What do you think Stewy’s siding would’ve been if he were in the room/ATN in 4.08? I know we’ve seen him laughing it up with Ravenhead + Arian saying he’s (I think) probably friends with Mencken too but maybe it’s for my personal sanity that I want to believe otherwise. While also knowing quite literally no one on this show have enough of a moral compass (if any at all) to not back their own self interests. I know realistically he’s very much in a “what’s it in for me?” lingo even with the election but deep down, very deep down, he can’t actually have been rooting for the guy.
stewy absolutely 100% only cares about his own self-interest. I don't think he's particularly rooting for either candidate tbh. as long as he stays rich he doesn't really care who wins. all rich people are terrible etc etc. there is a more interesting angle to stewy in the fact that he's an immigrant, or at least his parents are, and the fact that he's queer, but like... the money overshadows all of that. just like the roys, he doesn't care about the little guy.
I feel like who he'd side with if he was actually in the room depends on what outcome he's hoping for with the gojo deal. based on 4x04, he doesn't seem to have an actual opinion on it? he's just following the money. if he thinks that the deal going through would work out better for him, he'd side with shiv. if he thinks that the sibs maintaining control would work out better, he'd side with roman/kendall. he's simultaneously very practical and very flippant about the whole thing. and I think that in general he knows that whoever the president is doesn't really impact him directly, so it's not like it matters all that much in the long run.
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Spider-Man Read-Through 014: Let's get Morb'd! (ASM 100-102, Ann 8)
MASTERPOST
Dear readers,
as I'm writing these lines, the 13th part of this read-through (specifically, its first half) has been liked by 5 accounts. What happened? Did people like my gay jokes? Did they like the improved presentation? Did I just get lucky?
How mysterious.
What's also mysterious is the promise of a twist ending in issue 100, although if you've read the title, you probably can see where this is going.
In this set of issues, Peter gets himself in a peculiar threesome admist dubious facial surgery, improved dexterity, and a series of yeetings.
Yeah, join in on the fun, Peter!
Gil Kane is once again the pencil artist for the issue, and it shows.
What happened to Peter's face? What happened to his silhouette? This is truly saddening.
The issue is very simple. Peter has apparently been working on a serum for years to kill his spider powers, and he tests it on himself. Ensues a lengthy dream/hallucination about him battling his old foes...
What really matters is the final page, of course.
You know, Stan Lee is often very fair. A few issues ago, he teased that Spidey's identity would be revealed to someone. Not only did it get revealed to most major character, but even though Peter managed to convince everyone that it was a mistake, it did have big consequences down the line. So you've got to give the man props: he's honest about it.
Kane's called "artist as usual" in issue #101, which I'm not happy about. Gwen calls Peter to invite him to watch the R-rated flick of his choice, and she name-drops Love Story and I Am Curious (Yellow). I'm actually stumped that Stan would name drop these (or accept them), but go off I guess.
I guess this is reflective of how Gwen wants their relationship to become physical.
The layout is confusing in this issue, I often read the bubbles out of order. You might consider it a testimony on Peter's state of mind, but it doesn't mean that it's fun to actually read.
The geographical layout is just as confusing, by the way.
Peter himself is kind of annoying, actually. His self-hatred reaches new heights here.
Not far from there, Morbius is in a boat and is very thirsty. And when a vampire thirsts, he sucks.
...I wanted this to rhyme. Oh well.
So Morbius arrived at Connors's lab and established it as his new home, and I'm thoroughly confused by the total unhinged vibes from this issue. It feels like the team tried to be creative, poetic perhaps, but it's so different from what came before, that it ends up being pretty tedious.
So the girls are fighting, and Spidey says this.
I thought this couldn't get any gayer, but then Connors arrives, sees Morbius, gets stressed, and you know what happens when he's stressed...
So fun times ahead!
It is at this point that I notice that the reason why my scans don't include readers letters is that they're from recent reissues.
Cue me screaming at the heavens.
HOWEVER, FEAR NOT, DEAR READERS. I have Alternate Sources(TM).
The drugs storyline has been very-well received overall.
In issue #101, there's this gem:
Honey, you've got a big storm coming :-)
The GG would yet again have a case of amnesia, and of course, we all know what happens in a few dozens issues... In the answer, Stan teases a future plot with the GG in the coming months. Color me intrigued...
Anyway, what really matters is that in issue #102, the Lizard has shojo eyes.
So anyway, Morbius yeets himself.
See what I mean by the confusing nature of the layout? A lot of text, and the bubbles keep going over panels. This is too much, Gil Kane. Far too much!!!
While they prepare a serum, Connors thinks that the name of Morbius reminds him of something...
Surely, it couldn't be...
But could it?
Let's spare the thought. Connors would prefer not to remember this whole debacle.
The Marvel editors must have been really fond of flashbacks, because after #100's 90% of recollection and hallucinations, we get dreams that are in fact Morbius's past. He remembers how his colleague thought he was gay with his lab partner.
Let it be known that Morbius hateth harlots
So Spidey's on his way to find Morbius, but Connors gets his Lizard persona back and proceeds to yeet himself off from Spidey's arms. This is becoming a thing.
On page 26 (what the hell, what's happening?), the artists suddenly remember that there's an audience for the soap part of these comics, and this part has been severely lacking in this arc, so we get one page of Gwangst (Gwen angst).
Meanwhile, J.J. Jameson declares that the Daily Bugle is in trouble. I wonder if it's reflective of the team's fear of ASM becoming obsolete. If only they knew! (Let's not tell them about Paul.)
Roy Thomas, your urge to bask in dubious poetry doesn't make this set of issue any better.
The issue ends with Peter losing his additional arms and Morbius "dying" (hahaha).
Stan explains that the magazine became more expensive due to inflation, but that they also made it bigger to justify the price.
Well, I personally prefer a shorter format. This was far too much, far too uninteresting (not for a lack of trying!), and outright unpleasant to read.
Annual #8 is a reprint of #46 so I'm not interested in re-reading it.
The next issue... Uh. Well.
Ka-Zar is back? Yay...?
*cries* Give me back Romita...!!!!
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