J. Michael Straczynski - The Writer Who Saved Spider-Man

[@Menace_1129]

The fact this channel only has 17 subs is a damn shame. This is some of the best spidey content on YT, been hooked since flash vid. I hope you saw him in the NWH trailer, on Peters side!

[@alexlennen]

Appreciate it a lot, this video took a lifetime to make. And hell yeah he's blonde LET'S GOOO

[@daredevilxd2056]

Now 1.56K lol

[@TIME2POO]

Now 2.84K lol

[@KillerTacos54]

@@TIME2POO now 2.89K 👀

[@MegaGoaty3895]

Almost double that now! Hell yea

[@SlickAndroid94]

The fact that his origin story as a Spider-Man writer perfectly mirrors Spideys origin is just...man, that's destiny.

[@batdog2183]

Look I might not be up on my spider-man lore but I don't remember Richard Parker being a Nazi.

[@JavienWashington]

@@batdog2183 yeah what the hell is this guy on about lmfao

[@adamnielson42]

@@JavienWashington he's talking about stopping the thief

[@MediumDSpeaks]

Hence his changing the origin of Spider-Man to implying that his becoming Spider-Man in fact *was* Destiny as well

[@written_and_recited]

Damn... he was bit by a radioactive Spider-Man writer...

[@mid_knight4940]

The man is the definition of "we should be greater than what we suffer"

[@The_Weird_One1]

@Life Hoes On So that we can learn to pick ourselves up.

[@bensadfleck9972]

literally what Spider-man stands for, he was just perfect for the role

[@aguywithalotofopinions412]

Is that a quote?

[@thegreatacolyt1277]

Yes

[@thegreatacolyt1277]

​@@bensadfleck9972yes

[@soar4648]

Peter being a teacher is literally the perfect endgame for his story, it's fits his character so well. The fact that your own uncle was one of the reasons for this run is absolutely phenomenal. Must feel so amazing!

[@archivist_13]

I thought that was a joke

[@jaket4047]

Top 3 writers to ever touch the series IMO. His run paired with early Ultimate Spider-Man made the 2000s era of Spider-Man comics hard to beat.

[@yurifairy2969]

i don't think ultimate spider-man has aged all that well personally

[@jaket4047]

@@yurifairy2969 It’s absolutely got its dated little “2000s isms” but in terms of recontextualizing the character for a modern audience it worked wonders; much easier to digest in comparison to the extremely wordy original series, felt more relatable to readers, a little more irreverent, etc., but that’s just the evolution of comics. The Ultimate Spider-Man series just came out at the right time for what it was doing.

[@Justsomedudeokay]

That's not even an opinion. It's truth.

[@ahmadkhalaf8952]

@@yurifairy2969 Though some parts of it haven’t aged well, the series overall still has a writing style that is pretty modern and easy for newer readers to get into

[@saibot343]

@@ahmadkhalaf8952 True. Been reading Ultimate Spider-Man for a while, and overall, it's pretty easy to read

[@dantecrottogini529]

Having a consistent art team really helps stablish a run imo and this run had great artists, JrJr and Deodato at their peaks and Garney doing very good work

[@spoodurmin9742]

Except for whoever drew some of those tie-in issues of Marvel Knights Spider-Man. That artist is fucking horrible.

[@dantecrottogini529]

@@spoodurmin9742 you talking about during The Other? As you said that was in a different title and i think written by someone else so i wouldn't count that as part of JMS' run

[@spoodurmin9742]

@@dantecrottogini529 Yeah but the overarching story was written by JMS, those tie-ins had crucial parts of the story in them. They count imo, they were even included in the JMS collection for his run.

[@spager45]

Dude you nailed it. The JMS and JR jr duo was one of my all time favorite runs. I hate artistic inconsistency and that run nailed a sense of real world authenticity in dialogue, character, drama as well as putting it alongside some extreme challenges in and out of the mask.

