Most return from beyond the grave, with their resurrections explained via some last-minute get-out clause or another anomaly. However, there are a small number of comic book characters who do stay dead and two of them are connected to Spider-Man. The other character is Gwen Stacy. Gwen was killed off in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man issue and in terms of the original comic book mythology, she remains dead.
Spider-Man shoots out a web-line to catch her, but she dies in the fall. Published in , the storyline shocked fans and quickly became a milestone in Spidey continuity.
Over the years, Marvel have brought Gwen back into the comics, but it is never the original version of the character. The Gwen s that have appeared are either clones or characters from an alternate universe. When it came to producing The Amazing Spider-Man movies, the decision was made to incorporate Gwen Stacy into the film series.
A version of Gwen Stacy had been introduced in Spider-Man 3 , but she was merely introduced as a love rival to Mary Jane. The character was given little screen time and very little depth. When The Amazing Spider-Man 2 arrived in cinemas, Gwen was back and once again she was an important part of the story. Her relationship with Peter was on rocky ground, but it was clear the two characters loved each other — even if they were beginning to move in different directions.
The film flirts with the idea of writing Gwen out of the story, by sending the character to England. Spider-Man shoots out a web-line to save her, but she dies when her head hits the ground. It is an event which is never undone and therefore stories which involve the character — be it in film or television — are mindful of this. Stacy was kept out of the cartoon, as the creators knew they would have to address her death. Put simply, if Gwen is to enter the Spider-Man movie mythology, then she is fated to die.
It could be argued that the character could have been written out of the series, without a death, but the writing team opted to follow the path of the comics. Writing Gwen out of the movie would have also changed the dynamic between Gwen and Peter. There are still countless arguments that Gwen could and possibly should have survived the events of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , but ultimately it came down to a decision to adhere to comic book mythology.
Some fans will agree with this decision, others not so much, but to stick to Spidey lore, Gwen Stacy must die. What is interesting to note is that Emma Stone was contracted to appear in three films within The Amazing Spider-Man series. Had The Amazing Spider-Man 3 gone into production, it is likely that the character would have returned in some capacity, perhaps as a vision or as part of a dream sequence.
In the comics, Peter dated and eventually married Mary Jane, so the filmmakers would have pushed the story in this direction. Gwen Stacy is a fantastic character in The Amazing Spider-Man movie series and while it is sad to see her die, her death scene feels achingly real because of what she means to Peter.
Both Uncle Ben and Gwen Stacy were and still are important characters in the comics and The Amazing Spider-Man movie series ensures they are just as important on film. But what do you think? Connect With Us Discord Twitter. Achievements Leaderboard List of Badges. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? The Night Gwen Stacy Died. View source. History Talk 7. Do you like this video? Play Sound.
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Here was Spider-Man, the everyday good-guy, faced with a situation that he could not come out on top of. No matter what happened, Gwen was destined to die. If he had jumped off to save her, he would not have caught up with her and when he shot out his web, the whiplash broke her neck.
Stan Lee made it a mission to have the character of Gwen Stacy illicit an emotional response from his readers when she walked into a room, uttered a single word or was placed in certain danger. She was an incarnation of love in a seemingly dark existence. She was the poster child for the superhero girlfriend and one that fans all over the world fell in love with.
The Gwen Stacy death made readers aware that superheroes faced real-world problems. Children learned more in that night about life and death than they had learned in their short lifetimes. It became apparent that superheroes were not immune to the issues that faced society and superheroes could not escape tragedy.
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