Originally Posted by
millernumber1
I also love the game, despite holding off on buying it until I move to a place with regular access to a PS4 next year (and hopefully getting a bit of a price discount). I've also bought the novel and several of the comics tie-ins! (Spider-Geddon #0, with the MJ variant, of course, West Coast Avengers #2, and Amazing Spider-Man #5 variants. I was very tempted to get the Spider-Geddon #1 variant, but even though the cover itself was great, I really didn't like the issue itself, so I passed, sadly - especially since it was another $5 #1.)
Since I still think that the various MJ's I love aren't really the same character, I do think appeal should enter into the discussion.
That's a really good observation about dumb reveals. I think the obsession with "No spoilers, even of information that is revealed early in a film" is really destructive to good storytelling.
That's a good point. I do think I've seen the SMLMJ digests in libraries pretty frequently. And I'd be happy to give them to most middle grade kids!
USM also benefitted from the amazing combination of such a long run of one writer and artist, really selling the look of Ultimate Peter and MJ and their world (even though I do love Lafuente, Immomen, Pichelli, and Marquez).