A Match Made in Heaven; Sent to Hell
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(Contains spoilers to recently released material)
American culture has always been thoroughly fascinated with high-powered couples. Whether it is Brad and Angelina adding to their kid collection or Britney Spears searching the trailer park for her next baby-daddy, we crave this desire to remain in-the-know regarding Hollywood power couples. Power marriages in the comic world are no exception.
And what couple has more power than America’s sweethearts: Spider-man and Mary Jane Parker?
Spidey is one of those mass media characters that trandscends all mediums. Whether it be television, books, or movies he’s there! As the ultimate loner, the webslinger never took up a sidekick, joined a super group (Well, except for that stint in the New Avengers, but work with me here….) or took on any partners aside from a certain black cat and, hey, who could blame him. No. Spidey’s companion through all mediums has been his one constant source of love, support and trials: Mary Jane Watson.
If you’ve picked up a comic lately, you’ll know that the Parker romance has been brought to an end. Due to the mystical meddling of Mephisto (say that five times fast!), Mary Jane has dropped the Parker last name with no memory of their wonderful marriage, save for one tortured piece of her and Peter’s souls…which I don’t quite understand.
(Marvel.com)
Granted, most power marriages are doomed to fail. This seems to happen on a daily basis on Hollywood, minus the whole mystical demon thing. I suppose editors at Marvel felt that their stories were too bogged down by years of spidey adventures and wanted to simplify things a bit; return Spider-man to his roots as a young single guy and solo hero. Afer all, simplicity has been the appeal of the Ultimate Marvel titles.
That being said, this is nothing short of a bonehead move.
Spider-man and Mary Jane aren’t some short-lived Hollywood couple. They represent an ideal-perfect love. Ever since Spider-man lost Gwen Stacy that faithful day on the bridge, MJ has stuck to him stronger than any web-fluid (organic or otherwise). I realize that the Marvel editors have the best intentions for their stories and DO care about the characters; however, Mary Jane has become such an integral part to the Spider-man mythology that downlpaying their relationship (even temporarily) makes me worry that I might not recognize the Spider-man I’m left with.
Mary-Jane Watson and Peter Parker simply belong together, and I hope this seperation proves to be both short and temporary. After all, Peter proves that even a regular, nerdy guy can land a supermodel!
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For more on this subject, check out my post on Brand New Day
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Boneheaded doesn’t even begin to describe this move. Frankly, as a Spider-fan, I am extremely disappointed by this. Extremely, I was hoping for a change and maturity in the Amazing Spider-Man universe but it looks like all I will get is more of the same. Sad really.
How much Goblin and MJ do we have to read? As it was Harry is dead and MJ is married to Parker with a kid on the way. Now, the same very played out storylines are re-told yet again! Joe Q has no passion for Spidey and certainly no sense of continuity. Was Spidey involved in Civil War, did he join the Avengers? What happens next, does Uatu step in and fight Mephisto to change the time space continuim back to raise Ben Parker from the grave? This story telling sucks. Now all we have to look forward to is Parker longing for MJ and fighting his best friend as Goblin, this sucks.
Hey guys, for more on this subject, check out my new post Spidey’s Brand New Day, and keep the discussion going!
I don’t like this story; Seems a return back and bye all civil war interest
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