Mary Jane & Black Cat

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Mary Jane & Black Cat
DateJanuary 26, 2022 (one-shot)
December 21, 2022 – April 26, 2023 (series)
No. of issues6
Main characters Felicia Hardy / Black Cat
Mary Jane Watson / Black Cat / Jackpot
Publisher Marvel Comics
Creative team
Writers Jed MacKay [1]
Artists
  • J. Scott Campbell (cover artist)
  • C.F. Villa (penciller; one-shot)
  • Jan Bazaldua (penciller; series)
  • Vincenzo Carratu (penciller; series)
  • Michael Dowling (penciller; series)
Original publication
Published in Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1
Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web #1–5
ISBN 978-1-3029-4799-6
Chronology
Preceded by Iron Cat
Followed by Jackpot & Black Cat

Mary Jane & Black Cat is a comic book series written by Jed MacKay, starring the popular Spider-Man love interests Felicia Hardy / Black Cat and Mary Jane Watson. Initially published as a one-shot in 2022 as a tie-in to the The Amazing Spider-Man storyline "Spider-Man Beyond", from the creative team of the 2019–2020 and 2020–2021 Black Cat runs and Iron Cat (2022), the first story, Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond , follows Mary Jane as she must temporarily claim the identity of the Black Cat herself to save a kidnapped Felicia. The one-shot's success led to Marvel Comics ordering a five-issue ongoing series as another tie-in with the following event Dark Web , titled Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web , as Mary Jane and Felicia are thrown into Hell, Felicia keeps quiet about getting back with Peter Parker / Spider-Man, while Mary Jane receives and hides superpowers as Jackpot, finding themselves at the mercy of Belasco lest they come clean to one another.

Contents

The series received a generally positive critical reception, with a scene about the titular duo's "dump truck ass"es becoming an internet meme. The series was relaunched with a new creative team as Jackpot & Black Cat as a tie-in with Gang War in 2024. [2]

Plot summary

Beyond

Felicia Hardy / Black Cat and Mary Jane Watson, eternal rivals for the affections of Peter Parker / Spider-Man, must set their differences aside once again as Peter is recovering from an accident that landed him in the hospital. After Felicia is kidnapped and Peter is unable to help, Mary Jane must temporarily claim the identity of the Black Cat herself to save her. [3] While bonding, Mary Jane reveals to Felicia that while Felicia may see herself as the "bad girl" to Mary Jane's "good girl", Mary Jane herself was once known as the "bad girl" compared to Gwen Stacy, Peter's first true love. Additionally, after Mary Jane and Felicia end up in a room with an awakening Peter while both wearing Felicia's Black Cat suit, Peter is revealed to regularly have dreams of threesomes involving exactly such a scenario. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Dark Web

As Mary Jane and Felicia are trapped in Hell, Felicia keeping quiet about getting back with Peter Parker / Spider-Man, and Mary Jane keeping quiet about receiving superpowers as Jackpot, the dazzling duo soon finds themselves at the mercy of the demon Belasco: if they don't come clean with one another soon, they could be stuck there forever, since Felicia's guilty conscience plays havoc with her plan to escape. Additionally, the Black Cat seeks out the ultimate score: Doctor Doom's mask. [9] [10]

Reception

Mary Jane & Black Cat received good reviews. [4] [5] [6] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedRelease dateISBN
Amazing Spider-Man: Beyond Vol. 3 Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 and The Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 5) #86–88, #88.BEYJanuary 26, 2022 978-1302932589
Mary Jane & Black Cat: Dark Web Mary Jane & Black Cat #1–5July 26, 2023 978-1302947996

Follow-up

Following Jed MacKay's departure, Mary Jane & Black Cat was relaunched as Jackpot & Black Cat as a tie-in with Gang War in 2024, now written by Celeste Bronfman, following Mary Jane Watson / Jackpot and Felicia Hardy / Black Cat's continued adventures, [2] [21] with its collected edition also including a Jackpot one-shot, also by Bronfman. [22]

References

  1. ↑ Johnston, Rich (August 7, 2022). "Mary Jane/Black Cat Ongoing Series From Marvel Probably by Jed MacKay". Bleeding Cool . Retrieved August 7, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Salmon, Will; Marston, George (March 21, 2024). "Mary Jane Watson and Felicia Hardy will discover "new layers of friendship" in their Jackpot and Black Cat team up comic". GamesRadar+ . Retrieved March 21, 2024.
  3. ↑ McGuire, Liam (January 26, 2022). "Mary Jane Watson Just Became Marvel's New Black Cat". Screen Rant . Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Hughes, Johnny (January 22, 2022). "Advance Review: Mary Jane Black Cat Beyond #1 One-Shot" . Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Kaplan, Jimmy (January 24, 2022). "ADVANCED REVIEW! Mary Jane & Black Cat Beyond #1: Bad Girls". Comic Watch. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Jennings, Collier (January 24, 2022). "ADVANCED REVIEW: 'Mary Jane/Black Cat: Beyond,' Issue #1". But Why Tho?. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Anna (January 26, 2022). "Review: Mary Jane Black Cat – Beyond #1, a team-up to save Peter Parker" . Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  8. ↑ Chuma, Tim (January 30, 2022). "Mary Jane & Black Cat: Beyond #1 Review (2022)". Impulse Gamer. Retrieved January 30, 2022.
  9. ↑ Not Bamf (May 5, 2023). "Mary Jane and Black Cat Review". SWO Productions. Retrieved May 5, 2023.
  10. ↑ Rea, Keigen (August 1, 2023). "'Mary Jane and Black Cat: Dark Web' review". AIPT Comics. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  11. ↑ Magnett, Chase (December 21, 2022). "Mary Jane & Black Cat #1 Review: Another Event Tie-In Transforms Itself Into Essential". ComicBook.com . Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  12. ↑ Rondeau, Christopher (December 23, 2022). "Mary Jane and Black Cat #1 Review". Major Spoilers. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  13. ↑ Wheaton, I-j (January 11, 2023). "REVIEW: Marvel's Mary Jane & Black Cat #2". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  14. ↑ Bickerstaff, Russ (January 13, 2023). "Mary Jane & Black Cat #2 // Review". You Don't Read Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ Kaplan, Sasha (February 17, 2023). "Comic Book Reviews: Mary Jane & Black Cat #3: Stressful Feline Not Here for a Good Time". Comic Watch. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  16. ↑ Redmond, Scott (February 22, 2023). "The Webbed Elephant In The Room: Reviewing 'Mary Jane And Black Cat' #3". ComiCon. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  17. ↑ Stryczek, Rob (March 10, 2023). "Comic Book Reviews: Mary Jane & Black Cat #4: Lucky In Limbo". Comic Watch. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
  18. ↑ Read, Ryan (April 23, 2023). "Read's Reads Mary Jane and Black Cat #5 Review". Spider-Man Crawlspace. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  19. ↑ Redmond, Scott (May 1, 2023). "A Hell Of One's Own Making: Reviewing 'Mary Jane And Black Cat' #5". ComiCon. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  20. ↑ Chuma, Tim (May 1, 2023). "Mary Jane & Black Cat #5 Review (2022)". Impulse Gamer. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  21. ↑ Sasso, Kurt (May 4, 2024). Marvel's Women of Power: Jackpot and Black Cat with Celeste Bronfman. Two Geeks Talking. Retrieved May 4, 2024– via YouTube.
  22. ↑ Richards, Dave (December 8, 2023). "Jackpot Writer Sends Mary Jane into Marvel's Gang War". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved December 8, 2023.
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