The Amazing Spider-Man comic series has been very interesting in 2023. While some stories have been impressive, it’s the drama surrounding the comics since The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) launched in 2022 that’s gotten most of the attention. The relaunched comic, with longtime Spider-Man creators Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr. at the helm, kicked off with that Spider-Man had done something terrible and had turned everyone against him. He and Mary Jane still weren’t together, and now she was married to a mysterious man named Paul. Spider-Man himself had started to work with Green Goblin and readers were left searching for answers.In any mainline Spider-Man book, Peter Parker is going to work through plenty of trials and baggage. This is nothing new to Spider-Man fans. However, the reason many fans were upset about The Amazing Spider-Man stemmed from the series’ mystery box storytelling. This type of storytelling became all the rage thanks to J.J. Abrams, but its weaknesses have been on display for a while now. The Amazing Spider-Man plays leans hard into mystery boxes, which has hurt the book on certain levels.The Amazing Spider-Man may be the bestselling Marvel comic, but calling it a fan favorite book wouldn’t be accurate. The Amazing Spider-Man is struggling, and not every reason is its fault. One More Day’s destruction of Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s marriage has put a cloud over the Spider-Man books since its publication in 2007. On top of that, the story preceding it, Spider-Man: Beyond took fan favorite Spider-Clone Ben Reilly and made him into a villain. That ending took a series fans had been excited for and transformed it into something they didn’t enjoy. Before that, writer Nick Spencer’s run ended on a weak note after its own mystery box storytelling backfired. The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) had a lot to overcome, and it’s struggled to do so.RELATED: Mary Jane and Scarlet Witch’s Tragic Connection, ExplainedRELATED: Did Spider-Man Nearly See His First Girlfriend Die Years Before Gwen Stacy’s Death?
The Amazing Spider-Man comic series has been very interesting in 2023. While some stories have been impressive, it’s the drama surrounding the comics since The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) launched in 2022 that’s gotten most of the attention. The relaunched comic, with longtime Spider-Man creators Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr. at the helm, kicked off with that Spider-Man had done something terrible and had turned everyone against him. He and Mary Jane still weren’t together, and now she was married to a mysterious man named Paul. Spider-Man himself had started to work with Green Goblin and readers were left searching for answers.
In any mainline Spider-Man book, Peter Parker is going to work through plenty of trials and baggage. This is nothing new to Spider-Man fans. However, the reason many fans were upset about The Amazing Spider-Man stemmed from the series’ mystery box storytelling. This type of storytelling became all the rage thanks to J.J. Abrams, but its weaknesses have been on display for a while now. The Amazing Spider-Man plays leans hard into mystery boxes, which has hurt the book on certain levels.
The Amazing Spider-Man may be the bestselling Marvel comic, but calling it a fan favorite book wouldn’t be accurate. The Amazing Spider-Man is struggling, and not every reason is its fault. One More Day’s destruction of Peter Parker and Mary Jane’s marriage has put a cloud over the Spider-Man books since its publication in 2007. On top of that, the story preceding it, Spider-Man: Beyond took fan favorite Spider-Clone Ben Reilly and made him into a villain. That ending took a series fans had been excited for and transformed it into something they didn’t enjoy. Before that, writer Nick Spencer’s run ended on a weak note after its own mystery box storytelling backfired. The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 6) had a lot to overcome, and it’s struggled to do so.
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