Comments on: Spider-Man newspaper strip gets its own Brand New Day

By: Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment » Fan letters save Spider-Man’s marriage — in the comic strip

Sun, 24 May 2009 17:43:57 +0000

[...] the beginning of the year, the Spider-Man newspaper strip received a bit of a makeover that brought it in step with comic book continuity. Echoing “Brand New Day,” the strip [...]

By: KaraokeFanboy

KaraokeFanboy — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:16:52 +0000

I thought Marvel “re-booted” Spidey to appeal to younger readers, one that might not connect with a married Peter Parker. (Or, at the very least, it’s Joe Q. and company’s way of projecting themselves and their forsaken bachelorhood through a swingin’ single hero!) But are these younger readers INTO the newspaper strip? Isn’t only old timers browsing yard sale ads that hit up the strip? What papers even publish it? A big change would be . . . attracting attention! I guess, mission accomplished!

By: Glen Newman

Glen Newman — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:02:54 +0000

It’s funny how things come full circle. Peter & MJ were married in the comic because the strip was about to marry them and now, they’re no longer married in the strip because the comics did it.

By: Rodrigo Baeza

Rodrigo Baeza — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:16:47 +0000

According to Roy Thomas (who’s ghost-writing the strip) the strip will return to its regular continuity (with a married Peter Parker) after this flashback story.

By: ejulp (John)

ejulp (John) — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:08:30 +0000

Y’know, I’ve wondered if Stan Lee actually writes the strip. It sounds like him, feels like him, but I really doubt he writes it day in and day out, most likely ghosted.

By: The Ugly American

The Ugly American — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:59:40 +0000

Quesadilla? Now I’m hungry for Mexican.