Marvel Comics has always based their super-hero universe in a world that closely resembles ours and in doing so has remained topical to the issues and trends of our times. As Spider-Man’s alter ego, Peter Parker has always been one of Marvel’s poster-boys for the ultimate down on his luck hero. Put these two things together and what do you get? That’s right, an unemployed Peter Parker. It all starts in this week’s Amazing Spider-Man #623 as Peter Parker lays it all on the line to protect J. Jonah Jameson and keep the city from ripping itself apart, but Peter’s sacrifice winds up costing his career as a photographer.
Says Spider-Man Senior Editor Steve Wacker, “Peter Parker’s been through some rough times lately, with all of his deadliest foes returning, and he couldn’t lose his job at a worse time. He’s going to struggle with unemployment and trying to save the city while he can barely afford to keep a roof over his head.”
The intrigue starts in Amazing Spider-Man #623 and continues in next week’s Amazing Spider-Man #624!
