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San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Spotlight
How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Spider-Man's version of the Batmobile was created, and then promptly driven into the East River
Spider-Mobile: Why Marvel thought Spider-Man needed a car, and why Spidey’s writer decided to crash it
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why Gwen Stacy’s death made her one of Marvel’s most compelling characters, according to the writer who did it
The late Gerry Conway said he has no regrets because the character didn’t become interesting until after she died
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
San Diego Comic-Con 2013 Feed
How fan complaints to Gwen Stacy's shocking death in Amazing Spider-Man led Marvel to the ill-fated Clone Saga
Stan Lee and Marvel Comics weren't ready for how hard Gwen Stacy’s death would hit fans, and backlash led to something worse: the Clone Saga.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why did Marvel kill the Green Goblin? Because he killed Gwen Stacy, according to the late Gerry Conway
Amazing Spider-Man writer Gerry Conway says Norman Osborn needed to die because it would’ve been “unsatisfying” to imprison him after he killed Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Spider-Man's version of the Batmobile was created, and then promptly driven into the East River
Spider-Mobile: Why Marvel thought Spider-Man needed a car, and why Spidey’s writer decided to crash it
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Why Gwen Stacy’s death made her one of Marvel’s most compelling characters, according to the writer who did it
The late Gerry Conway said he has no regrets because the character didn’t become interesting until after she died
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Stan Lee reacted to Marvel killing Spider-Man’s girlfriend Gwen Stacy (and why he allegedly lied about approving it)
Stan Lee didn’t anticipate the backlash Marvel Comics would get for killing Gwen Stacy, and he quickly tried to distance himself from the decision
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Gwen Stacy was killed in comics partially because the Amazing Spider-Man writer wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane
The late Gerry Conway wanted Peter to end up with Mary Jane, which is one of the reasons he said he killed Gwen Stacy in Amazing Spider-Man.
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
How Gwen Stacy's death set-up the creation of the Punisher, according to the writer who did both for Marvel Comics
The Punisher never would’ve been created if Marvel hadn’t decided to kill Gwen Stacy
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko was a "gentle, friendly" guy who “did not suffer fools gladly," according to Gerry Conway
Spider-Man co-creator Steve Ditko had a lot in common with his character the Question (and he didn’t suffer fools gladly)
Joshua Lapin-Bertone
Is it still cathartic if no one cares? Kevin Smith at the Masters of the Universe panel at SDCC 2023
Kevin Smith came to the Masters of the Universe: Revolution wanting to process fan rejection. What he found was an audience looking to be entertained.
Jim McDermott
