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Afterlife with Archie is really good......The main series though.....ehhhh. Before they re-launched last month, the stories were ok. The digests were packed with more stories though. Which are pretty good as well. The new volume doesn't appeal to me though.

@spidydy: I would read up on the history of the two characters and series' pre-Flashpoint(2011) before you read them. The continuities change after Flashpoint which wouldn't help you much with understanding those specific books.

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QUOTE: "In Learning To Crawl we met Clayton Cole, who's a big part of Dan's ongoing storylines."

He's been in like two issues, and was only created for that one storyline.....How is he a Big part of the story???

Same with that character Alpha from way back in ASM 692-694. The only reason he was introduced was for some mini series he was in that went nowhere when it was released. And that was the last time we heard from Alpha. He was introduced a few issues before Dying Wish. It would've been the perfect setup to have him replace Peter, but no, they took a setup or whatever from 100 issues ago and brought back Dr. Octopus so he could become spock. I wonder if Clayton will be around Parker Industries in Vol.4, or become another forgotten side-character.

Reboots. Reboots everywhere. Marvel seems to be treating volumes like arcs now. Each time a certain 'storyline' starts, a new arc begins. Is going back to Amazing Spider-man 701( or 719???) too much to do. It'd help way more with newer readers. Because I just typed in 'Amazing Spider-Man volume 4' into Google, and it lead me to 'Volume 3, issue 4,''Volume 1 issue 4' and then the 3rd result was finally 'Volume 4 Issue 1.' Eventually ASM Volume 2 turned back into Volume 1, same with the Captain America and Iron Man Before they again, rebooted in 2012. The newest Spider-Man volume should just go back to Volume 1, since Peter is officially back as Spider-Man, and Spock's storylines are officially done(for now).

*The reboots are coming! The Reboots are coming!*

@zarius: That's true. Two Years of Peter being an executive etc. etc. Maybe having interactions with MJ, and then two years from now it'll be the anniversary. But I mean wouldn't another event have to happen to make it possible? Since technically the original 'deal' storyline was rebooted as being Dr.Strange helping Aunt May live.

I mean Mephisto knows the deal happened anyway, so a storyline could happen before that of which the 30th anniversary falls on, that would lead into Peter asking about the marriage, or possibly something being restored. I'm not so concerned with making the storyline possible, as I am with if the writers are going to be 'willing enough' to do something like that. They tend to get lazy when it comes to writing something fans have been asking for, and usually just get readers hopes up with more storylines drifting away from the original character development. Which from a business perspective, I get that you have to keep the book flowing with new ideas. But at the same time, Dan Slott does this a lot, where he teases future events months-years in advance. To me it's an overused tactic he's done ever since ASM 600, that is just annoying by now, and I think only gets the readers upset. The teasers for ASM vol 4 do look interesting though, especially with Alex Ross doing the covers, at least for the initial few issues.

*Last Note* Has Mary Jane been 'officially' mentioned to appear in vol. 4? I've looked all over the sites and haven't found anything, but I remember reading the forums and someone said that at SDCC, Slott mentioned she'd appear 'somewhere'

That's exactly how I feel it's been over at Marvel ever since OMD(In terms of the marriage) Right before 'Dying Wish,' Peter and MJ were starting to reconnect again, but then once Superior started, Spock dumped her in the 2nd issue, in favor of a new status quo. Which I get is necessary for a new character, but at the same time it was all written in an abrupt way(something I think most readers acknowledge) , where certain story elements happened too conveniently(Most of the characters, that arc with the Avengers, Parker industries. etc.)

But then again Secret Wars is a perfect time to bring it back. But who knows, maybe MJ is part of that 'Love Triangle' teased for ASM vol 4. I'm staying optimistic for now since RYV hasn't concluded yet, and we don't know where 616 pete went in Battleworld. But I'm not going to get my hopes up either.

The thing is, is that I don't know if that time will come. I mean as much as I'd love to see the marriage restored, I don't know if it ever will with the current editors running the Spidey-books(They all seem to favor single Peter). But we'll have to wait for ASM vol.4 to see what exactly is going on with Peter post-Secret Wars

This is way deeper than those Snoopy commercials MetLife usually does.......

That's actually not a terrible idea. It'd be a way to dissolve the current barrier against the marriage. I just think with what we've been given, solicit wise, for ASM vol.4, there isn't any indication he'll be with MJ. But that's true, it doesn't necessarily stop him from knowing about when he was married to her.

@animehunter: Annie possibly being in the 616-verse post Secret Wars makes sense, and it'd be really cool, but wouldn't they at least have solicits hinting at her being in ASM vol.4

The cover to issue 1 has two women slung around Peter, and MJ was vaguely even mentioned for Vol.4. I know this doesn't rule Annie out, but usually Marvel drops some sort of hint months prior to release. But maybe they are keeping something sealed until release for once. It'd make sense since Invincible Iron Man 1 is doing the same thing with it's 'last page reveal'