One of comics defining moments: The Night Gwen Stacy Died

[kevinroc]

With the upcoming release of The Amazing Spider-Man on DVD, and news of the sequel due out in 2014, let's take a look back at what might be the plot of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (or at least its sequel.)

Our story begins after the last one. Peter is pretty sick but still finds time to check in on Harry Osborn.



In a story where a major supporting character dies, we actually open on another supporting character in danger.


The stress of his son's deteriorating health and his business failings leads Norman to snap and he decides to take all his frustrations out on Spider-Man. But Spidey ain't home. Pete returns to find Gwen's bag left behind with a calling card from the Green Goblin. And during the fight that follows, Gwen gets knocked off the bridge.







Part 2 also gives us this page, the real end to the Peter/Gwen relationship. (Well, a continuation that just cements the end since Gwen was already dead. This is Peter saying goodbye.)





(People are gonna lose their minds if the movies pull this moment off effectively.)

So after some detective work, Spidey tracks the Goblin down and they fight. Norman makes a comment about how Gwen was just some "simpering, pointless girl" who was nothing more than "occupied space" and Spidey just loses it.





And Norman Osborn didn't plague Peter Parker again for a very long time after that.

But Norman's defeat brought no joy to Peter Parker. He was truly alone.



There's so much you could say about this last page with Mary Jane. But I won't because I think it says all that it needs to by itself.

Comments

[horselover107]

I really do love this story, so much of it hits just the right emotional chord and unlike other characters, specifically female characters, to meet her fate Gwen if gone but NOT forgotten by the people that love her. And I've been waiting for a proper adaptation of it for ages (no stupid "shadow releams"), so I really want to see them do it in the next film (and yes I can see them doing it, the tone of the first had just the right amount of dark).