[@richborn6700]

Only to then have to suffer through Slott and Ramos as the worst the franchise has ever seen

[@jamesa.646]

2:30 that shit is so heartwarming. Teachers really are slept on. Fuck man I just wish I could have an impact on someones life like they do

[@brian6101]

You can

[@kindertak5396]

4:40 you know he's gonna be a good spiderman writer when he literally was in the same important situation Spiderman once was and his entire story is about this single moment

[@mirewalker]

This run's take on MJ and Peter's relationship is one of my favorite things in fiction, ever

[@jacobrivera1721]

Exactly I wish they be married again you tell great story with married couples

[@Bigshart410]

Imagine if Sam Raimi hired J. Michael Straczynski as a screenwriter for Spider-Man 4, that would be one of the best movies they'll ever made.

[@TheGintama86]

Theres a script for it as well as a beta stage game up on youtube if ur curious

[@xhyre179]

or amazing spider-man 3

[@KillerTacos54]

Dude hell yes

[@Koolyaroo]

Sins past: the movie lmao

[@nicolasvanced3137]

@@xhyre179 andrew being well written xD

[@a.m11558]

My very first comic book was actually a spider-man graphic novel of that very arc, with Morlun, Ezekiel and Spidey (Peter) becoming a teacher. It made me interested in teaching, seeing Peter being a hero both in and out of his "uniform". I'd never thought of teachers like that, so i decided to be one. And now i'm in university studying to be an English and History teacher, hopefully i can do the same things for kids in today's world that Joe's teachers, and Peter, did for theirs.

[@noedelroj6843]

IT WAS MY FIRST COMIC TOO

[@ImbadatGaming2000]

It was my first spiderman comic as well

[@princezuko2371]

lmao same that was my first comic book too

[@deadlyninja112]

That's awesome

[@daniboy2619]

Being a comic book teacher is alot easier than a real life one.

[@josuepf3730]

Straczynski was not only the man who saved spider-man, he has also been the one who has inspired us to overcome obstacles and we see that in his numbers of the amazing spider-man. The straczynski's story is very moving despite everything he suffered in his life came out ahead.

[@unxprienced9548]

That 9/11 comic was so well done that it was required reading in my English class to teach us how to write about resilience, pain and grief properly.

[@screenwatcher949]

Wow it's fantastic to hear directly from the nephew of a great artist, thank you for your insight!! This is why Spider-Man will never die: the true believers

[@tripttwe]

JMS was the writer. This was a great time to be a comic book reader.

[@jkjoshua1849]

@@tripttwe I think he means that his work is art so he is an artist

[@jab9109]

@@jkjoshua1849 I think he means that the guy was THE writer.

[@jkjoshua1849]

@@jab9109 yes of course he’s the writer but writing can be considered a work of art

[@jab9109]

@@jkjoshua1849 And no one here is saying it cannot

[@kanyewestlover-qy5mi]

Never heard of the guy or you before, but this video was extremely well done. Excited to see what future content you produce, this channel is extremely underrated.

[@AFYsama]

For such a small channel. you make some pretty good content. Cheers!

[@edwardthestupid7704]

You should take notes

[@Resilientspirit18]

@@edwardthestupid7704damn 😂 why’d you have to do him like that

[@Querymonger]

Seems like you were reading Spider-Man at the same time I was lol. I fell in love with the character as a lil squirt reading the Straczinsky era, plus reading Ultimate Spider-Man from the very first issue. When those things both ended on sour notes (One More Day and Ultimatum) I lost interest in comics altogether and never really got into them again. Your vids on these topics are taking me on a strong nostalgia trip, man; appreciate it

[@francostrong202]

I got into spider-man at a very similar time. Still cherish my early ultimate spider-man issues. But after Sin's Past I was like: dafuq? I'm done. But I think Paul Jenkins was super underrated. His version of Norman Osborne/ Green Goblin was super good. Dark and psychologically complex. Jenkins cemented the Green Goblin as my favorite villain.

[@spidertib]

This run was the first I got to read as a kid. Comics being very rare back in the day in my country. This was my Spider-Man, I didn't care that much about the magic stuff that JMS brought to the lore of the character (I could take it or drop it) but the character writing was amazing. Every other writer that came afterwards never quite made me enjoy a run as much. I would love if JMS would get another shot at the character, we never got to see him dive deeper into peter's classic villains and their minds. PS: Would love to know more about the lore of his old Peter, and how he was accused of manslaughter.

