New Ways to Die
Encyclopedia
New Ways to Die is a six-issue Spider-Man
story arc
written by Dan Slott
with art by John Romita, Jr.
and published by Marvel Comics
. The arc first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man
#568-#573.
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.
edition entitled Spider-Man: New Ways to Die (ISBN 0-7851-3217-1).
gave the first issue of the arc an 8.0 out of 10 and the last issue 6.4.
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
story arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
written by Dan Slott
Dan Slott
Dan Slott is an American comic book writer best known for The Amazing Spider-Man, Arkham Asylum: Living Hell and She-Hulk. He is the current writer of the twice monthly The Amazing Spider-Man.-Early writing:...
with art by John Romita, Jr.
John Romita, Jr.
John Salvatore Romita, Jr. is an American comic book artist best known for his extensive work for Marvel Comics from the 1970s to the 2000s...
and published by Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
. The arc first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man
The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously until it was...
#568-#573.
Plot summary
The ThunderboltsThunderbolts (comics)
The Thunderbolts are a Marvel Comics superhero team, which consists mostly of former supervillains. The group first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #449 , and was created by Kurt Busiek and Mark Bagley.-Publication history:...
led by Norman Osborn
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....
come to New York City
New York City
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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
Mister Negative
Mister Negative is a fictional comic book supervillain, appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Spider-Man and the Punisher...
the cancer
Cancer
Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
-ridden Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
miraculously becomes healthy. When the Thunderbolts track Spider-Man to the F.E.A.S.T. shelter, Brock reacts to the Venom
Venom (comics)
Eddie Brock is a fictional character created by David Michelinie and Todd McFarlane. A comic book supervillain, Brock's earliest appearance is a cameo in Web of Spider-Man #18 before making his first full appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #299 as Venom...
symbiote
Symbiote (comics)
In the Marvel Comics universe, The Symbiote is a specific parasitic species of extraterrestrial organism...
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 hardcoverHardcover
A hardcover, hardback or hardbound is a book bound with rigid protective covers...
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. Amazing Spider-Man #573 sold 93,346 copies or 8th for October 2008. IGNIGN
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gave the first issue of the arc an 8.0 out of 10 and the last issue 6.4.