Mary Jane Watson/Parker Appreciation Thread 2018

[Mister Mets]

Preview of ASM#10

https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.co...spider-man-10/

Holy moses, I called it....it WAS Flash's death that brought them back together in a "life's too short" way.

Interesting that they waited until now to make that clear. Was this an intentional reveal, or something Spencer realized made sense after the fact?

[Inversed]

Preview of ASM#10

https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.co...spider-man-10/

Holy moses, I called it....it WAS Flash's death that brought them back together in a "life's too short" way.

Glad to see we get some kind of answer to this sooner rather than later.

Also I like Felicia's little moment with Odessa explaining her "code", how stealing things the heroes need in order to save people is going too far.

Interesting that they waited until now to make that clear. Was this an intentional reveal, or something Spencer realized made sense after the fact?

I could see this being a case of him realizing it made the most sense after already writing issue 1, and also waiting for the most organic time in the story where she would talk about her decision.

[Miles To Go]

It's also adds a fairly dark dimension to the nature of Peter and MJ's relationship in that it has to take someone dying for their love to be strengthened, rather than just common sense

[John Ossie]

Heh, the cover is mildly amusing so I like it for that.

[John Ossie]

Also I like Felicia's little moment with Odessa explaining her "code", how stealing things the heroes need in order to save people is going too far.

Me too. I'm interested to see where Spencer goes with Black Cat in his run. Also liked seeing MJ in the preview talking about being in love with a super-hero.

[Huntsman Spider]

It's also adds a fairly dark dimension to the nature of Peter and MJ's relationship in that it has to take someone dying for their love to be strengthened, rather than just common sense

Not really, though. Sometimes, people need a jolt like a death in the family (or the social circle) to realize what their real priorities are or should be.

Me too. I'm interested to see where Spencer goes with Black Cat in his run. Also liked seeing MJ in the preview talking about being in love with a super-hero.

Same here, and I liked Jarvis telling everyone there that their feelings, concerns, and needs mattered just as much as those of their superpowered friends and loved ones and they shouldn't be ashamed to occasionally remind said friends and loved ones to reciprocate some of the emotional labor that went into the relationship. It felt kind of like a jab by Nick Spencer at how too many superheroes (at least by the time of his last major Marvel work Secret Empire) seemed to have lost sight of normal, everyday humanity and the consequences of that.

[Snoop Dogg]

That cover is Silver Age Superman-tier funny. Wow.

[Frontier]

Preview of ASM#10

https://www.adventuresinpoortaste.co...spider-man-10/

Holy moses, I called it....it WAS Flash's death that brought them back together in a "life's too short" way.

Honestly, it didn't seem like Flash's death had left much of an impact in Spencer's run, so I'm guessing this is to tie-in to it.

I do find it kind of funny when she says "evil mastermind" and it's Venom that shows up instead of, like, Osborn .

[Confuzzled]

It's also adds a fairly dark dimension to the nature of Peter and MJ's relationship in that it has to take someone dying for their love to be strengthened, rather than just common sense

To be fair, that's always been a theme in Peter and MJ's relationship...

[Inversed]

Honestly, it didn't seem like Flash's death had left much of an impact in Spencer's run, so I'm guessing this is to tie-in to it.

I do find it kind of funny when she says "evil mastermind" and it's Venom that shows up instead of, like, Osborn .

Though to be fair, Venom had probably gone after her more than Osborn did, not to mention pretty much the first thing Venom did when he was introduced was attack MJ, so it makes sense that would be the example. At the time he might as well be an "evil mastermind" to her

[Frontier]

Though to be fair, Venom had probably gone after her more than Osborn did, not to mention pretty much the first thing Venom did when he was introduced was attack MJ, so it makes sense that would be the example. At the time he might as well be an "evil mastermind" to her

He definitely personally targeted her, but I don't know if anyone would ever call Brock an "evil mastermind" .

Although from the Clone Saga, to Marvel Knights, Going Down Swinging, and probably some other times I'm forgetting Osborn has certainly put MJ through the emotional/physical wringer.

[Miles To Go]

To be fair, that's always been a theme in Peter and MJ's relationship...

That was my point. I was taking into account Gwen's death as well as Flashs' (maybe Mayday's loss too)

[Snoop Dogg]

Which character will be the next blood sacrifice for the romance? Fred? Or will someone die for Peter and Fred's romance?

[Tuck]

MJ and Ganke need to become friends.

[Frontier]

MJ and Ganke need to become friends.

That would be kind of weird, since Ganke knew Ultimate MJ .

But I kind of feel like there should be more meshing of Peter and Miles' supporting cast and I kind of feel like there shouldn't be...