20220728 - The Amazing Spider-man Issue 900 Comic Book Review

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From street-level crime \ to Sinister Adaptoids. \ Responsible choice.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - The Amazing Spider-man Issue 900 Comic Book Review

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July is the 60th anniversary of the Amazing Spider-man’s comic book, and its 900th issue falls on the 6th issue of the current run by Zeb Wells. The past arc put Peter back to fighting crime on the streets following a timeskip that passed over some event which we readers are unaware of that forced Peter to ruin, for the greater good, his relationships as both Spider-man and Peter Parker. 

About these past five issues, I really enjoyed the street level Spider-man stuff with Tombstone, White Rabbit, the Robertsons, but it is hard to say much else until we see where the plot is going, as things like MJ’s current life and Peter’s disaster are setup as obvious interest-baits to keep readers angry yet curious, though I do enjoy seeing Felicia and Peter’s relationship (seemingly) being explored again in the vacancy of him and MJ. The back-and-forth action leading to Peter getting even with Lonnie was also fun and well written with solid high and low points for Spidey and his current cast. One will either love or hate Romita Jr.’s art, but it is cool to see him doing Spider-man again, at least when Spidey’s nose is uncovered by his own blood.

That all being said, Issue 900 is a rather self-contained story that will no doubt influence the web-head’s future stories. It is fun being able to pick out who knows Peter’s secret identity, but it might be confusing if one was unaware of the past few Spider-man events and arcs.

Many characters make an appearance for Peter’s surprise birthday party; Felicia being jealous of Mockingbird, Anna Maria numb to Spidey’s villain’s hijinks, Betty Brant, Norah Winters, Aunt May, Flash, Robbie, Jonah, even the Sinister Six and the Living Brain get involved. Was glad to read Sandman's change of heart, the Adaptoid taking itself out over villain-infighting was great, and Otto's arms’ love for Spider-man was cute, too. 

The extra Public Library story hit close to home with the fees, while Jimmy Kimmel ft. Mysterio’s “DREAMLUSIONS!” and Dan Slott’s “Save the Date” rounded out the issue.

I have a physical copy of issue 700, which featured one of the biggest twists in the book’s run, although 500 and 300 were great landmarks as well. 900 was a fun issue and was well worth the read.

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Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean

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20220726 - Love's Eclipse: "Together in Forever - Part III"

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Lured toward one’s arms, / absorbed within the other. / Gravity's effects. 

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Love's Eclipse

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Together in Forever Part III is available to read as a digital ebook on Amazon Kindle! Read on any device at https://read.amazon.com or on the Kindle app on your phone.

This is the finale to a story that I had outlined for April on our ninth anniversary.

All three parts will be collected in a single physical paperback volume as "Together in Forever". Expect it before the end of August 2022.

Part I: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/06/20220607-orbital-rotation-together-in.html

Part II: https://haikuprajna.blogspot.com/2022/06/20220629-weight-of-gravity-together-in.html

Together in Forever - Part III:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B7QWWD57

(ebook cover)

Blurb:

Destruction has consumed the Pirate. Her attempts to quell the remorse had only stuck her with the guilt for all Eternity.

Her decisions were made with a price. The Pirate’s reunion with her Lover causes her to understand how, without a remedy, their compulsion had eaten her alive. Now, all that remained was to tell her Lover what she had been doing since they had died.

Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean

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20220712 - Scott Pilgrim Comic Book Review and Summary

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Local indie bands, \ a backdrop of the city. \ Subspace lesbian.

#HAIKUPRAJNA - Scott Pilgrim Comic Book Review and Summary

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“Uh... No. The other L-word.”

Scott Pilgrim met the literal girl of his dreams at the public library... with his current girlfriend.

Stories by Bryan Lee O'Malley ooze style which, throughout this series, aids one in learning to love unlikable characters who keep making mistakes. What is cool is how O’Malley’s pop-culture inspiration bleeds through the setting and his characters, such as the many fictional bands. The side-cast is well used and developed while experiencing and dealing with change in contrasting ways to Scott’s going from sleeping all day to holding a job.

Plus, everybody likes (to hate) each other, so they act awkward and cute in ways that make these six books fun to read in silly yet dramatic ways. 

“Happy birthday, baby.”

It felt great to review this series, not only because its setting is Toronto Ontario and characters ride the TTC, not just because of the recent resurgence of the fandom thanks to the movie's anniversary, the game's rerelease and the upcoming Netflix series, and not only because of the stories my best friends and I have relating to Scott and Ramona; it felt great because of how this comic book saga had brought me and April together in an Indigo Chapters’ Starbucks of a Walmart strip mall in the neighbouring suburbs where we grew up, and how it still continues to bring us closer to this day. 

“But if you keep forgetting your mistakes, you’ll just keep making them again!”

Scott Pilgrim’s awesome; he ignores his problems because he has no problems, all he needs to do is beat Ramona Flowers’ seven evil exes and everything will be okay... Right? This mindset led to Scott splitting his psyche and forming a Nega-version of himself, which forced him to learn about accepting his mistakes instead of ignoring them, about moving on and about deciding to try again instead of giving up. The story explores this via Gideon Graves’ emotional manipulation through the League, him abusing the lonely with technology reminiscent of social media, and the social-taboo legalities of Scott dating a seventeen-year-old Canadian while struggling to cope with past relationships. 

“Is this something they don’t teach in Canadian schools?”

The twist on Ramona leaving Scott for Gideon was great because of the expectations set by the movie. Character interactions are more fleshed out in the comic, feeling a lot more natural and less awkward; while that may seem like a given, it is because of the development of the subspace concept in later volumes rather than a difference in medium. Gideon had made the glow to wage emotional warfare, while Ramona was using the glow to travel through subspace, through Scott’s head, and had found a way to just vanish into subspace using the glow; subspace was the “way of getting inside my head... literally.” 

The extras at the end of each coloured edition complete the entire package while unifying ideas with the rest of the franchise.

“Is that seriously the end of the story?”

What I think the best part about this graphic novel series is Ramona's genuine effort in loving Scott and her ability to take care of herself. Scott's own difficulty with change will continue to resonate with people who are unwilling to care for themselves, who are being cared for by others, and who are loved but who may unnecessarily dislike themselves.

Thank you for reading.

Allen W. McLean

PS. April and I had a great weekend in Niagara Falls for her birthday. Check out the music video for "Where Giants Grow" (on YouTube and at the end of this post) to see some of the footage we both took during our trip.

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