 One More Day was panned by fans and critics . IGN reviewer Jesse Schedeen described Amazing Spider @-@ Man # 545 as " undoubtedly the worst comic Marvel published in 2007 " and a " deus ex machina of the highest order . " He did admit that writer Straczynski " had a great handle on the Peter / Mary Jane dynamic , " making their potentially final moments mean something , and that Quesada 's artistic style made sense given the dark tone . However , he also dismissed the story as " infuriating and downright disrespectful to anyone who has come to love Spider @-@ Man comics over the years . " IGN published two " Additional Take " reviews for Amazing Spider @-@ Man # 545 . Bryan Joel said that he 'd been a " vocal supporter " of " Brand New Day " , but summarized the <unk> story as " flip , weightless , and painfully brief . " Richard George stated that " One More Day " " could prove to be the best example of editorial influence gone horribly , horribly wrong " and " in trying to preserve the appeal of Peter Parker , Joe Quesada has actually managed to fundamentally undermine the character . " Both Joel and George agreed with their colleague in complimenting Quesada 's artwork . Tim <unk> of The Wall Street Journal stated that having Spider @-@ Man makes a deal with the devil @-@ like Mephisto is " the rough equivalent of having Z @-@ movie director Uwe Boll film a studio @-@ funded prequel to Martin Scorsese 's Taxi Driver . 
