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Mary Jane (Collected Editions) #3
Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Volume 1: Super Crush
The highly acclaimed drama featuring the life of a teenage Mary Jane Watson returns...and this time, she's got some friendly neighborhood backup.
With her circle of friends and recent relationship left in disrepair, MJ is on the market once again. But who will she choose to be the next object of her affections: Peter Parker, her bookish-but-sweet tutor and newly-minted friend, or that dangerous, exciting crimefighter in red and blue tights, Spider-Man?
Stick with Eisner Award-winner Sean McKeever and superstar artist Takeshi Miyazawa to find out...
Collecting: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane 1-5
With her circle of friends and recent relationship left in disrepair, MJ is on the market once again. But who will she choose to be the next object of her affections: Peter Parker, her bookish-but-sweet tutor and newly-minted friend, or that dangerous, exciting crimefighter in red and blue tights, Spider-Man?
Stick with Eisner Award-winner Sean McKeever and superstar artist Takeshi Miyazawa to find out...
Collecting: Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane 1-5
120 pages, Paperback
First published July 12, 2006
About the author
Sean McKeever
541 books36 followersAfter writing indie comics (such as the ensemble teen-drama The Waiting Place) for six years, Sean got his big break writing an issue of The Incredible Hulk for Marvel Comics in 2001. Since then, Sean has written hundreds of comics for Marvel, DC Comics and other publishers, including notable runs on Sentinel, Inhumans, Mystique, Marvel Adventures Spider-Man, Gravity, Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Birds of Prey and Teen Titans.
Best known for delivering introspective, character-driven work, Sean also wrote several weeks of the Funky Winkerbean syndicated comic strip, much of which has been reprinted in the celebrated collection, Lisa's story: the other shoe.
In 2005, Sean won the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.
Sean continues to write comic books; he also writes for the videogame and animation industries.
Best known for delivering introspective, character-driven work, Sean also wrote several weeks of the Funky Winkerbean syndicated comic strip, much of which has been reprinted in the celebrated collection, Lisa's story: the other shoe.
In 2005, Sean won the Eisner Award for Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition.
Sean continues to write comic books; he also writes for the videogame and animation industries.
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December 17, 2023At least Peter Parker was actually in this one!! The cute art is the only thing that keeps me going because there is not a single other thing in here that I even like. 💀
The girls' lives revolve around the boys and even when MJ and Liz were trying to fix their friendship, it was still all about the boys. Their issues only existed because of boys (and probably undiagnosed mental illness) and they don't talk about anything else either. MJ joins the drama club and yay new friends oh nvm the main girl in the club instantly gets jealous of perfect MJ and then starts messing around with Harry to get back at her.
Super melodramatic and kind of insulting they made this for girls as if all girls want is overly dramatic teen high school story. 🙄
Also MJ's date with Spider-man was so creepy lol like not a single conversation to confirm he was her age???
The girls' lives revolve around the boys and even when MJ and Liz were trying to fix their friendship, it was still all about the boys. Their issues only existed because of boys (and probably undiagnosed mental illness) and they don't talk about anything else either. MJ joins the drama club and yay new friends oh nvm the main girl in the club instantly gets jealous of perfect MJ and then starts messing around with Harry to get back at her.
Super melodramatic and kind of insulting they made this for girls as if all girls want is overly dramatic teen high school story. 🙄
Also MJ's date with Spider-man was so creepy lol like not a single conversation to confirm he was her age???
January 26, 2008
Marvel has made a lot of boneheaded decisions recently, so I wasn't sure about handing money over to them. I'm glad I did, though, because this volume was adorable. Absolutely adorable, and I'll even admit to a girlish sigh or two.
April 21, 2022
Eine süße jugendliche Reihe, die Spaß macht
April 4, 2024
I read this too fast to review each volume, so I’ll be that ass who does the same review for all of them.
Why not? This reads so breezily and fun, and flows as if the whole story fell out of McKeever’s head in one continuous sheet, that it’s like I sat down for an hour and glimpsed the paradise of Parker in his carefree youth.
“Cute” doesn’t quite cut it. The *art* is cute, but the dialogue is amazingly natural and normal. The scenes between Spidey and his pals and their pals are cute/silly/emotional, but the temptation is to think it’s all juvenile high school horseshit and it’s more than that.
