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andy khouri · 08-07-2007, 04:12 PM

As reported earlier, Marvel Comics sent to CBR News today a cryptic image of Peter Parker and Mary Jane accompanied only with the text, “The End Of An Era.”

Speculation as to its meaning is of course rampant, but what seems plainly clear in the Joe Quesada illustration is that Spider-Man’s marriage is over, and as a woman in a superhero comic, MJ’s fate is almost certainly sealed. We’re cutting to the chase and asking you, our readers, for your thoughts on the real question:

How would you prefer Mary Jane to die?

Crash-Man · 08-07-2007, 04:33 PM

This...is a good poll. It's at times like these that I appreciate the fact that several comic creators read CBR.

I hope readers don't miss the sarcasm, however.

Btw, wasn't Mrs Dibny raped as well?

andy khouri · 08-07-2007, 04:36 PM

Glad you've seen the joke!

Sue was raped, but not as part of her murder. I believe it took place years earlier.

akcoll99 · 08-07-2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crash-Man

Btw, wasn't Mrs Dibny raped as well?

Yes, but it wasn't part of her gruesome death scenario. It happened years before.

And put me down for none of the above as far as seeing MJ die. I think the idea of splitting up the marriage is a huge mistake.

Blast! A minute too late in answering. :)

Sanagi · 08-07-2007, 05:31 PM

Lethal ice cream headache.

Shellhead · 08-07-2007, 05:37 PM

Personally, I would prefer that something ridiculously normal happen to her, like a fatal car accident, with absolutely no villains involved.

But in the spirit of this poll, I voted Spoiler/torture. It was ridiculously out of character for Spider-man to reveal his identity to the whole world, but since he did, the logical consequences should follow. At least one of his many enemies would undoubtably rape and murder Mary Jane, just to get back at Spider-man.

**Expletive Deleted** · 08-07-2007, 06:05 PM

I voted for the bridge. Because every climactic Spider-Man moment has to happen on the goddamn bridge.

I think it's a law, or something.

Jack Zodiac · 08-07-2007, 07:01 PM

Other: killed by Wolverine and resurrected as a ninja of The Hand. How fucking sweet would that be?

**Sean Whitmore** · 08-07-2007, 07:47 PM

I picked the Karen Page special because it's easiest to chant.

Drugs, porn, HIV! Drugs, porn, HIV!

SEAN

Gingold · 08-07-2007, 08:02 PM

Folding laundry.

Jack Zodiac · 08-07-2007, 08:03 PM

Spider-spunk!

FunkyGreenJerusalem · 08-07-2007, 08:18 PM

She dies breaking the fourth wall in an attempt to knock some sense into Marvel editors who seem out to chase me away from their books by either making them event driven, or by trying to revert them to how they were twenty years ago when they used to read them.

That said, why is it Daredevil's hand holding up the shard????
I JUST HAVE TO KNOW!!!!

spidervenom · 08-07-2007, 08:36 PM

Death by stereo!

DoctorNemesis · 08-07-2007, 09:59 PM

I don't suppose 'old age' is an option...? :-)

stealthwise · 08-07-2007, 10:23 PM

Stuffed in the FRIDGE!

Of course you know, this means WiR.

View Poll Results: How would you prefer Mary Jane dies?
Stephanie Brown AKA The Spoiler (Torture)	4	10.00%
Gwen Stacy (Slept with Green Goblin, thrown off a bridge, neck broken)	8	20.00%
Karen Page (Drugs, porn, HIV, impaled in chest)	12	30.00%
Sue Dibny (brain stomped by microscopic feet, hanged, flamethrower)	6	15.00%
Alexandra DeWitt (Strangled, stuffed in refrigerator)	10	25.00%
Voters: 40. In order to vote on this poll, you must be a registered user and/or logged in

08-07-2007, 04:12 PM	#1
andy khouri news editor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,631	How would you prefer Mary Jane dies? As reported earlier, Marvel Comics sent to CBR News today a cryptic image of Peter Parker and Mary Jane accompanied only with the text, “The End Of An Era.” Speculation as to its meaning is of course rampant, but what seems plainly clear in the Joe Quesada illustration is that Spider-Man’s marriage is over, and as a woman in a superhero comic, MJ’s fate is almost certainly sealed. We’re cutting to the chase and asking you, our readers, for your thoughts on the real question: How would you prefer Mary Jane to die? __________________ ________________ Andy Khouri Editor, CBR twitter flckr Last edited by andy khouri : 08-07-2007 at 04:14 PM.

