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▲ 9 r/Marvels_Sightseer+1 crossposts

Our first look at Sightseer’s powers

We are starting to get a closer look at Paulina’s unique skill set. I can’t wait to see more of what she is ACTUALLY seeing! (Ultimate Impact: Reborn #2)

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 11 days ago
▲ 544 r/Peter_X_MJ+1 crossposts

Peter learns he and MJ are together across the multiverse

A lot of people shit on it but the Astonishing Spider-Man Infinity Comic actually had a lot of fun meta commentary in it. I wish Aukerman had been given the chance to finish his story (I still want to know what was up with Crime-Lord and Webhead!)

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 1 month ago
▲ 209 r/ironman

I was wrong about Iron Man

I always thought Iron Man was a boring character.

Now, I was a kid in the 90’s … always and forever a Spider-man fan. Grew up on Punisher, Wolverine, Venom, and Ghost Rider. My experience with Iron Man was just when he would pop up in crossovers … and I always thought he was lame.

When the MCU started with Iron Man I was … surprised. Really? THIS is how they’re kicking it off? And when the movie was a hit (and really good) I gave credit to RDJ. “He made a lame character seem awesome.”

So, now, here we are … and, through Spider-man and Venom, I’ve become a huge Madame Masque fan over the last two or three years. I start collecting her appearances … most of which are of course in Iron Man books.

And now I’m just reading Iron Man and picking up random Iron Man issues whenever I come across them cheap. I was completely wrong about him. The books themselves are this great mix of sci-fi noir spy thriller … it’s techno-thriller paranoia.

I feel like a lot of times he’s flattened into “space suit Batman” but he’s so much more than that. His armor is both empowerment and prison. He is caught in a cycle of constant self-reinvention and self-sabotage. His enemies feel specifically HIS in a way that a lot of rogue galleries don’t. The juxtaposition of glamor and loneliness … the past addiction problems … a mask of narcissism that hides deep insecurity … he’s such a rich character that I don’t think Marvel has always known how to properly position.

And it’s fun to debate if his true love should be Beth or Pepper or Whitney … but it’s clear his true love is his own ego and the tragedy that entails.

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 1 month ago
▲ 2 r/Marvels_Sightseer+1 crossposts

Our first look at Sightseer

I don’t know if “Paulina” is the best name they could have given her … but I love the civvy design and am anxious to see Sightseer proper in action.

What did everyone think of Ultimate Impact?

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 1 month ago
▲ 10 r/Marvels_Sightseer+1 crossposts

I love magical characters anyway so this was going to be right up my alley … and the entire Origin Box gimmick has intrigued me. Just a couple of weeks before we find out what it’s all about!

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 2 months ago
▲ 6 r/Peter_X_MJ+1 crossposts

And a lot of you won't like it, lol.

First of all, yes, MJ is both my choice and the definitive Peter love interest. She is the most visible across the franchise and clearly endgame. Yes, they will get back together only to be broken up again ... rinse, repeat. Marvel thinks the soap opera gimmick sells and unless the books absolutely tank, they won't change this stance.

So, that's the board ... how do we work with those pieces?

Make her Jackpot again - on her terms.

With the Venom redesign, I think that's a good indication we're on the back half of the VenoMJ arc. They'll play with Venom's design (Agent Venom, Space Knight) but not for long (long is relatively in comic time - most major shake-ups last around four years). So ... what's next?

I think the problem (as they see it) is that they simply don't know how to write civilian love interests in a way that doesn't make them collateral or a plot device. And MJ is far too important to the mythos and IP to permanently sideline her (they've tried). So, there's the tension. What do you do?

She becomes Jackpot again - but the Jackpot she wants to be.

Post-Venom, I can't see her going back to being a civilian. I know Top-Knot fixed the bracelet ... I believe this was done for more than a throwaway joke. I think once Venom runs its course, especially with the escalating violence (I don't think Torment is the last time we will see her lose control), she will have to decide what kind of hero she wants to be. She has the Jackpot device ... it's really an obvious fit.

This makes her an "equal" to Peter. She doesn't have to be rescued. She's in the story, not reacting to it. They can exist in the same world without being glued at the hip. The relationship becomes home base, not a plot device. She can have side quests with Felicia, other Spiders ... you can even introduce tension (without breaking them up) by having other heroes flirt with her. Marvel can have its cake and eat it, too.

I think making her Jackpot permanently (with a costume change, ye gods) solves a lot of problems Marvel seems to think they have. And separated from Top-Knot, I don't think the fans would revolt in large over the idea. I think this is the best option to get Peter/MJ long-term while also not completely reducing her to a gimmick (the beleaguered girlfriend).

Yes, I prefer civilian MJ and think Marvel never fully explored the dynamic there ... but, let's be honest: it's Marvel. They want to sell toys and backpacks. If Marvel will allow Peter/MJ to actually function long-term in the current era, Jackpot might be the compromise that lets them do it.

The problem was never MJ. It was how limited they kept her role.

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u/MaskedFilmmaker — 2 months ago
▲ 200 r/Supergirl

Okay, so I got this free at my LCS … and I loved it.

I don’t read DC Comics for the simple fact that every time I have in the past I’ve gotten sucked into some 85-part Crisis/Zero/Infinite Earths story and it’s just too much.

But I love Kara and I love this … is this pretty self-contained? Am I going to have to read ten other titles to stay up to date? I’m assuming this is still part of the canon Earth-0, right?

Sorry for the elementary questions!

u/MaskedFilmmaker — 2 months ago