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The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (2015) #1-5
The Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
Not even The Amazing Spider-Man is safe from Secret Wars! In this new Marvel Universe, Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and their daughter Annie have to scrape by to make ends meet, but they have each other...However, who is Regent and what is his nefarious plan that has already claimed Daredevil and Moon Knight? It's a brand new world full of brand new challenges for Peter Parker, The Amazing Spider-Man!
Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows 1-5 & materiel from Spider-Verse 2
Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows 1-5 & materiel from Spider-Verse 2
136 pages, Paperback
First published December 29, 2015
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Dan Slott
2,060 books458 followersDan Slott is an American comic book writer, the current writer on Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, and is best known for his work on books such as Arkham Asylum: Living Hell, She-Hulk, Silver Surfer, The Superior Spider-Man, and Ren & Stimpy.
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June 22, 2016
By and large, I've not been a huge fan of any of the Secret Wars titles; this is a rare exception, and it's primarily because Slott, generally speaking, gets Peter Parker. So, even in a crazy elseworlds-style story that was a bit inconsistent overall, there were moments of perfect Spideyness here that made this a solidly entertaining read.
Kudos, Mr. Slott, on making apple juice out of lemons.
(What? I like apple juice more than lemonade, okay?)
Kudos, Mr. Slott, on making apple juice out of lemons.
(What? I like apple juice more than lemonade, okay?)
April 14, 2016
Peter Parker isn't just Spider-Man anymore, he's a husband and a father.
He's doing his best for his family and his home. When heroes start disappearing Spidey heads to Avengers mansion to find out the cause. A group of heroes were already there discussing just that.
As the team prepares to face the Regent, they call a team of heroes who are at a prison break to join them even though all the prisoners escaped. One prisoner in particular forces Spidey to swing home rather than fight with the Avengers.
Peter saves his family while the Avengers are annihilated.
Peter vows to protect his family over the entire world as the Regent culls the remaining population of superpowered heroes.
I think being a Dad made me really love Spider-Man Renew Your Vows. As a father I can't imagine anything I wouldn't be willing to do to protect my family and seeing Peter Parker's decisions in this miniseries really hit home for me...as much as a man with spider powers in spandex could. To watch Peter Parker choose to hide rather than fight to protect his family was touching. Peter was completely unwilling to place his family in harm's way.
This is easily the best Secret Wars miniseries I've read so far. The funny thing is I only picked it up because my library had the individual issues and I thought sure why not. This was really really good and I was griped by the events taking place. The focus was far from Secret Wars overall which makes this a great story on it's own. I can't get past how good this story was.
Spider-Man Renew Your Vows is the best comic volume I've read in a while.
He's doing his best for his family and his home. When heroes start disappearing Spidey heads to Avengers mansion to find out the cause. A group of heroes were already there discussing just that.
As the team prepares to face the Regent, they call a team of heroes who are at a prison break to join them even though all the prisoners escaped. One prisoner in particular forces Spidey to swing home rather than fight with the Avengers.
Peter saves his family while the Avengers are annihilated.
Peter vows to protect his family over the entire world as the Regent culls the remaining population of superpowered heroes.
"That was the day The Avengers died. That every last hero died. Even 'Spider-Man.' It just looked like him standing there. But that was just me. Peter Parker. A Dad in a stupid red and blue suit. That was the day I learned what trump's great power...an even greater responsibility. "
I think being a Dad made me really love Spider-Man Renew Your Vows. As a father I can't imagine anything I wouldn't be willing to do to protect my family and seeing Peter Parker's decisions in this miniseries really hit home for me...as much as a man with spider powers in spandex could. To watch Peter Parker choose to hide rather than fight to protect his family was touching. Peter was completely unwilling to place his family in harm's way.
This is easily the best Secret Wars miniseries I've read so far. The funny thing is I only picked it up because my library had the individual issues and I thought sure why not. This was really really good and I was griped by the events taking place. The focus was far from Secret Wars overall which makes this a great story on it's own. I can't get past how good this story was.
