Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane - Volume 2

Great comic but stop with this one. Season 2 changes writing and art style and tone.

being a teen who is in situations that dont even come close to what happens in this book it feels good to read it. It shows me that wow people are really like this im sure but im just glad i dont have this drama. at some points though you wish you had what mary jane and peter have its really touching

This is the fourth installment of Sean McKeever's brilliant, intricate, sensitive series focusing on the early teen years of Mary Jane Watson (later to become "Mrs. Spider-Man".) This volume has a few good Spidey cameos, but as always, MJ is the star of the show. In this volume, Peter Parker starts going out with Gwen Stacy as Mary Jane swallows her hurt, goes Goth and delves into depression. and gives up her claim on Peter's affections. She pushes away and comes back to her best friends, and it is her crush on the newly-arrived Spider-Man that helps bring her out of her funk. All the while, MJ gossips and confides with her best friend, Liz Allen, in this incarnation an outspoken, no-nonsense cheerleader who often acts as a reality check on Mary Jane's careening emotions. It's teen soap-opera without hyperbole, condescension, or pandering, and it's a mighty fun read. The series is, quite simply, one of the psychologically complex and real-feeling super-comics ever published, reclaiming both the super-hero and romance genres from their pitiably one-dimensional historical roots. The writing and emotional tone of these books are absolutely pitch-perfect and the manga-ish artwork is also a delight, packed with tremendous visual nuance, warmth and wit. Sean McKeever and Takeshi Miyazawa's glimpse into highschool life is doubtless tamer and more innocuous than what kids today are really going through, but it still has resonance and depth far beyond any other teen-themed comicbook I could think of... Besides, this isn't meant to be an issue-oriented teen book, filled with public service announcements about teen sex, drugs or Columbine-like obsessions -- it is, instead, an interior study of one of the key female characters in the Marvel universe. And it succeeds on every level. If the goal of these books is to draw more girls into reading comics, more power to 'em! I have a little girl who is interested in comics, but most of what's out there is wildly inappropriate for little kids, especially young girls. This title ranks alongside Scott McCloud's late, lamented "Zot!" as one of the few comics I could think of that I would actually recommend for parents who are looking for wholesome, substantive, engaging comics to give their kids. It's pretty darn good! (ReadThatAgain children's book reviews)

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane is one of the best Spider-Man titles on the market right now. These light stories from the beginning of Spider-Man's career are from the prespective of his friend Mary Jane. This volume sees Mary Jane struggling with her feelings for Peter, a budding friendship with Gwen Stacy (who seems to have a thing for Peter too), and depression. With great writing and art this is a must-read for any Spider-Man fan.