Comments on: Do we care about Mary Jane?

By: Vid

Vid — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 17:02:01 +0000

This is going way back but I wish Leave it to Chance had better sales and didn’t have to end on a cliffhanger. It was aimed for younger girls but I also felt it had a broader appeal outside of that demographic (I certainly enjoyed it).

By: comicsgirl

comicsgirl — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:59:31 +0000

In reply to matt. I did only read Homecoming & Sophomore Jinx because through the variations of fate, those were the two I ended up with. I know there's more of this out there -- including more of McKeever's run. I will be seeking it out at some point.

By: matt

matt — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 20:44:33 +0000

I got the impression when i read this that you thought (or only read) Homecoming and the Moore stuff. You do know that there’s a miniseries (Mary Jane) before Homecoming, and that there is a 20 issue series before Moore’s stuff (Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, by McKeever and Miyazawa (though Miyazawa leaves after 16 or something))? I’m quite fond of both, so if you liked the McKeever stuff, there’s still 25 issues you haven’t read.

By: comicsgirl

comicsgirl — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:30:18 +0000

In reply to Greg.

I’m all for comics about teenagers — even teenage versions of classic characters. I personally loved the X-Men: Mistfits and was extremely disappointed when the second one got canceled. I just don’t know if Mary Jane was really the right one to do this with. But I have been informed plenty of people do like Mary Jane, so it could just be me.

Some comics have dropped in price recently, right? I dont’ really follow too many series (as in, any) on a monthly basis so I don’t really know. Mary Jane: Homecoming is less than $10, and it’s like 4 issues or something in one book. I think that’s a decent price.

By: Greg

Greg — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 14:01:12 +0000

No we don’t really care about MJ. Nor do we want to pay $4.99 for a book about teenage reverts of the X-Men going to Hypothetical High School. X-Campus is a joke, and I’m daring to say that without having read one page of it because it’s against my principles to pay that much for a comic. I will just be SOL when the cover prices on everything inches up to that. Kind of like when I said I’d quit smoking when a pack of Camels reached five bucks. Well, I sure do miss smoking, and I will miss comics dearly, but damn this extortion for crap product.