Spider-Man Renew Your Vows is the best comic volume I've read in a while.
September 15, 2018
This is by far the best Secret Wars tie in I've read. It tells a self contained story that unlike every other Warzone book I've read can stand on its own. It's basically an Elseworlds story where Peter Parker goes on to have a family with Mary Jane. How far will Peter go to protect his family? Filled with heart, Dan Slott has managed to write a tie in book actually worth reading.
The Kuberts' art is solid. However their trademark art styles are muted in this book. Whether that's the fault of the inker or the colorist I'm unsure.
The Kuberts' art is solid. However their trademark art styles are muted in this book. Whether that's the fault of the inker or the colorist I'm unsure.
May 18, 2016
In another life…
Peter and MJ are married with a young daughter, Annie May. But the world they live in is without heroes. Anyone with powers must lie low and society is ruled over by a tyrannical supervillain called Regent, who absorbed all of the heroes’ superpowers. Peter retires Spider-Man and maintains a low profile to keep his family safe from Regent’s attention. But when Regent threatens his family Peter is reminded of his sacred vow: with great power comes great responsibility. Time to renew them, Spidey!
Like a lot of Secret Wars tie-ins, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows riffs on a famous past storyline: the wedding of Peter and MJ back in the ‘80s. But only in title and cover-style because there’s no wedding or romantic lovey-dovey crap in this one (this miniseries’ variant covers featuring MJ in wedding gowns are VERY misleading!) instead seeming to be a continuation of that storyline. What often follows weddings? Kids, and so Peter and MJ become parents.
What bothered me the most about this story was Dan Slott’s portrayal of Peter who just doesn’t seem to act like Peter. Becoming a father changes everyone (I imagine) but Peter ends up killing someone who threatened his family and then lets his friends, the Avengers and X-Men, die without trying to help them - as if those guys didn’t have loved ones of their own! He’s just too selfish and abandons all of his principles for his kid - I don’t know, really? That seems like too massive a personality change for me to accept.
The story itself is pretty fun. Regent’s henchmen are the Sinister SIx and it’s always enjoyable to see Spider-Man take on his most famous rogues, doubly so when his gutsy daughter, who inherited his powers, joins him. The action is great as is the fight back against Regent once the Resistance discovers Spider-Man’s still active and attempts to topple his authoritarian rule. Regent himself though isn’t a great character. He’s boringly overpowered like crazy and only fails when he needs to - he may as well be called Mr Plot Contrivance! Slott needed a mega-powerful villain and so Regent was born - very unimaginative.
Adam Kubert’s art is strong and I liked his redesigned Sinister Six. The ending though is very predictable and Peter remains unrepentantly obnoxious, only helping others if his family are threatened. If this is the guy Spider-Man becomes when he has kids, I hope he remains childless in the main series forever!
Renew Your Vows only barely connects to Secret Wars but those are the kind of tie-ins that tend to be the better ones. It’s not a brilliant Spider-Man book mostly because of how Peter’s character behaved throughout it but it’s not bad either for the novelty of the setup and Annie May. It’s a mildly entertaining What If?-type story but definitely not a must-read.
Peter and MJ are married with a young daughter, Annie May. But the world they live in is without heroes. Anyone with powers must lie low and society is ruled over by a tyrannical supervillain called Regent, who absorbed all of the heroes’ superpowers. Peter retires Spider-Man and maintains a low profile to keep his family safe from Regent’s attention. But when Regent threatens his family Peter is reminded of his sacred vow: with great power comes great responsibility. Time to renew them, Spidey!
Like a lot of Secret Wars tie-ins, Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows riffs on a famous past storyline: the wedding of Peter and MJ back in the ‘80s. But only in title and cover-style because there’s no wedding or romantic lovey-dovey crap in this one (this miniseries’ variant covers featuring MJ in wedding gowns are VERY misleading!) instead seeming to be a continuation of that storyline. What often follows weddings? Kids, and so Peter and MJ become parents.
