@nicksmi56 said:
@zariusii: @kiba: @ursaber: @marvelman92: @itsaworld: Hey all! Just wanted to say I took a look at Conway's RYV and while I'm not sure I'll ever get used to Spider-Incredibles (MJ really shouldn't be a hero and not a fan of the tapping into the powers thing. It should be a father-daughter duo!), I did enjoy the vast majority of the 1st issue. Thanks again for the suggestion!
Take what you can get. The other good alternative is the awesome newspaper strip. I myself am still getting used to MJ as a superhero and her costume which I really don't like. However if you analyze her development, pre OMD I mean, you can see that while she's not straightforwardly inclined to being an actual superhero like her husband, she does indeed have a desire to take care of herself and not be a damsel in distress which is something she hasn't always been. MJ has always been very independent and self reliant so its not completely surprising her decision especially after Regent.
The power tap is actually a symbolism of their marriage. Once one marries, everything they own and everything they are becomes "theirs" or "ours". In a marriage everything belongs to them both. Peter sharing his powers with MJ symbolizes their strong marriage. Also its a nice change of pace. During their early years as a married couple, MJ was always playing the beleaguered housewife and complaining about Spider Man being a hero. Having her team up with him and experience everything he does firsthand will pretty much cancel any problems they might have about Spider Man's crimefighting. This will open the way for some new family drama and not fall back to themes previously tackled.
To me, I'm not too fond of the concept of MJ being a super hero but its is quite in character. MJ, through the series, was more than willing to get her hands dirty and had always wanted to do more to help her husband. Without powers, MJ had beaten not only civilians, creeps, and thugs, but she also had caught and beaten up a few villains as well. Notably, she punched the chameleon and had whacked a hobgobiln goon. In ultimate spiderman, she hotwired a car and rammed into Norman Osborne. In one of the videogames, with a broken arm, she grabs a shotgun and attempts to help defend Peter alongside Luke Cage. During the conflict with Morlun, when coming face to face with the man who beat her husband so badly that Peter was going to die, she still brandishes a scapel and attempts to fight him off so her husband can have a few more moments on earth left. She literally will throw herself in harm's way to help the one she loves, so if she has a chance to gain Peter's abilities, it's definitely not out of character to use them. It seems from what we read, she only uses them when Peter can't handle things alone, and being more of a lone fighter kinda guy, these situations happen often.
What's nice is that Gerry writes this kinda concept well. It's only brief, a small conversation, but it helps me deal with this concept of MJ being a hero. Gerry just gets to the point. Peter isn't a solo act, he hasn't been since he married MJ. As we know, the Renew Your Vows story is all about marriage and family. When two people marry, one does not take the sole burden on themselves, they both will share the joys and hardships in eachother's lives. Gerry I guess makes MJ a hero to sorta emphasize this a bit better. She want's to lighten the load on her husband and is willing to take some for him. He does it so well letting us know that yeah, Peter want's to protect MJ but Mary Jane want's to keep him safe as well, not to mention their daughter. So like Ursa says, her hero form is a SYMBOL OF MARRIAGE : D! They both share the pain and hardships within life but also the joy and power.
I never considered her a damsel in distress or the sobbing grieving spouse as she quite often attempted to help Peter with his heroics.
Also, Gerry has confirmed that the regent suit MJ uses cannot be permanent since when it's powered it makes Peter Weaker. MJ later will have to find alternatives or go back to being a BAWLLER civilian which im fine with cause she is BAWLLER when she is normal.
My dislike could be her outfit. Yeah I'm not liking Annie's but we know its mostly safety first with that, but for MJ....booties?! BOOTIES?! WOMAN! YOU WERE A MODEL! YOU OWN A BOUTIQUE! GO MAKE SOME BETTER FOOTWEAR!
And hey, I'm betting we will have future issues just being about Father Daughter crime fighting. Maybe a special one all about 'Taking your Daughter to work day' featuring mini stories with Luke and Dani Cage along with Valerie and Reed Richards
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