First, I hope that trailer snippets don't become a thing, because it didn't really land with me and couldn't really give anything away. Second, I appreciate it not giving everything away. We're...
First, I hope that trailer snippets don't become a thing, because it didn't really land with me and couldn't really give anything away.
Second, I appreciate it not giving everything away. We're pulling a little more from "The Other" storyline and a general theme of metamorphosis, but it doesn't seem to be giving away everything quite yet.
Finally, I like that it justifies a new batch of Spider-Man movies as a new phase in his life, rather than just another outing. Spider-Man has been traditionally allergic to change, and I like when they push back against that a little.
Yet another rant about Marvel Comics In comics, Peter Parker as Spider-Man has kinda been a character who sells comics, but there's always been a bit of a tension between the people who read the...
Yet another rant about Marvel Comics
In comics, Peter Parker as Spider-Man has kinda been a character who sells comics, but there's always been a bit of a tension between the people who read the books and Marvel HQ.
The main point of pain for a lot of people is the One More Day storyline where Peter Parker sold his marriage to a lord of Hell in exchange for the life of Aunt May, rewriting his reality so he went from Mary Jane's husband who used to teach science and was trying for a kid to a man who lived at his aunt's apartment and just couldn't get his life together. A lot of ink has been spilled about how this was a mandate from editorial and possible projection about their relationships, but the point is that since then, Peter Parker has mostly been in a holding pattern of the same three authors with no new or fresh voices, and the one time someone even teased resolving Peter's literal deal with the devil, there was creative differences involved and the author jumped ship to Substack to run their comics division. So no interest in editorial trying to sort that out because to acknowledge the marriage would be to age the character and change him in a way that would be less marketable than before. Also, people would have to admit that they are wrong, which is a tough ask in the all ages picture book market.
Lots of thought, mostly all good, but first and foremost is that Keith David should narrate everything.
First, I hope that trailer snippets don't become a thing, because it didn't really land with me and couldn't really give anything away.
Second, I appreciate it not giving everything away. We're pulling a little more from "The Other" storyline and a general theme of metamorphosis, but it doesn't seem to be giving away everything quite yet.
Finally, I like that it justifies a new batch of Spider-Man movies as a new phase in his life, rather than just another outing. Spider-Man has been traditionally allergic to change, and I like when they push back against that a little.
Could you elaborate?
Yet another rant about Marvel Comics
In comics, Peter Parker as Spider-Man has kinda been a character who sells comics, but there's always been a bit of a tension between the people who read the books and Marvel HQ.
The main point of pain for a lot of people is the One More Day storyline where Peter Parker sold his marriage to a lord of Hell in exchange for the life of Aunt May, rewriting his reality so he went from Mary Jane's husband who used to teach science and was trying for a kid to a man who lived at his aunt's apartment and just couldn't get his life together. A lot of ink has been spilled about how this was a mandate from editorial and possible projection about their relationships, but the point is that since then, Peter Parker has mostly been in a holding pattern of the same three authors with no new or fresh voices, and the one time someone even teased resolving Peter's literal deal with the devil, there was creative differences involved and the author jumped ship to Substack to run their comics division. So no interest in editorial trying to sort that out because to acknowledge the marriage would be to age the character and change him in a way that would be less marketable than before. Also, people would have to admit that they are wrong, which is a tough ask in the all ages picture book market.
Amazing, I've been waiting for this! Now to wait till all the presale tickets drop :O