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A review by the_graylien
Death of the Stacys by Gerry Conway
3.0
Here we go with another set of stories that are supposed classics, turning points, monumental tales of everyone's favorite wall crawler.
This one was slightly less burdensome to read than other "classic" tales I've read. A lot of older comics (at least the ones I've read lately) seem to be too concerned with recapping what happened in prior chapters, even sprinkling burdensome summaries into the dialogue! For me, that's really off-putting.
This book contains, as you may gather from the title, the stories of the deaths of Captain Stacy and Gwen Stacy. This story (especially the one where Gwen bites it) is one that I've always wanted to read. It's a bit of Spider-Man history that I really wasn't familiar with and one that seems to be discussed a fair amount.
These stories bring out the dark side of Spider-Man and his hunger for revenge like none I've ever seen. This may be the turning point everyone refers to. If I recall, he even threatens the Green Goblin with death after Gwen dies (largely due to the actions of the Goblin). This makes for interesting reading, even if it does bring Peter Parker/Spider-Man completely out of character.
The art is nice and solid for the time. Maybe I'm not well-read enough in classic comics, maybe I'm just biased, but the art in these older ones doesn't grab me like the flair of current art in comics. Still, Gil Kane and John Romita, Sr. brought it on this one, putting together some stunning covers and interiors.
One recommended for those who, like me, wanted to do their homework on this chapter of Spidey's life... or simply would enjoy classic Spider-Man.
This one was slightly less burdensome to read than other "classic" tales I've read. A lot of older comics (at least the ones I've read lately) seem to be too concerned with recapping what happened in prior chapters, even sprinkling burdensome summaries into the dialogue! For me, that's really off-putting.
This book contains, as you may gather from the title, the stories of the deaths of Captain Stacy and Gwen Stacy. This story (especially the one where Gwen bites it) is one that I've always wanted to read. It's a bit of Spider-Man history that I really wasn't familiar with and one that seems to be discussed a fair amount.
These stories bring out the dark side of Spider-Man and his hunger for revenge like none I've ever seen. This may be the turning point everyone refers to. If I recall, he even threatens the Green Goblin with death after Gwen dies (largely due to the actions of the Goblin). This makes for interesting reading, even if it does bring Peter Parker/Spider-Man completely out of character.
The art is nice and solid for the time. Maybe I'm not well-read enough in classic comics, maybe I'm just biased, but the art in these older ones doesn't grab me like the flair of current art in comics. Still, Gil Kane and John Romita, Sr. brought it on this one, putting together some stunning covers and interiors.
One recommended for those who, like me, wanted to do their homework on this chapter of Spidey's life... or simply would enjoy classic Spider-Man.