The Amazing Mary Jane
| The Amazing Mary Jane | |
|---|---|
 Cover to The Amazing Mary Jane #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 2019 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Leah Williams |
| Artist(s) | Carlos Gomez |
| Letterer(s) | Joe Caramagna |
| Colorist(s) | Carlos Lopez |
| Editor(s) | Kathleen Wisneski |
The Amazing Mary Jane is a 2019 comic book by Marvel Comics, starring Mary Jane Watson. It is written by Leah Williams, with arts of Carlos Gomez.
Editorial history
The comic book was first announced at the San Diego Comic-Con, with the writer Leah Williams and artist Carlos Gomez.[1] The announcement included several promotional variant covers of Mary Jane alongside other superheroes.[2]
Plot
Mary Jane Watson moves to Hollywood to make a film about the supervillain Mysterio. The director, unaware of Mary jane's relation with Spider-Man, confides with her that he's actually Quentin Beck, the original Mysterio, using his illusion powers to conceal his identity. Mary Jane trusts him and proceeds with the film, despite the attempts of the Sinister Six to sabotage it.
Reception
Jesse Schedeen at IGN points that the release of a Mary Jane comic book may be justified by her roles in the film Spider-Man: Far From Home, the Spider-Man video game and the ongoing Spider-Man series by Nick Spencer, but doubted that the comic had much content in itself. He considered that the scenes about the woes of Hollywood film-making and the prominence of Mysterio came at the expense of Mary Jane, who looks like a secondary character in her own comic book. He also considers that the art may be appropiate for the superhero genre, and in fact looks similar to the Spider-Man comics of early 2000s, but it felt out of place in a comic book without actual superhero conflicts.[3]
References
- ^ Adams, Tim (July 19, 2019). "Marvel Comics Announces The Amazing Mary Jane". CBR. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Nolan, LD (July 28, 2019). "Amazing Mary Jane Tie-In Variants Feature Marvel's Biggest and Best". CBR. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Schedeen, Jesse (November 26, 2019). "The Amazing Mary Jane #1 Review". IGN. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
