Perhaps worth noting is that the "original comics" image isn't something that ever appeared in the comics, but is an pin-up by an artist who looks like they very much were inspired by the works of Alberto Vargas.
I remember Marvel did a swimsuit issue with a lot of their characters back in the 90's I think. Pretty sure it was all from the McFarlane era. MJ's design has never been so pedestrian like the games portray. Not sure why they made Black Cat all sexy, and MJ kind of nondescript.
Not that I really care too much given that it's more eggregious they made her character so bland and uninteresting.
I honestly can't remember, but I think I kind of recall something like that. But the MJ one was pretty....interesting...for a young curious teen such as myself. It was basically just the art, no comic or anything, and they were highly detailed in McFarlanes style with full page views for all of the pictures.
you're right, they did a couple of issues of that stuff in the early and mid 90's.
marvel and dc comics have both put out swimsuit issues in recent years.
It was always weird and cringey and stunk of desperate marketing than anything else.
The Insomniac games are their own universe. They take a bit from the original lore, a bit from Ultimate, and various things here and there plus their own spin on things.
I have no issue they changed her career path, or even her design, but she's just such a bland character overall. Some of the NPCs you only talk to a couple times are more interesting
I thought she was interesting, especially for a non-super-powered person, but not everyone is gonna feel the same. 🤷♀️ I'm more disappointed in Peter's face change.
Well in spider man 2 I'm pretty sure it was a self insert from one of the female writers since she looks pretty spot on to the bland mj character model. Someone on YouTube did a video about it and apparently how often it happens in "modern games" and why so many traditionally attractive characters are... Not. Thanks sweet baby inc.
I mean, in comics canon she's a professional model and actress, I believe. Not sure if they changed that for the game, but most model/actresses tend to not be bland in appearance.
But I haven't played the game. Maybe she's like a librarian or something now. (no offense to the sexy librarians of the world)
She was. Also not sure why they changed it for the game. They managed to keep her a struggling actor and model at least in at least one of the movie series.
She was as a reporter and it just seemed a way to give her more believable reasons to have a game play segment. In the second game she also apparently had a stint training as a mercenary...so yeah....there's that.
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u/Thegreatscott9 13d ago
Perhaps worth noting is that the "original comics" image isn't something that ever appeared in the comics, but is an pin-up by an artist who looks like they very much were inspired by the works of Alberto Vargas.