This One More Day is Yours and Mine!
SPOILER ALERT!
This is it folks! Joe Quesada's sinister plan to unearth the Spider-Marriage starts here! We've heard him complain about it ever since the day he stepped in to the grand title of editor in chief, and now his solution is finally coming to fruition! So how is it? So far it's off to a good start, but it's still too early to tell whether this story will go down as a classic, or a catastrophe. Not a lot happens in part 1, and it looks like we'll only get into the meat of the story come part 2, which sucks because you have to pay an extra dollar for these issues. That's not to say that this issue is a waste of time; I particularly like the portaryal of Tony Stark, who is all too often potrayed by JMS (among other writers) as a cold, uncaring fanatic. Here we can tell he really is torn between helping Peter and how doing so would jeapordize his position in the Marvel Universe. I also like his solution; sending Jarvis to the rescue not only brings his romance with May full circle, but it also shows us that Tony does indeed still have compassion for his former friends.
Quesada's artwork really shines, especially the scenes with Peter and Tony over the night sky, and the last page with a desperate Spider-Man swinging into the night looks amazing. My only real problem with the art is his Peter Parker, I can't put my finger on it, but something doesn't look right about him. It's nothing major, and it's probably just me.
The ending gives us a good idea about where this story is going; Peter will end up dealing with forces that are too big for him, and the resulting effect is that his relationship with Mary Jane, and his life as he knows it, will be altered. It'll be a double edged sword; in order for Peter to save his loved one's lives, he has to sever his ties with them.
