Thinking more about One More Day and Spider-Man, I thought of this:

- Isn’t the whole point of Spider-Man since the very first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15 that there are consequences to Peter’s actions. And then he has to deal with those consequences.

As in: Not getting the Devil to clean up his mess and heal Aunt May, or to erase his Public Unmasking. Which Peter Parker did of his own Free Choice.

Instead of dealing with his consequences, He makes a deal with the Devil to deus ex machina his mistakes.

- If the Devil can bring back long dead Harry Osborn, why can’t he bring back Aunt May if she dies when it hits midnight? And why not bring back Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy while he’s at it? Maybe Peter should’ve asked his new buddy for more in the bargin.

You know, give up his first born in the process right? Umm… which in a way he did if you look closely at the story. Technically it is two girls cause don’t forget May ‘Mayday’ Parker. If he’s not with Mary Jane, then that never happened.

- Peter’s whole thing is about responsibility right? Since when is having ANY deal with the Devil, over ANY topic a responsible thing to do?

-Plus if it’s Aunt May’s time to go, don’t you think Peter should at this point in his life and maturity, be man enough to grow up and accept it?

Remember in Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the wisdom of Yoda about Attachment. How Anakin Skywalker had to learn to let go. He couldn’t and that is what led to Anakin’s downfall.

Instead Peter Parker has the same attachment problem and it led to his downfall as well.

How to clean up the mess?

The Unmasking can be cleaned up so easy. Make the Skrull Invasion topic public knowledge. Then say Peter Parker was a Skrull Spider-Man and used to frame the real Peter Parker, who is not Spider-Man. How this whole thing was a scam with a bigger agenda.

Basically blame the Skrulls for the Spider-Man unmasking.

- Aunt May healed? No big problem here, just say against all odds she did recover. You can even say it was the love and presence of Peter there that helped give her strength to pull through.

- Bring back Harry Osborn? Just say the poison that killed him only put him in suspended animation like Wonder Man. You can even play up the fact he lost the last few years of his memory and doesn’t remember those Green Goblin years. With the option of him not remembering he’s the Goblin at all. You can play this return and what happens after it many different ways.

Instead this Spider-Man deal with Mephisto will be remembered as a long running joke in the comics community. Such as what Wizard does with Iron Man a drunk all the time. And this event One More Day, SHOULD BE remembered and mocked by fandom. For the bad idea it is, and for a Peter Parker who is acting way out of character and immature. And not the person we know.

I believe long time, respected Spider-Man writer Roger Stern once said something to the regard of, Spider-Man being one of the most noble, pure hearted heroes out there. With Captain America a close second. Or something along those lines, don’t quote me. I read this in an interview a while ago.

Does Spider-Man: One More Day, show any of these qualities of character?

Or does it show an immature irresponsible ‘hero’, who has attachment issues of letting go, and is willing to make a deal with a force of evil, to get what he wants. All the while, throwing away his future, to hold on to the past. And giving up a vow and committed sacred bond under God, “Those Whom God Hath Joined Together Let No Man Put Asunder” to make a deal with the Devil?

Yeah, I thought so too: One More Day, what a storyline. A high quality piece of work that was logical, in character and showed how responsible Spider-Man is as a hero. I guess that’s the current Marvel Comics world were reading, and the responsible things their heroes do.