Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
The "why give up something that works" is the kind of mentality that makes comic books be this stagnant, but hey, at this point actual developments barely happen to begin with, at best, we get runs that throw some bullshit gimmick and then at the end the reset button is smashed.
It's pretty fucked up if you think about it in-universe lol.
You can grow up without abandoning the very foundation the character is built on. I mean, the biggest complaint people seem to have about editorial not wanting him to grow up is the dissolution of the marriage, not about having the faultless carefree civilian life you seem to be in favor of.
I mean, take what works and go forward and shed what doesn't. Mix in some stuff that you think might. Rinse, lather, repeat.
Last edited by phonogram12; 01-20-2022 at 02:43 PM.
Keep in mind that you have about as much chance of changing my mind as I do of changing yours.
I actually agree that the Bugle freelancing is his most interesting job but I equally also think that it's not a fitting job for a grown man. Lowkey this is why young/teenage/college Peter has always been the best version of his character. None of these problems exist for him
My major issue with the Bugle is it just feels like Peter hasn't progressed in life since he was 15. Working at the Bugle was really just supposed to be a part time job for Peter to get some extra spending money/help out his aunt during his school/college years. He always wanted to be a scientist, he's one of the smartest people on the planet, and he has all the connections and resources he'd need to achieve his dream. Being a successful researcher or professor doesn't have to mean that he no longer has any personal problems to deal with, or that we need to abandon the supporting cast at the Bugle. At this point, if Peter were to go back into photography/journalism it would just feel like character regression and a fear of progress on Marvel's part, in my opinion.
"Anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy! It's when the going's tough - when there seems to be no chance - that's when it counts!" - Spider-Man
Except Peter isn't a reporter or editor. Peter's journalism arc started and ended with him being a freelance photographer, with the small exception of when he released that book of Spider-Man photos in the 90s. So I think it's very fair to say there's been no progress on that front.
I think the closest thing you could argue was when he was a science journalist for like 10 issues, but that job literally came out of nowhere and left just as fast. And at this point in his life, it makes even less sense for Peter to become a reporter/editor than a photographer, since at least photography is something he has some established interest and skill in. No one would hire Peter to be a journalist or editor, and there's really no reason he'd want to be an editor unless something was contrived to make it happen.
"Anyone can win a fight when the odds are easy! It's when the going's tough - when there seems to be no chance - that's when it counts!" - Spider-Man
That is what I am talking about...when he was science editor. If they had not pulled the rug our from under him with the plagiarism thing then I think that would have worked well for him for a career. He was the science editor because of his science background..but also being able to put break the science down to things everyday people could better understand.
Again - for me - I was first introduced to him in the job when he was an adult working at the Bugle (90's cartoon, movies, games, etc.) so it never felt like something he had to grow out of and just a natural career for him that balances out his Spidey stuff quite well.
And I feel like writers have struggled to make any science job stick or be interesting enough in the long-run.
Yeah, but being an editor is a boring job. You want pages and pages of him sitting there correcting documents? Being a photographer, we can incorporate his job into his superhero stuff.He was the science editor because of his science background..but also being able to put break the science down to things everyday people could better understand.
Plus it gives more story hooks. Photographers are actually sent places on assignments. Nobody is going to send an editor to the latest scientific breakthrough and/or monster sighting.