When she’s being written very differently than a concurrent run at the time (All-New Wolverine), how does one tally this. Like which is canon, because these Laura’s are different people (imo). Same thing that I THINK is Laura’s LKW and The New Avengers where they are different people, which is canon and how do you kind of go about this?
I was rereading X-23 Marjorie Liu’s (the best Laura run ever done to this date and likely won’t be topped in plot, writing and art) and I noticed Joe’s Pizza in background, wondering if it was a reference to the Tobey Maguire Spidey 2. (And yes I know Joe’s Pizza exists as a real location I live in New York City but 2004 established it in Marvel.) If so that’s a cool touch, looks very different in 616.
As Spider-Man Brand New Day gets closer, it’s no doubt this is Marvel’s canon of a movie. And everyone will go witness. And so I wish they could’ve added a character like Laura (MCU) in Peter’s spotlight so she could’ve had a much broader audience. Punisher for instance was only in his show and special and Daredevil’s, but with him here he now is being portrayed to the broader MCU and Spider-Man fans and just movie fans in general. To think if they looked at a character like Laura and be generous to add her to this movie, would be amazing, everything would change for her because she shared a movie with Pete. Her comics and spotlight would be reviewed, Marvel Editorial would prioritize her, and Laura and Gabby would be in an amazing place because of Spider-Man. And as for the character, they are around similar age, and are like light and dark, Yin and Yang in ways. Imagine the TVA put her in MCU, and she was in ESU, and Peter ran into her. Just thoughts. But this would’ve definitely been amazing and is still possible in the future as well. But it’s funny to think that they’re the only two MCU characters that are the same age and have been through more serious things (Cassie Lang and Kate haven’t gone through it yet.)