Spider-Man: Life Story (possible extention?)

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For those who haven't read this collection "Spider-Man: Life Story" tell us the story of Spider-Man (and by extention, the whole Marvel Universe) in real time. I found it very interesting, especially by the irony that, by the ages of the characters, my parents could have the same age than Peter and Mary Jane, and I have the same age than Peter and MJ's kids (Claire and Ben).

Each issue showed a lot of stories taken from the different arcs of each Spider-Man's decade, kinda combined between themselves. I truly wanted to see more of it. Some "historic events" were changed, however. For example, Venom's symbiote bonded with Kraven instead of Eddie Brock, Eddie was nowhere to be seen and that bugged me. How did that affected the story of the other symbiotes, like Carnage? I truly want to know that.

Also, I believe the story could continue. I mean, the last issue is in 2019, and Peter Parker dies at 72 years old. However, there are some ways for 2019 to be a "reset button" for not just Spider-Man, but the whole "old generation" to still be alive.
+ For Spider-Man and his supporting cast, we have the whole "Clone Conspiracy", with Peter and all the died characters being brough back to life because of a twisted clone of Peter. (In this incarnation, it could be Kaine).
+ For the rest of Marvel's old Generation, we have Dr Doom. The last issue clearly represents the Secret Wars of 2015, with Doom conquering the world instead of Battleworld. What happened with the other heroes? According to Peter, they were all dead or disappeared. In Battleworld, Doom trapped all the heroes who ever defied him in a place where they would be eternally fighting and killing each other, to punish them. Doom could have done something similar, but in a different way. Do you remember his "Liddleville"? A more advanced version of this invention could work as a place where the missing heroes are trapped; and Doom made them young again so they could keep fighting and killing each other forever. That is, until Peter manages to destroy all Doom's tech in the planet and frees all the rejuvenated heroes.

What do you think? Don't you want to see more of this story?

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For those who haven't read this collection "Spider-Man: Life Story" tell us the story of Spider-Man (and by extention, the whole Marvel Universe) in real time. I found it very interesting, especially by the irony that, by the ages of the characters, my parents could have the same age than Peter and Mary Jane, and I have the same age than Peter and MJ's kids (Claire and Ben).

Each issue showed a lot of stories taken from the different arcs of each Spider-Man's decade, kinda combined between themselves. I truly wanted to see more of it. Some "historic events" were changed, however. For example, Venom's symbiote bonded with Kraven instead of Eddie Brock, Eddie was nowhere to be seen and that bugged me. How did that affected the story of the other symbiotes, like Carnage? I truly want to know that.

Also, I believe the story could continue. I mean, the last issue is in 2019, and Peter Parker dies at 72 years old. However, there are some ways for 2019 to be a "reset button" for not just Spider-Man, but the whole "old generation" to still be alive.
+ For Spider-Man and his supporting cast, we have the whole "Clone Conspiracy", with Peter and all the died characters being brough back to life because of a twisted clone of Peter. (In this incarnation, it could be Kaine).
+ For the rest of Marvel's old Generation, we have Dr Doom. The last issue clearly represents the Secret Wars of 2015, with Doom conquering the world instead of Battleworld. What happened with the other heroes? According to Peter, they were all dead or disappeared. In Battleworld, Doom trapped all the heroes who ever defied him in a place where they would be eternally fighting and killing each other, to punish them. Doom could have done something similar, but in a different way. Do you remember his "Liddleville"? A more advanced version of this invention could work as a place where the missing heroes are trapped; and Doom made them young again so they could keep fighting and killing each other forever. That is, until Peter manages to destroy all Doom's tech in the planet and frees all the rejuvenated heroes.

What do you think? Don't you want to see more of this story?

i don't think clone conspiracy was a noteworthy enough story g to port across and i really like that life story is just a stand alone finite story with a defined ending

rare in this day and age

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i don't think clone conspiracy was a noteworthy enough story g to port across and i really like that life story is just a stand alone finite story with a defined ending

rare in this day and age

That's because Clone Conspiracy is very recent compared to all the others. Still, it can work as a way to continue Peter's life. Let's face it, even when they get old, superheroes just never stop.

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That's because Clone Conspiracy is very recent compared to all the others. Still, it can work as a way to continue Peter's life. Let's face it, even when they get old, superheroes just never stop.

but in this universe they do, that's part of its beauty

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but in this universe they do, that's part of its beauty

Maybe. Actually,this universe is what Earth-616 would be if time pass normally. Which means, reached some point, they would certainly resurrect all characters with somekind of magic-cosmic-munbo-jumbo, because that's what comics do. Secret Wars brought the Marvel Universe to an end, and then, the reset it again.

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I think there might be a follow-up to Life Story some day, but it won't be for decades. Like maybe in 2062, Old Man Zdarsky will come back for one last grizzled job and do "Life Century" to basically extend Peter's life up to the 2062, including the Spider-Man runs between 2020-2060 which have yet to be written.

Life Story remember came out on the cusp of Spider-Man's 60-Year anniversary, so there was a real-world impetus to do it, and Zdarsky's entire concept was the Spider-Man 616 Continuity as published in those decades still happened but to characters who aged in real-time. At the end of the day, Life Story is not meant to be an Alternate Universe that spins out, it's meant to be a closed thing.

Maybe Zdarsky can be convinced to do extensions, like say Captain America Life Story, or Doctor Doom Life Story, or even do deeper dives in some of the eras, but mostly I think this is it.