Amazing Spider-Man #679
The second part of "I Killed Tomorrow", it picks up right were we left off by saying what many expected: "Oh, the end doesn't happen in the PM, it happens in the AM!!!". Guest starring Grady, Silver Sable, and Flagsmasher, this issue is jam packed full of fun and great art. Dealing with time travel is always difficult but when you put a time limit on when you need to get something done just amps up the tension. Dan Slott doesn't just wrap up the story in a great way, but he also injects his love for Doctor Who and rightfully so. How can you resist Dr. Who references when dealing with time travel? Three things I loved/found interesting in this issue:
- Silver Sable kissing Spider-Man. Huh? That kinda threw me for a loop. I know bunches of people (including me) want to see MJ and Pete get back together but this possible pairing intrigues me.
- Speaking of MJ, for whatever reason, this issue solidifies the idea that MJ is madly in love with Peter. We all know that she still loves him, but for whatever reason, the way that she is drawn and the way she talks to Peter in this issue leads me to believe that she still loves Peter.
- I loved the scene with Spidey, Madame Web, and Robbie. It's totally how I feel on occasion when dealing with time travel stories.
Grade: A
Avengers Academy #25
The penultimate issue of the Hybrid/future Reptil arc brings a whole bunch of action, some tender scenes, and two people I was definitely not expecting show up. Ever since I jumped on this book, Christos Gage has put out great issue after great issue and this one continues the streak. Though some didn't like the Fear Itself tie-ins, I thoroughly enjoyed them and I've loved this new "season" so far. The art by Tom Grummett is gorgeous and Christos's writing is great. I loved the future scenes with present day Reptil, future Finesse, and their daughter. For me, it was those panels that they shared that really made the issue great. The biggest surprise in this issue were Jocasta revealing that she faked her death, Veil returning to help finish Hybrid's entrapment, and Jocasta proclaiming that Avengers Academy must be shut down. None of these things were anywhere close to what I was expecting, but that is what made this issue so much fun. Plus, it lead to a great cliff hanger that I can't wait to see concluded.
Grade: A-
Venom #13
Wow, just wow. I loved this issue. Though I've enjoyed this series so far, this issue was just amazing. Whether it was Tony Moore returning for art duties or just the start of a great storyline, this issue was my favorite issue this week, which was a hard thing to do this week. I was actually waiting for all these issues to come out and then getting them all at once but now I'm going to get all of them when they come out. Flash is going into a dark place and I can't wait to see what Remender does, especially with him and Betty. This arc brings in a few characters that I typically don't get to read (mainly because their books were cancelled-X 23 and Ghost Rider) but I'm pumped for reading them and getting to know more about them. I loved how they intially had the four different storylines eventually meet up. And the last few pages with the double page spread of the heroes and the demonic opposites were great pages. I am loving this book and I'm expecting this storyline to be awesome.
Grade: A+
Next time (tomorrow hopefully), I'm digging into a bunch of future comic stuff. Like this:
WHAT?!?
Hasta luego mi amigos.
I think that before Mary Jane and Peter get back together, she needs to be written out of the story for awhile. This way, his mutual friendships with the following women I mentioned would have a chance to develop into a close relationship. The one relationship that needs some serious development is Liz Allan. On the Spidey(Earth-616) side, I like to see a diverse relationship with:
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2. She-Hulk
3. Spider-Woman(Jessica Drew)
4. Psylocke
5. Mystique
6. Silver Sable
If Marvel was able to initiate those relationships in the same manner as Betty Brant, then the post OMD/BND break-up of Mary Jane and Peter Parker wouldn’t be as painful. In part, we would have gotten some interesting stories with the women that he’s with on a close friendship level, as well as hanging out together out of costume. It would be cool to see Peter x Jennifer Walters hang out together in her human form since this could lead to a solid relationship as he has with Betty Brant. But I doubt that we’ll ever see the current writer for Spider-Man going in that direction. The writers who might be interested with my idea are not writing Spider-Man at the moment. As far as relationships goes with Peter Parker, Marvel really failed to take advantage of the good will that came out of separation of Peter and Mary Jane.
So far, we only saw a brief outing with Peter and Carol Danvers. But a continuation of that friendship(out of costume)doesn’t interest anyone writing Spider-Man. And we’ll continue to see the type of boring relationships that has come across Peter’s way.