Whenever I start to question my own abilities as a writer, something comes to my attention that assures me there are far, far worse hacks out there abusing their word processors. Today, my solace comes in the form of a biting review of the latest issue of the Spiderman: Reign comic book series. The review is quite good; it’s the source material that had me shaking my head and chuckling. In this particular issue, it is revealed that Mary Jane (Spidey’s wife) eventually dies because…how to put this delicately…she has been slowly irradiated by her husband’s mutant spunk. Exactly how stoned was this writer when he came up with a plot point so utterly ridiculous that it would make a twelve-year-old snicker in disbelief? And he’s getting paid for putting such drivel to paper.
So much for solace. Now, I’m just depressed and discouraged.
