tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post3235086585252343699..comments2024-03-26T20:11:01.933-04:00Comments on NOT BLOG X: Does the Post-Clone Era Even Have a Name?G. Kendallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12279461069684403792noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-47627428252266534232015-09-23T18:49:43.870-04:002015-09-23T18:49:43.870-04:00I call this the era of no one caring. I mean serio...I call this the era of no one caring. I mean seriously, from the time Clone Saga ending until the 9/11 Issue, I never heard a thing about Spider-Man, then the Qwen twins. I think I have most of these issues but have never read them and will probably list them on eBay soon as I'd rather have the space/money at this point.<br /><br />I stopped reading Spider-Man with the clone saga. Spectacular Spider-Man and the rest of the issues were so dark and unenjoyable. Seeing Peter hit MJ, completely hard to see dark art in Spectacular and Amazing being terrible, I stopped caring completely.<br /><br />I started reading Spider-Man in the mid 340's and Eric Larsen kept the issues fun and upbeat, Bagley continued that until the parent's return crap. <br /><br />They basically took something I enjoyed and made it terrible. I started picking it up from Civil War until around a year into the 3 times a month when I realized my reading stack was 50% Spider-Man and I didn't want to read 3 Amazing Books a month when I used to be happy with just 1 a month. <br /><br />Marvel has ruined this character for me, I'll continue to go back and read the mid 200's through #380 or so but no clone saga for me, ruined the character in every way. Scott Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16795112175606617848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-71815949901161661052015-09-23T17:26:13.867-04:002015-09-23T17:26:13.867-04:00The Howard Mackie EraThe Howard Mackie Erajnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734283773701136760.post-72284453319505531142015-09-23T13:42:39.125-04:002015-09-23T13:42:39.125-04:00I look forward to this recap. I've said sever...I look forward to this recap. I've said several times before that I have a soft spot for this era, but based on your reviews, it was apparently much more of a mess than I noticed at the time. Much as I would like to revisit it someday, I'm probably better off consigning it to nothing more than a pleasant memory.<br /><br />(That said, I do still intend to re-read the full Clone Saga someday...)<br /><br />Incidentally, speaking of this --<br /><br />"(<b>even though Ben Reilly turned out to have a more dedicated fanbase than anyone could’ve predicted</b>)"<br /><br />A few years ago on John Byrne's message board, Howard Mackie was waxing about Ben and I believe he said that the writers all made it their goal, obviously, to make Ben likeable. And when word came down, shortly after Ben took over as Spidey, that they would be killing him off and bringing back Peter, they doubled down on that philosophy, working as hard as they could to make readers really care about Ben so that when he <b>did</b> die, it would really mean something. I think they succeeded.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.com