Its worth, maybe, noting that this story comes from what i occasionally refer to as the darkening that followed the british invasion of dc and frank millers works in the 1980s but unlike a lot of our character can be dark too efforts from marvel, the death of jean dewolff fits the character and never feels like a desperate attempt at anything. Spiderman to tell his deadliest enemys secret history. Marvels street level heroes, the defenders and their stand alone series, daredevil, jessica jones, luke cage and iron fist have a very particular tone. It was the second professional comic book writing assignment. This and kravens last hunt are spoken about often together, and i can semi see why. The death of jean dewolff isbn 08757046 the death of jean dewolff is a fourpart story arc featuring the popular marvel comics comic book superhero spiderman. Spiderman the death of jean dewolff hc 2011 marvel. It is hard for spiderman to be gritty but this is a nice attempt. May 29, 2018 all in all, it is obvious why the death of jean dewolff stood out at the time of its publication. Peter parker learns of the death of his friend and ally captain jean dewolf at the hands of a criminal who calls himself the sineater who has been going on a murderous rampage. Dewolff has been a mainstay minor character for years, introduced by bill mantlo in marvel teamup.
During the final fight, she assists spiderman and prowler in stopping the cloned villains from escaping the facility as her body decayed from the carrion virus, presumably killing her in the process. Now, spiderman is no stranger to losing loved ones, as gwen stacy will testify. Years later, the jackal brought her back to life in order to get spiderman to agree with him. You dont need to know jean dewolff to pick up on the emotional impact, and while it seems as if the title gives away the shock of a beloved supporting character. Peter parker hunts down the person who murdered police captain jean dewolff, one of his closest friends. The death of jean dewolff a shotgunwielding maniac is carving a path of death and destruction through the innocent people of new. She was a dedicated member of nypd who was to spiderman like jim gordon is to batman. Jul 22, 2014 peter david was a newcomer to the comics scene, a fact that i was unaware of at the time. Spider man death of jean dewolff animated episode 2. By creating an account, you verify that you are at least years of age, and have read and agree to the terms of. She met spiderman while investigating a series of bombings and they became allies. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the jean dewolff scholarship fund co four seasons garden club, 11 james st.
Mar 27, 2015 a shotgunwielding maniac is carving a path of death and destruction through the innocent people of new york city. However, whereas gwen stacy looms large over spiderman decades after her death, jean dewolff is a somewhat forgotten piece of the spiderman mythos. The first story the death of jean dewolff is a very good spiderman story. Jean dewolff was a police officer who appeared in spiderman and who was usually quite aloof, but still friendly towards our webbed hero.
When diamond select toys and art asylum were looking for an epic spiderman storyline to base their next wave of marvel minimates on, one story stood out a story that showcases t. One could categorise these shows as mature audience programming. Peter david in his first major comic role knocks it out the ballpark telling a dark, complex and important story. Spiderman is met with a character that has his own set of. Way back in the day the death of jean dewolff was the work that established peter david as a writer to be reckoned with. Witness the webslingers race against time and death as a shotgunwielding maniac carves a path of destruction through new york city in one of spidermans most. The death of jean dewolff is a fourpart story arc featuring the popular marvel comics comic. The daughter of new york city police inspector phillip dewolff and his wife celia, jean dewolff became a police detective herself, following in her fathers footsteps against his wishes. Its dark and gritty in all the best ways, and it feels like spiderman done as one of those 70s crime movies. When nypd police captain jean dewolff is murdered in her sleep, it takes the combined forces of spiderman and daredevil to bring her killer to justice. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Art by rich buckler featuring spiderman in his black costume fighting daredevil. A shotgunwielding maniac is carving a path of death and destruction through the innocent people of new york city.
Sineater was introduced as a shotgunwielding serial murderer enhanced by super. The death of captain jean dewolff was told in peter parker, spectacular spider man issues 107 to 110, and it was published beginning in. First the gun muzzle flashed before her, and then her life did. The death of jean dewolff was praised for its then revolutionary presentation of a vigilante pushed over the edge and a much more adult spiderman. After saving a friend of aunt mays ernie popchik from three muggers, spiderman is informed by some cops who support him that his good friend and ally jean dewolff was murdered in her sleep last. The problem is with each additional show the quality seems to drop slightly. Mar 19, 20 hes the sineater, the man who takes the worlds sins for himself by killing every sinner he sees and he sees them everywhere. Original collections contained just the original story presented in peter parker, spectacular spiderman.
Part of the death of jean dewolff s acclaim is the fact that it is an extraordinarily dark and gritty story unlike anything readers of spectacular spiderman, and arguably all of spiderman comics had ever seen. The story was written by peter david, penciled by rich buckler, and inked by brett breeding, josef rubinstein, kyle baker and pat redding. Locations new york city, the daily bugle, peter parkers apartment. It is a strong story from the 80s when comics had a bit of dark grittiness. In conclusion, you should go read the death of jean dewolff, if you havent yet. Read on for our list of 5 spiderman stories we want to see on film. Jean dewolff experienced a problematic childhood, with the rejection she suffered from her father, former commissioner phillip dewolff, her mothers disapproval of jean following in her fathers and later her beloved stepfather, carls footsteps as a cop, and the loss of her brother brian in the line of police duty. The death of jean dewolff was excellent from beginning to end. Since then ive enjoyed his work on many other titles and he ranks high on my list of guys to look forward to reading, though its taken me this long to get round to reading this particularly famous spiderman fourparter in which, as the less than cryptic title screams, a certain jean dewolff is strikingly unfortunate. The death of jean dewolff is one of the justly more famous spiderman stories, one im familiar with but never read until marvel published their nice new hardcover edition. Storyline summary in this arc, peter parker spiderman hunts down the person who murdered police captain jean dewolff, one of his closest friends called the sin. However, phillip had wanted a son not a daughter and when jean was only six months old, he and his wife in the. He learns of the death of dewolff and joins up with the head of the investigation, sgt.
