In the most recent issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker reconnects with a familiar face as he kisses Black Cat, putting an end to the uncertainty surrounding Spider-relationship Man’s with Mary Jane Watson. Felica Hardy surprises the hero with a kiss after a particularly tense mission against the Super-Adaptoid and the Sinister Six, hinting that their romance may be restarting in Marvel Comics.
Mary Jane Watson has remained Peter Parker’s primary love interest after Gwen Stacy during his more than 60 years of storytelling, as the two have established a family and encountered nearly every high and low associated with life as a superhero. Nevertheless, the web-slinger and Black Cat have had an on-again, off-again relationship over the years due to the antihero’s alluring presence. MJ is dating Paul in the current Amazing Spider-Man series from Marvel Comics. She appears to be assisting him in raising his children, which makes room for Felicia Hardy and Peter to resume their affair.
J. Jonah Jameson’s birthday celebrations are cut short by Doc Ock’s tentacles in The Amazing Spider-Man #6 by Zeb Wells, Ed McGuinness, Mark Morales, Wade Von Grawbadger, Cliff Rathburn, Marcio Menyz, Dijjo Lima, Erick Arciniega, and VC’s Joe Caramagna. In the issue, Spider-Man learns that the computerised Living Brain had built his own Super-Adaptoid combo villain by capturing the Sinister Six. Black Cat consoles Spider-Man in an alley after defeating the Sinister Six, rescuing them, and unplugging the Living Brain. She promises to assist him transfer the computer so that Spider-true Man’s identity is kept a secret from the public. Felicia and Peter have a passionate kiss as a “birthday present.”
We’ll have to wait and see what this means for Mary Jane Watson and Spider-troubled Man’s relationship. For those wishing to see MJ and Peter Parker together, that might not happen for the time being given that she appears to be dating Paul and he is kissing Felicia Hardy following a near-fatal mission. Readers shouldn’t anticipate the romance between Peter and Mary Jane to resume any time soon, even though it’s possible that the kiss between Spider-Man and Black Cat was merely a passionate moment.
It will be interesting to watch where Peter Parker’s relationships in The Amazing Spider-Man go from here. Being surprised to see Spider-Man kiss Black Cat in a comic that doesn’t even mention Mary Jane Watson after the series has made such a big deal of her break-up from Peter. Is one of Marvel’s most enduring love stories doomed? Marvel Comics’ Amazing Spider-Man #6 is currently available in comic book stores, so readers may learn more.