Gwendolyne maxine stacy is a fictional character who appears in american comic books. Paraphernalia items spider man s webshooters vehicles goblin glider weapons. Jul 16, 2014 in the first of a new series here at flickering myth looking at classic comic book story arcs, jessie robertson explores the night gwen stacy died. After one gwen stacy clone appeared briefly seeming to be the original gwen stacy reborn in j. New the amazing spiderman 2 set photos possibly reveal major.
Gwen then makes a speech to her fellow classmates and their families. Blue featured the peter of the present day looking back, haunted once again by the death of gwen. Gwen s death was inspired by the comic, the night gwen stacy died. How well has the night gwen stacy died aged as a story. The new costume is practically perfect and the precg villains are looking pretty cool in a cautiously optimistic way. Everything was going great until one fateful day when both spider man and gwen s father died during a fight with sandman. Before peter parker joined the mcu with tom holland in the role, the character was played by andrew garfield. The time is getting closer for the may 2nd 2014 release of the amazing spider man 2, the sophomore picture featuring brit andrew garfield as our web slinging hero peter parkerspiderman and emma stone as his first love, gwen stacy. Amazing spiderman 2 spoilers they shouldnt have killed. Accountant from 9 5 and full out comic book nerd on evening and weekends. Gwen developed her own green goblin gear to help him in the field. The girl who died and spidergwen, and where amazing. The striking cover of spider man laying in pure white snow is still a fond memory today. The trailers for the amazing spider man 2 spoiled the death of gwen stacy for those familiar with her arc in marvel comics.
When peter parker begins hunting down uncle bens killer and making himself known to the public, stacy immediately dislikes the mysterious costumed crime fighter. The green goblin abducts gwen and lures spider man to the george washington bridge. Then there is the fateful storyline the night gwen stacy died. Throughout the trailers for the amazing spiderman 2, gwen can be seen wearing a purple dress, a long light green coat, and black boots. He felt much the same way when gwen stacy was killed off in the comic. Marvel infinity war avengers bigger and smaller transform. In this episode we take a look at some high grade silver age spider man comics. For anyone that has been following our coverage of the film, or is simply familiar with gwen stacy s original comic book arc, the latest amazing spiderman 2 rumor shouldnt come as much of a revelation. Spider man shoots a web strand at her legs, and catches her.
Amazing spiderman 2 director marc webb on gwen stacys. Much like her death in the comics the night gwen stacy died, its debatable as to what the actual cause of death was. Amazing spiderman 2 set pic released did marvel just spoil. At dc comics, he is known for cocreating the superhero firestorm and others, and for writing the justice league of america for eight years. Iron man argues that if spider man had been better trained, he would have avoided breaking her neck. After seeing a teaser yesterday for the amazing spiderman 2 its main focus was gwen s fate in the film, hit the jump to see my theory on how it might be played out from page to screen. Coincidence, i think not known villains in the film are jamie foxx as electro, paul. The night gwen stacy died released by panini comics on no date. Ultra hd resolution not 4k 3840x2160 the amazing spiderman 2 2014 marvel and sony.
Gwen became the female lead of the amazing spider man movies, where she was played by emma stone. Gwen 65 wound up on earth3109, where her alternate self and peter parker scored sweet oscorp internships until harry osborn turned into spider man. The loss of gwen emma stone is undoubtedly the harder of the two, and the full ramifications of that tragedy have yet to be felt we expect itll be a major starting point for amazing spider man 3. The green goblin, knowing the identity of spider man, decides to torment the webslinger.
The girl who died and spider gwen, and where amazing spider man 2 went wrong by duy with the announcement that spider man is now going to be rebooted and worked into the marvel cinematic universe, id like to talk about where the previous franchise went wrong. Amazing spiderman 2 set pic released did marvel just spoil the death of gwen stacy. Both sam raimis spider man trilogy and the amazing spider man movies included gwen stacy. Spider man and the green goblin have been fighting in a clock tower, and gwen is hanging from one of spider man s webs. The key thing to remember when you get to the next pair of stories is that stan lee is no longer writing the book and therefore killing off peters girl friend was not his idea. The trouble with gwen stacy in the amazing spiderman 2. May 05, 2014 emma stone as gwen stacy in the amazing spiderman 2 columbia pictures the password is gerry conway. I put it in one of my top comic book movies and it was one of the most fun and surreal times ive ever had in a movie theater. Released in 2003 and written by jeph loeb, with stunning art by tim sale, spider man. This clone is murdered by the gwen stacy clone known as abbyl. Sep 02, 2017 spider man vs green goblin final fight scene the amazing spider man 2 2014 movie clip hd duration. In the 2006 civil war oneshot, casualties of war by christos gage, jeremy haun and mark morales, iron man and captain america use gwen stacy d death to argue their respective points of view. The green goblin, knowing the identity of spiderman, decides to torment the webslinger.
When spider man bonds with venom to become a monster, he needs a bride and finds her in gwen stacy, along with one of marvels grossest stories. Captain george stacy died may 1, 20, better known as simply captain stacy, was a captain of the new york police department and was the father of gwen stacy. Two of spider man s greatest enemies, doc ock and the green goblin, made comic book history by killing the wallcrawlers policeofficer mentor, captain stacy, and his first true love, gwen events that affect the marvel universe to this day. Gwens relationship with peter is off and on as well. Sep 06, 2017 the best thing that came from the amazing spider man 2 is that its failure led to spidey joining the marvel cinematic universe. He is known for cocreating the marvel comics vigilante the punisher and scripting the death of the character gwen stacy during his long run on the amazing spider man. The lasting impact of the night gwen stacy died comicsalliance. An argument could be made that none of those films did the character justice, though emma. Sep 16, 2002 the key thing to remember when you get to the next pair of stories is that stan lee is no longer writing the book and therefore killing off peters girl friend was not his idea. Comics have always honored gwen stacy s death, never more poignantly than in the beautiful spider man. May 04, 2014 and so like the comic book version before her, stones gwen stacy, imperiled by the green goblin dane dehaan and beyond the rescue of spider man garfield, meets a tragic end in the amazing. The amazing spider man was directed by marc webb and released in 2012 to widespread success, garnering public interest in a sequel.
