With a tasteful sunrise service, Kraven the Hunter is laid to rest. I thought they might pull out one final twist, but it appears that Kraven is well and truly dead. And that was Kraven’s Last Hunt! #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt #marveldeaths

I’m really a sucker for these emotional moments between Peter and Mary Jane. After being nearly dead for two weeks, they deserve some happiness! #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

Spider-Man has been so busy that he doesn’t know that Kraven’s confession has been found…along with his body. “I got the feeling, when he told me that he was giving up the hunt for good, that he meant it. Guess I’ll find out soon enough.” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

Spider-Man finally lures Vermin up into the light (metaphorically and physically), where hopefully he can get the help he needs. “Vermin--there’s a man I’m going to call… His name’s Reed Richards. If anybody can help you--he can.” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

I know I’m harping on this, but I appreciate this conflict as two characters who are each deathly afraid of the other. And Spider-Man is trying to help Vermin, while also trying not to scare him even further (but failing!). #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

Speaking of PTSD, Vermin is still traumatized by his battle with Kraven, and now he’s similarly afraid of Spider-Man. I don’t think that Spider-Man wants to scare him, but springing from the shadows probably doesn’t help! #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

During the fight with Vermin, Spider-Man keeps having flashbacks to digging himself out of his own grave. I appreciate that this is still a traumatic event that he has to grapple with; it makes his battle against Vermin that much more heroic. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

While Spider-Man is off in the sewers hunting Vermin, the police get an anonymous tip and find Kraven’s abandoned mansion, along with a full confession of what he did to Spider-Man. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

I’m not sure how long Peter Parker is going to have PTSD from being buried alive—it might get exhausting to read about it every issue—but I’m glad they’re spending some time dealing with it here. It feels too important to just brush off. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

And that’s how Kraven the Hunter died. We have one more issue in this storyline, which is probably some sort of epilogue. I don’t want to peek ahead and find out for sure, but I believe that Kraven is actually, truly dead. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

And with that thought, that small sense of peace, Kraven places a rifle in his mouth and ends his own life. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt #marveldeaths

“All these years--and I’ve never known peace or calm or that elusive thing called happiness. But I feel as if I can known it now. That it’s nearby. Just outside, perhaps…. Peace, calm, happiness. An ending.” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

Kraven lets Vermin go, and then releases Spider-Man with a promise: “After all these years, you surely know that I’m a man of my word--and I give you my word: From this night forward, Kraven the Hunter will never hunt again.” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

“A good man, I think. How strange that I haven’t been able to see that till now! No matter. I do see; and seeing, Spider-Man, I thank you. And I bless you. If one such as Kraven can give blessings…” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

To prove his superiority, Kraven could have killed Spider-Man but didn’t. And he defeated Vermin, an enemy that Spider-Man was unable to defeat alone. So I guess that definitively proves that Kraven is the better man? I guess it does to him. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

Kraven has robbed Spider-Man of two weeks of his life, and now Spider-Man wants Kraven to suffer. But how can he punish a man who doesn’t suffer, doesn’t fight back, and who is assured that he has already won? #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

And that’s how the issue ends, with Spider-Man about to confront Kraven, the man who buried him alive. Two issues to go! #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

This experience has obviously had an effect on Peter Parker, but I really enjoy what it says about Mary Jane’s inner strength and commitment to their marriage. She’s gone through a traumatic time, but she still supports Peter as Spider-Man. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

This is such a great scene. I feel like this story will have a strong influence on future stories about Peter and Mary Jane’s relationship. And if not, it should. #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt

It’s great storytelling to have this trauma happen right after Peter and Gwen’s wedding. “Two weeks, Mary Jane. Two weeks of my life…OUR life…our new life together as man and wife. Stolen from us. Tainted. Defiled. I love you, Mary Jane.” #marvel #spiderman #kravenslasthunt