That's not how radiation works. And if you want to do a story that deals with the realistic consequences of radiation you kind of do need to deal with how radiation works.
exactly. mj should have grown big green muscles not died
I recall enjoying Spider-Man: Reign. It felt like a highly personal vision to the author/artist. There are places where he really just goes for it--some work better than others. The Doc Ock moment--you know the one--it's like, wow, that's daaaaaaaark. And I kind of love it.
All this said, I like Life Story better as I think it's an almost perfect representation of Peter aging in real time.
I think Life Story was much better, but it still felt like it wallowed in misery more than it needed to.
That's not how radiation works. And if you want to do a story that deals with the realistic consequences of radiation you kind of do need to deal with how radiation works.
Are you telling me I'm not gonna get powers if a radioactive spider bites me?
It's mostly due to the whole "radioactive semen killed Mary Jane Watson(-Parker)" revelation. A lot of people felt that was unnecessary and tasteless, though I'd argue beyond that, Spider-Man: Reign was at least decent as a story about a future Peter Parker clawing his way back from the depths of despair after having to give up being Spider-Man due to his advanced age and the loss of the woman he loved.
I wasn't as bothered by that, until I heard some middle school kids, one of whom read it on Marvel's Digital Unlimited, talking about it and realized that it could define the character in weird ways for a new generation.