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But that is more the issue of the continuity obsessed grown up fan-man who can't simply choose to ignore the multiple appearances and pick and choose the ones he likes.
As kids It's not like we ever wondered how Superman had time to hang out with the justice league, batman in world's finest, random guest stars in DC comics presents, and multiple titles and guest appearances in other titles.
Even before joining FF and the Avengers, Spiderman had up to five or six titles a month. If they shift it over to a couple of team books, there isn't really much harm. For the continuity obsessed, more often than not they actually do address those issues and you can draw a through line within the titles and multiple appearances. Particularly during the crossovers.
There was a recent issue of Wolverine that followed him through the course of a week in all the globetrotting team adventures which just showed how insane his life was... And it actually worked within the context of a character that cannot sit still and js obsessed to the point of burnout and exhaustion.
Spiderman's been shown as well recently to leave in the middle of adventures... He recently had an issue of New Avengers where he told them he was taking off to hang out with the FF, at the same time that The Thing was taking a bit of time off from the stresses going on with the FF and spending his time with the New Avengers instead. Even during Fear Itself, Spiderman felt a bit out if his element and took off because he needed to deal with his family stuff. But that has always been Peter Parker hasn't it? Over committed because of his sense of responsibility and at the end of the day that sense if overarching responsibility that tends to be the big let down with his friends and family.
Sure these multiple appearances are all about the $$$, but think some of the writers have managed to tap into that feeling that many if us feel in contemporary society where all our obligations tend to pull us in a hundred directions at once. It's pretty relatable stuff.
As kids It's not like we ever wondered how Superman had time to hang out with the justice league, batman in world's finest, random guest stars in DC comics presents, and multiple titles and guest appearances in other titles.
Even before joining FF and the Avengers, Spiderman had up to five or six titles a month. If they shift it over to a couple of team books, there isn't really much harm. For the continuity obsessed, more often than not they actually do address those issues and you can draw a through line within the titles and multiple appearances. Particularly during the crossovers.
There was a recent issue of Wolverine that followed him through the course of a week in all the globetrotting team adventures which just showed how insane his life was... And it actually worked within the context of a character that cannot sit still and js obsessed to the point of burnout and exhaustion.
Spiderman's been shown as well recently to leave in the middle of adventures... He recently had an issue of New Avengers where he told them he was taking off to hang out with the FF, at the same time that The Thing was taking a bit of time off from the stresses going on with the FF and spending his time with the New Avengers instead. Even during Fear Itself, Spiderman felt a bit out if his element and took off because he needed to deal with his family stuff. But that has always been Peter Parker hasn't it? Over committed because of his sense of responsibility and at the end of the day that sense if overarching responsibility that tends to be the big let down with his friends and family.
Sure these multiple appearances are all about the $$$, but think some of the writers have managed to tap into that feeling that many if us feel in contemporary society where all our obligations tend to pull us in a hundred directions at once. It's pretty relatable stuff.
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