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@ 2009-08-31 02:21 am UTC
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Entry tags:char: green goblin/harry osborn, char: gwen stacy, char: mary jane watson, char: spider-girl/may parker, char: spider-man/peter parker, char: venom/anti-venom/flash thompson, creator: jeph loeb, creator: tim sale
In my last post I shared Peter and Mary Jane's first date, now here's Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's take on their early relationship from Spider-Man: Blue. I'm honestly not a fan of the writing (for starters, the "guy holed up in the dark attic making tapes for his dead girlfriend" framing device struck me as creepy rather than bittersweet) but I love how Sale draws MJ.

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Peter and MJ then see some supervillain shenanigans on the television.

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[identity profile] oddpuppets.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 07:03 am UTC (link)
I've fallen in love with Mary Jane Watson all over again.

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[identity profile] proteus_lives.insanejournal.com
2009-09-01 05:39 am UTC (link)
Motto!

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[identity profile] ladymirth.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 07:06 am UTC (link)
Um, I dunno. I liked the original better. MJ is a little too in-your-face here. The art was prettier too.

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[identity profile] jlroberson.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:03 am UTC (link)
I disagree. The only real difference I can see here is the lack of hipster dialogue.

MJ at her best talks like cover-copy Stan Lee in drag. ("Face forward! This is THE ONE!" and all that type of jazz)

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[identity profile] arilou_skiff.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 07:26 am UTC (link)
Loving the stylized way they draw her hair.

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[identity profile] yaseen101.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 07:30 am UTC (link)
I love the art and all but I kinda imagine MJ with more muscle and less of a seductive vixen type and more of a fun loving party-ing type packed with energy.

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[identity profile] snosten.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 01:10 pm UTC (link)
mary-jane as a biker was what came to mind

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[identity profile] hammster.livejournal.com (from insanejournal.com)
2009-08-31 08:30 am UTC (link)
meehh, this just makes Peter look like way more of a dick than I ever want to picture him being :C

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[identity profile] starwolf_oakley.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 05:03 pm UTC (link)
Peter acting like a dick is difficult for most fans. Yes, Peter Parker is supposed to be an everyman, but he's a very moral everyman who is obsessed with acting responsible.

Trying to do the responsible thing at the right time (often involving a rampaging super-villain), resulting in another responsible thing NOT being done, can make Peter *seem* like a dick to other characters. But *we* know he not a dick... until they decide to start writing him like one.

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[identity profile] brandiweed.livejournal.com (from insanejournal.com)
2009-08-31 08:31 am UTC (link)
Why does Harry look like Tin from the Metal Men?

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[identity profile] yaseen101.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 09:03 am UTC (link)
It's the nose that does it.

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 10:12 am UTC (link)
Ummm.... not a fan of the art that much, aside from taking three pages to do what was nicely done in a single page in the original.

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I know Sale uses an exaggerated art style, but come ON, In that double page spread either MJ is closely related to the Munchkins, or Flash makes the Juggernaut look puny.

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[identity profile] ladymirth.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 10:49 am UTC (link)
I just remembered Tim Sale worked on The Long Halloween too. His Selina was drawn much like his MJ - wild-haired and scary-looking.

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:00 am UTC (link)
He also draws the worlds smallest Robin... Seriously... he's pocket sized.

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[identity profile] kagome654.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:06 am UTC (link)
You say pocket sized like it's a bad thing. I think it's kind of adorable (probably why I like Frank Quitely's Damian...).

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:24 am UTC (link)
Oh, no tiny Robins can be handy! :)

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[identity profile] kagome654.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:26 am UTC (link)
D'aww, I don't think I've ever seen that icon before. Too cute!

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 11:43 am UTC (link)
Isn't it though? :) I wish I could remember where I found it so I could give credit, I think it was on SD 1.0

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[identity profile] drsevarius.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 01:21 pm UTC (link)
what image is that from?

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[identity profile] zippthorn.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 03:00 pm UTC (link)
Seeing as the only time Sale drew Robin was in Dark Victory, I'd say some sort of extra model sheet for same, maybe from an Absolute or special edition collected version (it's not in my vanilla softcover, frex.)

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[identity profile] icon_uk.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 05:31 pm UTC (link)
It's a design page for the Dark Victory Robin action figure.

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[identity profile] sandoz_iscariot.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 06:02 pm UTC (link)
It's such a famous, anticipated moment I can let slide a little decompression. But of course nothing touches the original scene.

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[identity profile] kagome654.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 10:13 am UTC (link)
I love Gwen's smile in the 'And you've gotta be' panel. It's very 'A CHALLENGER APPEARS,' and she's totally cool with it. Fun stuff.

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[identity profile] mcity.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 02:31 pm UTC (link)
http://i28.tinypic.com/33uwnf7.jpg

MJ! Stop flirting with Gwen!

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[identity profile] captain_clown.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 05:34 pm UTC (link)
OMG Gwen's bedroom eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[identity profile] sandoz_iscariot.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 06:07 pm UTC (link)
"All at once, Gwen, I didn't think you'd understand at all."

Oh, she might understand more than you think she does, Pete-O.

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[identity profile] kenn_el.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 08:34 pm UTC (link)
I always saw MJ and Gwen as Betty and Veronica to Peter's Archie Andrews. Even Jughead and Reggie sort of matched Harry and Flash, while Captain Stacy looked like Mr. Lodge (and acted at times like him!). Heck, there's a little Grundy in Aunt May.

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[identity profile] cutie_aoide.insanejournal.com
2009-09-01 08:15 am UTC (link)
This comment wins. <3

Have an internets!

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[identity profile] captain_clown.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 05:33 pm UTC (link)
This was abit of a let down for me, and I was never really a MJ fan (Gwen!!!) but the ending was utterly heartwarming.

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[identity profile] greenmask.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 08:12 pm UTC (link)
MJ seems kind of.. manic. Compared to the original, there's something missing. And the weird semi-updated clothing makes her look cheaper than she used to.

Plus, yes: creepy Peter!

But all that said. Yay Mary Jaaane.

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[identity profile] sandoz_iscariot.insanejournal.com
2009-09-01 10:09 pm UTC (link)
I wouldn't say cheap, but I think it's funny how the dress Sale gives her in the "Jackpot!" scene is more dated than the clothes she actually wore in the original.

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[identity profile] sailorlibra.insanejournal.com
2009-08-31 09:32 pm UTC (link)
Oh, coincidences, you are strange... I just read this story for the first time ever a few hours ago. And now you're posting it.

And MJ and Peter still make an amazing couple.

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[identity profile] psychop_rex.insanejournal.com
2009-09-01 09:47 am UTC (link)
MJ, you are never not awesome. Who wouldn't want to go out on a date with the kind of girl that goes 'WHEEEHAH!' on the back of a motorbike?
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Well, actually, I might be a tad intimidated by that sort of girl, but I'd certainly appreciate her.

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