Jean was one of the deceased resurrected as a clone in the dead no more. The death of jean dewolff by peter david goodreads. Spider man death of jean dewolff animated episode 1. It was dark, way darker than any spiderman comic book had been. Sineaters significant impact on the marvel universe is mainly associated with his first appearance. With the killer of jean dewolff turning out to be a cop himself, all of new. Though death of jean dewolff is much more of a spider centric story. Spiderman jean dewolff minimates behind the scenes the. Jan 25, 2020 sineaters significant impact on the marvel universe is mainly associated with his first appearance.
Jean dewolff was was born to celia and police commissioner phillip dewolff. Stan killed jean in her sleep because he thought that she represented the legal system that caused the death of his partner. But the lethal lunatic bites off more than he can chew when he robs spiderman of a dear friend. Now, at the time, spiderman was marvels greatest character and asset. The police find jean dewolff has been gunned down in her apartment. If you can only find the the death of jean dewolff collection, it is worth picking it up since that is the stronger of the two stories.
The death of jean dewolff story arc peter parker learns of the death of his friend and ally captain jean dewolf at the hands of a criminal who calls himself the sineater who has been going on. Spidey apprehends a gang of thugs that have mugged one of aunt mays boarders. It has a lot of what makes spiderman a great character with his morals and the internal conflict that drives him to be a hero. The upcoming reboot seems a perfect time to establish a grounded, emotional core to peter parkers character and the death of jean dewolff by peter david and rich buckler is tailormade for the task. He ends up battling dd who tries to stop the web slinger from beating carter to death. The death of jean dewolff paperback march 19, 20 by peter david author. Jean dewolff experienced a problematic childhood, with the rejection she suffered from her father phillip dewolff, her mothers disapproval of jean following in her fathers and later her beloved stepfather carls footsteps as a cop, and the loss of her brother brian dewolff in the line of police duty. The death of jean dewolff peter parker, the spectacular spiderman 19761998 4.
A funeral mass will be held friday at 12 noon at st. Jeanette dewolff obituary fairport, ny rochester democrat. At the time the story baffled fans, but its now recognized as one of the most acclaimed and groundbreaking in spiderman comics history. The death of captain jean dewolff was told in peter parker, spectacular spiderman issues 107 to 110, and it was published beginning in october of 1985. The death of jean dewolff is a must for spiderman fans. Spiderman the death of jean dewolff hc 2011 marvel comic books.
Spidermans sympathetic contact at the police department. Jul, 2011 first the gun muzzle flashed before her, and then her life did. Spiderman and daredevil eventually come together when dewolffs killer, a masked hoodlum dubbed the sin. Peter david was a newcomer to the comics scene, a fact that i was unaware of at the time. Hes claiming lives, most recently the life of a dear friend of spiderman. Hes the sineater, the man who takes the worlds sins for himself by killing every sinner he sees and he sees them everywhere. The death of jean dewolff is a fourpart story arc featuring the popular marvel comics comic book superhero spiderman. She worked her way up the ranks to become a captain, and became known for her love of 1930sstyle clothing and cars.
Jean was fatally shot and killed by her former lover, new york city police department detective stan carter, also known as the sineater. As she bled from the chest wound cause by stan, she reflected on her. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Jean dewolff was a supporting character for spiderman during the late 70s and early 80s and what makes her death very poignant and, more importantly, not just a carbon copy of gwen stacys death is that she was killed by a serial killer. Rich buckler featuring spiderman in his black costume fighting daredevil. The death of jean dewolff by peter david, 9780785157212, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Spider man death of jean dewolff animated episode 1 motion. He had scripted a handful of self contained, mostly unremarkable issues in both this title and amazing spiderman, but it was with the death of jean dewolff that he hit the big leagues, at least in my opinion. You know the ones, where the streets are disgusting cesspools of criminality. The death of jean dewolff marvel, 2011 series premiere edition. Rich buckler hes the sineater, the man who takes the worlds sins for himself by killing every sinner he seesbut he bites off more than he can chew when he robs spiderman of a dear friend.
The death of jean dewolff cover of peter parker, the spectacular spiderman 110 jan 1986. In order to start peter davids spin writing the comic with a bang, it was decided that she must go. The death of jean dewolff is on e of the two darker spiderman stories you hear about in the same beat. The death of jean dewolff by peter david, 9780785167143, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The death of jean dewolff academic dictionaries and. Nov 02, 2011 art asylum has put up a bit of a behind the scenes for their upcoming spiderman. To todays readers, there are some parts that should give us pause. The death of jean dewolff 20, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. This graphic novel ranks as high as kravens last hunt in my estimation its that worthy of praise. Witness the webslingers race against time and death as a shotgunwielding maniac carves a path of destruction through new york city in one of spidermans most acclaimed, gripping and gritty adventures. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. Peter parker hunts down the person who murdered police captain jean dewolff, one of his closest.
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