Stan Lee Talks How He Felt About The Death Of Gwen Stacy

Stan Lee Talks How He Felt About The Death Of Gwen Stacy

At Salt Lake Comic-con Stan lee talked about how he felt about the killing of the character Gwen Stacy. He also says that the Salt Lake City comic-con was the greatest comic-con ever. Hit the jump to check it out!

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By NightWatcher - Sep 06, 2014 05:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Comic-Con
Source: TRIBUNE

 
In a recent Q & A session at the Salt Lake Comic-Con, Stan Lee shared his feelings about the death of Gwen Stacy, and how he responded when he found out Gerry Conway killed her off, "That’s a very sore subject with me. I created Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane [Watson], and I wanted to have some fun with them as the series went along." He then added, "I came back and I found out he had killed Gwen Stacy. I almost killed Jerry Conway." Lee, toward the end of the Comic-con said that the people of Utah had the greatest Comic-con, "You people have the greatest comic con in the world," After that was said the crowd went off and cheered in excitement. Do you think killing Gwen Stacy off was the right move? Also, what do you think was the greatest Comic-Con ever? Sound off below with your thoughts.

 
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (released with the subtitle Rise of Electro in some markets) is a 2014 American superhero film featuring the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man, directed by Marc Webb and released by Columbia Pictures. It serves as a sequel to the 2012 film The Amazing Spider-Man and was announced in 2011. The studio hired James Vanderbilt to write the screenplay and Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci to rewrite it. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Campbell Scott, Embeth Davidtz, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field star.
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BANEofExistence
BANEofExistence - 9/6/2014, 5:11 PM
INtresting to see they gave the ability of killing a character to someone else while stan was away
SidDaAstroSloth
SidDaAstroSloth - 9/6/2014, 5:15 PM
He mentioned this on the ASM2 Blu Ray.


It is wierd that Stan doesmt really approve of one of Spideys most defining moments.
Bekss
Bekss - 9/6/2014, 5:20 PM
I thought he was talking about the movie but then when it didn't make sense I realized he was talking about the comics
SidDaAstroSloth
SidDaAstroSloth - 9/6/2014, 5:20 PM
Trust me i understand why he isnt happy butbwe got one of the best storylines ever because of it.


Of course i mean the Norman screwimg Gwen plotline.

Best decisiom they made in the comics since hiring Dan Slott!
TucksFrom2015
TucksFrom2015 - 9/6/2014, 5:24 PM
good thing they banned that Grizz Chapman [frick]tard.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 9/6/2014, 5:24 PM
The story of Gwen meeting her end is a great one. That being said how they went about doing it is just harsh. I would have preferred Stan to give the okay then just find out she no more.
BlackIceJoe
BlackIceJoe - 9/6/2014, 5:25 PM
is no more*
DrKinsolving
DrKinsolving - 9/6/2014, 5:26 PM
By far, one of the best Spider-Man stories.... But, it doesn't matter how good the storyline was because the movie totally [frick]ed it up....
EmeritusII
EmeritusII - 9/6/2014, 5:27 PM
Man, you just don't [frick] with a man's fictional female companion for his spider-powered protagonist. Dude crossed a line.
Alex909
Alex909 - 9/6/2014, 5:42 PM
It's spelt Gerry Conway. Throw out the J for a G and you've got the correct spelling.
Abary
Abary - 9/6/2014, 5:44 PM
Even though the movie has been out for a while now and it really doesn't matter, but I find it funny how the title couldn't possibly be any more of a spoiler if you tried. Haha!
MsDarkPhoenix
MsDarkPhoenix - 9/6/2014, 5:48 PM
Bad luck Stacy family
NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 9/6/2014, 5:50 PM
@Alex909

Thanks.

@Pasto

Uh, No its in California. ;)
ArkhamCrusader
ArkhamCrusader - 9/6/2014, 5:51 PM
The movie wasn't a masterpiece, but it was very enjoyable.