What bothered me the most about this story was Dan Slott’s portrayal of Peter who just doesn’t seem to act like Peter. Becoming a father changes everyone (I imagine) but Peter ends up killing someone who threatened his family and then lets his friends, the Avengers and X-Men, die without trying to help them - as if those guys didn’t have loved ones of their own! He’s just too selfish and abandons all of his principles for his kid - I don’t know, really? That seems like too massive a personality change for me to accept.
The story itself is pretty fun. Regent’s henchmen are the Sinister SIx and it’s always enjoyable to see Spider-Man take on his most famous rogues, doubly so when his gutsy daughter, who inherited his powers, joins him. The action is great as is the fight back against Regent once the Resistance discovers Spider-Man’s still active and attempts to topple his authoritarian rule. Regent himself though isn’t a great character. He’s boringly overpowered like crazy and only fails when he needs to - he may as well be called Mr Plot Contrivance! Slott needed a mega-powerful villain and so Regent was born - very unimaginative.
Adam Kubert’s art is strong and I liked his redesigned Sinister Six. The ending though is very predictable and Peter remains unrepentantly obnoxious, only helping others if his family are threatened. If this is the guy Spider-Man becomes when he has kids, I hope he remains childless in the main series forever!
Renew Your Vows only barely connects to Secret Wars but those are the kind of tie-ins that tend to be the better ones. It’s not a brilliant Spider-Man book mostly because of how Peter’s character behaved throughout it but it’s not bad either for the novelty of the setup and Annie May. It’s a mildly entertaining What If?-type story but definitely not a must-read.
May 25, 2022
This was so good omg!
Spider-man needs to fight an enemy with the Avengers called Regent but well venom has escaped and is after his family and so Pete has to step up and stop this guy but what it leads to is the downfall of the Avengers and this guy Regent being the ruler of the world and we see how the world is but when his daughter gets into trouble and to give her a good world to live in, Spidey needs to step up and stop his foe at the risk of losing his family even plus the sinister six! Its a war for the very soul of the world!
I loved this one omg its so good, Spidey married and protecting his family and I kinda liked the new villain, he seemed fun and then seeing the world as it becomes and Pete's realization of Power and responsibility was awesome and I freaking love it, the whole characterization is really well done and the dialogues are awesome also plus the art is gorgeous.
Spider-man needs to fight an enemy with the Avengers called Regent but well venom has escaped and is after his family and so Pete has to step up and stop this guy but what it leads to is the downfall of the Avengers and this guy Regent being the ruler of the world and we see how the world is but when his daughter gets into trouble and to give her a good world to live in, Spidey needs to step up and stop his foe at the risk of losing his family even plus the sinister six! Its a war for the very soul of the world!
I loved this one omg its so good, Spidey married and protecting his family and I kinda liked the new villain, he seemed fun and then seeing the world as it becomes and Pete's realization of Power and responsibility was awesome and I freaking love it, the whole characterization is really well done and the dialogues are awesome also plus the art is gorgeous.
February 18, 2016
Pretty good, actually. Moving to a universe where Peter has a wife and child to protect leads to him having to make some interesting and difficult decisions, and Slott does a good job with that much. Annie is cute enough, and Mary Jane gets used in a great way. On the other hand, Regent is woefully underdeveloped as a villain. He isn't actually on the page much, and when he is, it's mostly just posturing. And I thought it was kind of weird that this is apparently the one zone on Battleworld where nobody has ever heard about Doom. Not only is God Doom common knowledge in every other Secret Wars miniseries I've read so far, it's strange to me that Doom would allow a zone where his vassals were unaware of his existence. He wouldn't be passing himself off as God Doom if he didn't want worship, after all. That lack of knowledge is central to Regent's motives, sort of, but it really didn't have to be.
March 19, 2016
Ah, this where the rating system falls apart... The first three issues of this mini-series sucked. The dialogue felt stilted and 'off', the plot was repetitive and it felt like the story was being stretched over more issues than it could sustain... Two star material all the way down the line...
