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Spider-Man: Death of the Stacys (Marvel Premiere Classic)
Spider-Man's career has often been shaped by tragedy, but rarely as much as in the story of the Stacys Two of Spider-Man's greatest enemies, Doc Ock and the Green Goblin, made comic-book history by killing the wall-crawler's police officer mentor, Captain Stacy, and his first true love, Gwen - events that affect the Marvel Universe to this day Guest-starring Iceman of th...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
February 28th 2007
by Marvel Comics
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This was an impulse pick up at the library yesterday as I stocked up for the long Thanksgiving weekend. A good collection of two "important" story-lines that I had never read.
The deaths of Captain John Stacy and his daughter, Gwen, as well as the Green Goblin, are cited as a major turning point in Spider-man's character development and in comic books in general. I can see why.
While dated in its storytelling, art and writing, there are themes here that transc...more
The deaths of Captain John Stacy and his daughter, Gwen, as well as the Green Goblin, are cited as a major turning point in Spider-man's character development and in comic books in general. I can see why.
While dated in its storytelling, art and writing, there are themes here that transc...more
It took me a while to get past the seriously obnoxious commentary in the intro to this book -- Gerry Conway whines about how boring Gwen was, and basically takes credit for anybody being interested in her right now, saying it's only because he decided to kill her --
But once I was done rolling my eyes, I read this and it really is an indisputably great comics story (or, rather, two stories since the first part is a Stan Lee-written Doctor Octopus arc which includes the death of Peter...more
But once I was done rolling my eyes, I read this and it really is an indisputably great comics story (or, rather, two stories since the first part is a Stan Lee-written Doctor Octopus arc which includes the death of Peter...more
Of these two Stacy deaths, it was Gwen's which still manages to create ripples even today in Spider-Man's life. And to think that writer Gerry Conway killed her off because he thought she was boring. Which is true. Gwen Stacy is only interesting after her death...the entire clone saga mess was because of her death and a madman's obsession for revenge. The issues that featured her kidnap and death was also important from a historical perspective because Stan Lee decided to forego the self imposed...more
Obviously these stories are dated and don't hold up to the literary standards of today's comics. But the emotional punch they pack is undeniable and the shadow they cast is still felt today. The tragedy presented here is downright Shakespearean and goes a long way toward establishing Spider-Man as the finest fictional character ever created.
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This is comic books at their best! In Death of the Stacys Spider-Man is faced with a great tragedy. It is in these pages that you will see what makes Spider-Man such a great character and how to pull of successfully a great comic book story arc. A must read for any comic book fan!
Two of the most powerful Spidey stories of the day, brought to life by John Romita's utterly fantastic art.
My copy signed by John is one of my most prized posessions.
My copy signed by John is one of my most prized posessions.
It was pretty good. Dated, but good. Didn't realize that Romita was inking most of these issues and not pencilling.
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Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) is an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Captain America, and many other cha...more
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With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Captain America, and many other cha...more
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