Tag Archives: Mephisto

Blood on Spider-Man’s hands

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In the Infinite Spider-Man series, Thomas Mets explores whether Peter Parker sold his soul in One More Day, or has blood on his hands after the deal with Mephisto. Continue reading →

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Was Mary Jane Pregnant in One More Day?

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Thomas Mets explores the fan theory of whether Mary Jane Watson was pregnant in the Spider-Man story One More Day. Continue reading →

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Flashpoint VS One More Day

Posted on November 22, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Comparison of the erasure of Spider-Man and Mary Jane’s marriage in Marvel’s Spider-Man: One More Day to the removal of Superman’s marriage to Lois Lane in Geoff Johns’s DC Comics story Flashpoint. Continue reading →

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Does One More Day Scare Away Spider-Man Writers?

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Thomas Mets

In any serialized medium, new writers will have to figure out ways to navigate the complex histories of the characters. At CBR, there was a discussion about whether potential Spider-Man writers might be discouraged by One More Day and what it … Continue reading →

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Time Travel in One More Day

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Thomas Mets

There have been some arguments regarding the rules of time travel within the Marvel Universe, and whether One More Day violated those principles. In some stories it had been suggested that any instance of time travel creates a parallel universe. But … Continue reading →

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One More Day’s Mephisto

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Since One More Day, there have been many complaints on the internet that the satanic supervillain Mephisto wouldn’t be interested in undoing the marriage and that he wouldn’t have the power to change history so that Peter and Mary Jane … Continue reading →

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What Joe Quesada accomplished with One More Day

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Thomas Mets

When he was Editor-in-Chief of Marvel, Joe Quesada expressed his belief that some developments prior to his tenure had made the Marvel Universe a less interesting place. He listed the three mistakes that he wanted to fix in a Cup … Continue reading →

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The Resurrection of Harry Osborn

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Thomas Mets

One development in One More Day mostly unrelated to the secret identity and the removal of the marriage was Harry Osborn’s return from the dead. Considering the speculation that even Gwen would return, it wasn’t exactly a surprise. While the … Continue reading →

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