... and then came issue four and with it came one of the best issues of Dan Slott's run, in my opinion. The story was tense, exciting, gripping and for the first time in the series Peter really felt like Peter. So powerful and moving that I had tears in my eyes by the end of the issue... Easily worth five stars.
So what to I do? Part of me wants to ignore the first three issues and whack a five on it just on the strength of the final chapter. Part of me wants to calculate an average score of all four issues, which would give it a three star rating (rounding up). As I'm torn between these two approaches, I'm gonna split the difference and give it a four.
Now we've sorted that out, please continue not giving a crap what I think anyway. Catch you later, book bunnies...
... and then came issue four and with it came one of the best issues of Dan Slott's run, in my opinion. The story was tense, exciting, gripping and for the first time in the series Peter really felt like Peter. So powerful and moving that I had tears in my eyes by the end of the issue... Easily worth five stars.
So what to I do? Part of me wants to ignore the first three issues and whack a five on it just on the strength of the final chapter. Part of me wants to calculate an average score of all four issues, which would give it a three star rating (rounding up). As I'm torn between these two approaches, I'm gonna split the difference and give it a four.
Now we've sorted that out, please continue not giving a crap what I think anyway. Catch you later, book bunnies...
May 10, 2022
A cheesy yet endearing take on an older, more mature Spider-Man. It heavily focuses on family, to the point where the power of love becomes the biggest superpower of them all. Whilst this detracts somewhat from the stakes, the dynamic between the core three is entertaining enough on its own to let a lot of the deus ex machina moments slide. Special in regards to the connections, but nothing new plot wise, when it works, it does so spectacularly, but when it doesn't, it ends up feeling a little flat.
July 25, 2021
Again, just like the previous book I read, I don’t see how this is supposed to tie in to Secret Wars. Anyway, let’s get to this book. This was pretty good. A new threat, Regent, has taken out all the super heroes using some new tech. When this happened, instead of running in to meet the same fate, Peter decides to let “Spider-Man” die and just be Peter Parker and live his life with MJ and their daughter. However, this Regent guy is on the lookout for any other super powered person as he is stealing their powers. Due to this, the Parkers have to stay under the radar. But something happens that pulls Parker back into being Spider-man. This lets him learn of some mother things at play in the underground. This story was fun, some cool action and I loved the portrayal of Annie, Peter and MJ’s daughter. Definitely worth the read.
April 8, 2017
This is the main Spider-Man title which forms part of the big Secret Wars event. It focuses on one domain of Battleworld, the Regency, where a new supervillain called Regent is gradually becoming more and more powerful by catching superheroes and harnessing their powers.
Peter Parker is in hiding, because this is the version of the character who married MJ- and had a child, Annie. But the family can only hide for so long and as Spider-Man does everything he can to protect his wife and child, they too have to join in the fight.
It's a really strong story and it's nice to see a Spider-Man with a new family. Peter Parker's Spider-Man hasn't been in a relationship for ages and this story gives him MJ back and a great daughter in Annie. Annie is a wonderful little character, exactly how you imagine the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson would be like. Plus, she has Spider-powers which is pretty awesome too.
There's one big problem with the story though. As part of Secret Wars, this is effectively outside of the main Spider-Man continuity. It's essentially an extended What If? story. Slott uses this to his advantage- he can really up the stakes and the threat level- but I was still left with the feeling that this story was irrelevant to the Spider-Man legend.
A very enjoyable Secret Wars tie-in.
Peter Parker is in hiding, because this is the version of the character who married MJ- and had a child, Annie. But the family can only hide for so long and as Spider-Man does everything he can to protect his wife and child, they too have to join in the fight.
It's a really strong story and it's nice to see a Spider-Man with a new family. Peter Parker's Spider-Man hasn't been in a relationship for ages and this story gives him MJ back and a great daughter in Annie. Annie is a wonderful little character, exactly how you imagine the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson would be like. Plus, she has Spider-powers which is pretty awesome too.
