AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26
Is this bad? Have we had a drought of Peter-centric arcs since #1-5? Are other characters having more interesting developments than the main one?Originally Posted by Probably One Nick Or That Other Nick
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26
Is this bad? Have we had a drought of Peter-centric arcs since #1-5? Are other characters having more interesting developments than the main one?Originally Posted by Probably One Nick Or That Other Nick
Last edited by Snoop Dogg; 07-29-2019 at 08:04 PM.
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Peter was at the center of HUNTED, especially near the end, and his whole fear and baggage was central to ASM#24.
So no...Peter's not the least interesting character in his comic. He isn't Hal Jordan.
Yeah, he's far from the least interesting person in his comic. It's just that Spencer does such a good job of developing the world around Peter that it feels packed, which is good.
All of them. I despise Geoff Johns' run for trying to make Hal Jordan happen. Actually I dislike a lot of Geoff Johns stuff in general. The Green Lantern stuff is interesting as a corner but never with Jordan around.
I figured as much. I follow those guys but in any case that assertion is made in their regular review and not overall. Like they said that during HUNTED's early issues but the end of that makes it clear that it's Peter's story. The whole point of Hunted is that Peter and his example, his compassion, brings out the best in everyone. Whether it's Felicia, Connors, even Black Ant to some extent, and in the end Kraven. Also Mary Jane. It's also the case with Jonah, where that 2 Part Jonah story has him becoming a better person too thanks to his truce, friendship and bond with Spider-Man. The climax of HUNTED gives a concrete answer as to why so much of the story focused on the supporting cast as much as Peter, because at the end of it, it's still Peter's story, it's just that Peter shares it with a bunch of different people.
And Gvozden and Ginocchio's talk about agency is a little too Screenwriting 101. Which unfortunately seems to have penetrated a lot of criticism these days. A character having agency is important but the nature of that agency need not be obvious and apparent at the start. In the case of Hunted, Peter's agency is revealed at the end, because again Spencer is telling his story in an unconventional manner. Peter's actions ultimately cause the dome to be lifted, it causes Kraven to stand down, and directly and indirectly it drove actions and consequences. Peter choosing to look for May rather than Rhino in the Pre-HUNTED issues lead to Rhino siding with Vulture. Black Cat's redemption is driven in part by Peter telling his identity to her. Agency isn't always going to be direct and in-your-face. Likewise, HUNTED is a homage to KLH and even there Peter didn't have agency for the first 3 issues or so.
I got the idea from a discussion on Spider-Talk. While yes, Spider-Man was one of the main characters of Spider-Man event Hunted, he was not in half of it, he doesn't drive the plot until the last third of it, the Lizard's actions are primarily what resolve the conflict, and out of all the other major characters such as the Kravinoffs, Felicia, and the Connors, he comes out the least affected and the most unscathed. Going back to pre-Hunted arcs, after #5 they were meant to build-up the supporting cast and spin them off in new directions. From Fred becoming baby, Jonah becoming Norah's co-conspirator, Mary Jane becoming big movie star, Felicia earning her Girl Scout badge, May re-opening FEAST while having cancer, Curt coming to peace with his son and himself, Tony and Eric's love being reaffirmed, Mysterio's dream coming true, the Kravinoff reshuffling, Vulture having a squad, Kingpin looking for Brad Pitt's wife's head, Beetle's feminist revolution, and Kindred coming for everyone's ass, everyone has their own personal goal or new direction going on while Peter's status-quo shifts have been to drop a romance patch and move back to the school server, things we may or may not have already gotten years of. Peter's just kind of... coasting through the book with not much going on in his life. And the book knows it and says it. Smooth spider-sailing! And that's not going to last very long, but is it happening at all? Is the 2099 arc going to be any different?
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Well, because of the ideological conflict and the history, I don't think there's anyone better than Peter to play his part, but hypothetically you could retool the cast and keep the same plot for a more average story in a different franchise. I think it's a great story, but I'm also not really bothered if Peter takes a backseat or the structure's unconventional.
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Wait a minute...don't you not like Spencer's run to begin with?
As for the prior Snoop statement, those developments, from what I understand, are to rectify the damage and stagnation caused by Slott for the past ten years. Peter's is clearly the long game, and I'm sure Spencer has a plan in motion for him and his motives. While he may not be the "most interesting", he's still driving the book because it's his dang book.