Ultimate Spider-Man By Jonathan Hickman

~~BornAgain~~ · 01-07-2024, 01:44 AM

It’s not exactly the same imo. Peter is a character all about duality, which makes it hard to lean into when his personal life is too ideal. We are supposed to constantly see the sacrifice he makes by putting the mask on.

I’m not saying it can’t be done well but it throws a wrench in the formula. Letting Peter remain happily married is more akin to giving Wolverine all his memories back or letting the X-Men stay in the new Krakoa forever. They are somewhat natural evolutions for characters that have been around for a while, but once they’re in place, something at the core of the character is no longer in play.

Plus it’s hard to write a married Peter because he will inevitably end up abandoning his wife constantly. How do you justify someone putting up with that? It’s one thing to be a teen bailing on your aunt. Being an absent husband and father isn’t what “with great power…” is really all about.

So again, I’m not saying it can’t be done but I am saying I don’t think it’s quite as natural as pairing Reed & Sue. I can see the appeal of keeping Peter “pure” on some level, and that’s without getting into the sliding timeline discussion which complicates things further on both sides.

01-07-2024, 01:44 AM	#12
~~BornAgain~~ Banned Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 223	It’s not exactly the same imo. Peter is a character all about duality, which makes it hard to lean into when his personal life is too ideal. We are supposed to constantly see the sacrifice he makes by putting the mask on. I’m not saying it can’t be done well but it throws a wrench in the formula. Letting Peter remain happily married is more akin to giving Wolverine all his memories back or letting the X-Men stay in the new Krakoa forever. They are somewhat natural evolutions for characters that have been around for a while, but once they’re in place, something at the core of the character is no longer in play. Plus it’s hard to write a married Peter because he will inevitably end up abandoning his wife constantly. How do you justify someone putting up with that? It’s one thing to be a teen bailing on your aunt. Being an absent husband and father isn’t what “with great power…” is really all about. So again, I’m not saying it can’t be done but I am saying I don’t think it’s quite as natural as pairing Reed & Sue. I can see the appeal of keeping Peter “pure” on some level, and that’s without getting into the sliding timeline discussion which complicates things further on both sides.