It’s been so long since I read a comic where the characters finest anatomy wasn’t featured by some horny artist, that I honestly don’t know how to react to kids in normal, sometimes even loose-fitting clothing.
Biggest surprise of the whole run? Liz Allen. A character I’ve never quite connected with, seems headstrong and … important to MJ. Like she’s the Greek Chorus of this whole tale, reflecting back on MJ all the tribulations and decisions MJ needs to deal with.
Why not? This reads so breezily and fun, and flows as if the whole story fell out of McKeever’s head in one continuous sheet, that it’s like I sat down for an hour and glimpsed the paradise of Parker in his carefree youth.
“Cute” doesn’t quite cut it. The *art* is cute, but the dialogue is amazingly natural and normal. The scenes between Spidey and his pals and their pals are cute/silly/emotional, but the temptation is to think it’s all juvenile high school horseshit and it’s more than that.
It’s been so long since I read a comic where the characters finest anatomy wasn’t featured by some horny artist, that I honestly don’t know how to react to kids in normal, sometimes even loose-fitting clothing.
Biggest surprise of the whole run? Liz Allen. A character I’ve never quite connected with, seems headstrong and … important to MJ. Like she’s the Greek Chorus of this whole tale, reflecting back on MJ all the tribulations and decisions MJ needs to deal with.
February 12, 2024
Dang! I hate this book!! :) I hate Spiderman!! Mary Jane I'll wring your- Oh! Hi, yeah, did you hear what I just said? You did? Oh! Please don't tell Spiderman!! I'm begging you!! :)
This was VERY cheesy, but I really liked the illustrations. I'm not really a comic graphic type of girl, but this one I let slide. I saw something about Tom Holland on YouTube and it wouldn't go away! So I decided to read a Spiderman book to see what the fuss was all about! And yes, I know that not ALL Spiderman characters are played by Tom Holland, but which other Spiderman can do a backflip AND has a British accent? :) I also gave it five-stars so that when Dinah sees it, she'll flip out at me! (She isn't a big Spidey fan!) I don't know what I got myself into! Overall, it is a five-star book!
This was VERY cheesy, but I really liked the illustrations. I'm not really a comic graphic type of girl, but this one I let slide. I saw something about Tom Holland on YouTube and it wouldn't go away! So I decided to read a Spiderman book to see what the fuss was all about! And yes, I know that not ALL Spiderman characters are played by Tom Holland, but which other Spiderman can do a backflip AND has a British accent? :) I also gave it five-stars so that when Dinah sees it, she'll flip out at me! (She isn't a big Spidey fan!) I don't know what I got myself into! Overall, it is a five-star book!
May 14, 2026
I'm really loving this series!
With the fall out of Homecoming, this book does an amazing job of both building bridges and wedges for these characters that was set up in the first bit of this series, and keep it interesting and engaging. The whole time there's this overlaying sense of wholesomeness that came from the early 2000s. I love seeing how these characters are developing and growing as they transition from adolescents into adulthood, and are coming into their own.
MJ is learning more about herself and what she actually wants, while also navigating the real world. I can't wait for the next issue within this series.
With the fall out of Homecoming, this book does an amazing job of both building bridges and wedges for these characters that was set up in the first bit of this series, and keep it interesting and engaging. The whole time there's this overlaying sense of wholesomeness that came from the early 2000s. I love seeing how these characters are developing and growing as they transition from adolescents into adulthood, and are coming into their own.
MJ is learning more about herself and what she actually wants, while also navigating the real world. I can't wait for the next issue within this series.
October 31, 2018
I think this book failed the Bechdel test.
All the girls could talk about were guys.
The male characters' motivations were not dissimilar.
The earlier books made them seem like caricatures of teenagers rather than caricatures of people who only cared about dating.
All the girls could talk about were guys.
The male characters' motivations were not dissimilar.
The earlier books made them seem like caricatures of teenagers rather than caricatures of people who only cared about dating.