[@AkiraLionPilot]

I heard about this guy through his writing on The Real Ghostbusters and how he quit the show because of network meddling. He seems like a really cool guy

[@johnhorn3344]

The Straczynski run on Spider-Man was long after I stopped buying current comics but I won the collection of trade paperbacks that collected his run and really enjoyed it. I thought it was fantastic…other than the Gwen part. :)

[@Jose-se9pu]

Sins Past and OMD...you should've given those back, lol. Poor JMS.

[@themangoman9315]

@@Jose-se9pu yeah marvels editors suck

[@radicalthinking5651]

That wasn't his fault at all though

[@telophasemusic]

The JMS run is honest to god one of my favorite spider-man eras. People tend to discount it because of the admittedly bad Sins Past and One More Day arcs; but those are just much the fault of Marvel editorial and Joe Quesada. Arcs like Coming Home, Until The Stars Turn Cold, and Book of Ezekiel are amazing. We got a grounded mature Peter Parker, the revelation to Aunt May, and probably the best bond between the married Peter and MJ. After the god awful 90s Spidey comics (clone saga, final chapter, that dumb 1998 relaunch by Mackie and the thankfully now non-Canon Chapter One) You hit all the nails on the head in this vid, and Odin bless ya for it!

[@bigbysnake8647]

What is this non-canon "Chapter one"? This with their daughter?

[@telophasemusic]

@@bigbysnake8647 chapter one was an attempt to "modernize" spider-mans origin in 1998 but it's pretty bad. Marvel sorta swept it under the rug

[@bigbysnake8647]

@@telophasemusic thanks for information, man! Sounds bad, but not unexpected.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Bro, I wish Spencer went all the way to save Peter and MJ. He came so close, I can't tell if backed off because of executive meddling or if it was a fake out all along.

[@jbkeown1]

Executive interference

[@mikemorro140]

there's no doubt i was editorial like he was laying some pretty heavy hints of what he wanted to do

[@TupocalypseShakur]

Joe Quesada would never let it happen

[@Leonheart039]

he was kicked out of Spider-Man so i guess its the first option

[@maker6153]

Literally favourite mainline spider-man run. Absolutely amazing. Seeing Peter literally run around for days fighting morlun and getting absolutely worn down the whole time and having no luck getting ahold of anyone is so brutal

[@stephenvelez9710]

My favorite Spider-writers? JM DeMatteis, Roger Stern and JMS. Met him once, was a total delight. He asked ME questions 🥰

[@4sakend1]

JMS is one of my favorite Spidey writters, the way he wrote the dynamics between Peter, MJ and May as a family and Peter's heroics was mind blowing to me.

[@its_anime_otaku]

This Guy Is A Saviour For All The Spider Man Fans 🧡👑🙏🏻

[@yyalp]

alex feels like the best friend I never knew I had... your videos are so brilliantly well developed and you have very strong opinions on the Spidey runs

[@sanchitghai1455]

I loved character development and world-building JMS has put into these comics.. it's always fascinating to be engaged and fully immerse into the world where superheros exist. No wonder this run had a huge impact on readers as it gave them the insight to Peter's life along with his loved one's lives as well. It just made this more relatable and not just a half assed attempt at trying to hype up a superhero by showing him beating up bad guys.

[@tubucket_8670]

That’s crazy man that he’s your uncle! Bros a legend, Ive loved spider man all my life and it’s awesome hearing the perspective from a person so close to him!! Major inspiration.

[@BlackPhoenix13]

I thought that was a joke he’s actually his uncle?

[@tubucket_8670]

@@BlackPhoenix13 If it was then I didn’t get it lol, I’m not the best with tone at times.

[@joshcowdrey7894]

JMS’s run was the one that I grew up with in the early 2000s. His Spider-Man is my Spider-Man. While there’s certainly some flubs in his Spider-Man catalog, he did so much to forward the character and take him places that are still relevant to his mythos today. While I’ve since read the entirety of AMS, his will always be my favorite. Incredible work here, sir.

[@Eldagusto]

He was my fave, grew up on his run and Romita Jr. art! And he did a miracle bringing back Thor.

[@michaelsuarez2967]

J Michael Straczynski's first arc involving Morlun, the Happy Birthday scene with Uncle Ben, and the 9/11 issue are still my favorite Spidey stories of all-time. He's great!

