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"New Ways to Die"
Cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #568.
Art by John Romita, Jr..Publisher Marvel Comics Publication date August – October 2008 Genre Superhero Title(s) The Amazing Spider-Man #568-#573 Main character(s) Spider-Man
Anti-Venom
Thunderbolts
Norman Osborn
Venom (Mac Gargan)
Mister Negative
Harry OsbornCreative team Writer(s) Dan Slott Penciller(s) John Romita, Jr. Inker(s) Klaus Janson Letterer(s) Cory Petit Colorist(s) Dean White Editor(s) Tom Brevoort
Joe Quesada
Stephen Wacker
Thomas BrennanCollected editions Hardcover ISBN 0-7851-3217-1 New Ways to Die is a six-issue Spider-Man story arc written by Dan Slott[1][2][3] with art by John Romita, Jr. and published by Marvel Comics.[4] The arc first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #568-#573.
Contents
Plot summary
The Thunderbolts led by Norman Osborn come to New York City to hunt down the fugitive Spider-Man, who has been framed for a series of murders. Meanwhile, at the F.E.A.S.T. shelter run by Mister Negative the cancer-ridden Eddie Brock miraculously becomes healthy. When the Thunderbolts track Spider-Man to the F.E.A.S.T. shelter, Brock reacts to the Venom symbiote transforming him into Anti-Venom who begins to attack both Venom and Spider-Man to remove all traces of the Venom symbiote from both. Spider-Man and Anti-Venom team up to take down the Thunderbolts and after a battle which results in a building collapse. Songbird tells Spider-Man to lie low for the next few days. Osborn then holds a press conference to say that Spider-Man has died in the collapse.
Collected editions
The story arc is collected in a hardcover edition entitled Spider-Man: New Ways to Die (ISBN 0-7851-3217-1).
Reception
Amazing Spider-Man #568 sold 82,540 copies, the 7th best selling comics of August 2008.[5] Amazing Spider-Man #573 sold 93,346 copies or 8th for October 2008.[6] IGN gave the first issue of the arc an 8.0 out of 10[7] and the last issue 6.4.[8]
See also
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day
- Kraven's First Hunt
References
- ^ Dan Slott Talks Spidey in "New Ways to Die", Newsarama, August 14, 2008
- ^ SPIDER-GASM: Slott talks "New Ways To Die", Comic Book Resources, August 27, 2008
- ^ When Opposites Attack: Slott talks "New Ways To Die", Comic Book Resources, September 10, 2008
- ^ Enemies at the Gates: Wacker Talks "Amazing Spider-Man", Comic Book Resources, May 1, 2008
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External links
- Spider-Man: New Ways to Die at Marvel.com
- New Ways to Die at the Comic Book DB
- Interview with Dan Slott about Amazing Spider-Man:New Ways to Die
Categories:- Spider-Man storylines
- 2008 in comics
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