While we can write and create wonderful stories about a married Peter Parker, we could create even better ones about a single one.

and yet there remains that genir in a bottle.

uesada further went on to say that reducing the number of X-Men has been a priority since he began as Editor-in-Chief at Marvel, and noted that he has another genie that he wants to put back in the bottle, but did not elaborate on it further

JQ: It’s going to be pretty intense. Mark Millar keeps talking about Marvel in “pre” and “post” Civil War terms, and he’s right, the post-Civil War Marvel is going to be a pretty unique place. Lots of old faces returning, lots of new ideas coming forward the often mentioned genie back in the bottle and in many ways a brave new world coming out of all of it

It’s going to challenge readers, anger them, excite them, make ‘em cheer, and most of all root for the heroes no matter who they perceive that to be.

I can’t wait!

Oh, and then there’s that genie.

NRAMA: Ah, so that’s new. This now infamous second "genie" going back in the bottle ...it happens during or a direct result of Civil War?

JQ: Wow, I may have shot my mouth off a bit too much here. Lets just say that the genie will be rearing its head somewhere around the time of Civil War.

NRAMA: Hmmm, maybe Peter and Mary Jane vehemently disagree on the superhero registration act and it leads to divorce… a follow-up to “Civil War”….“Marvel: Matrimonial Dispute”!?

Feel free to use that…

JQ: Are you saying that the genie has something to do with Peter and MJ because I didn’t say that. But if it did, divorce would never be an option. Aside from the fact that having a divorced Spider-Man is just kind of icky, what kind of message do we send to young readers about love and marriage? It’s not someplace I would like to go. So, sorry, I can’t help you with that one, but keep pitching kid, maybe someday you’ll make it.

I mean really, once Gwen was revealed to have fathered Norman Osbourne's children, with a voluntary sexual act, and then said children aged 5 times as fast as usual, I wouldn't be shocked at anything.

I mean, when I found out Marvel really mneant to have Ben Reilly be the real deal, and the Peter Parker people had read about for 20 years be a clone, after that, nothing shocks me.

I am sure that there is a way out without violating his rules somehow. 

and it was Q who said genie not me really.

QUOTE: I cannot understand how this marriage, of all things, can so dominate someone's thinking they NEED to have it to enjoy Spider-Man.

Okay, what about the people who say that the marriage has to go away for them to enjoy Spider-Man?  Is Peter being single the only thing the title ever had going for it? 

QUOTE: He's not arguing for them to have some sort of extreme fallout where she disappears from the titles forever.  She can still be Lois Lane to his Clark Kent (Bad example now, I know) She can even be the permanent love interest in that Peter always comes back to her.   I'd imagine with MJ so prominently in the movies, that flushing her from the titles altogether would not even be a question.  It won't happen.

So what's the point of splitting up the marriage, then?  The appeal of the single days was the feeling that you didn't really know who Peter was going to end up with, if anyone.  If it always comes back to him and MJ, then that feeling's gone.  Just don't see the appeal at all. 

(And frankly, I have zero faith in the current creative team's ability to come up with a convincing love interest.  Maybe Peter David, but he's not the head guy.)