There's one big problem with the story though. As part of Secret Wars, this is effectively outside of the main Spider-Man continuity. It's essentially an extended What If? story. Slott uses this to his advantage- he can really up the stakes and the threat level- but I was still left with the feeling that this story was irrelevant to the Spider-Man legend.
A very enjoyable Secret Wars tie-in.
September 10, 2016
Ugly-ass symbiote:
And happy-looking family:
One of these things just doesn't belong. Thank you Dan Slott, for finally giving us a taste of the ultimate Spidey relationship story.
Spidey and MJ have a kid with powers, and it becomes both the hardest and easiest thing in the world for Peter to do everything different to protect his family.
So much heartwarming family time we get with these three, I don't know why Marvel have held back from this fan favourite the whole time Slott's been writing Spidey. I wish Slott/Marvel would learn their lesson from this mini-series, and let us wrap ourselves in Peter + MJ vs the world!
Slott constructs a perfect story for Spidey + Battleworld, even with no inter-realm politics, no Thors swooping in and no banishments to up the ante. Instead, Slott takes the time to let us have a sweet, tense, amusing and well-drawn fun little romp.
Has anyone called out Justin Ponseur this week for his insanely good colouring? It's insanely good. Makes any artist look better, guaranteed. Like, if I tried drawing comics they'd go from "unintelligible scrawl" to "super-pretty but still unintelligible scrawl." Wait, that's not what I meant...
And happy-looking family:
One of these things just doesn't belong. Thank you Dan Slott, for finally giving us a taste of the ultimate Spidey relationship story.
Spidey and MJ have a kid with powers, and it becomes both the hardest and easiest thing in the world for Peter to do everything different to protect his family.
So much heartwarming family time we get with these three, I don't know why Marvel have held back from this fan favourite the whole time Slott's been writing Spidey. I wish Slott/Marvel would learn their lesson from this mini-series, and let us wrap ourselves in Peter + MJ vs the world!
Slott constructs a perfect story for Spidey + Battleworld, even with no inter-realm politics, no Thors swooping in and no banishments to up the ante. Instead, Slott takes the time to let us have a sweet, tense, amusing and well-drawn fun little romp.
Has anyone called out Justin Ponseur this week for his insanely good colouring? It's insanely good. Makes any artist look better, guaranteed. Like, if I tried drawing comics they'd go from "unintelligible scrawl" to "super-pretty but still unintelligible scrawl." Wait, that's not what I meant...
June 11, 2017
Finally, I have finished up with all the Secret Wars tie-ins! While the main event by Jonathan Hickman was pretty awesome, most of the tie-in titles I've read were junk. Slott's Spider-Man was not though, and I'm glad I saved these for last.
I've been reading Slott's work on Spidey since Big Time, and have found his work to be mostly enjoyable and pretty dang consistent. In Renew Your Vows, we're introduced to a new heavyweight villain, Regent, who makes a big splash in this region of Battleworld by killing all the heroes. Spider-Man is forced into hiding to protect his wife and daughter, but soon finds himself back in the thick of things (naturally).
I liked the family dynamic on display here, particularly in the concluding chapter when the Parkers demonstrate how powerful a team they were. It's a bit bittersweet, though, seeing a married Peter and MJ once again after so long. Damn these alternate realities! It was also good to see a more serious Peter finding his way back into hero mode and figuring out how to balance all the various aspect of his superhero life.
Now onto Another All-New, Totally Different, No, Really, We Mean It post-Secret Wars where, apparently, Captain America is a Nazi. Yeesh...
I've been reading Slott's work on Spidey since Big Time, and have found his work to be mostly enjoyable and pretty dang consistent. In Renew Your Vows, we're introduced to a new heavyweight villain, Regent, who makes a big splash in this region of Battleworld by killing all the heroes. Spider-Man is forced into hiding to protect his wife and daughter, but soon finds himself back in the thick of things (naturally).
