastagnoli submitted an entry regarding Spiderman Threads.[6]
The practice of using the term can be found in various sites such as Comic Vine[7], IGN[8], Empires[9], Car Forums[10], and PlayDota[11].
Various Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1]Archive.moe – Can we have a thread about the opposite of whatever K-On! is?
[2]Archive.moe – post yours
[3]Archive.moe – you may think im joking but i have the power.
[4]Funnyjunk – LARGESTSPIDERMANTHREADEVER
[5]Imgur – This is now a spiderman thread.
[6]Urban Dictionary – Spiderman Thread
[7]Comic Vine – This is Now A Spiderman Thread
[8]IGN– This is Now A Spiderman Thread
[9]Empires – This is Now A Spiderman Thread
[10]Car Forums – This is Now A Spiderman Thread
[11]PlayDota – This is Now A Spiderman Forum