Day: June 15, 2005

Florida State football player Wyatt Sexton was arrested while claiming to be God. According to the wire piece:

“Police said Sexton “appeared to be under the influence of some unknown narcotic or alcohol.” Hospital officials said they didn’t have any information on him. Once at the hospital, Sexton continued to say he was God and that he didn’t know why he was in the hospital, Lyne wrote.”

Okay, but…what if he really IS God?

I mean, there are people who firmly believe that possession by Satan is a real condition, and requires exorcism to boot. So why is it any more farfetched to believe that, hey, God decided to drop by for a visit? Or…hey! Maybe he was overthrown and condemned to live in a human’s body. That would be cool. I think I’ll write that.

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In considering possible storylines for “Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” I thought of the notion of bringing in Spider-Man 2099 and perhaps even following up on the one-shot I wrote in which they met.

But I have to admit, I was gunshy. After all, I did a storyline in “Captain Marvel” in which we time-traveled both to 2099 and “Future Imperfect,” and it got me slammed for writing stories that required intimate knowledge of everything I’d written in the past. They were roundly criticized as proof that I was far more interested in producing insular and self-referential material instead of stories that were broadly accessible to new readers.

So “Exiles” announces a storyline going to 2099 and the world of “Future Imperfect,” and it’s greeted with excitement and cheers.

What the hëll–?!?

Understand, I don’t resent the creative team for going in that direction. Personally, I’m kind of flattered. But I’ll tell ya, if I do bring Miguel back for a drop-in on Peter Parker, I won’t be real thrilled the first time I read commentary claiming that I’m just recycling old ideas.

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