[@MisogynyMan]

Morlune was such a badass, he scared the crap out of me. Truly a terrifying villain. Id rather fight almost anyone but him.

[@michaelsuarez2967]

@@MisogynyMan Truely, he was basically a Terminator. Surprised we haven't got a movie with him as a villain. Spider-verse films would had been a good spot for his character.

[@MisogynyMan]

Just a 5 second scene. "I sense something entered this universe. I must have it. I must taste it." @@michaelsuarez2967

[@bobby_323]

comic book video essays (like fr comics and not comic book films) are always a treat. great work on this!

[@saiyajinbeard]

This run was actually where I started getting into reading Spider-Man comics even though I was already a fan of the cartoon and movies at the time. The writing is second to none, might be the best I’ve read to this day.

[@shardofkingdoms9816]

i love that he didnt make Peter the vessel for his life, but the embodiment of the teachers that gave him a chance. powerful stuff.

Only recently found out about this channel via the NWH boom and honestly this is fucking amazing content. I’m staying for the ride no matter how long each video takes cause quality is always lovely to see.

[@Sternly]

This was the run I read as a child and I remember so many of these moments. Even as a dumb kid I was routinely floored by the emotional moments at the time and they've stayed with em always. I reflect on them often

[@bhimaniamaan6924]

I've come back to this run, at least the JRJR half (and the full run at least twice) 3 or 4 times this year alone, probably 6 or 7 times total, and every time I go to reread it, my life-long love for Spider-Man is solidified even further than before. Often times, every once in awhile when I'm going through a rough patch or need a break, I'll go back to it, it's my comfort run at this point! Such a great, detailed video (this is my second watch of it actually lol)! I agree with what you said about seeing this as definitive, because I feel that way too. To me, this is peak Spider-Man, it's the epitome of everything I love so dearly about this character, and I honestly kinda wish they'd bring him back to write Spidey again. Whether or not that ever happens, I feel so lucky that JMS's run even exists, it's such a powerful and vibrant run, and it nails Spider-Man's core with such strength!

[@thepopculturebuff5080]

For Me. I Knew J. Michael from his work on the early episodes of The Real Ghostbusters. He is seriously talented and I had NO IDEA that he had written a ton of important Spider-Man stories.

[@nishthedude]

how dont you have a million Alex? ngl this is top tier content , keep it up!

[@rockhuerta]

In highschool I had J. Michael as the writer on his Amazing run and Bendis on Ultimate. It was the best and I had no idea how lucky I was

[@ArtunT]

many thanks for putting this out, Straczynski is my favorite ASM writer, I started reading the series from the V2 launched with his writing and he later turned out to be the definitive writer for the true character.

[@The_Punisher]

This man also helped make the Real Ghostbusters cartoon it was amazing when he was on it and it's quality quickly dipped when he left goes to show how great he is

[@saiyajinbeard]

I read the graphic novel of his work on Spider-Man at a Borders over ten years ago and till this day it’s the Spider-Man story that’s stuck the most with me. Hasn’t been topped since.

[@themangoman9315]

The early 2000s was the Renaissance of spiderman comics a pretty underrated run from what I heard is the paul Jenkins spectacular run

[@quainejohnson4808]

Gonna check that out, thank u

[@themangoman9315]

@@quainejohnson4808 you are welcome I also want to check it out mostly for the early Humberto Ramos art

[@joshheralal8758]

His Green Goblin story is amazing.

[@Hillthugsta]

@@joshheralal8758 That was the story where he got Flash drunk and he had an accident that made him a vegetable for a minute?

[@mahiyatsafiyullah7103]

The first comic book I ever got actually bought for me, not given down was Spider-Man Coming Home, so suffice it to say Straczynski has had a profound impact on my life and I have always had a deep level of respect for him and Romita Jr. for changing my life and igniting a passion which has shaped my life through that amazing book.

[@magicalnewsmaneditsbumpers4374]

What a life story, bro actually did what spidey didn’t

[@BingBangPoe]

I found your channel about 2 days ago and it has become my favorite Comic Book Review channel. There is so much heart in your content. You deserve far more subscribers.

