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Spider-Man’s Mary Jane Watson Officially Gets Her Time To Shine in New Spin-Off

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Peter Parker’s great love has always been Mary Jane Watson. Even Spider-Man: Brand New Day highlights the pain of them not being together with Peter (Tom Holland) struggling in a world where MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) do not remember their former friend. But it is often a classic tale of male superhero’s love interest when it comes to MJ’s comic storylines. She isn’t always the center of the story but a new comic run allows Mary Jane Watson the time to shine.

In Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1, fans get to see MJ as we rarely get to see her. There have, in the past, been comic runs and storylines with MJ as the main character, but for the most part, she’s a supporting player in Peter Parker’s life. Now, Peter gets sidelined for MJ to have her moment. Coming face to face with Chameleon, hanging with her own symbiote, taking on Haze, and more, the issue puts MJ in a series of comics from all different artists who really understand what makes Mary Jane Watson so captivating.

The stories within Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1 include “Faces in the Crowd” by J.M. DeMatteis with art by Andrew Broccardo. The story centers around Mary Jane coming to terms with the fact that Chameleon came into their home and pretended to be Peter and what that means for her relationship moving forward. In “Vamp #9,” by Ann Nocenti, MJ is on set as a zombie/vampire on a movie when she has to be the hero Peter often is. With art by Alina Yerofieieva, it is a return to MJ’s acting roots! We round out the issue with Ashley Allen‘s “Redux” with art by Phil Noto that features MJ and Haze back in action together. But one issue in particular brings us back to MJ’s first appearance in Peter Parker’s world.

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Including a Heartbreaking Use of Her First Ever Appearance

In Soft Words at Sunset, we get to see Mary Jane Watson at a very different time in her life. Detailing her life with Peter Parker, the comic takes us back to their first introduction. Mary Jane was first introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man #42 in November of 1966. She sees Peter, and one of the first things she ever said to him is “Face it, tiger…you just hit the jackpot!” The new comic, written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Luigi Zagaria, fans get to see Mary Jane as the center of her own story. This time, exploring her grief and love for Peter Parker while doing it.

Soft Words at Sunset is a beautiful exploration of how dedicated Peter Parker and MJ have always been to each other. She understood what it meant for him to be a superhero, and she understood that he was never going to stop. And Stracynski uses MJ’s first line in comic history in a breathtaking and heartbreaking way.

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You can celebrate Mary Jane Watson by watching Spider-Man: Brand New Day and purchasing Mary Jane: Face It, Tiger #1, out now.


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Release Date
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July 31, 2026

Runtime

145 Minutes

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Director

Destin Daniel Cretton

Writers
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Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Steve Ditko, Stan Lee

Producers

Amy Pascal, Kevin Feige, Rachel O’Connor, Avi Arad

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