I liked the family dynamic on display here, particularly in the concluding chapter when the Parkers demonstrate how powerful a team they were. It's a bit bittersweet, though, seeing a married Peter and MJ once again after so long. Damn these alternate realities! It was also good to see a more serious Peter finding his way back into hero mode and figuring out how to balance all the various aspect of his superhero life.
Now onto Another All-New, Totally Different, No, Really, We Mean It post-Secret Wars where, apparently, Captain America is a Nazi. Yeesh...
March 5, 2021
Hele, jestli Slottovi něco jde, tak je to psaní Petera mimo jeho komfortní zónu. I když se zase nevyhnul dalšímu ze série blbejch paradoxů, které se postupně staly jeho doménou. Přesto je to o milion procent lepší než to, co před nedávnem udělali otec a syn Abramsovi s na chlup stejnou premisou.
November 6, 2016
This was well-written and illustrated. And I loved seeing Peter Parker as a father. My only issue with this was that I can't really get into the Secret Wars arc. I believe this is the first Warzones comic I've read and I just didn't really find it that interesting. It was pretty cool seeing the city fall under dystopian totalitarian control, but I felt like Regent was very forced as a villain. This wasn't a bad comic at all. It was enjoyable. I just don't think I gained anything from reading this. It didn't leave an impact on me.
April 29, 2016
Mix feelings about this one. I loved the start. Issue 1-2 are great. Then it begins to fall. Far. The last issue is awful IMO. A neat wrap up for a 5-issue book is to be expected but it felt so tame and lame compared to the interesting and nerve wracking start. Such a cool idea wasted on a samey superheroy good ending when they pushed a interesting idea at the start. Such a shame, could have been great, but just came out okay.
February 23, 2016
This is a pretty dark Universe for a pretty fun Spider-Man story to take place in.
October 17, 2016
Damn son. Peter went and hit the kid jackpot.
Then he is an awesome father.
This seems like one they could keep going as a book.
Then he is an awesome father.
This seems like one they could keep going as a book.
April 8, 2022
3.5 insane
April 10, 2026
Another solid Spidey story for the collection.
As a fan, anything that features a married Peter Parker and his family is always going to appeal to me. There is something inherently right about seeing Peter in that domestic setting, and this book delivers on that front.
The best part about this being set in a parallel corner of the Marvel Universe is that the writer isn't restricted by main-continuity status quos. He can effectively do whatever he wants and justify it through the "What If" nature of the setting. This opens the door for some incredibly creative storytelling and high-stakes moments that you just don't get in the 616.
Just look at these panels and tell me this isn't awesome:
I particularly loved how the book subverts our expectations and sprinkles in Easter eggs. It takes our knowledge of established lore and flips it on its head. For example:
Changing the iconic mantra to: "With great power comes great responsibility... to NOT use your powers."
The moment Peter sees a crime, says "It’s time to go to work," and instead of suiting up, he just pulls out his camera.
The "Jackpot" scene was a great touch. At first I found it forced but seeing Peter's 'man that never gets old' brought it right back for me.
Little things like this make me glad I have all this niche Spider-Man lore stuck in my head!
Admittedly, the book didn’t quite manage to maintain the excitement and pace of those first two issues as it went along. The plot eventually settles into a fairly formulaic rhythm, and the core story itself was ultimately nothing ground-breaking.
However, I genuinely enjoyed spending more time with the Parkers and exploring Peter’s responsibilities as a husband and a father. It’s a good, comfortable read for any Spider-Man fan who misses the marriage.
As a fan, anything that features a married Peter Parker and his family is always going to appeal to me. There is something inherently right about seeing Peter in that domestic setting, and this book delivers on that front.
The best part about this being set in a parallel corner of the Marvel Universe is that the writer isn't restricted by main-continuity status quos. He can effectively do whatever he wants and justify it through the "What If" nature of the setting. This opens the door for some incredibly creative storytelling and high-stakes moments that you just don't get in the 616.
