ASM # 25/26 teaser- even MORE bad news for Peter coming?

[JustLuke]

"We know where it goes. To a really disappointing run on Spider-Man."

Yeah pretty much, lol

[Minerboh]

Let's see first what this shocking issue will be and then jump to conclusions.

[Huntsman Spider]

Unfortunately, no.

And you have to understand, while I don't enjoy Wells' writing of this very book, it's only symptoms of the disease. It doesn't really matter who writes this book unless editors and higher-ups release this is dead-end and change the course of action. You could give this book to Kelly or Gleason or someone else, sure, writing will be different, maybe even better, but Peter will still be lonely and miserable. Even if Pete gets back with MJ, at this point I don't believe the wedding is happening at all, let alone in # 1000.



If it's already happened... I don't know. Peter killed somebody in cold blood?

You raise a very good point there, sadly. Until current editorial has a change of heart or, somewhat likelier, a change in personnel . . . nothing is going to change for Peter/Spider-Man, or for us as fans of the character.

[Mister Mets]

Let's see first what this shocking issue will be and then jump to conclusions.

Nah, much more fun to invent reasons for hating something that doesn't exist yet.

[Huntsman Spider]

Nah, much more fun to invent reasons for hating something that doesn't exist yet.

Ha, yeah. More seriously, though, while this run hasn't given us a lot of reasons to have faith in the minds behind it . . . I do somewhat agree with the basic premise that we should hold off until it's actually out for us to read.

[Sr. Bungle]

Eh, you know what? I don't care anymore.

I'm right there with you not caring anymore

[Vegan]

Nah, much more fun to invent reasons for hating something that doesn't exist yet.

I think with 19 issues read, I can reasonably extrapolate that this issue will also suck

[chachi]

So... Who wants to take bets on what the Heartbreaking Thing will be?

MJ's "kids" die?

[Minerboh]

I think with 19 issues read, I can reasonably extrapolate that this issue will also suck

Τhe issue with Gwen brought back for a few minutes as a gift from the Celestial was pretty decent. The only thing that personally left me with a sour tast was the horrible art in the interiors.
Romita jr should had penciled it.

[Vworp Vworp]

I think with 19 issues read, I can reasonably extrapolate that this issue will also suck

Yep.

To misquote a quote often misattributed to Einstein, "Naivety is reading the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

[Huntsman Spider]

Yep.

To misquote a quote often misattributed to Einstein, "Naivety is reading the same thing over and over and expecting different results."

Speaking of that misattributed quote: "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results," which would be an apt description of current editorial, I think.

[Refrax5]

Unfortunately, no.

And you have to understand, while I don't enjoy Wells' writing of this very book, it's only symptoms of the disease. It doesn't really matter who writes this book unless editors and higher-ups release this is dead-end and change the course of action. You could give this book to Kelly or Gleason or someone else, sure, writing will be different, maybe even better, but Peter will still be lonely and miserable. Even if Pete gets back with MJ, at this point I don't believe the wedding is happening at all, let alone in # 1000.



If it's already happened... I don't know. Peter killed somebody in cold blood?

Peter hasn't really been lonely and miserable since the beginning of this run. He's got a good job and he's dating, so I'm not sure that really applies. As much as I prefer him to be married to MJ, I don't think he needs to be married to be happy or grow as a person.

[Huntsman Spider]

Peter hasn't really been lonely and miserable since the beginning of this run. He's got a good job and he's dating, so I'm not sure that really applies. As much as I prefer him to be married to MJ, I don't think he needs to be married to be happy or grow as a person.

Fair enough, though didn't this whole mess start because somebody with enough power and stature in Marvel decided he'd had enough of the marriage to Mary Jane and chose the worst possible method of undoing it, i.e. a literal Faustian bargain with a literal Devil?

[Dinosaur Hulk]

Peter hasn't really been lonely and miserable since the beginning of this run. He's got a good job and he's dating, so I'm not sure that really applies. As much as I prefer him to be married to MJ, I don't think he needs to be married to be happy or grow as a person.

Are we reading the same book? He was humiliated by Vulture of all people, cried to Norman Osborn (OF ALL PEOPLE) because he couldn't get things done on his own.
Peter is hated and mocked by almost everyone. It is very OOC for a lot of supporting characters, yet here we are.

"He's dating", yea... for some reason even when he does date Black Cat, he looks like a sick homeless puppy. Probably have something to do with his ex showing up with her husband.

Like come on... He doesn't need MJ, right, but I can't say I've seen him "happy" for a pretty long time. Like "happy-happy". My mind keeps going back to Straczynski's run, when he was lying in bed with MJ and thinking how much he is thankful for these moments. Back with love of his life, confessed to aunt May, helping regular people of NY, working as a teacher. I can clearly see how much he is happy and content with his life.

Good job is the only thing I can agree on, yet I never said he doesn't have one. Almost always had. He worked for Horizon, worked as a school teacher, Daily Bugle / DB, was the owner of Parker Industries. Said "misery" comes from his personal and superhero life.
Also Peter can't really "grow" as a person because he keeps making the same mistakes and regressing.
For example.
Count how many times he blamed himself for every little thing- "growing up" in this case would be to accept you can't be perfect and you can't save everyone, yet next time Chameleon jumps off the bridge again, Peter is going to cry for weeks. Because he allowed this to happen.
As someone with high empathy I can absolutely see where he is coming from, his empathy and strong sense of responsibility is what draws us to his character, but it gets really old and you HAVE to grow, draw some sort of conclusions. But he is not allowed to do that.

[Jman27]

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Is everybody ready for two issues of Paul having sex with MJ while Peter is helplessly watching?

if gomez draws it yes yes i am