Is this story canon? I don't understand why it was recently released a week or two ago. Why are they getting married/married in the graphic novel. Nothing really parallel about their lives. I feel there could have been much better or different stories that could have been told or re-released.
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05-10-2012, 03:27 PM #1Senior Member
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Parallel Lives
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05-10-2012, 04:01 PM #2I wanna hear you scream
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1: Well, sort of. The issue was recently released in 1989 and ended on the wedding from Amazing Annual #21. But now the wedding has been retconned out. So that portion is no longer canon. The other stuff about MJ always knowing Peter is Spider-Man is still canon. (And was referenced in #675, IIRC).
2: It's a reprint. Occasionally stories get reprinted. Marvel's going to reprint other Original Graphic Novels. And they're even putting all the Spidey ones together (including Parallel Lives).The monster saved them all. And in their fear, they betrayed him. As they always have. As they always will.
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05-10-2012, 05:17 PM #3Mechanically Insane
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aside from this and Hooky which was released last month what other Spidey original graphic novels are there?
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05-10-2012, 05:26 PM #4I wanna hear you scream
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Spirits of the Earth and Fear Itself (not connected to the recent crossover.)
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The monster saved them all. And in their fear, they betrayed him. As they always have. As they always will.
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05-10-2012, 05:46 PM #5Mechanically Insane
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are they reprinting them too?
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05-10-2012, 06:14 PM #6I wanna hear you scream
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Presumably. And there's supposed to be some kind of collection for the whole lot of 'em. Originally Posted by shadow panther
The monster saved them all. And in their fear, they betrayed him. As they always have. As they always will.
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05-10-2012, 06:50 PM #7Member
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First Spidey book I've picked up in about 4 and a half years (discounting Ultimate and that Clone Saga Mini).
I've never read it before. I enjoyed it."The Tardis, when working properly, is capable of many amazing things. Not unlike myself."
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It felt like mostly a mix-up of stories i had read/known of. I can't saw i didn't go AWWWWWWWW~ too many times for a guy, but, eh, it feels like a piece for people who are new into Spider-man. Not bad, but knowing of the stories (my Venom TP does MJ's story better. Even if using the same panels.) kinda ruins it, then again that's true for all reprints.
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05-11-2012, 11:56 PM #9Post Editing OCD
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Both came from tragic/troubled childhoods. Both were overtly emotional loners who started building fake public images for themselves at very young ages(MJ's flighty party girl exterior, Peter's snarky and sarcastic wisecracker) until they grew at ease with the better aspects of their respective "masks" and naturally integrated those traits into their real personalities. Also, I would say that Aunt May played a crucial role in supporting and guiding MJ from falling over into the abyss of Lindsay Lohan trainwreckage similar to how she anchors Peter from turning into Bruce Geekwayne. Originally Posted by One More Day
I would like more flashback scenes with MJ and Aunt May to help gain a better insight into how May was MJ's "wonderwall" through the teenage girl's most troubled days and why exactly Mary Jane would enjoy spending so much time with May and Anna before and after meeting Peter face to face for the first time.
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