Originally published 17 October 2012 | Publication date June – July 1982 | |
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Main character(s) Spider-ManThe JuggernautMadame WebBlack Tom Cassidy Illustrators Rick Leonardi, JOHN ROMITA JR. Similar JOHN ROMITA JR books, Other books | ||
Nothing can stop the juggernaut
"Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut!" is a two-issue Spider-Man story arc written by Roger Stern with art by John Romita, Jr. and published by Marvel Comics. The arc appears in The Amazing Spider-Man #229–230.
Contents
- Nothing can stop the juggernaut
- Plot summary
- Something Can Stop the Juggernaut
- Collected editions
- Reception
- References
Plot summary
Black Tom Cassidy dispatches the Juggernaut to kidnap Madame Web in the hope that her psychic powers would help them defeat the X-Men. She receives a vision of their plan, and calls Peter Parker to ask him to stop the Juggernaut. Spider-Man makes many attempts to stop the Juggernaut, all of which end in failure. When the Juggernaut reaches Madame Web, he separates her from her life-support system, almost killing her. As Madame Web is taken to a hospital, Spider-Man again tries to stop the Juggernaut, luring him to a construction site and finally trapping him in a pool of wet cement. However it is only a matter of time before the Juggernaut will break free.
Something Can Stop the Juggernaut
During The Gauntlet and Grim Hunt storyline in 2010, a sequel to "Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut" called "Something Can Stop the Juggernaut" appears in Amazing Spider-Man #627–629. In this arc, Spider-Man intervenes to stop the person whose body the Uni-Power occupies from killing the Juggernaut for getting him fired and destroying his life. This story was also written by Roger Stern. It turns out that Captain Universe's Uni-Power is the "Something" that can stop the Juggernaut.
Collected editions
The story is collected as The Sensational Spider-Man: Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut (ISBN 0871355728). It is also collected in the trade Amazing Spider-Man: The Gauntlet Vol. 4-The Juggernaut (ISBN 0785146148) with its sequel.
Wizard Magazine includes it in its collection Spider-Man: The 10 Greatest Spider-Man Stories Ever (ISBN 0974325368).
Reception
Comics Should Be Good featured the story in its series "Comics You Should Own", and users voted it the second greatest Roger Stern story.
SpiderFan.org gave both issues of the arc five webs, its highest rating.