Amazing Spider-Man Newspaper Strip Appreciation 2019

[Miles To Go]

New year, new problems for Syndicated Strip Spidey.

Under the control of The Purple Man, Peter has webbed up Killgrave's previous victim Luke Cage and swings off carrying Killgrave and a valuable safe just as the police arrive. Luke will likely be carted off protesting his and Spidey's innocence while Peter is forced to embark on a life of crime that'll discredit him. I wonder how MJ will react? More importantly, will the Parkers ever reach Australia?

It should be noted that Stan's name is still credited on the strip, so I'm wondering if that'll change after this arc is complete

[Revolutionary_Jack]

I think for legacy reasons it will still stay on top.

I am actually surprised and impressed that this strip lasted as long as it has. I don't expect it to last further. Maybe another 2 years or 5 years, but certainly not another decade.

I hope they write a good closing arc and wrap things up. This is Marvel's longest lasting newspaper strip and until the Sam Raimi movie, this was how non-comics fans first learned and experienced Spider-Man around the world owing to the fact that newspapers are cheaper to subscribe and more widely circulated than superhero comics and less continuity heavy. I think this needs a proper send-off when they do it.

I was about 8 years old when I first read Spider-Man in this newspaper strip. And that was my first Spidey...the most important characters were Peter, MJ, Jameson, and the strip often had Peter battle a more diverse set of villains. Like Magneto for instance and that was my first introduction to the Master of Magnetism (and I still think he works wonderfully as a Spider-Man villain which the comics only did with the Captain Universe story). And again to me Spider-Man being married, his wife knowing his double life and so on...that made him more relatable to me as a young person than any corporate-pandering high school demographic-baiting agenda ever did.

[Miles To Go]

Yes! Yes!

MJ's teaming up with Luke Cage

[Miles To Go]

Turns out Cage has seen Marvella, he thought it was great. MJ accepts the compliment, but needs to talk to him about Spider-Man. I guess she must have left the safety of the cab and saw what happened.

[Miles To Go]

Killgrave sets Peter the task of opening the safe he's stolen, while MJ requests Cage help her in making sure Peter doesn't become public enemy number one.

[Restingvoice]

I've read some of the strips but they only feature it sometimes, like when 90s Spider-Man cartoon and the movies were aired since we have our own local strip. Sounds like it's a regular thing in the states?