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Newsarama.com : Weekly Webbing: Waid & Van Lente on Bringing Back MJ
As badly handled as One More Day/Brand New Day was, I'm finding Amazing Spider-man has actually been a much more interesting read with much more story possibilities with a single Peter Parker and the return of his best friend Harry Osborn (also single). I'm really happy to be seeing MJ's return to the title, she's one of my favourite supporting characters and I think this new kind of character driven relationship status quo could be an interesting turn for the both of them. The Couple who Should Be Together but Just Can't Make it Work. I think she's better served as a character here opposite Peter, than running around a title called "Models Inc".
MW: Yeah. There are probably still some questions to be answered, but we knew going in that one of the things you've got to have in this story is who remembers what. And we knew that was something we had to address.
NRAMA: What are things going to be like between Peter and MJ now?
FVL: Mary Jane returns to Peter's life as the ex. They've had this long-term relationship, they were very close and intimate, but then they broke up for reasons that remain mysterious. But now MJ is back and she's back in New York permanently.
NRAMA: So she's permanently part of Spider-Man's life? Even past this storyline?
FVL: She's permanently part of the Spider-Man cast again, but she's got a very different role than she's ever had before. She's the ex, and while she still cares about Peter a lot, like most exes, she's acutely aware of all his flaws. And so it's a really unique way to use Mary Jane and to have a really different Mary Jane/Peter dynamic. As somebody who has read Spider-Man for years – and obviously I'm biased – but I think it's a really interesting way to use the character.
NRAMA: What are things going to be like between Peter and MJ now?
FVL: Mary Jane returns to Peter's life as the ex. They've had this long-term relationship, they were very close and intimate, but then they broke up for reasons that remain mysterious. But now MJ is back and she's back in New York permanently.
NRAMA: So she's permanently part of Spider-Man's life? Even past this storyline?
FVL: She's permanently part of the Spider-Man cast again, but she's got a very different role than she's ever had before. She's the ex, and while she still cares about Peter a lot, like most exes, she's acutely aware of all his flaws. And so it's a really unique way to use Mary Jane and to have a really different Mary Jane/Peter dynamic. As somebody who has read Spider-Man for years – and obviously I'm biased – but I think it's a really interesting way to use the character.
as an aside I like them together married.
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