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[liliaeth]

Peter David did a Q&A on his blog, so of course I took the opportunity to ask a question*g*


Lore: 

Is there any chance of Peter actually getting to have a conversation with Betty Brant in FNS?
I love to have her back in the book, but I'd love it even more to see her actually talk with Peter or Mary Jane.

Peter David: 

BOY, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THE NEXT FNSM STORY ARC. YES, BETTY AND PETER ARE FINALLY GOING TO BE FACE TO FACE.

Lore:

And is there any reason why so little was shown of the people's reaction to seeing Spider-Man's face after the unmasking? I just always wondered why we didn't get to see more people's reactions to finding out there's a very human guy underneath the mask.
(that and you'd think he'd run into some people who'd at least be grateful to him for saving their life/friend/familymember/city/country/planet...)

Peter David:

YOU MEAN WHY SO LITTLE OF IT WAS SHOWN IN OTHER BOOKS? BECAUSE FNSM HAS BEEN DEALING VERY SQUARELY WITH THAT. ON THE OTHER HAND, FNSM ALSO IS THE LOWEST SELLING, SO MAYBE THE OTHER TITLES HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA. DON'T GET ME WRONG: MANY, IF NOT MOST, FANS ON THE INTERNET SAY THEY WANT TO SEE THE SAME TYPES OF STORIES YOU'RE CITING. BUT AS ALWAYS, THERE'S A VAST GULF BETWEEN WHAT THE INTERNET SAYS IT WANTS AND WHAT THE BUYING PUBLIC ACTUALLY SUPPORTS. FNSM DEALS MOST DIRECTLY WITH THE HUMAN-LEVEL ASPECTS OF THE UNMASKING, AND IT DRAWS THE LOWEST NUMBERS, SO...DO THE MATH.

Comments

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

I know you're a Spider-girl, but if you like Peter David you should check out Falling Angel. I love that series.

[liliaeth]

I've heard of it, is it any better than the original Supergirl series the char was based on?

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

I didn't read that series, so I can't say. Fallen Angel stands on her own, though someone else told me he did the story to continue the Supergirl story.

It's one of the few books I buy every month, and the early DC issues are in Trade Paperback form (it's now on IDW).

[htbthomas.livejournal.com]

Wow, I am incredibly jealous. Thanks for asking those questions! My favorite parts of the recent FNSM arcs are exactly that - the street-level interactions... dumb buying public... the superheroics are often very ho hum.

YAY that Peter and Betty are meeting face to face!

[liliaeth]

I feel the same way. I love PAD's use of Peter's supporting cast, I love that he dealt with the school Peter was working at and I love seeing Flash, Betty and Debra's reaction...

But I really get bored with the fightscenes that are supposed to be the A-plot. That whole Uncle Ben thing was stupid.

One of the reasons I loved most of the Sandman arc was the interaction between Peter and Sandman, even if the future stuff was boring and looked stupid. It's really the interactions that make this title worth buying.

[htbthomas.livejournal.com]

OMGosh, yes. That whole Spiderman 2011 (or whatever) was completely confusing and yawn-worthy.

What I am also liking, in addition to what you said above, is Ms. Arrow and her Otherness. And who was Flash calling anyway? *intrigued - though I seriously want him to be HELPING Peter*