It's done. It's finally done. The marriage is gone, Peter and MJ were "never married," and the memory of it all is kaput. Twenty years down the drain. Bye bye, marriage.
I told myself that I wouldn't complain - what's done is done, and you can't change it! It's bad storytelling, but it's bad storytelling that's over now, and the best you can do is to put it behind you!
So I'll try my best to not complain.
We open with Peter waking up to an empty bed - because MJ is in the bathroom, coping in her own way. They talk it over, and Peter reminds us why he can't let May die: because that puts him to blame for another death.They embrace each other for one last time:
And then the Lord of All That Is Evil,
He reminds us of the stipulations, and adds in something else: their love is so rare, so pure, unconditional and holy, that Mephisto will save Aunt may and even erase Spider-Man's identity.
MJ agrees, as long as:
Okay, just WHAT is up with scene? It's creepy enough that Mephisto's in the same room, now MJ has to tell him a secret?And WHAT is up with Mephisto's face? Here's a close-up:
And talk to Mephisto's left ear. That one's the good one.Eventually, inevitably, the both of them agree, but not before Mephisto shows them an image of their could-have-been-but-now-will-never-be daughter, Mayday (who has her own series! checkitout!).
One last kiss between the couple, and then a stunning two-page montage of Peter and MJ. It's really sad and it's really beautiful.
Here it is (stolen from Wizarduniverse.):
And then we jump ahead to Peter waking up to an empty bed - he's late for Harry Osborn's party. Aunt May, alive as ever, tells him- 
He rides his bike to (Osborn?) Towers, and sees-
And then Harry arrives, fresh from a trip to Europe, with Lily, his girlfriend who is (surprise, surprise) gorgeous in today's terms.From there, we're introduced to:
. . . . . . Hear that? That's me, crying.After that, they all toast to:
The pessimist could also construe this as a bunch of fatcats (AHEMQuesadaAHEM) toasting to the financial boon that will come with Brand New Day at -of course- the cost of Peter's love life. Not that I'm a pessimist, of course.Two positive things: notice how Peter's glass is empty, and then look at Peter's wrist:
Aaaaaaaand that does it for the summary.
What did MJ ask Mephisto in secret?
So, Peter is re-masked now?
Why are MJ and Peter the way they are now? A little context would ease us into the new status quo.
And WHAT is up with Mephisto's face? I'm still hung up on that.
This is certainly a dramatic change in the status quo, but I really hope that this marks an end for shaking the spiderverse. Hopefully, we won't be seeing any more "wars at home" or "others" or "backs in blacks."
As for the event, Joe Quesada completely overstepped his boundaries as an editor. There are stories, the tones for stories, and stories within a larger universe, and Quesada grabbed up a bit too much than he should have.
In other words, One More Day sacrificed story integrity for editorial mandate (but you knew that already didn't you?) But it's over now. You can't change the past (unless you, um, call the Devil), so you need to look forward to the future.
Take the arc with a grain of salt. Or ten million. Either way, be prepared for a Brand New Day.
We'll see the ramifications with Dan Slott et al.
