Reviews

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane, Volume 1 by Sean McKeever, Takeshi Miyazawa

plaidbrarian's review against another edition

3.0

Collection of the manga-esque mini-series focusing on Spider-Man's future wife, Mary Jane Watson, that led to another mini-series, that led to the ongoing Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane series. Spidey Loves MJ is a good series because it manages to hit the right mix of teen romantic comedy and, well, Spider-Man stuff. This first effort is pretty light on that latter aspect. Which was probably the point, I guess, but without much Spidey, or even much Peter Parker, this is basically a book about the popular kids in the Webhead's high school. And as a certified Peter Parker type myself, why do I want to read that? Still, a decent read, but not as fun as the stuff that comes later on. Gotta start somewhere, I suppose.

hexed_goldfish's review

adventurous lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

divineauthor's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.75

"When you see Mary Jane talking to someone? It's like . . . it doesn't matter who she's talking to, that person's the only person who matters. The only person in the world. It's like, when she notices you, or when she looks at you . . . you feel . . . special, you know?" —#3

listen i don't mind slice of life, or even high school drama but mj's character is just lackluster idk 

katieb94's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

annabelle42688's review

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

A fun run.

dylanisreviewing's review

3.0

3 stars.

This was cute! Nothing is wrong with it, just not groundbreaking. I'm interested to see where the series goes!

erinthevampireslayer's review

4.0

This is one of the cutest, sweetest comics I think I've ever read! I love Spider-Man comics, but what makes this series so enjoyable is that it follows Mary-Jane's perspective. It's nice to have her and Liz shown as actual fully developed characters while still getting to see some of Spider-Man's antics. The art for this series is also just adorable. A must-read for Mary-Jane Watson fans or for people who want to try reading a cute high school comic with realistic romance plotline.