Mary Jane is from the Ditko run and introduced as the girl Peter should marry. So all that is set up there. She can’t look like Romita but then neither does Zendaya so you might have to reimagine her a bit but it might work.
As for post Ditko rogues: Rhino, Shocker, carnage, venom, hobgoblin, morlun, mr negative, black cat. But the bulk of the rogues are in the Ditko run.
The one big case is does Norman get to be green goblin because Ditko obviously set up Norman to be the goblin but the reveal happened after he left. So that might be a gray area where Norman is a total villain as in the final issues but the goblin mystery might not be his.
Last edited by Revolutionary_Jack; 09-24-2021 at 10:12 AM.
I don't like Disney having a big percentage of the entertainment industry, but I hope they destroy the ever-living sh*t out of the Ditko family. I don't want to see a Marvel without Spider-Man and vice-versa. So I wish Disney (and Sony if they are involved) he best of luck (altough it'll probably end up in the Ditko family receiving more royalties).
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/bu...on-1235020110/
It seems a number of families have filed termination notices including Larry Leiber, brother of Stan. The Creator of Black Widow and Gene Colan’s family. Disney is countersuing as expected but it seems like something big is brewing.
honestly this will end the same way it always does in these situations. the estate holder get money and the corporation keep the ip. the estate just needs to come off strong so they can get as much possible.
https://comicbook.com/marvel/news/ma...rs-terminated/
Marvel used Counter
"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
This is my stand as well. There's no way Marvel/Disney would let go off the copyright of one of their flagship character.
Isnt there was similar case with Ghost Rider back in 2013~2014? One of the creator sued Marvel regarding the character and they ended with the settlement that 'satisfy' the both parties.
Since Sony made the deal with Marvel/Disney on the understanding the latter were rights-holders, it would be a matter of renegotiating with the Ditko estate, and there are legal remedies that provide some buffer for these sorts of situations, so it's not as much of a sweat for them.
All this is a pay out the original creators will be cut a check