JJJ's Ulcer
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You've got it wrong just a tad bit.
He's not trying to spite anyone....
It's just that One more day (whether we all want to admit it or not)
Is the very foundation of Brand new day. That's a reminder in itself.
Thats understandable, at least to me.
Okay, but what is his opposition to Web rooted in? I don't get that. Half of it, the Spider-Girl half, doesn't even take place in the 616 (which means One More Day and Brand New Day aren't even continuity)... and as for the Kaine story by DeMatties? Do you think DeMatties even knows what happened in One More Day, let alone read it? I doubt it. The last Spidey story he read was probably his own. Way I heard it, he stormed out of the Marvel summit when they told him they were resurrecting Aunt May. If he can ignore that two of his best stories were undone (the deaths of Aunt May and Harry Osborn), then farmer can ignore the fact this story *technically* takes place in the post-BND 616. Peter probably won't even appear in the Kaine story, so there's nothing there that even the most anti-BND zealot could object to. It's all a bit silly, no? I hated when Aunt May was brought back (which to me, still stings me more than the deal with Mephisto), but I still read Jenkins' and JMS's take on her, because I didn't want to miss out on some great stories.
It's just like when John Bryne wanted Rick Jones to be the hulk. (or the hulk separated from Banner, I forget)
controversial eh? Well Jim shooter had it flipped back and than Peter David had arguably the BEST run on hulk.
Of course they didn't change the identity of Spider-man. But to some readers this feels like Ultimate Amazing.....and they aren't really wrong for thinking that either. It really feels like the book ended in ASM 544
You could make the argument that the book ended any time in Spidey's history. There's some people who think the clone saga killed the book. Some who think the marriage killed the book (which kick-started this whole thing). Spider-Man will probably be published for a century, so naturally there will be ups and downs, but the fact is, you have to roll with the punches. Spider-Man has been involved in some absolutely atrocious storytelling over the years. But that's comics for you. And if you don't move past that one bad story, you're denying yourself all the great ones that will come out.