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The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #290-292, Annual #21
The Amazing Spider-Man: The Wedding
Includes all four versions of Spider-Man's wedding
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1992
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July 22, 2018
The wedding between Mary Jane Watson and Peter Parker was a monumental moment in comic books at the time. Most people had become accustomed to a single or still-dating Spider-Man, so to have him marry someone was a big change for his comic books and would affect the dynamics of his character forever after.
Although I acknowledge the significance of The Wedding, I only felt that it was okay overall; solid, but not groundbreaking in its execution or writing. The writers attempted to present an inner conflict within Peter regarding the hardships he'd be imposing on MJ upon marrying her – thrusting her into a dangerous life alongside Spider-Man was a fearful thought to the web-head, and it nearly forced him to call off the wedding entirely. Peter goes through a dream sequence where he sees those who have died under his watch as Spider-Man, and he begins to worry that he is endangering MJ the same way if he goes through with the wedding. Of course, he does go through with it (otherwise the title of this graphic novel would have been something else entirely), but I think this psychological torment could have been expanded upon in much greater depth. This is, after all, a major step in Spider-Man's life, and it should have been treated as a much more significant moment than how it actually transpired. These sequences were not bad by any means, but they left something to be desired.
Despite some minor complaints, I enjoyed The Wedding story arc and consider it to be an essential read for any Spider-Man aficionado. This graphic novel also provides plenty of supplementary content regarding the wedding that makes it a worthy piece for any comic collector – included are the newspaper comic strips of the marriage as well as information on the real-life wedding held at Shea Stadium.
Although I acknowledge the significance of The Wedding, I only felt that it was okay overall; solid, but not groundbreaking in its execution or writing. The writers attempted to present an inner conflict within Peter regarding the hardships he'd be imposing on MJ upon marrying her – thrusting her into a dangerous life alongside Spider-Man was a fearful thought to the web-head, and it nearly forced him to call off the wedding entirely. Peter goes through a dream sequence where he sees those who have died under his watch as Spider-Man, and he begins to worry that he is endangering MJ the same way if he goes through with the wedding. Of course, he does go through with it (otherwise the title of this graphic novel would have been something else entirely), but I think this psychological torment could have been expanded upon in much greater depth. This is, after all, a major step in Spider-Man's life, and it should have been treated as a much more significant moment than how it actually transpired. These sequences were not bad by any means, but they left something to be desired.
Despite some minor complaints, I enjoyed The Wedding story arc and consider it to be an essential read for any Spider-Man aficionado. This graphic novel also provides plenty of supplementary content regarding the wedding that makes it a worthy piece for any comic collector – included are the newspaper comic strips of the marriage as well as information on the real-life wedding held at Shea Stadium.
July 25, 2021
Fans had long awaited for the moment when Peter Parker finally ties the knot with Mary Jane. But does the comic book deliver the emotional impact that people expected?
Sadly, no. Its focused on premarital clichés that everyone has seen or read in numerous romantic dramas. After that, when the moment actually arrives, it gets over before it even started. The comic book has now established a bond these two characters that only a devil can break .
"The Wedding" is, undoubtedly, an important event in the Spider-Man mythos, but it falls short of delivering the punch that was required.
Sadly, no. Its focused on premarital clichés that everyone has seen or read in numerous romantic dramas. After that, when the moment actually arrives, it gets over before it even started. The comic book has now established a bond these two characters that only a devil can break .
"The Wedding" is, undoubtedly, an important event in the Spider-Man mythos, but it falls short of delivering the punch that was required.
October 12, 2015
YO, BUT WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT MICROSCOPE THOUGH?!
November 18, 2017
Not bad. I didn't dislike the married Spider-Man as much as many people did, but the proposal, engagement and marriage were very quick and not very interesting in and of themselves.
July 17, 2019
Felt pretty flat and quick. Like the wedding took place the day after the proposal kind of a thing.
January 9, 2021
Estuvo bien. Mejor de lo que esperaba para la época. No tan bueno como hubiese querido para un evento tan importante.
December 27, 2022
Campanas de boda para PP y MJW.
March 5, 2023
Índice pendiente, tomo 19 del coleccionable.
April 27, 2023
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
October 8, 2025
Spider-Man peaked here!
December 27, 2022
Tomo 19 de la Colección definitiva.
July 23, 2014
This book collects a combination of comic strips and ephemera about the 1987 wedding between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, collecting Amazing Spider #289-291 and Amazing Spider-man Annual #19, along with Spider-man newspaper strips leading up to the wedding.
First, the comic book stuff by David Micheline is superb. He strikes a fine balance of keeping superhero stuff in the book while also treating the characters of Peter and Mary Jane very seriously. Issue 289 builds up to Peter popping the question as he takes a hard look at life and evaluates where he wants to be. Mary Jane stalls on an answer as she has to help her sister through a crisis is Pittsburgh and come to peace with some of her own issues which is dealt with Issues 290 and 291. Micheline manages to keep the character development angle strong while also giving Spider-man a tough foe to fight as Alastir Smythe and his spider-slayers provide a great Spider-man story along with the character piece for Peter and Mary Jane.
