What is Amazing Spider-Man doing right?

[Vworp Vworp]

- Marketing.

- Being a Spider-Man book.

Think that covers it.

[Vixx]

.............

[RD!]

I don't know, and I don't mean that in a negative way.

It is a very successful book, but it can't all be blamed on it being Spider-Man, plus constant big events. Or maybe it can.

I like this series, but am surprised at its numbers.

[Masked Guy]

Not much in my opinion.

[Vixx]

This thread makes me wish they had a comic industry version of those skits where celebrities read / react to stuff from the Internet people write about them ..

I started reading the book as a kid; wonder if the stuff that makes the older fans snarl meanly and mentally chase kids off our lawns is the same stuff they'll have nostalgia hearts in their eyes over in a decade ...

Will MJ be their Gwen? :x

[Starrius]

This thread makes me wish they had a comic industry version of those skits where celebrities read / react to stuff from the Internet people write about them ..

I started reading the book as a kid; wonder if the stuff that makes the older fans snarl meanly and mentally chase kids off our lawns is the same stuff they'll have nostalgia hearts in their eyes over in a decade ...

Will MJ be their Gwen? :x

shrugs
Gwen is dead, and there are only alternative universe versions of her.
Mary Jane is still alive, and she was married to Peter for 20 years. She's been married to Peter for 30 years in the newspaper comic strip.
At least, Stan Lee had the good sense to listen to his fans.

[blackspidey2099]

Right:

- Spider-Man taking more of a leadership role in the Marvel Universe
- Peter being a more responsible person and learning to use his own talents for good, rather than using Spider-Man as a crutch
- Spider-Man gaining increased variety in his gear

Wrong:
- Peter acting immature
- Plot holes abound (his tech is often showed to be crazy powerful, and then his suit gets destroyed by Ben Reilly, or Osborn neutralizes his weapons, etc etc)
- Lack of classic supporting cast

I think I can safely replace this earlier post of mine with a single world, in the wake of ASM's most recent issue: "Nothing."

[Mister Mets]

- Marketing.

- Being a Spider-Man book.

Think that covers it.

What marketing strategies work in this case?

[Russ840]

Art

That's the only thing I enjoy about Amazing.