My thoughts on…the web “swinger”

January 14th 2008 -

I couldn’t believe it. The news sent me into a state of shock. Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, possibly comics’ most legendary couple, is no more! Marvel broke them up! Here’s how the story goes. Pete and MJ made a deal with Mephisto, a devil-like character. (Yes. Our Peter Parker makes a deal with the devil! Some hero). They have to give up their marriage in order to save Aunt May. Mephisto then erases their marriage from everyone’s memory.

Outraged! So are the fans. And the worst part is yet to come. The part that gave this post its name. Peter then goes on to make out with some woman who’s not Mary Jane. (So he’s an adulterer too). Ok, technically it wasn’t adultery ’cause he didn’t remember, but still! I’m aware that I sound like the typical, pimple-faced nerd who has no life outside comics, MMORPGs and whatever fantasy genre nerds immerse themselves in to escape the real world. Well frankly, I don’t care.

“Why the hell do you care about these characters so much?” you may ask. “They’re only fictional.” Well if you asked that question, I’m sorry that you grew up in a broken home, because you obviously didn’t have a childhood. These characters are part of my treasured childhood memories, and I hate to see my those memories torn asunder. You cheated on me Spiderman! Now I’m sitting here with my box of Kleenex and my tub of ice cream watching Lifetime, remembering the good times we shared. Now I know why there was so much outcry when the Star Wars prequels were released.

I haven’t been keeping up with comics in years, so I was also shocked when I learned that Sue Storm and Reed Richards are having marital issues and Scott and Jean were broken up. I know that comic book characters need to be re-invented from time to time to keep up with the current generation, and that nowadays comics are striving for more and more realism, but aren’t comics supposed to offer an escape from reality? Can’t a happy marriage just stay a happy marriage?

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10 Responses on “My thoughts on…the web “swinger””

Stunner Says:
January 14th, 2008 at 11:09 pm
With divorce rates so high these days I guess they are trying to keep up with the times.
Mad Bull Says:
January 15th, 2008 at 6:33 am
Cho! Is long time Peter needed to lef’ mary Jane. That gyal have too much issues!
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January 15th, 2008 at 3:19 pm
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mariam Says:
January 15th, 2008 at 7:01 pm
I never read Spiderman comics but I really liked Gambit and Rogue from the X-Men. Wonder how they are doing… I think Marvel broke them up too? I think Gambit is a bad guy now.

But I understand what you mean, some things are sacred
kami Says:
January 15th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Tell me Fred and Wilma still together
Mad Bull Says:
January 15th, 2008 at 10:28 pm
Now if you really want to talk about a movie couple, lets talk about Dagwood and Blondie! If they split up, I will change my name!
jdid Says:
January 16th, 2008 at 12:26 pm
you realy havent been keeping up. jean grey dead star. reed acting like a know it all and sue soon leave him

but regarding brand new day spidey didnt cheat. think of it as a do over. its like the marriage to mary jane never happened

aside from saving aunt may i think the marvel writers just needed a way out of the spider man public revelation as peter parker that occurred in the civil war saga (yea i’m a bit of a comic head myself). its a bit of a cop out but i think of it more like that Dallas series on tv where they made the whole yea someone’s dream. it sucks but hopefully they do something about it cause they are going to lose alot of fans.
Cranky Putz Says:
January 17th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
I have the same beef with Grey’s Anatomy and Derek kissing that woman….

Everyone thinks Im crazy…we shall be crazy together, in wanting our ficitional friends to stay faithful….
taylor2nd Says:
January 18th, 2008 at 9:27 am
Comics still rule man. You can get em to dl on the web over at animesynergy they read them all the time.

The other day i was at bookland and i was tempted to buy a spidey and xmen issue i saw.

Stan lee is still churning them out.
mmorpg Says:
March 10th, 2008 at 6:09 pm
umm..this just sounds stupid…I heard of plot twists but erasing memory and ending their marriage was a bad idea I think.