One More Day
So, I probably should've said something about the One More Day storyline already. The basic thrust of the story is from just before the Back in Black storyline: Aunt May was shot by a sniper hired by the Kingpin and is currently being held in a hospital in a coma which she will probably never wake from.
So! The important thing now is that Spidey is going about, trying to garner what help he can from the super community to save her. First thing's first: Peter's broke after spending all his money on keeping her in the hospital. All his savings. Something in the neighborhood of $15,000 at least. Unfortunately, this means that he has no way to finance her hospital stay, and is in severe trouble of having her chucked into the welfare charity ward. This being the case, he goes to the closest multi-billionaire he knows: Tony Stark. With them not being exactly best friends as of now, it quickly degenerates to a fistfight and an attempt on Tony's part to arrest our hero. Spidey beats him into a paste and disables the IM suit for a solid two minutes without taking much in the way of damage. He then tells Tony that he'll either help with the bill or watch his aunt die, breaking his word to Peter. Tony, of course, gives some cock and bull about not abetting a known fugitive, but really, it's all Tony's fault in the first place. The only place Tony still looks good is his own book, and to some extent New Warriors. Tony is finally bludgeoned into helping by his conscience, and gets his butler, the ever-faithful Jarvis to pay the bill in his stead. With that out of the way, Peter goes miracle hunting.
His first stop is at the Sanctum Sanctorum, approaching the benevolent Stephen Strange for whatever mystical balm he might be able to grant. Doctor Strange tells Peter that there is nothing in the mystic arts that can rebuff death itself when a person's time comes, but he offers the ability to help Peter travel the globe quickly to approach anyone else who might help. As Peter uses this boon to approach the greatest minds and most powerful people of the Marvel Universe, he is repeatedly offered condolences with no ability to do anything. Why Elixir couldn't be spared from the X-Men for five minutes to heal her, I'll never know. In any case, being rejected, he sits at the floor of the Sanctum exhausted while Strange goes to get him something to drink. With his knowledge of Latin, he is able to recast the spell, and use it not to ripple himself in multiple points of space at one time, but to move back through both time and space. His attempt fails as he quickly realizes that he is immaterial and is opposed by beings outside of space and time sent to stop such changes via magic. He is nearly killed in his attempt and is only barely saved by Strange using the Eye of Agamotto. After being healed and coming to terms with his lack of power, he finally leaves, only to be confronted by a girl who claims she can aid him in his goal.
I'll be adding more to this or adding another entry once I acquire the next issue. As of right now, I'm loving the story. It's Spider-Man at his most heroic: pit against a force nearly insurmountable, fighting desperately to save the life of someone with no regards for his own.
So! The important thing now is that Spidey is going about, trying to garner what help he can from the super community to save her. First thing's first: Peter's broke after spending all his money on keeping her in the hospital. All his savings. Something in the neighborhood of $15,000 at least. Unfortunately, this means that he has no way to finance her hospital stay, and is in severe trouble of having her chucked into the welfare charity ward. This being the case, he goes to the closest multi-billionaire he knows: Tony Stark. With them not being exactly best friends as of now, it quickly degenerates to a fistfight and an attempt on Tony's part to arrest our hero. Spidey beats him into a paste and disables the IM suit for a solid two minutes without taking much in the way of damage. He then tells Tony that he'll either help with the bill or watch his aunt die, breaking his word to Peter. Tony, of course, gives some cock and bull about not abetting a known fugitive, but really, it's all Tony's fault in the first place. The only place Tony still looks good is his own book, and to some extent New Warriors. Tony is finally bludgeoned into helping by his conscience, and gets his butler, the ever-faithful Jarvis to pay the bill in his stead. With that out of the way, Peter goes miracle hunting.
His first stop is at the Sanctum Sanctorum, approaching the benevolent Stephen Strange for whatever mystical balm he might be able to grant. Doctor Strange tells Peter that there is nothing in the mystic arts that can rebuff death itself when a person's time comes, but he offers the ability to help Peter travel the globe quickly to approach anyone else who might help. As Peter uses this boon to approach the greatest minds and most powerful people of the Marvel Universe, he is repeatedly offered condolences with no ability to do anything. Why Elixir couldn't be spared from the X-Men for five minutes to heal her, I'll never know. In any case, being rejected, he sits at the floor of the Sanctum exhausted while Strange goes to get him something to drink. With his knowledge of Latin, he is able to recast the spell, and use it not to ripple himself in multiple points of space at one time, but to move back through both time and space. His attempt fails as he quickly realizes that he is immaterial and is opposed by beings outside of space and time sent to stop such changes via magic. He is nearly killed in his attempt and is only barely saved by Strange using the Eye of Agamotto. After being healed and coming to terms with his lack of power, he finally leaves, only to be confronted by a girl who claims she can aid him in his goal.
I'll be adding more to this or adding another entry once I acquire the next issue. As of right now, I'm loving the story. It's Spider-Man at his most heroic: pit against a force nearly insurmountable, fighting desperately to save the life of someone with no regards for his own.