What's he up to these days, by the way? Anyone know? (I haven't been following Spider-Man comics since shortly before One More Day...)
I think he got bonked on the head and turned into the original jerk version of the character. Even started to call Peter, "Puny" Parker.
And good Ol' Aunt May and her death bed. Heaven forbid if Peter ever had anything happy ever happen to him in one issue, she'll head straight to her favorite hospital or death bed to make Peter feel sorry for her. :P