All in the Marvel Universe should by now know the true identity of Spider-Man as being that of Peter Parker. One person who knew a long, long time ago is Mary Jane Watson. Now married to the web slinger, she had much of her face behind a lampshade until the whole Gwen thing cleared up the dating stakes.



From Bowen Designs, made into a wallpaper. MJ slinging it cool and with Spidey's mask in her hand. Who wears the tighter clothes in their family?

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Play it loud, play it very loud. Neil Diamond, Kamahl, Elvis and ABBA, flying from the lock box of the annual trivia night at Guildford Bowling and Recreation Club.

Taking the reigns of the night, Pop Heads Music Quiz - The Vinyl Years. Blaring the stereo and taking their sweet time staring at the clock and not ever quite sure of what time it was.



Songs, instantly recognisable tunes and melodies, all encompassing the decades where the 33 and 78 ruled the airwaves and record players. Anyone caught under the age of 30 flopping about with questions that really tested the depths of the liner notes and Countdown trivia.

No table walked away empty handed at the end of the night, all covered in questionable DVDs, CDs and prizes or grabs from the silent auction. Score for Tom who bid on and won a chair for two whole dollars.

Fifty cents over really.

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Running about the place in the winter time leaves the ears ripping raw for some. And there are others who just don't have that problem at all and ever.



Rather simple and clean, this photo was taken in August 2005 at Martin Place in Sydney during the on location filming of Superman Returns. In the actual film, it appears for a brief second as Kitty Kowalski (Parker Posey) drives a mustang that is careening all out of hell.

Early on for the night, it was placed up on and over a "For Lease" sign for the building. Nobody else took much notice of it, the crowds heading home more concerned with the ever expanding line for the taping off of Martin Place than any thing else. Shortly after taking this photo, it was all cordoned off.

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For all the great iconic shots of Superman, none can really beat the scene seen on Action Comics #1.



An August night has the ears solid chips while eyeballing the on location filming for Superman Returns.

Before rushing off to watch Onna No Honour, the mustang dangles above the area in front of the Martin Place fountain. Rising up, lowering down, the car gets something of a vertical trip to work out its bearings.

Along the Commonwealth Bank building to the left and off panel, a cherry picker takes to unfurling the various country flags tangling themselves around the flagpoles. At least twice, who knows how many more times before the dying of the winds.

Watching the actual scene in the movie, it's clear that director Bryan Singer (actually underneath the car in shot) is showing the crew and cast just how Brandon Routh will handle and lower the car as Superman.

Parker Posey is the driver in the mustang, but it could very well have been a stunt driver in this shot.

For those lucky extras that night, a glimpse of the suit live and in all its glory.

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There's newspapers all about the place and it all pretty much says the same thing. News is news is news not old unless you read the paper from yesterday. It's a cycle of repetitions that you need to remind yourself of. Who else is going to?



People are rushing home for it's a cold August night in 2005 for the on location filming of Superman Returns. Martin Place is transformed into a Metropolis street.

Along one edge are newspaper vending machines. Certainly not the usual contraption seen on a Sydney street for any current day. The tape cordoning off the area starts off with passersby being rather close to the props.

As night draws on and freezes the air, the tape gradually moves outward. It keeps moving until the entire block between Pitt and Castlereagh Streets is filled only with the extras and crew.

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And so, after the blur of exploding graphite, cracked out wrists and feathered toes, the winners for the OzComics 24 Hour Challenge have been made.

Reading the original post looks a little unwieldy, so here's a regurge...

Judges' choices in the mature comics field:

• 24 pages: Who Knows by Tom Bonin
• 16 pager: The Psych of Gemima Copper by Ricci
• 8 pager: Open all Night by Leon and Clare

Judges' choices in the general comics field:

• 24 pages: The Gypsy and The Astronaut by Caanan Grall
• 16 pager: Starcatcher by Michael Li
• 8 pager: Tea with a Space Rabbit by Jessica McLeod

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