Marvel and DC Comics are ageing up characters as a part of their storylines, Mary Jane Watson is the newest. Is all of it Jean-Luc Picard’s fault?
It appears to be an epidemic in comedian books, characters instantly ageing up, or having misplaced years, whereas these round them haven’t – and having a significant affect somewhat than being shoved underneath the carpet. It has popped up earlier than however there appears to be a preponderance round central Marvel Comics and DC Comics characters now.
Possibly it began with Star Trek, through which Picard lived out a wholly completely different life in a second of seconds, that might proceed to be referred to in quite a few episodes as much as the current day.
Or possibly it began at Marvel with Captain America. Not him going into the ice, that is the other, however his journey to Dimension Z courtesy of Rick Remender and John Romita noticed him return with a toddler after eleven years spent there. It had an affect on the character and just lately, the kid has returned as the brand new Nomad.
Then there was Brian Bendis‘ remedy of Jonathan Kent, having him depart the Earth with Jor-El, to be saved prisoner for 5 years by Ultraman, ageing from twelve to seventeen on Earth in a matter of weeks, which has turn out to be the established order and at the moment has seen Kent confront Ultraman once more in the present day.
Batman and Superman have additionally had very related tales, preventing alongside Marvel Girl for tons of of years in one other dimension earlier than returning again once more. Although neither span appeared to have as a lot affect on both man – or Marvel Girl – as the present sequence Superman: Misplaced, with a Superman who has had PTSD after being away for twenty years, however a blink of an eye fixed for Lois Lane.
And now it appears, courtesy of Zeb Wells and, oh sure, Joh Romita once more, that Mary Jane Watson goes down the identical observe. The Marvel promo for Wonderful Spider-Man #25 reads “On this monumental problem, readers will uncover what occurred to Mary Jane Watson within the alternate dimension she was trapped in for years. The problem will pack a heavy emotional punch and immediately lead into AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26, probably the most stunning problem of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in 50 years.”
Trapped in one other magical dimension with the scientific and supernatural researcher Paul, and can return after residing years away from Peter Parker, and evidently’s how she obtained youngsters with Paul. That’s, so long as they’re Paul’s youngsters and never Peter’s. However at the very least that explains how she instantly turned up with them within the Wonderful Spider-Man relaunch a 12 months in the past. Did that point aside cool Mary Jane on Peter considerably? Or are we going with the it’s-all-a-symbolic-act to maintain the supernatural dangerous guys away – and can that additionally contain the looks of a human sacrifice?
All to come back on The Worst Days of Spider-Man’s Lives…
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