Pure Emperor's New Clothes thinking
A columnist for the Valley Morning Star writes a little about changes done in the history of comics, but towards the end, he brings up One More Day, and really flubs:
The battle to rescue Spidey and Mary Jane's marriage won't be won with that kind of approach.
Trackposted to: Cao's Blog, Faultline USA, A Newt One, Third World County, The World According to Carl.
In a similar fashion, the “One More Day” storyline that turned Spider-Man into an unwed man and seemingly wiped Mary Jane from the Marvel Universe gives the folks at Marvel a chance for new stories.I tend to describe that kind of leaning as Emperor's New Clothes thinking. He says he misses Mary Jane, yet he accepts the tasteless changes made, including the deal-with-the-devil in the guise of Mephisto, and continues to read Amazing Spider-Man anyway, regardless of how bankrupt One More Day was. All because "the show must go on". Predictably, there's nary a mention of even the not-so-subtle attacks on Mary Jane, like when during February in issue 549, Spidey slugged the would-be heroine named Jackpot after mistaking her for a mob enforcer, nor are there any other details given to explain more clearly why he thinks they've delivered "strong stories". A real sell-out.
I must admit that this change to Spider-Man’s character bothered me. But I keep reading, and the strong stories being produced may be a good move after all. Nonetheless, I still miss MJ, but am hopeful for the future.
The battle to rescue Spidey and Mary Jane's marriage won't be won with that kind of approach.
Trackposted to: Cao's Blog, Faultline USA, A Newt One, Third World County, The World According to Carl.
Labels: marvel comics, msm propaganda, Spider-Man
