Spider-Man's alter ego to lose his job

[crookeddy]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/03/01/spiderman.gets.fired/index.html?hpt=C2

Spider-Man's alter ego cannot escape the harsh realities of the current economic times and will lose his job in an issue of the Amazing Spider-Man hitting stores this week. Peter Parker, official photographer of the mayor by day and New York City crime fighter by night, is going to face new challenges, including unemployment.

Um wasn't this basically the status quo in the 60s and 70s? And now that he has a university degree why is he still working as a freelance photographer? Why is Marvel so into rehashing old stories for good ol' Pete...

 

[Trent Roman]

Funny... I'm reading through the trades, and unemployed is what he is now (to me), having resigned from the 'new' Daily Bugle. Factoring in comic book time, I suppose that means he has a steady job for, oh, two weeks and half?

Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

 

[Bad Bishop]

Peter Parker was a high school science teacher for a time, back when John Byrne was writer on one of the Spider-Man titles. Peter should go back to that.

 

[Christopher]

Peter Parker was a high school science teacher for a time, back when John Byrne was writer on one of the Spider-Man titles. Peter should go back to that.

Actually that was during J. Michael Straczynski's run on Amazing Spider-Man.

 

[Anwar]

He was a High School teacher under JMS, but I guess Queseda was afraid that kids couldn't relate to a superhero who taught high-school kids.

Frankly, he should get a job at a lab or something.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Peter Parker was a high school science teacher for a time, back when John Byrne was writer on one of the Spider-Man titles. Peter should go back to that.

Actually that was during J. Michael Straczynski's run on Amazing Spider-Man.

Correct, with John Romita Jr. as artist, IIRC.

 

[Hermiod]

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

 

[matthunter]

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

God now I'm imagining Greg from CSI nipping into the stock cupboard to change into his costume.

And it is awesome.

 

[wamdue]

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

God now I'm imagining Greg from CSI nipping into the stock cupboard to change into his costume.

And it is awesome.

yeah that would be a good way for Spiderman to go.

 

[barnaclelapse]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/03/01/spiderman.gets.fired/index.html?hpt=C2

Spider-Man's alter ego cannot escape the harsh realities of the current economic times and will lose his job in an issue of the Amazing Spider-Man hitting stores this week. Peter Parker, official photographer of the mayor by day and New York City crime fighter by night, is going to face new challenges, including unemployment.

Um wasn't this basically the status quo in the 60s and 70s? And now that he has a university degree why is he still working as a freelance photographer? Why is Marvel so into rehashing old stories for good ol' Pete...

That was my thought exactly.

Sounds like a giant waste of time and some pretty sloppy, uninspired writing to me.

 

[Mike Farley]

NEWSFLASH!!! Spider-Man's life maintains status quo!

Also in the news: Wolverine drinks a beer; makes sarcastic comment!

And coming up at 11: Captain America throws shield!

 

[shivkala]

The CSI angle is being done with Barry Allen, who worked in forensics before it was cool, when his series launches in April.

 

[Captain Craig]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/03/01/spiderman.gets.fired/index.html?hpt=C2

Spider-Man's alter ego cannot escape the harsh realities of the current economic times and will lose his job in an issue of the Amazing Spider-Man hitting stores this week. Peter Parker, official photographer of the mayor by day and New York City crime fighter by night, is going to face new challenges, including unemployment.

Um wasn't this basically the status quo in the 60s and 70s? And now that he has a university degree why is he still working as a freelance photographer? Why is Marvel so into rehashing old stories for good ol' Pete...

That was my thought exactly.

Sounds like a giant waste of time and some pretty sloppy, uninspired writing to me.

Which is what 90% of ASM has been since the EIC Quesada mandated the Mephisto initiative aka Brand New Dreck err Day.

ASM sales, without variant covers, are now hitting around 58-60K per issue. Either just barely top 20 or 25, sorry but for a flagship character that sucks even in this economic climate.

You know why people buy Green Lantern, cause its good. People will spend money on quality and then not when the story and art are awful. See the uneven ASM issues of late for examples of the latter.

 

[Nick Ryder]

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

I'd give Pete a job working in a forensic lab, sort of like one of those secondary characters in a CSI show.

God now I'm imagining Greg from CSI nipping into the stock cupboard to change into his costume.

And it is awesome.

yeah that would be a good way for Spiderman to go.

Well actually in the old M2 imprint's Spider-Girl line - Peter Parker was a Crime Lab scientist - so its not without precendence

 

[Turtletrekker]

Well actually in the old M2 imprint's Spider-Girl line - Peter Parker was a Crime Lab scientist.

He still is and will continue to be in the future. Spider-Girl and family are still featured in the Web of Spider-Man series, and the latest issue of Previews solicited yet another #1 for Mayday and co. This time as The Spectacular Spider-Girl. Yay for the M2-verse!

 

[Nerys Myk]

Teacher or even CSI guy seem wrong for Superheroes. Mostly because jobs were you punch a clock or file reports don't give the flexability of say: Millionaire playboy, award winning reporter, wealthy scientist or freelance photographer.

 

[Bad Bishop]

Teacher or even CSI guy seem wrong for Superheroes. Mostly because jobs were you punch a clock or file reports don't give the flexability of say: Millionaire playboy, award winning reporter, wealthy scientist or freelance photographer.

"Millionaire" isn't what it used to be, so Bruce Wayne is now a billionaire. Not sure when that happened.

 

[broberfett]

Professional basketball player. He can retire after he becomes independantly wealthy. Then he can be on his own clock afterwards and stop whinning about how bad his life is being a superhero married to a supermodel.

 

[Anwar]

Teacher or even CSI guy seem wrong for Superheroes. Mostly because jobs were you punch a clock or file reports don't give the flexability of say: Millionaire playboy, award winning reporter, wealthy scientist or freelance photographer.

It was never a problem the other times Peter was teaching, like at ESU or Midtown.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Teacher or even CSI guy seem wrong for Superheroes. Mostly because jobs were you punch a clock or file reports don't give the flexability of say: Millionaire playboy, award winning reporter, wealthy scientist or freelance photographer.

It was never a problem the other times Peter was teaching, like at ESU or Midtown.

So did he ever bail on a class to go fight crime? Or did he wait till lunch or recess? How did the writers get around the fact he had a place he had to be 5 days a week fom 8am to 3pm? (Probably earlier and later than that) Most jobs where you walk off the job or miss several days you wind up fired.