THE OTHER tie-in. Just another typical night of insanity for Mary Jane as she deals with an obsessed stalker and watches helplessly while Spider-Man slugs it out with...Iron Man?
I might have looked upon this comic a tad more favourably if the art had been slightly less hostile to human perception, and if Marvel had had a better sense of decorum and professional courtesy than to hire Pat Lee, but at best it would have got only a bullet or so more; the story doesn't so much grow here as flounder about a bit before having a lie down, making for a rather forgettable issue. Read Full Review
This issue shows to just what extent bad art can cripple a good writer, but to be honest I think that Peter David is at fault here too, as his MJ story just lacks any kind of excitement or intrigue to hook in readers who have come to this title looking for a good book about Spider-Man. The entire issue seems an inconsequential diversion, and even if David aims for a little poignancy with MJs final speech about how Pete may have a death wish, it just doesnt ring true. Its an interesting point of view, but one which runs completely counter to handfuls of examples which have shown Petes triumph of will against overwhelming odds in the past, and its difficult to contradict such a fundamental tenet of the character with such a flimsy premise (although I liked the section which queried why Pete wouldnt have built some kind of web-fluid meter into his web-shooters). The overwhelming reaction to this issue is that its something dull to get through before we can get to the good stuff Read Full Review
Well, at least theres fully 24 pages of ads to pick up the slack. Will Marvel please fire the person responsible? Read Full Review
Well... I left the detailed note about The Other on the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2, so now only about this issue.
And... It's pretty unique. Yeah, Pat Lee isn't the best artist (at least for Spider-Man), but the story was cool. We now see how MJ lives her life and that was made decent. Peter David is awesome as always. I just hate the idea of Morlun being stalked MJ. That's stupid. It had no reason and was almost pointless. But the last MJ monologue (where artist copied one art on 6 frames) just hit me right where it needs to. Really, why Peter didn't made something like that? He was so innovative in his 15 and what is he now? Did character evolve since that? I think not that much, that he could. The whole MKSM series as more
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