Comments on: A Year of Cool Comic Book Moments - Day 45

By: dick long

dick long — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 08:32:48 +0000

to bad mary jane turned out to be such a bitch....

By: G

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:49:57 +0000

Another interesting thing is the scene where Liz, Betty and MJ are all at the Parker household was redone in an issue of Spider-Girl, in which Spider-Girl had traveled through time. She (Mayday) shows up at the Parker home and Liz and Betty make a similar comment about her like they did Mary Jane (I know they are unaware of this, but it's still a bit weird that they think Peter's future DAUGHTER is a possible rival for his affections). I remember Mayday commenting that her mom, MJ, looked so young.

By: G

Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:43:04 +0000

I've read the first two issues mentioned. In the one that ends with Spidey swinging above the circus tents, a significant meeting happened: it's where Matt Murdock first meets Spidey. Matt overheard the voices of some guys committing a robbery and when they were about to take him out, Spidey swings down to save him. After Spidey leaves, Matt changes into his Daredevil costume and comments on meeting Spider-Man. He used his enhanced senses to guess that Spidey was around 17 and in great health. He also mentions that he was about to handle the thugs himself, but didn't want to risk changing into DD in front of Spidey. Spidey and DD team up later to take down the Ringmaster and the Circus of Crime, but only after DD battles a mind-controlled Spider-Man.

By: Dean

Dean — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 04:17:31 +0000

Wasn’t Pete supposed to be this total nerd everyman? I’m a nerd-everyman, and I have to say, the hot girls and older women of the workplace never came to my house in direct competition.

Peter Parker was never, ever depicted as being a "nerd-everyman". He was depicted as viewing himself as a "nerd-everyman" as a teenager. That is a big, big difference.

By: RichYan33

RichYan33 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:32:46 +0000

Did I miss the issue where they put on eye make up with a paint roller?

By: Corky Winterbottom

Corky Winterbottom — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:57:57 +0000

Did I miss the storyline where Liz and Betty find out that they are identical twins? Look at that last panel!

By: Nitz the Bloody

Nitz the Bloody — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 02:07:20 +0000

" Why, why, why was EVERYONE trying to get off with Peter Parker???
Was he the Archie Andrews of New York?? "

Fiction is a sphere where the awkward, socially inept qualities of an introvert will without fail be seen as sensitive and endearing by women. Call it " the John Dorian effect ".

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:42:37 +0000

This was a cool moment for sure.
It's been re-used well at various times.

I also liked how they worked a variation of this into Spider-Man 2, right near the end.
It tied it all together for me.

By: Dalarsco

Dalarsco — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 01:33:45 +0000

Ya, as much as I like Ditko, no one draws a woman or a Spider-Man like Romita.

By: buttler

buttler — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:25:49 +0000

Stan was clearly just waiting for Romita.

By: chad

chad — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 21:32:37 +0000

if i recall Stan lee made a big deal of keeping Mary Jane hidden for as long as possible so that when she was revealed like in that moment it would be a total shock. that plus aunt May seemed to have an old fashion view of a woman 's role.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:40:10 +0000

Why, why, why was EVERYONE trying to get off with Peter Parker???
Was he the Archie Andrews of New York??
Why would he ever get married with all those attractive women throwing themselves at him??
Mind you, that Mary Jane... You say she'll make a good housewife? Nah... LIke Betty said, she''l probably be more like a Screen-Star!

By: James

James — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:39:51 +0000

Wasn't Pete supposed to be this total nerd everyman? I'm a nerd-everyman, and I have to say, the hot girls and older women of the workplace never came to my house in direct competition.

Well, just once, but it seemed pretty regular in Spider-Man.

By: Apodaca

Apodaca — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:03:27 +0000

I've always thought that was the most ridiculous thing for a person to say to another on a blind date. It would turn me right off of a girl.

By: Matt Ampersand

Matt Ampersand — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 12:21:41 +0000

Face it, tiger...You just hit the BONG!

By: buttler

buttler — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 07:43:08 +0000

You know, it's too bad it didn't work out with those two. I always felt like she could have been the one that Peter finally settled down with.

But who am I kidding? They don't call him the web-SWINGER for nothing!