The Annual gets the supervillain battle out of the way early as Spidey faces Electro so that he can sell some pictures to the Bugle. The story then focuses solely on the wedding and it's a superb drama. Micheline wrote a sensitive story that looked at the type of fears, doubts, and hopes that this couple would experience, with Peter's anguish over the death of Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane having to choose between the world of celebrity parties and married life. It's realistic and very fitting. Micheline was perfect. The only thing you can complain about in this whole piece is the dated hair of Alistair Smythe and that would be a stretch.
The second section of the book tells of the media coverage and also the wedding that took place at Shea Stadium before more than 50,000 fans. It's well-done and detailed background information.
The book also reprints 11 pages of Spidey newspaper strips building up to the wedding which occurred at the same time in comic book, newspaper, and at the Mets stadium. The comic strip story written by Stan Lee is much goofier and lighter than that which appeared in comics with Spidey breaking in to Mary Jane's apartment to propose. It's light, fun, and unsurprisingly has a silver age feel to it. These strips are nice to read given that so few of the Spider-man newspaper strips have been reprinted.
A final treat is an inclusion of a story from Not Brand Echs (Marvel's 1960s Comic parody magazine) looking at, "The Wedding of Spidey-man." It's a fun little strip that's probably best enjoyed if you're familiar with the 1960s stories from Spider-man.
Overall, the comic book stories really carry this book and make this book a great purchase for fans of the Wall Crawler and Mary Jane. The other features bring a smile to fans but are really icing on the cake-wedding cake that is.
First, the comic book stuff by David Micheline is superb. He strikes a fine balance of keeping superhero stuff in the book while also treating the characters of Peter and Mary Jane very seriously. Issue 289 builds up to Peter popping the question as he takes a hard look at life and evaluates where he wants to be. Mary Jane stalls on an answer as she has to help her sister through a crisis is Pittsburgh and come to peace with some of her own issues which is dealt with Issues 290 and 291. Micheline manages to keep the character development angle strong while also giving Spider-man a tough foe to fight as Alastir Smythe and his spider-slayers provide a great Spider-man story along with the character piece for Peter and Mary Jane.
The Annual gets the supervillain battle out of the way early as Spidey faces Electro so that he can sell some pictures to the Bugle. The story then focuses solely on the wedding and it's a superb drama. Micheline wrote a sensitive story that looked at the type of fears, doubts, and hopes that this couple would experience, with Peter's anguish over the death of Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane having to choose between the world of celebrity parties and married life. It's realistic and very fitting. Micheline was perfect. The only thing you can complain about in this whole piece is the dated hair of Alistair Smythe and that would be a stretch.
The second section of the book tells of the media coverage and also the wedding that took place at Shea Stadium before more than 50,000 fans. It's well-done and detailed background information.
The book also reprints 11 pages of Spidey newspaper strips building up to the wedding which occurred at the same time in comic book, newspaper, and at the Mets stadium. The comic strip story written by Stan Lee is much goofier and lighter than that which appeared in comics with Spidey breaking in to Mary Jane's apartment to propose. It's light, fun, and unsurprisingly has a silver age feel to it. These strips are nice to read given that so few of the Spider-man newspaper strips have been reprinted.
A final treat is an inclusion of a story from Not Brand Echs (Marvel's 1960s Comic parody magazine) looking at, "The Wedding of Spidey-man." It's a fun little strip that's probably best enjoyed if you're familiar with the 1960s stories from Spider-man.
Overall, the comic book stories really carry this book and make this book a great purchase for fans of the Wall Crawler and Mary Jane. The other features bring a smile to fans but are really icing on the cake-wedding cake that is.
September 23, 2016
An important moment in Spider-Man history, but it got there in a fairly standard way. It did remind me how well-rounded a character MJ is, at least compared to other female characters in comics at this time.
The Spider Slayer subplot was funny in a bizarre way - Alastair Jr. puts a trace on Spider-Man, sees that he's going to Pittsburgh...so he ships his giant killer robot in boxes to Pittsburgh. Complete with a scene where he yells at airport employees who are moving the robot pieces into the plane. "Be careful with those boxes! They contain important medical equipment!"
He can't wait for Spider-Man to get back to NY? Is he on some kind of "kill Spider-Man" deadline?
Ah, Spider-Man. I love how almost none of his adventures involve saving the world, and almost all of them involve fighting some random weirdo.
The Spider Slayer subplot was funny in a bizarre way - Alastair Jr. puts a trace on Spider-Man, sees that he's going to Pittsburgh...so he ships his giant killer robot in boxes to Pittsburgh. Complete with a scene where he yells at airport employees who are moving the robot pieces into the plane. "Be careful with those boxes! They contain important medical equipment!"
He can't wait for Spider-Man to get back to NY? Is he on some kind of "kill Spider-Man" deadline?
Ah, Spider-Man. I love how almost none of his adventures involve saving the world, and almost all of them involve fighting some random weirdo.
June 27, 2013
I never forget Sandman's Death showing up at Rck's wedding and bringing a brush as a gft. But equally memorable is Willie Smith showing up to give MJ her dress.
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