i wanna see it end just so i can stop seeing it being used as an excuse by fans
i wanna see it end just so i can stop seeing it being used as an excuse by fans
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
The problem is that Peter's life is pretty much summed up in his prayer in ASM v4 #35
Hello, God... This is Peter Parker. Can I ask a favor? I know I've been your personal cat toy for the last few years...but can we not do that to me again for a while? Not real long, I know the odds on that are about zero...but just for a little while. Say...fifty or sixty years? I mean, that's not long in your terms, right? Just kidding, God... Just kidding. But I'll bet you knew that, didn't you?
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
hmm.. why wasn't the Siege Perilous used instead of having Mephisto warp reality? seems like a less demonic-consequences way to give yourself another life.
Peter never wins all the time. Even when he wins, he often loses in some other fashion. But PCN24454 is right, Peter has never had a substantial winning streak. It is intrinsic for his character that he doesn't. Peter is the underdog and each battle that he loses further showcases his resolve. He keeps at it until he does win and that victory is all the more sweeter for it.
It won't get reversed. It will just be addressed and overcome in some fashion. The issue with Peter's soul will be fixed, Peter will be free from further reprisals (Mephisto can't do anything directly TO Peter, but he can to those who are close to him) and it will allow Peter to remarry MJ in the future (if Marvel so wishes to redo it).
But OMD happened and it won't be wiped away. As you said, Marvel (at the time) liked the idea, just not the execution.