Thinking of Mary Jane Watson, in terms of today’s Spider-Man books. I think the character is irreversibly Damaged Goods, and can never be fixed in the Spider-Man books.

Looking at her, or bringing her back into the current Spider-Man books with a recurring role, just cannot happen. When fans look at her, they will just see and remember that she is Spidey’s wife, but that the marriage was removed.

She now has a stigma that cannot be shaken from the character. Looking at her and the fans remember the marriage. It’s inescapable this conclusion.

And why even associate her with Peter Parker anymore or his world? You know that corporate Marvel will never let a real relationship grow between the two again, that could lead to marriage. It just won’t happen. So it’s pointless to make them date again. And could even be seen as an insult. A way to dangle it in front of fans, yet full well knowing, they’ll never let them get close again.

And for arguments sake, even if they did let them get married again. What’s the point? It’s a case of seen it before. They made that pointless.

So I ask you, thinking about that. Is she damaged goods in the Spidey books now? Does Mary Jane even have a role in the book anymore? I don’t think she does for the above reasons.

In the Amazing Spider-Man #623-624, Peter Parker gets fired and us Unemployed. I guess their trying to reflect today’s economy and people who have lost their jobs.

But truth is, I’ve stopped caring for the book. And while Spidey is my favorite superhero. In terms of the current comic books and buying it? I can’t. I‘ve lost that emotional connection to the character ir his struggles, ever since One More Day.

It’s just a comic book character, and in a corporate, non creator owned world, a character can only grow so much.

The famous Illusion of Change line. Because make no doubt about it. At some point, he will be working for the Daily Bugle again and it’s a return to status quo. So this new story DOES NOT matter at all. ALSO, Peter Parker has been Unemployed before. So this new story is nothing new we have not seen before.