September 25, 2019
This was a cute story, but I had a couple of issues with it. The first is the art style. I remember this sort of bulbous cartoon look from the time when this apparently came out, but I was never a fan. Not that it is done incompetently, it just detracts from the story a bit for me. The story is cute and sweet, but my other issue with the story was that it clearly isn't following the bit of story that Mary Jane more or less always knew that Peter Parker was Spider-Man. Setting aside those two concerns, and just taking this as its own universe, this is a cute story that goes a bit slowly, but spends a good bit of time on personal relationships, which I find is often lacking in modern comics.
December 29, 2018
This was a super cute, light, and fluffy comic. Something nice to read when everything get a bit depressing and you want some simple MJ and Peter.
December 29, 2018
A fun read
A really cute re-telling of the spide-man story from Mary Jane's point of view. I loved it. Can't wait to read the next one.
A really cute re-telling of the spide-man story from Mary Jane's point of view. I loved it. Can't wait to read the next one.
December 7, 2020
this was just super sweet I loved it. The art style is anime like and very pretty.
March 26, 2022
it was okay. you'll be kinda lost because they refer to a lot from a different comic but they do a good job at explaining some of what happened through it. some of the comic strips were cut off so it was hard to read a few of them tho
June 30, 2022
"Don't go out with [Spider-Man]. Go out with me." —Peter Parker, #4
i hate to say this . . . but it is just completely average
i hate to say this . . . but it is just completely average
May 25, 2020
It's kind of stupid but it's kind of fun too.
I first picked up a single issue of this comic when I was a kid on Holiday in America and seeing the trade paper appear on my Prime Reading list was nostalgic in the best way. Better yet, it was kind of how I remember it too - which was nice. I could have picked it up and been repulsed but - No - it was actually a nice, easy read.
Spider-Man loves Mary Jane is definitely a product of its era though, a title released around the same time as the Rami trilogy and was trying hard to get girls into comics in the most stereotypical way possible (because remember kids, girls are not like boys. They like pink and love and feelings and stuff). Thus, people expecting normal Spider-Man need to look elsewhere. This isn't your standard superhero romp. This is an 80'a teen rom-com. This is Spider-Man meets The Breakfast Club. This is Spider-Man and Mary Jane trying their best to survive High School and the traps and hazards of teenage angst filled relationships rather than a nefarious Green Goblin plot...
And even though it is kind of stupid and dumb. It's got some heart and I can't knock it. It's fun but nowt to be shouting from the rooftops about.
I first picked up a single issue of this comic when I was a kid on Holiday in America and seeing the trade paper appear on my Prime Reading list was nostalgic in the best way. Better yet, it was kind of how I remember it too - which was nice. I could have picked it up and been repulsed but - No - it was actually a nice, easy read.
Spider-Man loves Mary Jane is definitely a product of its era though, a title released around the same time as the Rami trilogy and was trying hard to get girls into comics in the most stereotypical way possible (because remember kids, girls are not like boys. They like pink and love and feelings and stuff). Thus, people expecting normal Spider-Man need to look elsewhere. This isn't your standard superhero romp. This is an 80'a teen rom-com. This is Spider-Man meets The Breakfast Club. This is Spider-Man and Mary Jane trying their best to survive High School and the traps and hazards of teenage angst filled relationships rather than a nefarious Green Goblin plot...
And even though it is kind of stupid and dumb. It's got some heart and I can't knock it. It's fun but nowt to be shouting from the rooftops about.
August 6, 2007
There’s a splash-page of Spidey and MJ swinging around New York City that’s one of the best Spider-Man graphics I’ve seen in a while.
Overall, a solid book. I like how foolish/scheming Peter Parker is for going out on a date with MJ as Spider-Man.
Overall, a solid book. I like how foolish/scheming Peter Parker is for going out on a date with MJ as Spider-Man.
November 10, 2010
I loved this! I'm not exactly a big Spider-Man fan, but this is so cute and adorable - a story focused on Mary Jane back in highschool, and her crush on Spider-Man while she's also kind of falling in love with Peter. Highly enjoyable!
August 10, 2007
To quote one of my comic shop customers: "If the Muppet Babies were teenagers."
September 16, 2007
teen romance + spider-man stuff = my guilty pleasure. i don't care. i love it.
February 10, 2010
Very manga-esque
November 30, 2015
ADORABLE
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