Just look at these panels and tell me this isn't awesome:
I particularly loved how the book subverts our expectations and sprinkles in Easter eggs. It takes our knowledge of established lore and flips it on its head. For example:
Changing the iconic mantra to: "With great power comes great responsibility... to NOT use your powers."
The moment Peter sees a crime, says "It’s time to go to work," and instead of suiting up, he just pulls out his camera.
The "Jackpot" scene was a great touch. At first I found it forced but seeing Peter's 'man that never gets old' brought it right back for me.
Little things like this make me glad I have all this niche Spider-Man lore stuck in my head!
Admittedly, the book didn’t quite manage to maintain the excitement and pace of those first two issues as it went along. The plot eventually settles into a fairly formulaic rhythm, and the core story itself was ultimately nothing ground-breaking.
However, I genuinely enjoyed spending more time with the Parkers and exploring Peter’s responsibilities as a husband and a father. It’s a good, comfortable read for any Spider-Man fan who misses the marriage.
April 27, 2016
The Secret Wars crossovers have generally been structurally flawed by their dependence on the Secret Wars cosmology while simultaneously being unable to affect the Secret Wars storyline. Slott avoids those problems by largely ignoring Secret Wars. Instead we get a future story of Spider-Man: a "what if" a decade down the road, where Peter is married and the world's heroes have been lost. Oh, Secret Wars is there in the background, but Slott doesn't try and use it as the foundation of his story, and so he instead is able to concentrate on the strength of the "future" world he created.
And this is really a delightful story. It's great to see the destruction of the world we know, followed by Peter's struggles in the world that follows. It's even greater to see Peter as a family man with a wife and a daughter. And little Annie (I dunno why she isn't Mayday) totally steals the show.
Unfortunately, this comic is bitter-sweet too. It's a vision of what could have been if not for one of the worst Spider-stories of our generation (that'd be One More Day) — an editorial-mandate story that denied Peter the character growth and the fulfillment that we see here. But it's great to see 5 issues of it nonetheless.
And this is really a delightful story. It's great to see the destruction of the world we know, followed by Peter's struggles in the world that follows. It's even greater to see Peter as a family man with a wife and a daughter. And little Annie (I dunno why she isn't Mayday) totally steals the show.
Unfortunately, this comic is bitter-sweet too. It's a vision of what could have been if not for one of the worst Spider-stories of our generation (that'd be One More Day) — an editorial-mandate story that denied Peter the character growth and the fulfillment that we see here. But it's great to see 5 issues of it nonetheless.
February 10, 2016
A very good Secret War tie-in series. Dan Slott has been doing some great Spider-man stories and this one is truly special. What readers get here is a world where Peter Parker aka Spider-man continued his marriage with M.J. and they have a daughter. Longtime fans of the Peter Parker and M.J. dynamic will be all smiles. Dan Slott does a great job as always capturing the funny and snappy dialogue of Spidey. Adam Kubert's artwork is pretty good here as well. The story really kept me on the edge of my seat. The basic premise is that a villain has been killing and kidnapping the super heroes of this particular Battleworld where the Parker's reside. The Avengers are killed by the villain calling himself Regent. Regent is stealing superpowers so he can be strong enough to face Doctor Doom who is the overlord of all the Battleworld. Peter vows to protect his family even if it means hiding his spider powers and also his daughters. But soon Peter finds himself in a life and death struggle to protect his daughter as the Sinister six starts to hunt for his family. This was a great story and here is one fan hoping that we will see the parker family become a reality in the near future.
December 18, 2015
Now this is "Secret Wars - Battlezone" done right. So many of the books coming out of this huge crossover event are lame rehashes of something that went before. Dan Slott has seized the opportunity to really dig into a "What If?" scenario that takes the character new places and tells a memorable story.
What if Spidey was a dad?
