A few years ago I was reading the letters pages from some old Lee/Ditko ASM's and noticed that even when the book was less than a year old, fan mail was coming in asking them to give Pete a break.

Big Time was fun and I genuinely enjoyed seeing Pete succeed on so many fronts... but deep down I knew the other shoe had to drop. And I don't know that he even has it worse than any other superheroes, I think he's just likable and relatable in a way that makes his hard knocks resonate more.