Big shake up for our friendly neighborhood spider-man. Twenty odd years of his comic life flushed down the drain. Was this a good move? Personally I don't read the mainstream spider-man...I keep to the ultimate version. And why do I do this...well part of it is because it is a stripped down simple version of spidey not shackled by the weight of 500+ issues. No clone saga debacle and no marriage. Spidey should always be that awkward teenager or twenty something. The marriage thing was probably good at the time because frankly how many twentysomething plots can one reuse but then we are now at that time of gee how many different marriage plots can we twist. Good or bad is kind of irrelevant because comic book characters have to have that soap opera mentality about themselves otherwise no one would bother to see what happens month to month and year to year. It really doesn't mean that the marriage thing was a wasted plot point but it helped develop the character in one way and in hindsight it really didn't move the core character in the direction that makes him interesting. Let's hope they don't ruin the renewal. My thoughts for Peter's Singles Ad:SWM seeks SWF who isn't afraid of spiders. Enjoys costume parties. Can we save the Universe together?
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