[@jamestan5964]

this video actually made me want to collect his entire run! I am actually really enjoying it

[@JennySparkz]

I owned all these issues when they were originally printed and only ever read them once. Decades later, the emotional impact of the tale MJK wove is still incredibly emblazoned in memory. Despite not remembering fine details I still remember theoveracrhing story and and how "good" I felt after reading each comic. Thankfully his work on Spider-man has been collected in Omnibus format and as soon as book one is reprinted I will own these wonnderful tales again. This was truly brilliant and beautiful video

[@Phartan117]

I was reading Spidey comics at this time and hated the "direction" Howard Mackie was taking the character in. I remember when a new writer was announced how I hoped for a change and I remember thinking "One issue. I took the guy one single issue to get the character back on track." Not a return to the status quo or anything, but definitely a return to the core of the character. His time as a teacher was a great step forward from his time at the Bugle, and what he did with Aunt May should have never been undone. His first story arc was one of the few times a writer has ever been able to achieve such a rug pull while still staying true to the character in my opinion. Great video!

[@kulabster8916]

I notice you focus heavily on spiderman in your content so far. I love it a lot, and per your recommendation I picked up J's first couple issues of his run. Id love to see you branch out into more comics, Sandman being a favorite, but I can really tell your passionate about spiderman. Its amazing. Keep up the good work.

[@Artisan1979]

The choice I think to step in and stop the thief in the convention hall, coupled with all of his personal struggles and difficulties growing up, made Joe the perfect man to write Spider-Man. I thoroughly loved his run, regardless of which artist was sketching it. The man kept up with that amazing 9/11 script in 24 hours. Thats talent right there.

[@phillip4807]

Peter Parker as a highschool teacher is something I didn't know I wanted. Thank you for introducing this era of Spider-man to me..

[@tekleur2462]

damn, watching this video has made me realize that these were the Spiderman comics I read when I was a kid! Seeing some of these panels bought back some great memories. Gunna go to my local comic store and buy up some back issues now, thanks

[@rigopeligro]

Finally, a group of fellow comic readers that enjoyed jms’ Spider-Man. I was on board for the first half of the arc. I dropped the story when romita jr left. The second half of his run was bad, but thanks to your video, I see it was quesada’s doing. Urr. Midnight nation, rising stars, and supreme power were also really good reads. Awesome job on the video. I look forward to the next one

[@keeganhall2988]

I miss these days. The days of Peter and MJ happy and on their way to having a family. Aunt May becoming this amazing character that the mcu really nailed at the end of the home trilogy. I wish in the mcu we got more of May showing Peter the way and being a mother figure that lets him become his own man. And peter. My favourite part about Peter is that the old ways of the good old Parker luck was gone as Peter worked his way through it and got his wife back. But I rest my case. This and stans original runs. This is peak Spider-Man

[@noedelroj6843]

oh my god im actually loving this channel, subscribed after watching two videos, also straczynski basically saved my life ngl

[@brrodyburner4247]

when i started watching this i went to subscribe, only to realize you only had 100 subscribers???!!?? This is by-far some of the best spidey content on youtube.

[@alexlennen]

thank you😍

[@marvelanddcretrospective]

I also like how Peter becoming a teacher effected his relationship with Flash Thompson. Up until that point they had become friends. And being back in the highschool setting mentally changed their dynamic back to how they were when they were in highschool. Flash regressing back to being the bully he use to be. Some would say it was unnecessary character regression, but it's a very real thing people deal and that's why I liked it. It was real.

[@sir_fabulou571]

This is amazing. Started reading the run and I’m loving it!!

[@kidchalleen4250]

Nice you give him his props. I loved his run and I agree that it's some of the most touching, human stories that moved me, that I literally carried with me as a person. I think he really reinforced Peter's moral character by giving him real challenges, now if we can get him to write a one shot about The Wall...

[@josephdanieljirehdimacali4418]

Ezekiel is one of my Fave Villian in early 2000's Spidey Rouges Gallery. Which unless Sony or Disney will stop pulling their punches will sadly not be adapted for his sheer brutality. Love what your uncle did to his run.

[@tylerbertram7065]

Yeah, about that, have you seen the Madame Web trailer.

