Spider-Man: One More Day

This book was suggested by a member of my book club. It was a good, quick read. Insightful if you've ever experienced sudden loss/tragedy.

Book arrived not in as good a shape as advertised. More acceptable than good. Story itself not the issue this book should have been given away.

This is a good storyline. If your a Spider-Man fan. I recommend it

Thought provoking concept. Truly a dilemma to ponder for readers young and old alike. Looking forward to what is next.

I loved JMS run on Amazing Spider-Man. Sadly this collection did not live up to his previous works.The whole Back in Black storyline in which Aunt May had been shot and was on deaths door led into this storyline. All that hype for NOTHING. To quote the classic 90's song: "Don't believe the hype!"****SPOILER ALERT****In the end it was Mephisto who saved May's life AND made the world forget Peter was Spidey. Someone call Dallas and tell them it's okay to have JR. wake up from a dream - cause that's what the end of the JMS run felt like.Pointless ignorance IMHO. Having Peter/Spidey revealed to the world was great and would have made for great stories for years to come. Sadly either JMS or editorial thought otherwise and instead of moving the characters and Spidey stories forward they went backwards.Quesada said they did it so the younger generation would identify more with the character. Hogwash I say. It's a slap in the face for those of us who have collected comics for over 30 years - or any length of time!Since Marvel seems to have zero respect for the Spidey fans and readers I have zero respect for their Spidey titles now and have cancelled my long standing Spidey subscription.Shame on you Marvel. You used to be The House of Ideas. Now you're just a house of cards waiting to fall.

So good! I had stumbled upon this looking for a good Spider-Man comic to read. The artwork is great, but the storyline is the shining piece here.

Book was ripped

So it's 2011 now and looking back at this story arc, I'm still a bit torn. When I first read this a couple years back, I was sorely disappointed. I was sure Marvel ruined Spider-Man and there was no coming back. Now, having read the follow on arcs, I enjoy the direction Spider-Man has been taken.**Spoilers below for those who have been under a rock**The real question for this issue is was it necessary to erase the memories of everyone except Spider-Man and as a consequence, end the marriage of Peter and Mary Jane? I have been reading Spider-Man for awhile, and while I enjoyed Mary Jane, she was also kind of annoying at times. To me, her constantly worrying and arguing off and on with Peter about how dangerous his job was and that she wished he would just give it up when he came home all bruised and battered became quite annoying. I liked most other aspects of her, but this got old.In regards to Peter revealing his identity to everyone: I liked this idea and am disappointed they did away with it. It opened a new dynamic to his life, because people knew who he was and he couldn't hide, nor could his family.Overall, as I said, having read the story arcs since, I feel Spider-Man is in good hands. Mary Jane is not completely gone and it has been fun watching Peter be single again. If I could chose however, I would have rather kept Mary Jane. She had been such a prominent figure in Peter's life for so many many years, and fans adored her and Peter. It was a bad move by Marvel, IMO. For anyone skeptical, I would tell them to give Spider-Man a chace if you haven't already and read the follow on stories. The writers and artists are spot on for Spider-Man and he is in good hands for the future.

The conclusion of the aftermath from Civil War, One More Day brings to a close the story started in Back in Black. It's an odd thing to think so highly of the start of this story and so poorly of the end. The pacing, characters and story for the first 2 and a half chapters are great, they are a story of grief and coming to terms with that, beautifully portrayed through our protagonists. It seems however that Marvel doesn't want Peter Parker to grow up and demands a reset to zero button akin to Dragonball Z and Fairy Tail where no one ever dies and everyone remains teens forever. The final chapter and a half are a rushed affair, no toiling over a world changing decision, no character development just a series of panels (many of the same picture with no words) to get Pete back to his miserable teenage days. This story had promise but the execution of removing decades of stories between Pete and MJ was so poorly handled with no consternation, impact or consequence that you can tell the corporate heads over ruled the excellent story tellers. I wish this were better, especially with the stories before and after but I can't bring myself to. It's worth reading for continuity only.

The title above says it all really- “Amazing but Sad”I’ve read Spiderman comics since I was a youth in the early 70’s, and JMS stories throughout his Spidey have been quite simply, the ‘best of the best’.‘Nuff Said!

So, One More Day, for anyone with even a nose in the comic word they should be aware of the controversy this story caused among Spider-man fans. Having waited until this volume is published before reading One More Day I have to say it was a strange read even knowing how it turns out.For those who have followed the major Spider-man developments of the past year the start point of One More Day should be familiar, for those who aren't, following on from Civil War and Back in Black Spider-man's secret identity is no longer secret and his Aunt May lies in hospital dying from a bullet wound meant for Peter Parker.The first half of One More Day is really good with the pacing and dialogue very good indeed, Peter's struggle to find a way to save his aunt via old friends and new enemies is handled very well. He is continually told by others that May's death is going to happen and he should use the little time he has caring for her, at the point where it looks like Peter is beginning to accept the inevitable is where the stumbling block comes.(SPOILERS FOLLOW - YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED)Peter is offered a way out by supernatural means but this comes with a cost to both him and his wife, Mary Jane, some of you will be aware of how the story ends and the uproar it caused. Having been a huge Spider-man fan for several years I wasn't really angered by the end to One More Day but found myself really confused. On the plus side, When Peter and mary Jane are offered the solution to Mays death and the price the have to pay for this you do get some very touching dialogue between them and this is what confused me, you are given clear signs why these two have to be together because they love each other so much only for it all to fall apart. The thing that Marvel have always championed about Spider-man is he is the every man and some of Spider-man's best moments are those in his normal life he has no control over such as the death of his friends and the burden of being Spider-man magnifying these aspects. For those of us who have followed Spider-man comics for a long time we have seen him grow up, face losing friends, fall in love and get married, his aunt discovering his double life, his seperation from Mary Jane and reconciliation so to see all this dismissed is what angers fans. The eventual end to One More Day is the only problem for me but time will tell as to how it will stand up in the library of Marvel stories.The books art by Joe Quesada is really beautiful for the most part and Strazcynski's writing of dialogue flows exceptionally well. So even if you heard how it ends and you're put off by it I would still recommend One More Day just to see part of how good Spider-man can be, the tender moments between Peter and Mary Jane elevate it outside super hero comics because you see what every good story needs, a man and woman who simply and unconditionally love each other.

While I understand all the criticism of this story I went into it without carrying any of the continuity baggage or without worrying about how it would drastically retcon Spider-Man and the relating 616 universe. I read it as a stand alone Spider-Man comic and really enjoyed it on that level. Having read Straczynski’s run up to One More Day years ago and being years away from the immediate effects of the story’s consequences I found it a great walk into the Twilight Zone for Peter Parker and only regret regarding the immediate story was there was no ironic twist of fate that usually end such a deal with the devil. Reading it as an isolated story, I really enjoyed it.

Non si può fare il reso perché l'ho comprato senza volerlo per sbagli ed ora lo devo tenere ed anche in inglese volevo mettere zero stelle ma non e possibile