Amazing Mary Jane #3

[Ursalink]

It surprises me nobody has mentioned this issue yet.

The ending, with the Spider-Man's actor abandoning, called a lot my intention. Since they have no Spider-Man for the film, I think I know where the movie is going to turn; especially if we consider the cover of Issue #5. Mary Jane becoming Spider-Man/Woman in a movie, and I still have the feeling that her spider-powers from Spider Island could return.

Funny, you know? This is getting a little too close to Peter's own story. Peter got his powers by an accident, tried to get some profit with them, tragedy strikes and he becomes a superhero. If MJ's spider-powers suddenly reappear, just in time to take Spider-Man's role in this movie, next we will just have to start the countdown for tragedy.

[Vortex85]

This is my favorie issue of the series as far as plot and getting some action in the mix, however, the changing of artist bothered me a bit. Not a fan of the back and forth, it's a bit jaring. Hopefully this isn't the trend going foward. If they have to switch artists, I'd rather it be for the whole issue.

[Revolutionary_Jack]

I really feel Leah Williams's series is pretty neat and nifty.

Like notice how she's telling a story without thought captions and thought bubbles. So you basically have to interpret the characters actions and thoughts yourself.

And if you keep that in mind, in this issue especially, it's quite obvious that MJ is playing Mysterio and subtly, and not-so-subtly taking over the production. Like that bit where she cuts out the romantic scene between her and Mysterio, and that killer line, "You are making a serious biopic of Mysterio. Not a fantasy movie."

She's also gone from female lead to co-producer.

And the bit where the production is in a cave and shot there reminds me of ASM#14 where Spider-Man comes to Hollywood fights the Green Goblin in California, all for the sake of a movie deal, and they end up fighting in a cave.

[Agent Z]

I think it says something about how good the writing is that I can ignore that Mysterio nearly drove Matt to kill a baby or that Screwball and Arcade murdered a bunch of civilians in the last Elektra series.

[Inversed]

I really feel Leah Williams's series is pretty neat and nifty.

Like notice how she's telling a story without thought captions and thought bubbles. So you basically have to interpret the characters actions and thoughts yourself.

And if you keep that in mind, in this issue especially, it's quite obvious that MJ is playing Mysterio and subtly, and not-so-subtly taking over the production. Like that bit where she cuts out the romantic scene between her and Mysterio, and that killer line, "You are making a serious biopic of Mysterio. Not a fantasy movie."

She's also gone from female lead to co-producer.

And the bit where the production is in a cave and shot there reminds me of ASM#14 where Spider-Man comes to Hollywood fights the Green Goblin in California, all for the sake of a movie deal, and they end up fighting in a cave.

There's also the question of how much Mysterio actually is secretly in control of it all, considering the movie is all part of a much larger scheme AND he knows that MJ is Spider-Man's girlfriend.

There is a weird dissonance between ASM and AMJ, as in here it makes it feel like Mysterio's completely sincere about the biopic when we know that's not exactly the case, though I do think that's probably the intention. Keep up the illusion that Mysterio's trying to go good, and very possibly having MJ take full control of the production may be part of that illusion as well.

[Hypestyle]

does Mary Jane still own that pair of bracelets that are actually webshooters?

[Yvonmukluk]

I feel like it's possible for Mysterio to genuinely be honest about wanting to make this movie while it's still being part of Kindred's wider scheme. Part of why Mysterio was trying to get out of his deal with Kindred (which we can now say includes running to another universe to try and get away) is because apparently once Kindred gets what he wants, he's going to kill Quentin. Kindred gave him the opportunity to make the movie as an act of largesse, which also had the benefit of stopping Peter from re-proposing. In AMJ #1, Quentin admits that he wants to tell his story because he doesn't have much time left to do it.

So he is actually wanting to make the movie without any specific malice towards MJ, it's just a case where what he genuinely wants to do (make a magnum opus and tell his own story) aligns with Kindred's current goals (keep MJ away from Peter).

I don't think that MJ's actively scheming to take over the production, nor is Mysterio setting her up for a fall by making her a producer, it's just that she's taken a proactive role to help the movie get made, including resolving problems that Quentin himself caused, and he's given her the title to recognise that she's been working uncredited in that capacity.

I think it says something about how good the writing is that I can ignore that Mysterio nearly drove Matt to kill a baby or that Screwball and Arcade murdered a bunch of civilians in the last Elektra series.

I mean, unlike those of us in the real world, MJ hasn't read those comics, so there's no reason for her to know about those specific incidents. I mean, on some level that sort of soft amnesia is part and parcel of comics, otherwise you get the problem of the Joker having a bodycount higher than some wars.

does Mary Jane still own that pair of bracelets that are actually webshooters?

I think so? I mean, at least she ad an actual pair in Superior, but that might have been Slott misremembering that story where she got them (or it's a soft retcon, since of course that story had them as anniversary gifts from Peter when they were still married).

[Ursalink]

does Mary Jane still own that pair of bracelets that are actually webshooters?

I don't think so. Those were an anniversary's gift, but the marriage is still erased from continuity (Curses!), so I suppose everything related to it too. Besides, Peter gave them to MJ because he adquired his own organic webshooters after "The Other" arc. That was erased from continuity too.

By the way, why has nobody commented about my theory in the first post? About MJ becoming the movie's "Spider-Man" after the actor quit and the possibility of her old spider-powers reawakening somehow?

[Frontier]

Anime girl Screwball looks way more interesting then normal Screwball.

There is a weird dissonance between ASM and AMJ, as in here it makes it feel like Mysterio's completely sincere about the biopic when we know that's not exactly the case, though I do think that's probably the intention. Keep up the illusion that Mysterio's trying to go good, and very possibly having MJ take full control of the production may be part of that illusion as well.

I wonder if that's either to lull MJ into a false sense of security or to put her in such a big enough position that there will be more of a blowback against her if the truth about the movie's production is ever revealed, because she might be left as the one who looks to have been really in charge of things instead of Mysterio.