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sandoz_iscariot (sandoz_iscariot) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-08-07 19:36:00

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char: may parker, creator: john romita jr., title: amazing spider-man

In response to the Aunt May porn that was posted a while ago, let's see what May's packing in her luggage.

I miss this Aunt May.

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	magus_69 2009-08-07 11:59 pm UTC (link)
	Aunt May = Awesome. That is all. (Reply to this)

	neuhallidae 2009-08-08 12:06 am UTC (link)
	Still being creeped out by the way the dude draws mouths, but God this rocks. We need this May back. (Reply to this)

	neotoma 2009-08-08 12:06 am UTC (link)
	That's HILARIOUS and evil. Those poor TSA agents. (Reply to this)

	liarashadowsong 2009-08-08 12:10 am UTC (link)
	I seem to recall reading this scene in a trade I got from the library some time ago. It's just as great as I remember! This Aunt May is awesome. So damn awesome. Although the blond airport security guard's face looks a little bit off, somehow... Meh. I miss this Aunt May! (Reply to this)

	currer 2009-08-08 12:24 am UTC (link)
	We need the Aunt May who was as awesome as Alfred Pennyworth. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-08-08 12:28 am UTC (link)
	Motto. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	xammax 2009-08-08 12:44 am UTC (link)
	She can be close... but like Jarvis she could not have held off the Masters of Evil with a shotgun. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	blake_reitz 2009-08-08 01:41 am UTC (link)
	Agreed to the max. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	taggerung301 2009-08-08 01:43 am UTC (link)
	you're right . . . she just would have fed them poisoned oatmeal raisen cookies (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hyaroo 2009-08-08 08:16 am UTC (link)
	Poisoned? Naaaah, not her style. Drugged? More likely. Mixed with Ex-Lax? Hell yeah. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	sd_mouser 2009-08-08 03:58 pm UTC (link)
	Ambien, actually... THIS is an Aunt May to replace the one whose heart was "trying to give out" for decades. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	janegray 2009-08-09 12:22 am UTC (link)
	Motto. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	scottyquick 2009-08-08 02:09 am UTC (link)
	BRB, LOLing forever. Do you know if this is traded? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sandoz_iscariot 2009-08-08 02:20 am UTC (link)
	Yeah, this is from the JMS/Romita run, so it's in trades. There's a new Ultimate Collection out now that includes this issue. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-08-08 02:23 am UTC (link)
	I'm thinking of buying it. If my only interest in Spider-Man is really because of MJ and the Mays, is there enough of them in there to be worth my cash? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	scottyquick 2009-08-08 02:23 am UTC (link)
	And Felicia! LOVE her. (Reply to this) (Parent)

sandoz_iscariot
2009-08-08 02:33 am UTC (link)

There's a lot of strong May writing in the trade (it covers May finding out Peter is Spider-Man). At the time JMS inherited the book Peter and MJ were separated so MJ is only present for the second half of the trade, but I think JMS always wrote her well. Felicia doesn't appear. JMS's plotlines could be iffy (bleh Spider-Totem, bleh) but his characterization of Peter, Mj, and May was top-notch. If you're unsure, I recommend flipping through a copy if your LCS or bookstore has it to see if it's right for you, since it isn't a cheap trade.

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	sandoz_iscariot 2009-08-08 02:34 am UTC (link)
	And the Ultimate Collection collects the first 15 issues of his run, I should say. (Reply to this) (Parent)

skalja
2009-08-08 03:28 am UTC (link)

Oh, yeah, there's plenty. Back issues of Spider-Girl are still being put out in digests (10 and counting), all of Amazing Spider-Girl is now out, and thankfully it's still being produced slowly online and in Spider-Man Family, and all of JMS' run is in trades, going up to around .. 10? 11? of them? Not sure because I'm a little behind and the numbering gets thrown off by The Other (all Spidey titles crossover) and then Civil War/Back in Black, which led into One More Day. Or you could wait for more Ultimate JMS trades to come out. Don't get them mixed up with Ultimate Spider-Man, which is an entirely different universe (with an awesome May and pretty good MJ).

Going back farther into the past, there's good MJ and Felicia, but I have no idea what's in print and what's not, sorry. Try and track down Roger Stern's run -- despite my deep, deep ARGH over what he's doing now, it's good stuff.

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	scottyquick 2009-08-08 03:35 am UTC (link)
	Okay, thanks :D! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jlroberson 2009-08-08 04:04 am UTC (link)
	Wait, they got rid of this Aunt May? I was just getting used to her. And yes, she should be Peter's Alfred (plus) in a lot of ways, and this is a great scene. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	sandoz_iscariot 2009-08-08 04:18 am UTC (link)
	OMD wiped her knowledge of Peter being Spider-Man. So moments like this are now forgotten. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-08-08 04:24 am UTC (link)
	OMD just seems stupider all the time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	mcity 2009-08-09 03:44 am UTC (link)
	And we thought that wasn't possible. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

jlroberson
2009-08-09 05:02 am UTC (link)

Well, it doesn't seem to have any purpose, in the same way as DC's Crises. If you keep making references to it, what was the point in the first place? The idea is an excuse to reboot, not to make the continuity even more complicated and confusing, I would think. When DC made the COIE actually part of continuity, they nullified its purpose. Here, they know very well that they won't be able for long to keep all the development in the Spiderverse undone, and keep making winks at it. In both cases, they know that well enough should have been left alone and they don't have the guts to really make the jump. So why bother? OMD didn't win Spidey any new fans, and in fact made a lot of people lose sympathy for Peter.

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	lbd_nytetrayn 2009-08-08 06:35 am UTC (link)
	I miss this so much. Thank you, Joe Q. In bringing back your Spider-man, you got rid of my Spider-man. --LBD "Nytetrayn" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	lynxara 2009-08-08 03:30 pm UTC (link)
	Nobody ever seems to think about that when they "revive" a particular version of a character, do they? Then again, comics is more about short-term boosts than long-term planning these days. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	superfan1 2009-08-08 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Go Aunt May! (Reply to this)

	joysweeper 2009-08-15 10:03 pm UTC (link)
	paging back through s_d posts she missed sobs with laughter (Reply to this)