Build your own Diet-Gwen Stacy-I mean Spider-Man love interest!

[JustLuke]

POV: Joe Quesada (or the Spidey-Office in general, pick your poison really) is holding you hostage and is forcing you to come up with a new love interest to replace Mary Jane because they have a serious hate-boner for MJ and adorably think they can make a love interest better than her. Being a Spider-Man fan, you know that realistically they'll probably stick for around...2-3 give or take (maybe even less) before it becomes clear no one cares and they either go back to MJ or come up with ANOTHER new one. So that leaves you with one question: What will you do? Will you try and make a character that's actually somewhat interesting so that they become another supporting cast member if the whole love interest shtick doesn't work out? Will you deliberately make the worst character ever completely out of spite because you hate this? (Don't worry, I do too. I just thought it'd be funny to watch you all suffer trying to come up with something. ) What will the character even be like? What's your thought process here?

Idk, thought this would be a fun little experiment.

[the illustrious mr. kenway]

I'd just pick a c-list heroine/villianess to pair him up with.

[Mister Mets]

I'd take it seriously. Granted, I think One More Day was the right decision, especially at the time.

There are two potential approaches.

1. Make a new character who is essentially like a twenty-something version of Zendaya's MJ, maybe a coworker of Peter's. She would be aware of Peter's secret identity, and he wouldn't know that she knows. She'd also have a connection to a new mystery villain. One of her parents would be a Wakandan fugitive, just for the clash with Black Panther.

2. I would bring back Sarah Bailey from Astonishing Spider-Man & Wolverine, for the dynamic of Peter reunited with a girl who doesn't remember their meaningful relationship.

[Spiderfan001]

Ms Marvel had a thing for him, don't like the Cap. Marvel era as much but that could have been cool

[marhawkman]

Ms Marvel had a thing for him, don't like the Cap. Marvel era as much but that could have been cool

Hmmm a story with Pete as a teen and a junior member of the Avengers? Hmmm enh, maybe one of the teens in Avengers Academy ?

[Spiderfan001]

Hmmm a story with Pete as a teen and a junior member of the Avengers? Hmmm enh, maybe one of the teens in Avengers Academy ?

I meant Carol Ms Marvel but Kamala Ms Marvel in that Marvel Spider-man show could work as well

[exile001]

First thing I'd do would be to spend a year building a new love interest who was as generic as possible because you know they're going to be utterly rejected by fans for not being MJ and has no hope of catching on (the Carlie Cooper effect). I'd seed the actual character in the background through this to trick fans into being somewhat happy it's not the first one.

Otherwise, I'd try to make her as unique and interesting as possible (so definitely not like Gwen). I'm firmly against Spider-man having a powered love interest but there is still a wide range of characters for Peter to interact with. Maybe a teacher at Empire State University could be fun.

[marhawkman]

I meant Carol Ms Marvel but Kamala Ms Marvel in that Marvel Spider-man show could work as well

Hmmm Or one of the others.... Komodo is an interesting option since she's kinda like a female version of Kurt Connors. Tsu-Zana is kinda like a teen version of Carol in that she's also a Kree/Human living on Earth.

[Lee]

Make a new character who is essentially like a twenty-something version of Zendaya's MJ, maybe a coworker of Peter's. She would be aware of Peter's secret identity, and he wouldn't know that she knows. She'd also have a connection to a new mystery villain. One of her parents would be a Wakandan fugitive, just for the clash with Black Panther.

Introducing Michelle Jones into the series would be a good idea, if they have the rights to the character. I don't think it would be a good idea to give her a criminal parent though, it would be very hard for it to not come across as a negative stereotype. It's usually better for Spider-Man characters to be rooted in Spider-Man's world too, without bringing the mythology of other Marvel heroes into the mix.

[Dark Soul # 7]

I would bring back Jill Stacy and build on the connection that she and Peter had before she was put in comic book limbo while also explaining where she's been since then.

[PanicPixieDreamGirl]

Oh, easy. Deadpool.

[CrimsonEchidna]

Flash Thompson

[Vegeta]

Peter would always have some "Moonlighting" style heat with the various female journalists at the Bugle (Joy Mercado, Amy Powell, Kate Cushing). Even Norah Winters was a far more interesting character when compared to "Ooh she's so perfect for you" Carlie Cooper of the BND era. Someone that challenges him, can even be infuriated by him, but doesn't treat him like a loser (most of the ladies during Slott's run, such as his Horizon co-workers and Mockingbird).

Honestly, when Julia Carpenter first became the new Madame Web, I thought she was going to have a larger role in the book. Peter dating her or someone like her would make for a unique comic run. Peter to my knowledge, hasn't had a steady relationship with a single mother yet. That could make for some intriguing drama, as he would have to navigate his secret Spider-man life with a partner who has a child. (One that doesn't share his spider power like Mayday or Annie) Julia is also blind now, and I don't *think* Peter has dated anyone with a disability(?) More representation is always good, I thought Flash Thompson's story was pretty solid, (and they even brought back Sha Shan) but then they kind of undercut it by just giving him "magic" symbiote legs.

[PCN24454]

Introducing Michelle Jones into the series would be a good idea, if they have the rights to the character. I don't think it would be a good idea to give her a criminal parent though, it would be very hard for it to not come across as a negative stereotype. It's usually better for Spider-Man characters to be rooted in Spider-Man's world too, without bringing the mythology of other Marvel heroes into the mix.

But she’s already in the series.

[Kevinroc]

An Alternate Universe MJ.