You guys are just hateful
TheBatmanRules
TheBatmanRules - 9/6/2014, 5:56 PM
Huh. In an earlier interview he did with Kevin Smith (2001?), he said that he accidentally gave permission to kill her off. He was very tired and stressed while he was away, and on a phone conversation, he was asked if killing her off would be alright. He said yes, but he was too distracted to really focus on what he was saying and think it through.
WhiteSAMURAI
WhiteSAMURAI - 9/6/2014, 6:06 PM
@TheBatmanRules Stan Lee is awesome but I don't think he can ever keep a story straight. But whatever, he's old.
NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 9/6/2014, 6:26 PM
@Pasto

Wait! You're not the real Pasto! You're what i like to call...A wanna be...So desperate to get some attention, you steal the name of one of the site's most known users. Give it up, Your whole ideal of fame. I don't know who you think you are but stop trying to be pretend to be Pasto...Your a desperate troll who wants attention, everything special about you came out of Pasto. After you read this rethink your internet life... Because that just might all you have.
EthanSmith1
EthanSmith1 - 9/6/2014, 7:14 PM
I watched an interview years ago where Stan said he was on vacation and they called him and asked him if they could kill Gwen off. He said yes and when he came back, he found out they killed Gwen and flipped out.
AnthonyLantern
AnthonyLantern - 9/6/2014, 8:43 PM
So…he didn't talk about her in TASM2 he talked about the comic
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 9/6/2014, 8:49 PM
@AlphaAndDecima, Heh, I was thinking the other day about how much legitimately bad stuff gets completely wiped away and forgotten about...simply because they end up vaguely following the comics (bringing a form of Green Goblin into the mix and killing Gwen Stacy). And how much amazingly new, fresh, creative stuff gets figuratively thrown into the garbage in the minds of fanboys simply because it dared to deviate from the comics (Bane in TDKR, etc).

It's so weird. Some fanboys only care about if a scene follows the comics to a "T" (no matter how superficial or objectively badly-executed it is). And if it doesn't, then it's automatically awful...even if it even manages to (*gasp*) surpass what was in the comics. More often than not, when a movie religiously follows what happens in the comics, it inevitably has that "Just get this shit over with" feel to it, like you said. And fanboys eat it up. It just boggles my mind haha.
superotherside
superotherside - 9/6/2014, 9:18 PM
This is why I believe when Spidey's rights revert (if ever) they should do a TV series. This way we could get to know Gwen for 3 or 4 seasons before they kill her off.

But honestly with as badly written this movie was it was hard to care about anyone. Especially after Electro did that musical number? I mean really? Spidey's like I hate that song! And I was like everyone does! Why would you put it in a film?

I could see him playing music on his ear buds in a fight, or hearing a stereo playing in the background in a store somewhere but have Electro actually shoot lighting out with a rhythm? Give me a break.

Besides Electro's story was so terrible it made me long for the Power Ranger Goblin days.
McGee
McGee - 9/6/2014, 9:19 PM
What the f*ck? Gwen Stacey dies? Spoiler Alert Nightwatcher! I haven't seen Amazing Spiderman 2 yet!

....or Amazing Spiderman 1. God help you if you spoil Uncle Ben's death for me!
GuardianAngel
GuardianAngel - 9/6/2014, 10:09 PM
@NightWatcher

Change the title. Nowhere in that quote does he mention the movie.
McGee
McGee - 9/6/2014, 10:38 PM
LMAO!

How the hell did Pasto lose his name?
Kyos
Kyos - 9/6/2014, 11:29 PM
Good article! :) A change of title would be appropriate though - Stan simply doesn't talk about the movie in the qoutes.

Gwen's death in TASM2 definitely was the scene that had the biggest impact on me in the movie. Part of that was because of the scene itself, but what struck me about equally hard was realizing that in that moment the very last thing I was somehow attached to in the franchise was gone.

The only sure way now to get me to buy a ticket for TASM3 would the awesomely absurd/absurdly awesome casting of Emma Stone as Mary Jane. <3
batz11
batz11 - 9/6/2014, 11:41 PM
RealPasto is the real Pasto, Pasto is the fake Pasto. Pasto stole Pasto's name when real Pasto changed Pasto to RealPasto, so now there's RealPasto, whom is real Pasto and Pasto, whom is fake Pasto, make sense? Will the Real Pasto please stand up?
loki668
loki668 - 9/7/2014, 12:03 AM
I like how they handled Gwen's death, in the film. It's much better than in the comics. You know, when she became addicted to drugs, did porn, caught AIDS and then was stabbed before that could even kill her. That shit was brutal!! The film version is much better!
Starkasm
Starkasm - 9/7/2014, 2:39 AM
How is he talking about TASM2...? This is regarding the comics, not the movie.
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