JR takes us back ten years and examines Spider-Man: The Other. In this episode JR reviews:
*Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 4
*Amazing Spider-Man # 528
*Marvel Knights Spider-Man # 22
He also gives an overview of the whole 12 part storyline.
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on Panel of the Day #1615 (Splash Page Sunday!): “@Hornacek – Maybe Stan reserved the writer credit for himself.” Nov 18, 08:01
on Panel of the Day #1615 (Splash Page Sunday!): “In these older issues, why is the writer sometimes listed as “Scripter”? Is this like in a movie credits where…” Nov 17, 09:09 on Panel of the Day #1615 (Splash Page Sunday!): “I mean, eventually he’ll fall enough that he can web onto a building. This isn’t that dire a situation. Now…” Nov 17, 09:08 on Panel of the Day #1612 (Splash Page Sunday!): “I guess there was something different about Cindy Moon’s body chemistry, too.” Nov 11, 08:15 on Panel of the Day #1612 (Splash Page Sunday!): “I don’t like the whole “something was different with Peter’s body chemistry” explanation here. He was bitten by a spider…” Nov 11, 04:30
on 1994 Spider-Man #15: “Battle of the Insidious Six” Review: “Your complaints look like nitpicks and made-up. Why angry face should be indicative of seeing stone crushed?” Nov 10, 14:28 on Panel of the Day #1611: “I might be in the minority, but I’ve always been confused about Spider-man Noir’s wielding a gun.” Nov 8, 09:36 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Paul Penna: I just don’t see any future writer “doing” anything with Paul besides having him around. Marvel wants him…” Nov 6, 09:19 on Panel(s) of the Day #1610 (Mary Jane Monday!): “@Hornacek — I would make a horrible Spider-man. So many times, were I in his place, I would have confided…” Nov 5, 07:53 on Panel(s) of the Day #1610 (Mary Jane Monday!): “At least he said “I have to go take photos for the Bugle.” This is a valid excuse since this…” Nov 5, 04:26
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This was JMS’ chronic weakness — his insistence on turning everything into dark mysticism (which is interesting, considering he’s an atheist). He also did this on Babylon 5.
Also, his reliance on horror tropes, like Morlun plucking-out and eating Peter’s eyeball (which I remember being disgusted by). That sort of thing belonged in Conan, not Spider-Man.
Notice that we can give Dan Slott credit for an improvement — he changed Morlun and his brood into straight-out //energy// vampires. No cannibalism.
Can’t believe this was ten years ago. I remember not hating each part individually at the time because you always thought answers were coming. Then, as JR so eloquently expressed – they never do. Enjoyable little flashback to such a hideous mess guys. 2 things perhaps you didn’t stress enough: 1) the horror that was Aunt May and Mary Jane in Iron Man suits. 2) the fact that Slott keeps saying that something in continuity happened to get rid of the totem powers, but we still haven’t seen it (and probably never will)