Comic books have been known for killing off beloved characters and no other genre is more notorious for this than superhero comics. It doesn’t matter if the death is for dramatic effect, almost all superheroes and villains return from the dead. What is the point, then? Why should we care when a character bites it in our favorite comic book? Is it all a part of some cosmic plan crafted by publishers or Is Death Meaningless In Superhero Comics?

(original release date 2/17/2019)

Links from this Episode: — The Death of Ultimate Peter Parker Spider-Man https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Death_of_Spider-Man

— Jason Todd Robin https://batman.fandom.com/wiki/Jason_Todd

— Civil War https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Civil_War_(Event)

— Captain Stacy https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/George_Stacy_(Earth-616)

— Gweyn Stacy https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/The_Night_Gwen_Stacy_Died

— Kyle Rayner’s dead girlfriend https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Alexandra_DeWitt_(New_Earth)

— Pa Kent https://comicvine.gamespot.com/jonathan-kent/4005-3617/

— Bucky Barnes https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/James_Buchanan_Barnes_(Earth-616)

— Sue Dibny https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Susan_Dearbon_(New_Earth)

— Identity Crisis https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Identity_Crisis

— Black Adam’s family https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Teth-Adam_(New_Earth)

— Death of Superman https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Death_and_Return_of_Superman

— Superboy killed by Superboy Prime https://dc.fandom.com/wiki/Kon-El_(New_Earth)

— Jean DeWolff https://spiderman.fandom.com/wiki/The_Death_of_Jean_DeWolff

— Thunderbird https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/John_Proudstar_(Earth-616)

— Rorschach https://watchmen.fandom.com/wiki/Walter_Kovacs

— Captain Marvel https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Mar-Vell_(Earth-616)