Peter Parker's death will controversially mark the 700th issue of the "Amazing Spider-Man" comic book on Wednesday, in a latest twist that has left fans stunned.
Peter Parker, the nerdy teenager who goes on to become Spider-Man, will finally meet his match and succumb to one of his biggest arch-enemies in the latest edition of the popular comic that hit stores this week.
With the final issue of "Amazing Spider-Man," Marvel writer Dan Slott and artist Humberto Ramos have crafted a different and even more controversial end for Peter, not to mention a rather unexpected new beginning for his web-slinging superhero alter-ego.
"This is an epic turn," Slott said. "I've been writing Spider-Man for 70-plus issues. Every now and then, you have to shake it up. ... The reason Spider-Man is one of the longest running characters is they always find a way to keep it fresh. Something to shake up the mix."
And in the pages of issue 700, out Wednesday, it's not just shaken up, it's turned head over heels, spun in circles, kicked sky high and cracked wide open.
"This is Moriarty in the head of Sherlock. This is Prince John inside of Robin Hood. This is the greatest villain inside the body of the greatest hero and trying to do good," writer Slott told USA Today.
"This is a guy who was a couple steps way from a bucket list, and now he's got a whole new lease on life. That's really going to change him."
Slott has also said to CNN: "For all intents and purposes, [Otto Octavius, who became the evil Doc Ock] was the adult Peter could have become, Spider-Man's dark reflection."
He added: "So what if we flipped it? What if we gave him a second chance? Peter's final, heroic act was giving Doc all the memories and experiences that kept him on the right path. But is that enough? Can that overcome Ock's true nature?"
