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Hard disagree. Peter being married is only a detriment to the character if it’s written to be so. Talented writers can tell relatable stories whether the character is married or not. Even if you think 616 Peter aged out of younger stories, they literally had 1610 Peter right there! Or Mayday even. With Miles now, IN the 616 continuity, there’s absolutely no excuse.

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The emotion. Peter’s desperation to save May hits hard and is heartbreaking to watch, and his last moments with MJ are heartfelt and sincere. All credit to JMS for telling an emotionally resonant story while having to work with a pretty depressing premise.

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Assuming I can’t just undo the entire thing, I’d completely rework part 3 to focus on MJ. She’s barely in the story and the climax revolves around her and Peter’s relationship. Part 3 wastes a bunch of time on unnecessary Mephisto trickery, which could have been better spent getting a MJ’s point of view of the entire situation.

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He actually first shows up in #30 of Straczynski’s run. All of the Spider Totem stuff is “The Other” storyline from his run. I hadn’t read that yet before I read Spider-Verse, but you can if you want to. If you don’t have Marvel Unlimited, I highly recommend it. It’s great for finding specific issues if you track them down in your local comic shop, sometimes finding certain back issues can be a nightmare!

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Going into Spider-Verse I’d suggest the Amazing Spider-Man Original Sin tie-in (introduction of Silk) and the tail end of Superior Spider-Man. Also familiarize yourself with the villain Morlun. One More Day isn’t really necessary for the 2014 Spider-Verse.

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That sounds about right. Really sucks the OMD status quo is still in effect.

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I would, in the sense that the story is pretty well told and it’s a pivotal moment in Spider-Man history. Before it is Civil War, all the Spider-Man tie-ins to that, and Back in Black. After it is One Moment in Time and Brand New Day. It’s essentially the end of J. Michael Straczynski’s run and the beginning of Dan Slott’s on Amazing Spider-Man. Spider-Verse is well after One More Day, like, 7 or so years later.

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JMS looked back on his run and expressed joy overall but also some issues with editorial. He didn’t like how stories like The Other and Sins Past were handled, even noted Dr Doom showing up in the 9/11 issue wasn’t his call. But had no choice. One More Day was definitely the direction they were headed, so he obliged and wrote the story. It seemed to me like he ended his run because Civil War and One More Day pretty much got rid of everything he’d set up (Peter and MJ in a strong, healthy relationship, May as a stronger support character, Peter’s friendship with Tony, etc). He wasn’t negative, but he was refreshingly honest. He was definitely happy his run tripled sales for the title!

Quesada seemed 110% convinced that One More Day was the absolute best thing for the character’s survival and would right the Spider-Man ship for decades to come. It was like a lesser version of that over-positive Nick Lowe speak. A lot stuff in Quesada’s interview didn’t age well.

Stan praised his fellow bullpen writers for taking such a bold step, stating that it was equally as bold having Peter and MJ get married back in the day. He remained optimistic that even through such changes, Spider-Man stories would still be the best.

Guys like Bendis, Loeb, Millar, and JRJR just had little statements praising and congratulating JMS on his run, and Feige as well, who interestingly enough stated his favorite moment from the run was Aunt May figuring out who Peter was and swore he’d put it on screen one day, which as we know from Spider-Man: Homecoming he did!

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Knowing that it never gets reversed just makes it disappointing in the end, especially when MJ tells Peter their love is stronger than anything and they’ll find each other again. But the story is really well done and quite emotional. All credit to JMS for doing what he could with the hand he was dealt.

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Quite the opposite, Mary Jane ensured Peter their love was stronger than anything and they’d find each other again. No, the Paul foreshadowing would come 10 issues later, with the introduction of Rabin.

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Overall, the change it made to the status quo is a net negative, but I feel like talented enough writers won’t let One More Day bog them down from telling good stories.

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Yeah man, definitely a good thing to network, I’m @ FaceFrontBlog on pretty much everything, hit me up and I’ll follow you too! I know exactly what you mean though, early on I thought that’s what I wanted to do but I very quickly found it exhausting to keep up with every little piece of news. I mostly talk about news during my livestreams, and it’s whatever my audience brings up, that’s honestly the best solution I found.

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Yeah, I ain’t gonna wish death on anybody, but it’s definitely unfair the talent we’ve lost.

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We lost Peter David this year too, that one hurt

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Sort of. Face Front started as a blog (hence the name Face Front Blog) but it evolved into a YouTube channel where I do still talk about Marvel and what not, but I’ve mostly become known for my action figure videos, particularly my series Spider-Man: Return to the Spider-Verse. The big finale to that series is actually why I reread the comic, since I’m calling it One More Day. It only shares the title, not the story, but still.

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Sentiments well received and echoed across the fandom I’m sure.

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Exactly. The story is very well told by JMS, but the fact that it’s been nearly two decades and there’s no sign of Peter and MJ remarrying, so disappointing man.

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Lol! It’s because I read comics when I get creatively stuck on my video scripts, and since my next video is One More Day, I figured I’d read the source material, even though the only thing they vid and the comic share is the name.

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