New Ways to Die
| "New Ways to Die" | |
|---|---|
 Cover to The Amazing Spider-Man #568. Art by John Romita, Jr.. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Publication date | August – October 2008 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) | The Amazing Spider-Man #568-#573 |
| Main character(s) | Spider-Man Anti-Venom Thunderbolts Norman Osborn Venom (Mac Gargan) Mister Negative Harry Osborn |
| Creative 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 Brennan |
| Collected 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.
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Plot summary[edit]
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 is miraculously healed. When the Thunderbolts track Spider-Man to the F.E.A.S.T. shelter, Brock reacts to the Venom symbiote (currently bonded to Mac Gargan), transforming into Anti-Venom (in Amazing Spider-Man #569). Now able to destroy symbiotes, he 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. After a battle which results in a building collapsing, Songbird tells Spider-Man to lie low for the next few days. Osborn then holds a press conference, saying that Spider-Man has died in the collapse.
Collected editions[edit]
The story arc is collected in a hardcover edition entitled Spider-Man: New Ways to Die (ISBN 0-7851-3217-1).
Reception[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 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
- ^ Richards, Dave (May 1, 2008). Enemies at the Gates: Wacker Talks "Amazing Spider-Man". Comic Book Resources.
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External links[edit]
- 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
