The Amazing Mary Jane #1: Finally the Star

Amazing Mary Jane hits the ground running. Leah Williams wastes no time showing a firm grasp of MJ’s voice. When MJ discovers Mysterio and learns of his grand plan to tell his story via big budget film, she responds much how I would expect a woman who beat Chameleon up with a baseball bat; with annoyance. Mary Jane is able to coerce and convince Mysterio to flesh out her story further, from a two dimensional girlfriend to someone with her own motivations, growth, charm and character arc in a lovely meta conversation that I can imagine having been held in the Marvel editorial office about Mary Jane’s own character development.

The artwork by Carlos Gomez and colors by Carlos Lopez do a good job of matching the tone of the story. They provide a good backdrop of the tour Mysterio gives MJ without pulling the focus from their discussion as MJ maneuvers the villain turned director to her way of thinking.