[@trascendentalsunset]

In all honesty i love Ezekiel and the spider totem, when i saw people criticizing it, I was like: "wtf? its awesome and makes perfect sense in the comic" it was awesome to know that the writer of one of my favorite spiderman runs was so interesting.

[@UltimatePerfection]

I only know him through Babylon 5. Didn't know he had such an important part in the Marvel history.

[@hughjack5066]

7:51 as someone currently living in new jersey... I must say this mean depiction of us is well completly correct tbh.

[@DeutscherDummer]

Always loved Babylon 5, so its great to hear he was doing good work even afterwards. Especially with that life story!

[@hagridspal]

You’ve got some serious potential. I look forward to what you’ll create in the future.

[@BardodeAstora]

This is my fav video on your channel. Can't believe it doesn't have much more views

[@MachineCode0]

Due to B5 JMS has been one of my all time favorite writers. I grew up with this writing on that show and some of it's comics. I knew he had written a lot for Spiderman, but all I ever heard was hate for his run with the character, I've literally never heard of it being well received by Spiderman fans! This is the first time I've seen his work on Spiderman talked about positively what's going on here?

[@k-cx7137]

I feel like JRJR made a huge difference on that run as well, his art was amazing and complimented the story perfectly

[@sparklesparkle3370]

This was such a joy to watch Now I'm going to read this run thank you!

[@Sayajin3321]

Same man who saved him was forced to destroy him as well. Quesada really screwed him over with sins past and OMD.

[@ibear2554]

I love J. Michael. I love Babylon 5. I love his "I

[@pahkah.1398]

He sounds like an absolute unit. What an incredible man.

[@Eric_X]

I really like when super hero comics or manga are more grounded, they show that super humans or even god like people are still human in a way, and let's the readers relate to them and by connecting with them and going on their journey with them, we can also take in the lessons they learn and put it in our own life.

[@danewon9540]

One of my favorite writers. Him, Warren Ellis, (old) Mark Waid

[@minhhuy4248]

Ah, now I get why the team from Insomniac Games is so passionate about Spiderman, about Peter Parker and his relationship with all he held dear

[@Darius12235]

Straczynski run were the first spiderman comics I ever got to lay my hands on in my country. And I got to say I wasn't happy about it but it's mostly because I was probably not the target reader for that story at the time. The definitive spiderman of my childhood was spiderman from the 90s cartoon, Raimi movies and games. So when they finally started publishing Spider-man comics I really really wanted to experience the classic villains and usual Peter struggles but instead I got some midlife crisis feeling mystical spider story and some weird villains of the week. I collected the issues anyway, it was the only thing I could get but it was bittersweet. On one hand I got to read the stories of my favorite superhero on the other I got to experience Sins of the Past as a kid... I should probably go back and read all those issues I collected again maybe I would better connect with them now as I was only 12 when I started reading that run.

[@AustinNGrayson]

This is one of the most inspirational videos I’ve ever watched. Straczynski is a hero. Beautiful. Also is the Spider God deity in anyway connected to the Spider God plot-line of Spider-Man Noir? Also John Romita Jr. is seriously one of the best Spidey artists. God his art is phenomenal. His Batman art is equally amazing.

[@theragoooverlord5021]

The first time I came across his writing was on rising stars in 1999 then I followed his comic book work for the next 10 years. I kind of left around sins past, the other era but returned for his civil war tie in issues (which might be the stand out of that run and even that crossover). Jms seems like a guy with a backbone who actually has life experience and compare that to marvel writers now whose only life experience is arguing identity politics on Twitter.

[@zachmcmullen2741]

How have I never heard of this side of Peter Parker before? A high school Teacher! That's so perfect, I've only ever seen him as a teen or "collage age" kid. A post teen? Anyway, a young adult Spiderman sounds really great, like a Peter C. Parker for Spiderverse. I'd also watch Tom Holland play it, either way. 10 year time skip in the MCU, bring in Morgan Stark, introduce young avengers.

[@jonathanscherer7482]

When you mentioned his name, I thought there's no way the creator of Babylon 5 also wrote Spider-Man comics. Yet here we are. He sounds like a legend. B5 remains my favorite sci-fi series, and that's saying something. I am truly amazed by all he has done, and overcome. He's admirable even more than the characters he wrote, because he and his accomplishments are real.