This simple question goes great places. With great power comes great responsibility, but his greatest responsibility is to take care of his family. If that means killing bad guys, so be it. And when his powers put her in danger, he goes into hiding. He lets bad guys get away with it. It all makes sense, but it challenges the very foundations of who he is as a character. Only the best stories manage that.
This is well-written, and well-paced. The only issue I have with it was that the artwork was sometimes over sexualized. Not every female character has to be busting out of her top. Aside from that, this is one of the best books I've read in a while.
What if Spidey was a dad?
This simple question goes great places. With great power comes great responsibility, but his greatest responsibility is to take care of his family. If that means killing bad guys, so be it. And when his powers put her in danger, he goes into hiding. He lets bad guys get away with it. It all makes sense, but it challenges the very foundations of who he is as a character. Only the best stories manage that.
This is well-written, and well-paced. The only issue I have with it was that the artwork was sometimes over sexualized. Not every female character has to be busting out of her top. Aside from that, this is one of the best books I've read in a while.
December 8, 2023
When people argue that Peter Parker should stay a kid and always have the status quo of POOR, SUFFERING, & UNLUCKY IN LOVE, tell em to read Renew Your Vows.
Truly an amazing thing to have bigtime INCREDIBLES energy with the webslinger and his family.
There's a lot of things Doom did wrong in reforming the world into an amalgamation of clashing times, AUs, themes, and other nonsense, but we can't blame him for this.
Truly an amazing thing to have bigtime INCREDIBLES energy with the webslinger and his family.
There's a lot of things Doom did wrong in reforming the world into an amalgamation of clashing times, AUs, themes, and other nonsense, but we can't blame him for this.
October 2, 2015
A very enjoyable Secret Wars tie-in. Love the art from Kubert too --- been awhile.
August 2, 2021
In other words fuck one more day
December 28, 2022
Peter Parker is married to Mary Jane and has a daughter named Annie, who inherited her father's spider-powers. When all of the Avengers go off to fight the power-stealing super-villain Regent, Peter abandons them to save his family from Venom. All of the Avengers die and Regent takes over the United States, transforming it into a dystopia where super-powered individuals are hunted down.
In light of this new reality, Peter decides his main responsibility is to his family so he invents inhibitors to block their super powers and dedicates himself to being a normal person and not a hero.
This comic is really good. It doesn't feel like a Secret Wars tie-in and is simply a really strong and satisfying alternate-reality story.
In light of this new reality, Peter decides his main responsibility is to his family so he invents inhibitors to block their super powers and dedicates himself to being a normal person and not a hero.
This comic is really good. It doesn't feel like a Secret Wars tie-in and is simply a really strong and satisfying alternate-reality story.
January 31, 2022
I’ve never been a huge comic book fan even though I do love Marvel movies. That being said, I found this comic book through a TikTok about No Way Home. This was a very interesting take on Spider-man! It’s set in a future timeline where MJ and Peter get married and have a daughter. There’s also many dystopian elements. I loved how this showed Peter in a dystopian apocalypse and how Peter might be a different super hero if he had paternal instincts in addition to being a friendly neighborhood spider-man. Good read!
December 23, 2018
Szkoda, że pewnie Egmont nie będzie wydawał w Polsce całej serii. Jednak szczęśliwy Parker u Slotta to samo dobro, a Annie jest cudowna, chociaż główny złol jednak zawodzi. Ojciec wiedzący, że wielka moc to wielka...ale jeszcze większa gdy jest rodzina, a życie młodej jest zagrożone.
August 15, 2023
As a typical “One More Day” hater, I felt like this book had a lot going for me. After reading it though, it was just kinda okay. Adam Kubert’s art and Peter’s dynamic with his family were the clear strong points, but the plot and villain didn’t really work that well. I suppose I should’ve expected a large scale story, with this being a Secret Wars tie-in and all, but I still would’ve appreciated something more street level. I have a good feeling that the ongoing series that spun off from this will be able to scratch that itch.
February 9, 2018
Enjoyable but not as memorable as you'd like it to be.
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