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I just find it a bit…odd. Felicia hasn’t seen Peter in weeks, and has been worried a good deal about Peter and where he’s been.

This is likely their first interaction since he returned from space and her first thought is a flirty text saying they can meet up in costume instead of having a serious conversation.

Then again, Felicia could just be really pissed off about it. But I’m not sure. Let me know your thoughts.

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How was she lucky to sleep with Felicia

Venom#258 was hyped up by many for many things with a lot of unrealistic expectations. All it did was return to the same old status quo 18 years ago. Arguably worse.

It's been less than 2 days since I finished Wells run. I had grown tired of Rabin Jr. Seeing the writers still trying defend the character & trying to compare him to Peter is seriously annoying.

In reality he's not even the worst love interest MJ had since OMD. It was Bobby Carr. Bobby Carr was far worse than Rabin Jr. could ever be. At the time they were really trying to make us hate & forget MJ. MJ taunted Peter about Uncle Ben then dated Bobby Carr a drug addict despite MJ being very anti-drug in her history. She was shown far more visually intimate with Bobby in the comics. They made her Bobby Carr's trophy doll.

Then in the "Many loves of Spider-Man" comics they showed MJ moving on & not caring about Peter saying fame & glamor is all she ever wanted.

They also ruined Felicia's character & her relationship with Peter post OMD. So Peter can't have the next best stable relationship with Black Cat. We also had the infamous Daredevil & Black Cat hookup during this time.

And they made Peter a simping manwhore.

Then Marvel made a new FORGETTABLE love interest for Peter aka Carlie Cooper who was based on Joe Quasada's daughter. It was during this time MJ returned. MJ returned to being Peter's friend then BND writers tried show us Carlie & Peter are compatible while MJ & Peter were always incompatible. While Felicia was returned to being a casual hookup friend & stopped being in love with Peter.

Next time when Peter & MJ's relationship started to heal & they were getting close to being back together. Fans were once again finally hopeful after BND shenanigans. They really thought #700 was MJ & Peter being back together. But then then BND editorial killed Peter then had Otto in Peter's body Sexually assault MJ. Otto really destroyed their relationship again this time & MJ also truly lost her trust in Peter. She started dating Pedro. A fireman who saved her after being disappointed for Peter not saving her. And they character assassinated Black Cat even further & made into full on Villain this time.

After Peter returned to his body MJ wanted be gone from Peter's life once again because of his life as Spider-Man. But then she went to work for Tony Stark & be a high profile employee of a Superhero. And she was angry at Peter for lying to Tony.

Then came the era of Peter's new forgettable love interests & MJ "menzing".

Then After 10 years Nick Spencer came to this book like a raft in middle of the ocean for us drowning fans. He spent 3 years trying to fix all the damage done in 10 years. Got MJ & Peter back together. Healed their relationship. Developed MJ's character. Healed Felicia & Peter's relationship. Also developed Felicia's character from her previous shallow self. Did everything in his power to undo OMD then undid the Sins Past. Editorial did everything to interrupt his writing. BND writers had comatose Peter react to Felicia even though Spencer wanted it to be MJ. Spencer was given the task to return to status quo from the worldwide saga. And he also took the mission to fix all the issues fans had gripes with. Many people think his run sucked but the story being mediocre is not that big of a surprise. He also had to shorten the story from 100 issue. It was objectively mediocre but he did better than most with all interference from editorial. But his run at least gave us hope for future stories.

Then again Zeb Wells happened. And we got Rabin Jr. MJ hating Peter & Rabin Jr. flexing on us despite the fact that it was Peter that saved their family. BND writers fully intended do more damage but the Fan backlash probably slightly changed their position about MJ/Rabin Jr. . Because Peter literally called her his sister. Peter/Felicia lasted merely 2 chapters. Then we got another forgettable love interest Shay to stop Peter from fully dating Felicia. Well's run ended with a meta commentary about Peter & MJ returning back together eventually someday. A false promise by the editorial.

Then Venom war we had ANOTHER will they won't they moment & a panel Peter drawn like a chud while MJ flirting with Rabin Jr.

Current day. They made MJ venom & blasted Peter off to space so MJ & Peter can't meet. Once again editorial made Ben Reilly drive a wedge in to not only MJ & Peter but all of Peter's relationships. We got Raelith. Who serves no purpose other than stopping Peter from having an actual romantic relationship.

Black Cat flirting with everyone. And we got MJ & Flash tease.

Currently MJ has become a hero & unlikely to return to being a civilian any time soon. ASM book will never have Peter have a meaningful relationship with a hero. And currently there's an unnecessary unresolved issue of MJ killing Torment.

Now onto the issue itself. MJ said she thought he was dead. Clearly new writer trying to fix the issue previous writer left behind with a soft retcon. MJ's had no reaction that implied she thought he was dead before. She was not really relieved to see him alive & immediately pushed him away. And continued to be harsh to him. In this new issue MJ actually apologized for the first time which I have been waiting for a long time but in the previous run Spider-Goblin issue Peter said to MJ she did nothing wrong & all MJ said was "I know". MJ is also now step-parent to Dylan which now makes her too old to date Peter according to current editorial standard. And she actually 4 years older now. Because they want infantile Peter. Even though both should be pushing their 30's now. MJ & Peter also "friends" now. Just like she is "friends" with Flash now. She had exact same conversation with Flash in the exact same place. They left her relationship with flash in a new mystery box. And flash is not a love interest that will simply go away.

Her relationship with Peter returned to same status quo as before but in an worse position. BND editorial won't let Peter have any meaningful relationship with MJ, Felicia or any other character anytime soon. They definitely won't let him grow. Marvel will continue to tease us to string us along all the while MJ's popularity is all time low as a love interest & continues to worsen among new fans. Many haters of Spider-Man fans will say we should move on already. Honestly we actually should but not from MJxPeter but from Spider-Man entirely. That's most healthy. But we are still here because most of us die-hard fans & unhealthily obsessed with Spider-Man.

I haven't read any comics for 4 years & dropped the book since beyond arc. The recent upsurge in Spider-Man media, the upcoming #1000 & people praising Joe made me pick up & continue reading again recently. During Nick Spencer run there was at least hope for development but current the editorial attitude is stark clear. They make no pretense. This issue except for trying to justify Pau.l to the readers most things can be taken positive but the problem is the feeling of "wait a minute I have been here before!". Deja Vu. The rinse & repeat of will they won't they. This is what made me feel really frustrated.

From The Amazing Spider-Man #308 drawn by Todd McFarlane in 1988. This is after the introduction of Venom, and soon the Black Cat will meet him in battle...