Can you name good stories featuring Peter Parker and MJ's marriage?

[arosenbarger]

As a comic fan, I am very pro-married Peter Parker, though for the moment I am hardpressed to recall stories whereas their marriage was featured in a great way. Ever since OMD we've been shouting we want it overturned (despite his post, I still want it overturned too).

But I wonder - what were good stories written where their marriage was intact?

Stories to come to mind are Harry Osborn's Spectacular Spider-Man - the trio created real tension, Erik Larsen's run on Spider-Man had a good subplot. I cannot think of that many. Do you have others you can add?

[cyberhubbs]

Fraction's Annual.

[Confuzzled]

^This.

Also, Tom Beland's Web of Romance #1

JMS's Doomed Affairs storyline

Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) #32

[Vortex85]

À better question is to list the geat MOMENTS / scenes featuring the marriage.

PS. I'm back, lol. I know it's pathetic. I only lasted 5 days with my quitting the forums. No self control. I blame this thread for breaking me.

Gotta face it. Even though I'm still heartbroken over the removal of an aspect of the books I cared for immensly, I still like talking Spider-Man.

[Mister Mets]

Great stories and great moments are different things.

Kraven's Last Hunt, The Return of the Sin-Eater, and the first two appearances of Venom were prety good, stories set early in the marriage as MJ started to realize what she was in for.

I also have a soft spot for Torment, Todd Mcfarlane's Lizard five-parter, where a bored MJ goes for a night on the town without Peter, while he has one of the worst nights of his life.

[Sardorim]

Spider-Man: Blue. Dealt with Peter remembering Gwen and MJ supporting him as his wife.

[Aruran.]

Conway's run on Spectacular was pretty good. The moment when MJ comes back in the JMS run has the best run of marriage stories in general.

[Vortex85]

Incomplete list limited by my familiarity and ability to recall certain eras but going off the top of my head I have some stories that stand out that I really liked which featured the marriage or the marriage was heavily involved in my enjoyment of the stories:

Kraven's Last Hunt
Return of the Sin Eater
Moving Up (web #38)
ASM 300
Spect. Tombstone arc
Todd McFarlane stuff
- California Schemin, Jonathan Ceasar kidnap (I loved this cuz MJ escapses on her own and saves Spidey instead of the other way around), etc...
Erik Larsen stuff
- Black Cat jealousy stuff
Spectacular JM Dematteis
- Child Within
-Death of Harry
Clone saga
- Web of Death
- ASM 400
- Mark of Kaine
- Blood Brothers
- Revelations
Identity Crises
Spect. 249-251
JMS Stuff
- ASM v2 #39 (silent issue)
- Until the Stars Turn Cold
- Doomed Affairs
- ASM #500
- Vibes

[eSoldier]

Nope. There were many good stories despite the marriage, but I can't really think of any that featured the marriage...but there might have been a couple

[Metamorphosis]

Incomplete list limited by my familiarity and ability to recall certain eras but going off the top of my head I have some stories that stand out that I really liked which featured the marriage or the marriage was heavily involved in my enjoyment of the stories:

Kraven's Last Hunt
Return of the Sin Eater
Moving Up (web #38)
ASM 300
Spect. Tombstone arc
Todd McFarlane stuff
- California Schemin, Jonathan Ceasar kidnap (I loved this cuz MJ escapses on her own and saves Spidey instead of the other way around), etc...
Erik Larsen stuff
- Black Cat jealousy stuff
Spectacular JM Dematteis
- Child Within
-Death of Harry
Clone saga
- Web of Death
- ASM 400
- Mark of Kaine
- Blood Brothers
- Revelations
Identity Crises
Spect. 249-251
JMS Stuff
- ASM v2 #39 (silent issue)
- Until the Stars Turn Cold
- Doomed Affairs
- ASM #500
- Vibes

Nailed it there, I'd say.

I would throw in the Wedding issue, Charles Vess' Spirits of the Earth OGN, Peter David's "Cult of Love" arc, and the era before the Gathering of Five / Final Chapter, where Peter and MJ were mourning the loss of Baby May and Mary Jane was going back to college.

[Vortex85]

Nailed it there, I'd say.

I would throw in the Wedding issue, Charles Vess' Spirits of the Earth OGN, Peter David's "Cult of Love" arc, and the era before the Gathering of Five / Final Chapter, where Peter and MJ were mourning the loss of Baby May and Mary Jane was going back to college.

Yeah, i forgot some obvious ones including Rebirth which was really good after they lost the baby.

[ryedog6]

As a comic fan, I am very pro-married Peter Parker, though for the moment I am hardpressed to recall stories whereas their marriage was featured in a great way. Ever since OMD we've been shouting we want it overturned (despite his post, I still want it overturned too).

But I wonder - what were good stories written where their marriage was intact?

Stories to come to mind are Harry Osborn's Spectacular Spider-Man - the trio created real tension, Erik Larsen's run on Spider-Man had a good subplot. I cannot think of that many. Do you have others you can add?

Pretty much anything from ultimate spiderman peter parker era is great. 616 peter i gave up on after bs like sins past, OMD, spider ock and all the retcons but i enjoyed stories such as kravens last hunt, clone saga, anything where he dealt with harry as the goblin including his death.

[BlitheringToot]

DeMatteis, DeFalco, Straczynski, Jenkins and Larsen definitely handled it best. I miss Peter and MJ being married so much ...

[arosenbarger]

À better question is to list the geat MOMENTS / scenes featuring the marriage.

PS. I'm back, lol. I know it's pathetic. I only lasted 5 days with my quitting the forums. No self control. I blame this thread for breaking me.

Gotta face it. Even though I'm still heartbroken over the removal of an aspect of the books I cared for immensly, I still like talking Spider-Man.

Seriously glad you are back. You're a cool member here.

[arosenbarger]

Incomplete list limited by my familiarity and ability to recall certain eras but going off the top of my head I have some stories that stand out that I really liked which featured the marriage or the marriage was heavily involved in my enjoyment of the stories:

Kraven's Last Hunt
Return of the Sin Eater
Moving Up (web #38)
ASM 300
Spect. Tombstone arc
Todd McFarlane stuff
- California Schemin, Jonathan Ceasar kidnap (I loved this cuz MJ escapses on her own and saves Spidey instead of the other way around), etc...
Erik Larsen stuff
- Black Cat jealousy stuff
Spectacular JM Dematteis
- Child Within
-Death of Harry
Clone saga
- Web of Death
- ASM 400
- Mark of Kaine
- Blood Brothers
- Revelations
Identity Crises
Spect. 249-251
JMS Stuff
- ASM v2 #39 (silent issue)
- Until the Stars Turn Cold
- Doomed Affairs
- ASM #500
- Vibes

Have you been keeping that list in your wallet? (tongue in cheek) I absolutely dig your list!