"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
Yes. She was supportive of Peter while he was being hunted by Tony's forces in the Back in Black era, as did Flash.
I think if she knew Peter was Spider-man it would streamline scenes where she has a story and has to exposit to Peter and then Peter goes away so Betty can exposit to Spider-man. I suppose Peter having to duck out of those scenes and change may work as a way of breaking up chunks of exposition, but it feels like unnecessary stage business at the moment.
Petrus Maria Johannaque sunt nubendi
"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
Not really. Black Cat was Peter's female friend for over 30 years. Yet, we see Black Cat more than Betty Brant. I'm sure that the dynamic between Betty and Peter would not be affected anymore than Felicia. In fact when Felicia and Peter resumes their relationship, they pick up where they left off. The same would apply toward Betty and Peter's relationship if it resumes again where it left off.
I like to think that the Betty Brant who has a child(w/ Ned) is a clone. Lazy storytelling on Nick Spencer's part. Why pair Betty up with Ned(considering how he treated her in the past)? That seems out of character on her part, let along having a child for that matter. She wouldn't want a child with Flash Thompson. Why have a child from a jerk like Ned Leeds(who she divorced)?
I hated that Marvel made Tigra and Spider-Woman into single parents for no reason whatsoever.. Making Betty Brant a mom was a very dumb move just to forward the return of Ned Leeds who was clone. The same might be with current Betty Brant and child.
Liz Allan could had worked had the writer(who wrote Giant Size X-Men #1) not married her off to Harry Osborn and made her a mom immediately.
Last edited by Darthfury78; 09-22-2023 at 01:59 AM.
To reiterate what I said earlier, the last time Betty and Pete were romantically last involved was before Black Cat even existed!
While I'm against Felicia being paired with Pete again (I think Felicia is more interesting outside of that), at least she has always shown an interest in him one way or another. Betty hasn't.
And Wells is the only writer to actually pull the trigger on having them date again (they've hooked up once or twice), and he... I don't know what happened. Got bored? It lasted a very short time.
Because she's a far more popular and interesting supporting character.
I think writers have found it hard to place her and Robbie since Peter left the Bugle, because having Peter casually meet up with friends is impossible to write, apparently.
...with her married to another man and trying to initiate and affair? I mean, Ned is back so it's a possibility.
Or going back further, with her constantly in tears because of some imagined sleight?
She isn't. There's no evidence to support that.
She has been shown to miss Ned, especially after Hobgoblin Lives, where she proved his innocence and it was revealed his shitty behaviour at the end was due to Kingsley's brain washing device.
I ain't touching that.
This Ned isn't a clone. It's the real Ned returned via the Goblin Serum (which is somehow a bit more silly).
I don't disvalue your interest in seeing new and different things, I enjoy your threads and Spidey definitely needs some fresh ideas, but you're not really giving a good reason to want to see this one.
"Has Sariel summoned you here, Azrael? Have you come to witness the miracle of your brethren arriving on Earth?"
"I WILL MIX THE ASHES OF YOUR BONES WITH SALT AND USE THEM TO ENSURE THE EARTH THE TEMPLARS TILLED NEVER BEARS FRUIT AGAIN!"
"*sigh* I hoped it was for the miracle."
Dan Watters' Azrael was incredible, a constant delight and perhaps too good for this world (but not the Forth). For the love of St. Dumas, DC, give us more!!!
Okay, you want to know why Betty Brant can't be Peter's love interest anymore? I'll tell you...it's because SHE'S A ZOMBIE!!!
"The Enigma Force is not a tool to be manipulated by mortals. The Enigma Force comes to those it deems worthy. What temerity, what arrogance, makes you think you are worthy? Have you not all made mistakes? Unforgiveable ones?" - Captain Universe
"Call me an Avenging Angel, Baron, come to safeguard Earth...call me CAPTAIN UNIVERSE!" - Ray Coffin
"You're my heart, Mary Jane Watson...you're my jackpot." - Peter Parker