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[QUOTE=PCN24454;5153087]Because being married has everything to do with being a superhero./s
I always that Slott gave Harry a better ending than Michelinie did.[/QUOTE]
Blame Editorial, they are the ones that decided to make a big deal about it not us and in the worst possible.
Harry's story ended with Spec 200 by JDMatteis as far i am concerned, i pretty much ignored Michelinie run after 365 (everything after that is between meh and bad), nothing that has been after his resurrection has been worth the effort, it cheapens Peter's blood feud with Norman and makes the Clone Saga an even bigger disaster than already is, so rigth now with no one using him and Peter referencing his death, i still pretend that he is death.
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[QUOTE=TheCape;5153101]Blame Editorial, they are the ones that decided to make a big deal about it not us and in the worst possible.
Harry's story ended with Spec 200 by JDMatteis as far i am concerned, i pretty much ignored Michelinie run after 365 (everything after that is between meh and bad), nothing that has been after his resurrection has been worth the effort, it cheapens Peter's blood feud with Norman and makes the Clone Saga an even bigger disaster than already is, so rigth now with no one using him and Peter referencing his death, i still pretend that he is death.[/QUOTE]
The death (like most comic book deaths) was stupid and didn’t accomplish anything. Osborn never needed a reason to torture Peter. His original motives for doing so were weak to begin with. Besides, how can you cheapen plot contrivance at its finest?
The thing I disliked was how Slott wrote him out after the Origin of the Species story arc rather than possibly building up more tension with Gonzales.
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[QUOTE=PCN24454;5153113]The death (like most comic book deaths) was stupid and didn’t accomplish anything. Osborn never needed a reason to torture Peter. His original motives for doing do were weak to begin with. Besides, how can you cheapen plot contrivance at its finest?
The thing I disliked was how Slott wrote him out after the Origin of the Species story arc rather than possibly building up more tension with Gonzales.[/QUOTE]
Yeah... i disagreed with all that, especially with Norman's motivation being weak. But to eacth their own.
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[QUOTE=TheCape;5153124]Yeah... i disagreed with all that, especially with Norman's motivation being weak. But to eacth their own.[/QUOTE]
I agree with you as well, for the record.
I also agreed that Harry's story ended with Spectacular #200 by JDMatteis (one of my favorite single Spidey issues, if not my favorite, of all time :cool: ). Nothing of value has been added to either the overall narrative or to the character by bringing him back. Harry should have stayed dead as he had the perfect send-off, IMO.
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[QUOTE=Celgress;5153481]I agree with you as well, for the record.
I also agreed that Harry's story ended with Spectacular #200 by JDMatteis (one of my favorite single Spidey issues, if not my favorite, of all time :cool: ). Nothing of value has been added to either the overall narrative or to the character by bringing him back. Harry should have stayed dead as he had the perfect send-off, IMO.[/QUOTE]
Ehh, the writers just pulled the “Redemption Equals Death” trope because they want to have to write consequences for Harry’s actions. It’s the epitome cop-outs.
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[QUOTE=PCN24454;5153488]Ehh, the writers just pulled the “Redemption Equals Death” trope because they want to have to write consequences for Harry’s actions. It’s the epitome cop-outs.[/QUOTE]
I disagree it was done to poignant perfection. Harry's sacrifice had such emotional weight it tugs at my heart-strings to this very day. :( :cool: Of course, Return of the Jedi is my favorite film, and Piccolo is my favorite Dragon Ball character both for the very same reason, so I might be biased. ;)
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While y'all are working that out, Marvel put "Amazing Mary Jane #6" on their digital comic service, Marvel Unlimited. Could they upload more?
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[QUOTE=WebSlingWonder;5153624]While y'all are working that out, Marvel put "Amazing Mary Jane #6" on their digital comic service, Marvel Unlimited. Could they upload more?[/QUOTE]
Well, it was their last published issue...I'm not sure what they're going to do about the rest, to be honest.
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[QUOTE=PCN24454;5153488]Ehh, the writers just pulled the “Redemption Equals Death” trope because they want to have to write consequences for Harry’s actions. It’s the epitome cop-outs.[/QUOTE]
I can agree with you in the general sense, as I'd rather have "Redemption Earns Life" instead of "Redemption Equals Death," since like you said, the former has the would-be atoners forced to face those they've wronged and deal with the consequences of said wrongdoing as opposed to getting a "clean slate" with a "heroic" death.
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[QUOTE=Huntsman Spider;5154108]I can agree with you in the general sense, as I'd rather have "Redemption Earns Life" instead of "Redemption Equals Death," since like you said, the former has the would-be atoners forced to face those they've wronged and deal with the consequences of said wrongdoing as opposed to getting a "clean slate" with a "heroic" death.[/QUOTE]
I said that even if Harry survived, we wouldn't gotten anything that great either, Peter and MJ pretty much forgive him after he saved his life (probably because deep down Harry could never bring himself to kill the Parkers) and pretty much blame his actions on Norman. Liz is more complicated, but she probably would have forgive him too. Even after his resurrection no one really brings what he did, him and Liz not being together (the only real fallout of his mess) anymore always felt less like a natural consequence of his action and more like the ageist BS from the Brand New Day era.
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[QUOTE=TheCape;5154136]I said that even if Harry survived, we wouldn't gotten anything that great either, Peter and MJ pretty much forgive him after he saved his life (probably because deep down Harry could never bring himself to kill the Parkers) and pretty much blame his actions on Norman. Liz is more complicated, but she probably would have forgive him too. Even after his resurrection no one really brings what he did, him and Liz not being together (the only real fallout of his mess) anymore always less like natural consequence of his action and more like the ageist BS from the Brand New Day era.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, those are good points, especially the last one.
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[QUOTE=TheCape;5154136]I said that even if Harry survived, we wouldn't gotten anything that great either, Peter and MJ pretty much forgive him after he saved his life (probably because deep down Harry could never bring himself to kill the Parkers) and pretty much blame his actions on Norman. Liz is more complicated, but she probably would have forgive him too. Even after his resurrection no one really brings what he did, him and Liz not being together (the only real fallout of his mess) anymore always felt less like a natural consequence of his action and[B] more like the ageist BS from the Brand New Day era.[/B][/QUOTE]
What ageism?
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[QUOTE=PCN24454;5154156]What ageism?[/QUOTE]
Brand New Day wanted to make Spider-Man world feel more young, for the lack of a better term (or a cartoon of what some think that young people are like anyway) and Harry being a swinging bachelor who is also cooler and richer than Peter plus his best friend (and even had a divorce in his story!) is part of that.
By the way i know that you don't agreed (and that's fine) and want to argue, but lets kill the conversation here . This is MJ thread, we had gotten way out of topic.
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[QUOTE=TheCape;5154176]Brand New Day wanted to make Spider-Man world feel more young, for the lack of a better term (or a cartoon of what some think that young people are like anyway) and Harry being a swinging bachelor who is also cooler and richer than Peter plus his best friend (and even had a divorce in his story!) is part of that.
By the way i know that you don't agreed and want to argue, but lets kill the conversation here. This is MJ thread, we had gotten way out of topic.[/QUOTE]
Fair enough.
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[QUOTE=WebSlingWonder;5153624]While y'all are working that out, Marvel put "Amazing Mary Jane #6" on their digital comic service, Marvel Unlimited. Could they upload more?[/QUOTE]That makes sense, was published in March, it's six months old, comics are added to MU after six months. Doesn't mean any more issues will show up.