[@bbbrickstudios6067]

Wow this was great. Expected this quality from a channel with thousands. Extremely underrated

[@meless9281]

The facts that you have this many subs with 4 vids tells me one thing. You’re gonna blow up and your content deserves it.

[@raccoon9951]

I feel really lucky because hardcover books of this run started coming out in Brazil right when I was getting into comics, and they’re really so good, with all the relationship stuff and Peter being a teacher, but what I really loved was when he was fighting Morlun and called aunt May, because it was so heartbreaking how he wanted to tell her that what was going on, but he couldn’t so he just told her how much he loved her. Another moment I loved was the “last stand” moment, because that was my favorite suit from the game and I really wanted to know where it was from and I coincidentally got the comic in which it showed up

[@TheSpeedMason]

The "Try and retcon this, Joe" thing from the beginning was hilarious, I actually laughed out loud.

[@mayochup]

as a reader from New Jersey, that is an accurate representation of how we react when reading those Spider-Man comics

[@yellow538]

Lmaoo yeah

[@reggietheturtle8155]

To the legend who's been following alex since 17 subs, i salute you, this is now my favorite youtube channel of all time. I dont know how to compliment this, it's just that good

[@craiglortie8483]

it's amazing how much jms made everything he's work on better!

[@josealmeida2842]

Love your little homage to Peter and MJ at the end. Breaks my heart to say this but sounds like as long as Quesada is running Marvel Comics they will never be together again. Makes me wanna walk up and down the Empire State building with a sign that says, “Peter and MJ forever!!!!”

[@imraanakollo-arenz1449]

They've been together again since 2018

[@josealmeida2842]

Anyone know if Linkara has done a special episode celebrating their Reunion? He usually saves Spider Man for his Milestone episodes but I was curious if he’s done it already.

[@jessicatapia8268]

Eh joe quesada is 60, so he shouldnt be at marvel for much longer Lets hope the 2030s reunite peter and mj

[@FFWrench]

Great video Alex! I have been a JMS fan from Babylon 5 and didn't even know he was behind so many other stories. He has such a great mind for telling a story! I will finish Becoming Superman, I have the audiobook and just haven't been able to get into it. I will now.

[@maxacorn]

wow. your uncle is JMS? so jealous. but yeah, i still have the comics from this run. it's still my favorite run of spiderman ever.

[@htdt.podcast]

I have the issue where he helps a boy who stole his dads gun. (its called Vibes). You can really tell the dynamic between peter and mj in that one and little stories like this one really add to the way he writes spiderman. Love the video btw.

[@mayhewstorm1473]

This is some top tier content. Well researched, well edited, and a solid sound quality. Kudos, keep up the great work!

[@bulgom182]

Kudos! 👏 I’m touched that somebody on KZbin appreciates JMS’ run for all the things he did. Joe Straczynski’s run alongside Peter David’s all too brief return to Spidey on FN Spider-Man & Aquirre-Sacasa on Sensational (with Fraction’s farewell to the character as we knew him annual) was the last time I remember Peter Parker as the one I grew up with. It was an execrable downhill torrent of shite for the character from there on out. Hickman’s brief handling of Pete in the early issues of Future Foundation was the only glimpse of the True Spidey since Fat Joey shat all over Spider-Man’s 45 year history with OMD.

[@derekg5006]

This video is 2 years old and i still don't know if the JMS is my uncle joke was actually a joke or not

[@TomGallagherSuperboyBeyond]

My all-time favorite run of Spider-man. It' really earned it's title of "amazing"

[@MisogynyMan]

Great reminder of how the JMS Spider-Man run was one of the highlights of my teenage years. The fact that he also created Babylon 5, which is my favorite show of all time, makes him a hero in my book, even if he did write *those* comics. Rising Stars and Jeremiah is also worth a mention.

[@DGISALWAYS]

Really love this, I am getting the omnibus for this run soon. I would love to hear about Todd's run.

[@arthurdurham]

It's a shame that the greatness of his run is mired by a few storylines pushed on in by editors. It perfectly captured what made Spider-Man great and I loved Peter as a science teacher. I still haven't forgiven Civil War for causing it to end.