If you dont recognize the veteran comic book writers name, andor havent. Discuss amazing spider man vol 1 121 on the forums. She was already dead before spider man even got there. Not knowing whether or not they were gonna kill off gwen stacy, seeing as how emma stone. Fans of the spider man comics have known for decades that the story of gwen stacy, played by emma stone in marc webbs the amazing spider man reboot, doesnt end well.
Amazing spiderman 2 and its selfsabotaging gwen stacy. And thus, the world got one of the darkest stories in comics history. Arrow showrunner marc guggenheim writing spiderman. Gerard francis conway is an american writer of comic books and television shows. Gwendolyne maxine stacy is a fictional character who appears in american comic books published by marvel comics, usually as a supporting character in those featuring spider man. Joyce played a major role in the story, as the prime gwen stacy who. Imdb, the worlds most popular and authoritative source for movie, tv and celebrity content. The differences from the comic is that besides on the brooklyn bridge, her death takes place in a clock tower next to the bridge. There have been some great stories along the way, but now we come to the tragic issues that cover gwen s death at the hands of the green goblin.
Many times since both the webslinger and his fans have wondered how different peter parkers life would have turned out if gwen had lived. But that wasnt the only detail in the trailers that. A college student, she was a romantic interest for peter parker before she was murdered by the green goblin norman osborn the character has been portrayed by bryce dallas howard in the 2007 film spider man 3 and by. The goblin has no reason for wanting to make spider man feel better about gwen s death, so it is unlikely that he would lie to spider man about how she died. The girl who died and spidergwen, and where amazing spider man 2 went wrong. Page 16 gwen stacy is killed in the battle and spider man vows revenge. Spiderman once turned gwen stacy into carnage screen rant. Apr 24, 2016 she was already dead before spider man even got there. The night gwen stacy died was written by gerry conway. The amazing spiderman 2 trailers spoil gwen stacys death because. It was revealed the gwen stacy clone introduced in amazing spiderman. The night gwen stacy died the amazing spiderman plus. Limited 1 for 100 retailer incentive variant cover. Ive written before of my concern that the inevitable death of gwen stacy in the amazing spider man 2.
Much like her death in the comics the night gwen stacy died, its debatable as to what the actual. When spider man accepted the other, he was reborn with all new powers and a second chance at life. The green goblin kidnaps gwen and throws her off the brooklyn bridge. While spider man is in pursuit of criminals through the city, gwen stacy calls peter on the phone who tells him that he is late. Spiderman 2 went deeper into mirroring her doomed comic book fate. Amazing spiderman 2 director marc webb on gwen stacys fate. Gwen s relationship with peter is off and on as well. He is known for cocreating the marvel comics vigilante the punisher and scripting the death of the character gwen stacy during his long run on the amazing spiderman. The spider man s web, a twitter account that generates and aggregates amazing spider man news, shared the image at left, featuring gwen stacy standing on a bridge in what, to many comic book fans. Gwen stacy the amazing spiderman heroes wiki fandom. Essentially the argument is that spider man kills her by accident, said stone about her character. For ten years, spider man had been one of marvels most popular characters. Following the story of the comics more closely, gwen died in the amazing spider man 2. This story arc served as the basis for the film the amazing spider man 2.
True believers what if spiderman rescued gwen stacy 2018. Oddly enough, international free comic book day is may 3rd this year. How amazing spiderman 2 trailers spoiled gwens death. Gwen stacy wasnt the first shocking comic book death, as lightning. Plot prior to this arc, norman osborn had been the green goblin, but due to amnesia. One of the biggest shocks in the comic book industry, the death of gwen stacy. Why gwen instead of mary jane in the amazing spiderman.
Within the marvel comics, gwen stacys death has enormous repercussions. The photo looks eerily similar to the comic book in. Comic book questions answered where i answer whatever questions. Gwen stacys death scene the amazing spiderman 2 2014.
With such a level of emotion and brutal confrontation between spider man and the green goblin serving as the main thrust of the story the cold just seem a bit tacked on. Amazing spiderman vol 1 121 marvel database fandom. Rumors of gwen stacys fate in the amazing spiderman 2 have. Is comic book spiderman with mary jane or gwen stacy. However, assuming its not just an educated guess, the report lends support to a prior article that we posted regarding the real reason that woodleys.
Well, the event in the ultimate comics was actually lifted from the 1973 the amazing spider man comic book story the night gwen stacy died, in. Jan 31, 2014 after seeing a teaser yesterday for the amazing spider man 2 its main focus was gwen s fate in the film, hit the jump to see my theory on how it might be played out from page to screen. The trouble with gwen stacy in the amazing spiderman 2 emma stones character had a date with comic book destiny in the spiderman sequel. Could spiderman have saved gwen stacy with a little bit of. Through the course of their meetings, the jaded photographer realized that the heroes surrounding them were here to save the. The two fight, and just when spider man seems to get hold of gwen, norman hurls her off the bridge. Spider man 2 went deeper into mirroring her doomed comic book fate. Will new amazing spiderman films change gwen stacys fate. Conway had taken over as writer of the amazing spiderman from stan lee, about ten issues earlier. The girl who died and spidergwen, and where amazing spider. Jun 09, 20 so far the amazing spider man 2 seems to be shaping up pretty nicely.