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Spider-Girl is on the cancellation chopping block. Again. (I don't want to spam you, so I'll just make this one post. If you're interested in comic books, please read on. If not, you can probably skip over.)
Fan efforts have saved the book several times over her history, from the initial outpouring that extended it from a single "What If?" issue to a 12-issue miniseries to the outpouring that expanded that to an ongoing title to the massive fan efforts that turned that ongoing title into "The Little Book That Could" (saving it at least three times) to the major campaign that got the book relaunched (after 100 issues) with a new title and actual advertising and support from the publisher.
In the book, Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson have been happily married for years. (The book takes place in our present, more or less. Time is funny in comic books. Peter first became Spider-Man in the 60s... His origin story was told in Amazing Fantasy #15, published in 1962.) They have a teenage daughter, May. And now an infant son, Ben. Peter retired from the superhero biz, and currently works as a forensic scientist for the police. Mary Jane recently got a job as a guidance counselor at May's high school.
It's kind of an old school comic. Harkens back to Peter's days in high school. A diverse supporting cast with problems and personalities. Fights against supervillains. Occasional team-ups with a number of other next-generation heroes. Simple, clean comic book fun, with some real plots and dramas in the mix. It's truly an all-ages book. Entertaining for adult comics fans, but something kids can enjoy (and parents can share without fear of the content).
It's a book about a strong female hero with realistic physical proportions and a costume that covers every inch of skin. And underneath that costume, she's a fleshed-out character. A high school kid with flaws and virtues, friends and enemies, strengths and weaknesses.
If you're at all interested, check it out. If you like it, tell a few friends. If you want to do more, you can write letters to Marvel, talk to people at comic book stores, and/or mail fliers to other comic stores. You can also check out the Spider-Girl message boards. It's a small, friendly community where the ringleaders gather to plot the grassroots campaign. Tom D., the series writer (for every issue, every appearance, and all the spin-off miniseries titles) will sometimes stop by to answer questions or respond to letters. Artists, editors, and others have been known to drop in, too.
Fan efforts have saved the book several times over her history, from the initial outpouring that extended it from a single "What If?" issue to a 12-issue miniseries to the outpouring that expanded that to an ongoing title to the massive fan efforts that turned that ongoing title into "The Little Book That Could" (saving it at least three times) to the major campaign that got the book relaunched (after 100 issues) with a new title and actual advertising and support from the publisher.
In the book, Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson have been happily married for years. (The book takes place in our present, more or less. Time is funny in comic books. Peter first became Spider-Man in the 60s... His origin story was told in Amazing Fantasy #15, published in 1962.) They have a teenage daughter, May. And now an infant son, Ben. Peter retired from the superhero biz, and currently works as a forensic scientist for the police. Mary Jane recently got a job as a guidance counselor at May's high school.
It's kind of an old school comic. Harkens back to Peter's days in high school. A diverse supporting cast with problems and personalities. Fights against supervillains. Occasional team-ups with a number of other next-generation heroes. Simple, clean comic book fun, with some real plots and dramas in the mix. It's truly an all-ages book. Entertaining for adult comics fans, but something kids can enjoy (and parents can share without fear of the content).
It's a book about a strong female hero with realistic physical proportions and a costume that covers every inch of skin. And underneath that costume, she's a fleshed-out character. A high school kid with flaws and virtues, friends and enemies, strengths and weaknesses.
If you're at all interested, check it out. If you like it, tell a few friends. If you want to do more, you can write letters to Marvel, talk to people at comic book stores, and/or mail fliers to other comic stores. You can also check out the Spider-Girl message boards. It's a small, friendly community where the ringleaders gather to plot the grassroots campaign. Tom D., the series writer (for every issue, every appearance, and all the spin-off miniseries titles) will sometimes stop by to answer questions or respond to letters. Artists, editors, and others have been known to drop in, too.
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