[SPOILERS
for the current “Fall of Parker” storyline in Amazing
Spider-Man, in particular the
cliffhanger to the most recent issue and also various plot points
from adjectiveless Spider-Man]
I was not
expecting to. Okay, I do wish we'd had more chance to enjoy the
Parker Industries status quo (especially as I only started to like
that status quo with the launch of the current series) so much so I
was very skeptical about taking Peter back to the Daily Bugle.
The thing
is, though, that the specific angle offers something new and
interesting. I was afraid of it being a pure nostalgia exercise given
that Marvel has all but announced their intention to set the engines
to maximum pander.
But Peter
Parker as a science writer sounds like it could be fun. Given that
this is the Marvel Universe this means he could end up in all sorts
of situations that build on the scientist side of the character I so
enjoyed seeing explored at Parker Industries. It means that we keep
the mature aspect of the character (even if he is still a prat) that
I think Marvel should retain so long as Miles Morales is swinging
around as the teenage Spider-Man.
That having
been said, I wonder where they're going with Miles in Spider-Man
and this idea that maybe he might adopt a new superhero identity.
Maybe this is down to Bendis leaving and wanting to throw one last
curveball to the readership.
Personally?
I'd rather he remain Spider-Man because it allows Marvel to have
their teenage hero cake and eat it too so we don't end up having to
have Peter reverting to a younger man again as in Brand New
Day. On the other hand it would
be nice to see Miles get his own identity even if only to show that a
newer character can survive outside of being a legacy.
If
they can, of course.
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