All the cool kids have tumblrs, so why not me?
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Considering you did such a good job for Sensational Spider-Man Annual #1, what do you think of MJ and Peter Parker’s relationship? I don’t know if Peter Parker was the best marvel character to be married, and I understand both sides of the argument. When his marriage with MJ worked, it worked very well, but sometimes it seemed like people didn’t know what to do with MJ. Way too often MJ would be relegated to hostage or obstacle. Too seldom did she play the role of supporter, friend or nurturer. I thought it was possible to do all of that, and maybe it’s a cheap shot, but I took it.
It was sort of dirty pool because I knew One More Day was coming. But I took the shot and it was great.
Original article and hell of a read: http://www.herebegeeks.com/comics/3-days-with-matt-fraction/
Personally I think he is exaggerating MJ as an obstacle or hostage thing and underestimating the number of times she was...
Matt Fraction on Sensational Spider-Man Annual #1 and the Spider-Marriage (source).
I’ve actually been wondering about this, so it’s good to have a clear cut answer. It does make the dynamic in Carnage #1...