WW LA News: Joe Kelly To Write Amazing Spider-Man...Spider-Man Still Zzzzzzz

Former DC exclusive Joe Kelly (Deadpool, JLA, Supergirl) will be taking the helm of Amazing Spider-Man for at least two issues, according to Newsarama's coverage of the One More Day panel at Wizard World LA.

Now normally that would be exciting news, but given the state of Spider-Man, I have to admit, the panel was pretty ho-hum in terms of news. Current Amazing Spider-Man writer Marc Guggenheim's comment about the marriage of Peter and Mary Jane kind of reinforces Marvel's ardent belief that One More Day was a great step for the character:

Someone who identified himself as a comic book retailer in San Diego said he's had customers "bitching" about the "One More Day" storyline. He said he didn't have any problem with it and thought "Brand New Day" was "awesome," but wanted to know what the panel would suggest he should tell his dissatisfied customers.

Guggenheim clarified that nothing was "erased" from history, and compared it to the Geoff Johns-penned Flash storyline where the Spectre caused everyone to forget Wally West's secret identity.

"Comics are cyclical," said Guggenheim. "My response to them is that this is part and parcel with comic books."

McCann said they'll be addressing continuity issues in upcoming comics. "The big central question is what happened at the wedding," said [Spidey editor Steve] Wacker. "Those questions will be answered.

"They're not questions we want to answer right away," Wacker continued. "The books you have still happened," said [Marvel Marketing's Jim] McCann. "You'll find out where things fit."

Guggenheim discussed his personal feelings towards the matter, saying he was "agnostic" towards the idea of the married Spider-Man, but now that he thinks that an unmarried Spider-Man is "just better," and "closer to the core" of the character.

"An unmarried Spider-Man just works better," said the writer.

Sigh...it seems more and more that Spidey fans will never see their old friend again. For a scathing and hilarious commentary of the current hypocritical Brand New Day arc, check out our friend Protoclown's (from I-Mockery) article.

WWLA '08 Marvel's Spider-Man Panel [Newsarama]

jonostarsmore
Posted to Comics on 15 March 2008 · Comments (1)
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