I liked the JMS run other than OMD.
I would like to remind you that he retconned in Gwen giving birth to Norman Osborn's illegitimate children.
I've heard the post OMD run has gotten better as time has gone on though.
OMD was an ugly solution but the aftermath has been positive. I've been a Dan Slott fan for a very long time; the book's in good hands.
I would generally describe myself as a JMS fan, too; his TB&TB and Thor were both pretty great.
Oh yeah, forgot about the Gwen retcon, I also didn't like the back in black stuff that led up to OMD. Let me say what I did like from his run. I loved what JMS did with Mary Jane. I loved what he did with Ezekiel and the spider totem stuff. I loved the visions of spider-man's future. I really wanted to see where he was going to go with spider-man after he gained his new powers. I loved his Spider-man and Iron Man interaction during the Civil War. I loved spider-man teaching at his old high-school. I didn't see why Spider-Man needed a soltuion to fix it, ugly or otherwise.
I didn't immediately drop spider-man after OMD, I gave it a couple of months. I eventually dropped it because I didn't see anything interesting about any of the characters in it, especially in comparison to what had been there before it. The best thing I can say about the post OMD spider-man stuff I read was that Mr negative seems like he could have become a semi-iconic villain over time.
I liked the JMS run other than OMD.
I would like to remind you that he retconned in Gwen giving birth to Norman Osborn's illegitimate children.
Which were originally written as Peter's children, but changed by editorial mandate. Again, ugly solution.
I didn't know that, that could have been an interesting story.
