tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post9041327920154936269..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: What If... Spider-Man Had Saved Gwen Stacy?Siskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-19821819347999999672022-09-05T14:22:10.190-03:002022-09-05T14:22:10.190-03:00For years, this was the only issue of WHAT IF that...For years, this was the only issue of WHAT IF that I kept. In fact, I'm not sure it's not still in my collection. <br /><br />I just re-read the original death of Gwen, and although I hate that she died, I do think it's one of the great truly Epic stories out there. So I refuse to buy any of the newer redux stuff. Russell Burbagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756652514507714383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-56108215158768613972010-03-23T10:23:40.574-03:002010-03-23T10:23:40.574-03:00For me, it was Tintin or Asterix at the Woolworth&...For me, it was Tintin or Asterix at the Woolworth's after church. American comic books came later. I guess we all have someone who initiated us into the world of comics.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-64363442706094515332010-03-23T10:21:24.987-03:002010-03-23T10:21:24.987-03:00Siskoid,
As a kid, my grandmother would take me...Siskoid,<br /> <br />As a kid, my grandmother would take me to the corner store down the street. We actually walked to get there. She bought me comic books and Marathon candy bars. Those were good times. Reading about What If brought back the memories.<br /><br />Thanks,<br />GregorGregor Pattonhttp://casesofpain.com/episode-80/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-85881925435915508952010-03-21T11:45:39.279-03:002010-03-21T11:45:39.279-03:00The thing *I* can't believe is that a girl lik...The thing *I* can't believe is that a girl like Gwen wouldn't spend a year planning her wedding.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-55674931558016252372010-03-21T10:57:21.761-03:002010-03-21T10:57:21.761-03:00Discussed by a physicist here:
http://www.youtube...Discussed by a physicist here:<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuVpwjYgvgg<br /><br />Myself, I lean towards what seems the only sensible answer: Gwen had accelerated too much and come too close to the ground for anyone to save her. Webs were the best bet, and it's doubtful that anyone could have jumped down at her (faster than gravity!) and halted her downward momentum. That would be almost as unlikely as, in the opening of the old "Spiderman" cartoon, where there's a falling girder, Spidey catches it, stops in mid-air, and then continues moving upward.<br /><br />Regardless, if someone is falling straight down and you (a superhero) grab them on a horizontal path, you haven't stopped their downward momentum; all you've done is added a horizontal component so that, when they do hit the ground, it'll be at a diagonal and they'll leave a greasy trail rather than a single big greasy spot. The downward momentum doesn't go away just because you performed a literal flying tackle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com