tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post1611330415849177109..comments2024-03-19T10:41:35.976-05:00Comments on Bronze Age Babies: The Comics Code Authority: Revised to Relax, Part 8Doughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-81311243989636307862012-05-11T09:16:23.995-05:002012-05-11T09:16:23.995-05:00Wouldn't you say 39-150 instead of 50-150?Wouldn't you say 39-150 instead of 50-150?Jack Alberti https://www.blogger.com/profile/16113347155906724048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-11804032923523565672009-09-27T09:36:16.955-05:002009-09-27T09:36:16.955-05:00Hey, I won't argue that, initially, she was a ...Hey, I won't argue that, initially, she was a royal pain in the hiney. Flighty as all get out and shallow as they come. But I'm okay with her becoming more Gwen-like, in that in this case Gwen-like means mature, responsible adult. <br /><br />I maintain that the problem with MJ's character wasn't that she married Pete, it's that the 90's happened and she just froze. No movement at all, plus occasional highly annoying bouts of returned shallowness. Once you hit Maximum Carnage, it's just a constant cycle of "Stop being Spider-Man, It's okay your Spider-Man, Stop, Okay, Stop, Okay" until you want to scream. Then they kill her off, bring her back but separate them, and then JMS finally makes her interesting again.<br /><br />Then One More Day happened. Sigh.Chris PVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-82454643974537527652009-09-26T14:43:39.885-05:002009-09-26T14:43:39.885-05:00True, Chris -- a very poignant scene. Karen (and ...True, Chris -- a very poignant scene. Karen (and others) have remarked that over the passage of time, MJ took on many of Gwen's characteristics. She became more likeable as the years passed.<br /><br />Karen takes MJ to task in our upcoming two posts that conclude the Revised Code series, however!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-20148841197280890882009-09-26T14:01:46.954-05:002009-09-26T14:01:46.954-05:00I absolutely loved the drug issues. In fact, that...I absolutely loved the drug issues. In fact, that whole period from about 50-150 is just so good it blows my mind. I really like watching MJ turn from the shallow, manipulative flirt into a more adult woman. One of my favorite moments in all of comics is the look on MJ's face at the end of the whole "Death of Gwen" story as she almost leaves, then doubles back to be with Pete. Just gives me chills.ChrisPVnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-48079250915284128362009-09-26T10:46:18.139-05:002009-09-26T10:46:18.139-05:00Frustrating, wasn't it, Steve?
We've all ...Frustrating, wasn't it, Steve?<br /><br />We've all known stories of Stan's poor memory, but to think that he'd written a MAJOR Green Goblin story only a few years before our story-at-hand and chose to ignore it is very strange. And you'll see as we get to the next review in the series, of ASM 97, how incredulous I was that Stan used some of the same plot devices with no mention of Spidey thinking to himself, "Well, let's try this again, because it worked for me last time!".<br /><br />But like you also said, all of this doesn't take away from the fact that Spectacular Spider-Man #2 contained a great story, with Johnny Romita at the very top of his game -- perhaps never a better job on his part on any other Spider-Man story.<br /><br />Thanks for the comments!!Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04248324005584963229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5293155946761960913.post-6898534943272139802009-09-26T06:34:02.572-05:002009-09-26T06:34:02.572-05:00The fact that the two SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN stori...The fact that the two SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN stories were not actually in continuity was driven home a bit later when issue one was reprinted (with extensive changes!) in the regular Spidey title. This was very confusing to those of us paying attention as the story of Richard Raleigh had strangely already been tied to DAREDEVIL several years earlier at that point as I recall! Issue two, one of my favorite Spider-Man stories, was just never mentioned again as far as I know.Bookstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797445163866512849noreply@blogger.com