Post by Gray Lensman on Apr 1, 2008 3:58:08 GMT
So I was surfing around the other day looking for comics images. Lo and behold, one day I stumble upon this interesting little gem...
I found scans of the complete series bible for Brand New Day, as reprinted in the "Swing Shift" issue. Frankly, there's too much material to post here, so I'll post a couple of relevant pieces, then quote bits of the rest, complete with commentary.
(Note: All typos have been left intact, for reader enjoyment. And mainly so you can laugh at them. ;D )
Page 1:
Peter's secret identity is... SECRET! Again! Although he DID unmask during the Civil War, the general public's memory has been wiped - they know he unmasked. They don't know who he is. No one. Not Aunt May and MJ. Not the New Avengers. NO ONE.
GASP as Spider-Man goes through the same motions to conceal his secret identity that he went through in 1963! Scratch your head at the idiocy of Peter Parker when he doesn't ask the obvious question: "why does no one remember that I unmasked in front of a worldwide press conference?" Tear your hair in frustration when Dr. Strange doesn't notice anything amiss about the Mephisto-induced retcon! Remember, true believers, it's magic... we don't have to explain it!
MJ has split for the coast! Although they were engaged, the wedding never happened, although they continued to date for years. MJ is now living California.
Don't worry, dear readers... all the stories you remember still happened, even though MJ was never pregnant by editorial fiat!
Aunt May is alive and well - and living life to its fullest, taking a part-time volunteer job in the city.
No thanks to the efforts of our hero, who heroically sold his soul to the devil to save Aunt May's life! I'm sure Aunt May would thank her beloved nephew for his heroism if she hadn't actually wanted to die in the first place! Because at Mighty Marvel, we are redefining heroism down for the 21st Century!
Harry Osborn is also alive and well! Well, as "well" as a any recovering drug addict-son of a psychotic killer-amnesiac part time super villain can be.
The return of a long-lost supporting cast member, because Joe Quesada demanded it! Don't worry about the fact that Harry was dead as a doornail the last time you saw him, or that he has no logical reason to hate Spider-Man now... we have explanations for all of this upcoming! No, we won't tell you when we'll bother to get around to it, even though we've sat on this for three months! Keep buying,suckers er, true believers!
[Note: Will get to the following pages soon enough.
]
I found scans of the complete series bible for Brand New Day, as reprinted in the "Swing Shift" issue. Frankly, there's too much material to post here, so I'll post a couple of relevant pieces, then quote bits of the rest, complete with commentary.
(Note: All typos have been left intact, for reader enjoyment. And mainly so you can laugh at them. ;D )
Page 1:
Peter's secret identity is... SECRET! Again! Although he DID unmask during the Civil War, the general public's memory has been wiped - they know he unmasked. They don't know who he is. No one. Not Aunt May and MJ. Not the New Avengers. NO ONE.
GASP as Spider-Man goes through the same motions to conceal his secret identity that he went through in 1963! Scratch your head at the idiocy of Peter Parker when he doesn't ask the obvious question: "why does no one remember that I unmasked in front of a worldwide press conference?" Tear your hair in frustration when Dr. Strange doesn't notice anything amiss about the Mephisto-induced retcon! Remember, true believers, it's magic... we don't have to explain it!
MJ has split for the coast! Although they were engaged, the wedding never happened, although they continued to date for years. MJ is now living California.
Don't worry, dear readers... all the stories you remember still happened, even though MJ was never pregnant by editorial fiat!
Aunt May is alive and well - and living life to its fullest, taking a part-time volunteer job in the city.
No thanks to the efforts of our hero, who heroically sold his soul to the devil to save Aunt May's life! I'm sure Aunt May would thank her beloved nephew for his heroism if she hadn't actually wanted to die in the first place! Because at Mighty Marvel, we are redefining heroism down for the 21st Century!
Harry Osborn is also alive and well! Well, as "well" as a any recovering drug addict-son of a psychotic killer-amnesiac part time super villain can be.
The return of a long-lost supporting cast member, because Joe Quesada demanded it! Don't worry about the fact that Harry was dead as a doornail the last time you saw him, or that he has no logical reason to hate Spider-Man now... we have explanations for all of this upcoming! No, we won't tell you when we'll bother to get around to it, even though we've sat on this for three months! Keep buying,
[Note: Will get to the following pages soon enough.
]
