John Romita’s painted cover to THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN Magazine #2.
Megan McGuire as MJ for the Now Generation, 2011
There seems to have been quite a debate raging as to why Mary Jane has a nose ring and why her hair is bright red. Well, the reasons for this are (A). Because it’s an homage and I decided to mix things up a little, making a Mary Jane Watson for this century rather than the 1960’s. (B). Because that is how Megan McGuire, my friend and colleague at the London College of Fashion looks! As tricky as it is to find a real human being to represent a 2D line drawing of a human being, Megan has always reminded me of MJ in her manner, her looks and her joie de vivre. The fact that her hair is comic-book red, rather than auburn or ginger is kind of perfect and the fact that she wears a nose ring, well, perhaps MJ would have done so too if she’d first made her appearance in 2011. [Steve Cook]
“I’m beginning to think Woody Allen could take you!”From Amazing Spider-man #86, by Stan Lee and John Romita.
Love this page.