There’s something about Mary
And so they’ve done it. After unmasking him, Marvel finally decided to fuck with more than 20 over years of continuity, and take Mary Jane away from Peter Parker (aka Spider Man). Is it a divorce, you ask? Is it separation? Is it death?
No… Being a comic book (always the bastion of truth and reality), they decided to annul the “Marriage” by… having Peter Parker make a deal with the Devil????????
For the record, the writer Straczynski (whom I have immense respect for) publicly decried the move, saying : “there’s a lot that I don’t agree with, and I made this very clear to everybody within shouting distance at Marvel, especially (the editor and artist for this atrocity) Joe Quesada…” Straczynski (wooooo… you know you really like someone when you can spell this ridiculously spelled name, like Mr Mxyzptlk <dun ask….>) was apparently so pissed by this arc that he threatened to take his name away from the last 2 issues of the arc. You go, boy…
And check 0ut the lame “official” plotholes:
On how to explain why the Devil wants something as lame as a marriage when compared to his traditional currency (the soul):
“But as payment, he wants to wipe all memory of Peter’s marriage to MJ from all but one part of their souls, so that he may listen to those parts’ pain for the rest of eternity.”
As if that is not ridiculous enough, they make use of this “deus ex machina” to resurrect (previously) dead characters, as well as wipe out all continuity issues that they do not like with the MOST RIDICULOUS of reasons.
On the current Peter/MJ situation:
“Peter and MJ had not been married but had “dated seriously for years,” yet she does not know that he is Spider-Man, and that she has moved to California to become an actress”
On bringing back Harry “I am the underachieving, whining and lame Son of Green Goblin” Osbourne.
“Harry Osborn is not dead but has been living in Europe for many years.”
And on one of the BIGGEST comic event of last year, the unmasking of Peter Parker to the world as Spiderman, comes my favorite excuse of them all…
“Although some people seem to recall that Spidey unmasked himself during Civil War, no one quite remembers whose face was under the mask.”
How stupid do they take us for???
And to add further salt to the wounds, the editorial actually reads:
“Any questions? Hey, don’t ask us — we’re new here ourselves! Anyway, the past is past — so don’t look back, look forward, to the next great epoch in the ongoing saga of Spider-Man: Brand New Day!”
That, to me is like saying, “We dun have a clue why we are doing this and we dun care. You still pay money to read this shit, so please, ignore the fact that we are treating you like lil naive babies and continue giving us your money”
There can only be so much suspension of disbelief
The moral of this whole story? If you ask me, this whole thing reeks of editorial mandate at the Merry Offices of Marvel. A mandate that ignores the opinions of all who supported and love the franchise for years. A mandate the sweeps through past promises and defies common sense. More importantly, a mandate that insults the intelligence of its supporters by the smug proclamation: “I know what’s best for you better than you, so shut the fuck up and fall in line like the rest of the sheep”
Sounds familiar?
