Yes it's that wondrous time of year that we all celebrate in different ways. I for one can't wait to start my horror movie/videogame marathon and do a bit of light drinking and heavy sweet consumption with the roommates... how is everyone else celebrating and if you're going costumed, what are you going as???

What's up Comicvine Community???

I was pondering this topic earlier today. Gwen Stacy, Norman Osbourne, Harry Osbourne, Superman, Barry Allen, Bucky Barnes, Arthur Curry Jr, Supergirl, Jean Grey, Ultimate Spidey, Batman's "go back in time" death, the Death of The Walking Dead's Glenn, Cap's death in Civil War, ....and of course Frank Miller's Dark Knight Returns and Dark Knight Strikes again, with too many deaths to count.

Deaths are a pretty interesting anomaly in Comic Books, though many are short-lived... But they tend to have a pretty profound impact on the readers and other characters. What are you guys' thoughts on the most influential death in comic books? It's easy to say the Death of Superman because of the immediate impact it had on society, and that unsettling and unforgettable image of the bleeding 'S' shield right on the bag. But I feel like he didn't stay dead long enough in order for it to have a real impact on the readers. He came back to life before it really set in that the Man of Steel was dead. My vote would have to be for either Gwen Stacy or Barry Allen...I mean Gwen's death is probably responsible for changing comics as the world knew them forever. And I mean, Barry was a MAJOR DC Hero that stayed dead for 23 years....A whole new generation of comic book readers came about to recognize Wally West as "The Flash" before his return to mainstream comics. So what do you guys think? What was the MOST influential death in all of comicdom???

(I intentionally left off deaths like Uncle Ben, Thomas and Martha Wayne, Solomon Grundy, Al Simmons, Eric Draven....etc. because obviously the deaths that more or less spur the title character into becoming a hero/vigilante/villain are going to be the most influential in their respective comics... and I was thinking more of characters that were established in the comics before their demise.)

annnnd it's the guild season 4 on dvd, autographed of course.