Amazing Spider-Man #623-624: Peter Reaps What He Sows

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New York, NY (March 1, 2010) – Marvel Comics has two words to say to Spider-Man’s alter ego Peter Parker -- You’re Fired! Beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #623, on-sale March 3rd, everyone’s favorite friendly neighborhood hero has to not only survive key arch nemesis Vulture’s reign of terror…but also losing his job at the Mayor’s office! Peter Parker lays it all on the line to protect J. Jonah Jameson and keep the city from ripping itself apart, but Peter’s sacrifice winds up costing his career as a photographer.

But when you can’t pay the bills, how’s a Super Hero supposed to buy web-fluid and fix his costume? Spider-Man’s about to learn that with great power and great responsibility comes the great need to be employed -- which isn’t so easy when you’re blacklisted in New York City!

“Peter Parker’s been through some rough times lately, with all of his deadliest foes returning, and he couldn’t lose his job at a worse time” said Senior Editor Steve Wacker. “He’s going to struggle with unemployment and trying to save the city while he can barely afford to keep a roof over his head.”

The intrigue starts in Amazing Spider-Man #623 with the shocking next installment, Amazing Spider-Man #624, spinning into stores just one week later – March 10!

Comments

[jcbaggee]

THIS IS GROUNDBREAKING AND HAS NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE.

[neuhallidae]

Already LOL'd about this on noscans, so I'll just say that I'm really hating that dress on MJ. Or just hating that dress in general.

[nezchan]

Gee, you're friends with several affluent superheroes, you don't think you could get at least one of them to toss a bit of freelance work your way? What, Reed Richards only hires robot staff?

Relatable, right. Have to keep reminding myself of that.

[shanejayell]

Could they PLEASE just give Peter his damn TEACHING JOB BACK?!

PLEASE!!!

*is SO sick of BND it's not funny*

[protogarrett]

"Hey, Summers/Stark/Richards/ANYONE IN THE MARVEL U. can I crash for a bit and get a loan for web fluid?

Oh, wait, I can live with the New Avengers! Like ALL the other do!"

[nevermore999]

MJ has very tiny feet. Their like..liefield level.

[domino_blue]

ha...ha...BWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHHAHAHHAHAHH!!!!!!!!!

[seriousfic]

All this AND a reference to a Lee/Dikto comic cover? Oh brave new world, that has such people in it...

[tacobob]

Wow, J. Jonah Jameson is REALLY getting into that whole firing thing. Even has a stiffy doing it!

[theanswer]

How exactly does a freelance photographer get fired? They're not exactly on the pay roll.

[jarodrussell]

People still read Spider-Man. I find that very unlikely.

[stolisomancer.insanejournal.com]

...he's been freelancing for Front Line for about a dozen issues now anyway, so what's the big deal?

[ajremix.livejournal.com]

The person that needs to be fired is the colorist. Good God, what the hell is the lighting on the cover supposed to be doing? Not to mention the colors themselves- Peter looks like a cadaver.

[filkertom]

Sorry, but when this issue comes out I'm pretty sure I'll be flossing my toes or somethin'.

[zordboy]

Thanks Marvel. I still don't care about Spider-Man.

[nezchan]

You know what? Peter's a pretty decent photographer, and experienced too. Why not just start taking pictures of things other than Spider-Man and go freelance in the magazine business? Seriously, he'd be able to do nature shots other photogs could only dream of, architecture too.

Or is that being too simple?

[fredneil.livejournal.com]

Once again, Mary Jane looks like a 14-year old girl playing dress-up. A sign that said "Unemployment office," or, even better, "Department of Labor" would have made more sense than one that said "unemployment benefits," which are actually sent through the mail in New York City.

[lieut_kettch]

Peter's a photographer? Isn't he a happily married high school teacher?

Oh look, the Pyramids!

[an-idol-mind.livejournal.com]

It's really, really hard to feel bad for Peter these days. It used to be that the whole "Parker luck" thing wasn't so much bad luck but that Peter's personal life suffered because he was always out doing good as Spider-Man. Now when something bad happens to him, it seems like karma for him being such a dick lately.

[darkeyedresolve]

With that spider flexibility, he should go into stripping...probably be great on the pole.

[kingrockwell]

We need a tag for underwhelming reveals. "Meh" doesn't quite do it, maybe "dull surprise"?

[salad_barbarian]

For some reason I'm reading JJJ as Vince McMahon. It's very amusing that way.

[neuhallidae]

Apparently, Yahoo's seriously hurting for news, because this was on the FRONT PAGE.

[starpiper]

...I thought Peter already lost his job once since BND began? With Bennet and the Bugle and whatnot? The hell, Marvel? Is this really the best you can muster up for one of your flagship characters?

[ar_feiniel]

That gif is just...perfect.