Tag Archives: Retcons

The Infinite Spider-Man: Retcons

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Thomas Mets

  A good chunk of the Infinite Spider-Man essay series was devoted to the question of retcons, since One More Day changed major details about the wall-crawler’s backstory. His marriage to MJ was erased, the world forgot about his secret … Continue reading →

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Amazing Fantasy: A Pitch

Posted on June 6, 2013 by Thomas Mets

This would be a finite series lasting several years retelling Spider-Man’s story in a closed setting, outside the Marvel Universe, the Ultimate Universe or any other existing fictional world. It’s vaguely inspired by Naoki Urasawa’s manga Pluto, which spent eight … Continue reading →

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Advanced Comic Books

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Thomas Mets

Earlier, I wondered where someone interested in comic books should start, since it’s difficult for a new reader to just go to a random store, and start with the first comic that draws their eye. It’s probable that whatever book … Continue reading →

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The Superhero’s Eternal Struggle

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Thomas Mets

One time when I was in high school, I was walking to the subway with Charles, a classmate, and made a detour at St. Mark’s Comics for the latest issue of Spider-Man. Charles had a question that made me think … Continue reading →

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The Bloodlust of JM DeMatteis

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Thomas Mets

While writing about the Illusion of Change for the Infinite Spider-Man series, Thomas Mets considers the monumental changes in the Spider-Man comic of J.M.DeMatteis, killer of Harry Osborn and Aunt May. Continue reading →

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More Questions About Peter Parker

Posted on December 11, 2012 by Thomas Mets

There are a few smaller decisions about Peter Parker’s character that the next Spider-Man writers may touch on. Although it’s just as easy to ignore completely most of the time. The Parents On his now-deleted formspring account, Dan Slott was … Continue reading →

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Without One More Day

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Thomas Mets

For the Infinite Spider-Man series, Thomas Mets considers what the Spider-Man comics would have been like if it weren’t for One More Day. Continue reading →

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Avoiding Or Courting Controversy In The Spider-Man comics

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Should Dan Slott, Joe Quesada, Stephen Wacker and Alex Alonso avoid controversy in the Spider-Man comics after One More Day? Continue reading →

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Compromises and the commitment to change

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Thomas Mets

After One More Day, some fans suggested possible compromises for Marvel as ways the status quo could have been changed without a retcon. One suggestion to get rid of the marriage while preserving the commitment to change was that Mary … Continue reading →

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Teasing the Fans

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Thomas Mets

Two questions in the Infinite Spider-Man series: Is Marvel misleading fans with hints that Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson might reconcile, or that Peter might end up with anyone else? Continue reading →

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