MARCO SPEAKS SPIDEY: Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 Review

Face It, Tiger… MJ Still Has ItThere are Spider-Man characters who become important because of powers, costumes, or the villains they punch every month. And then there’s Mary Jane Watson.Sixty years after that famous “Face it, Tiger” introduction, MJ has become something far bigger than simply “Spider-Man’s girlfriend.” Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 understands that, giving us four very different stories from J.M. DeMatteis, Ann Nocenti, J. Michael Straczynski, and Ashley Allen, with art by Andrea Broccardo, Alina Yerofieieva, Luigi Zagaria, and Phil Noto respectively.The result is basically an MJ sampler platter: romance, anxiety, superhero weirdness, Hollywood silliness, heartbreak, and enough Peter Parker appearances to remind us that these two will apparently never be allowed to have a completely normal Tuesday.And you know what? That feels appropriate.PROSMy favorite thing about this special is that it understands Mary Jane’s strength was never dependent on having powers.“Faces in the Crowd” probably demonstrates that best. After everything MJ has endured, including the Chameleon invading her home and impersonating people she loves, she finds herself struggling to shake the fea...