08-07-2007, 04:36 PM	#3
andy khouri news editor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Hollywood Posts: 1,631	Glad you've seen the joke! Sue was raped, but not as part of her murder. I believe it took place years earlier. __________________ ________________ Andy Khouri Editor, CBR twitter flckr

08-07-2007, 05:37 PM	#6
Shellhead Elder Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 19,457	Personally, I would prefer that something ridiculously normal happen to her, like a fatal car accident, with absolutely no villains involved. But in the spirit of this poll, I voted Spoiler/torture. It was ridiculously out of character for Spider-man to reveal his identity to the whole world, but since he did, the logical consequences should follow. At least one of his many enemies would undoubtably rape and murder Mary Jane, just to get back at Spider-man. __________________ Good decisions come from experience. Experience comes from bad decisions. The price is wrong, bitch. --Happy Gilmour (to Bob Barker) still buying: Hellboy, Grimjack, Jonah Hex, JSA, Planetary

08-07-2007, 06:05 PM	#7
Expletive Deleted Moderator Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: North Carolina Posts: 15,278	I voted for the bridge. Because every climactic Spider-Man moment has to happen on the goddamn bridge. I think it's a law, or something. __________________ Expletive Deleted Moderator, Marvel Universe Forum

08-07-2007, 04:33 PM	#2
Crash-Man Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 858	This...is a good poll. It's at times like these that I appreciate the fact that several comic creators read CBR. I hope readers don't miss the sarcasm, however. Btw, wasn't Mrs Dibny raped as well?

08-07-2007, 05:31 PM	#5
Sanagi vs. mode Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fairbanks, Alaska Posts: 7,850	Lethal ice cream headache.

08-07-2007, 07:01 PM	#8
Jack Zodiac Postmodern Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a throne atop a mountain of lesser men. Posts: 21,430	Other: killed by Wolverine and resurrected as a ninja of The Hand. How fucking sweet would that be? __________________ Go !@#$ yourself.

08-07-2007, 07:47 PM	#9
Sean Whitmore Whitmore: Rebirth! Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lower Belabartòkovitch Posts: 29,148	I picked the Karen Page special because it's easiest to chant. Drugs, porn, HIV! Drugs, porn, HIV! SEAN __________________ This week at Comic Critics: Comic-blocker

08-07-2007, 08:02 PM	#10
Gingold Veteran Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 6,469	Folding laundry. __________________ ____ Dan Larkin

08-07-2007, 08:03 PM	#11
Jack Zodiac Postmodern Man Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: On a throne atop a mountain of lesser men. Posts: 21,430	Spider-spunk! __________________ Go !@#$ yourself.

08-07-2007, 08:18 PM	#12
FunkyGreenJerusalem Ben Lipman Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 12,054	She dies breaking the fourth wall in an attempt to knock some sense into Marvel editors who seem out to chase me away from their books by either making them event driven, or by trying to revert them to how they were twenty years ago when they used to read them. That said, why is it Daredevil's hand holding up the shard???? I JUST HAVE TO KNOW!!!! __________________ I'm not you So you know I'm right.

08-07-2007, 08:36 PM	#13
spidervenom So awesome Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,377	Death by stereo! __________________ Check out my new blog.- www.superblogprime.blogspot.com "But, as I've said before, at the end of the day it's just comicbooks"-Keith Giffen

08-07-2007, 09:59 PM	#14
DoctorNemesis New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Here, There and Everywhere. Posts: 24	I don't suppose 'old age' is an option...? :-) Last edited by DoctorNemesis : 08-07-2007 at 10:10 PM.

08-07-2007, 10:23 PM	#15
stealthwise More Donald than Charlie Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 11,369	Stuffed in the FRIDGE! Of course you know, this means WiR. __________________ - Art is whatever makes you feel human. - "You are what you love, not what loves you." - Donald Kaufman - "Deserve's got nothing to do with it." - William Munny - "Acquiescence. It's not so hard, really. You. Just. Give. In." - Col. Ives

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