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Well Ultimate Comics are usually pretty finalistic when it comes to killing off characters. Unlike the revolving door on Earth-616. You mentioned on the talk thread that the Goblin crashed a helicopter in the same location and it exploded.

My thing is that this issue was published this month, and the story arc is still on going. It could be something they clear up in the next issue.

That said, I think it's probably likely that the character is dead. However in a more ambiguous situation like this I would use a less finalizing statement. Much like the Marvel Handbooks do. Using a phrase like "and they are presumed to be deceased" or "their apparent demise" something to that effect.

Because the way I look at it, it could go either way, because the story is unresolved, the fact that death isn't always final, and the character can pop up again at anytime.

Frankly, I don't know why people like Sazuke get a bug up their butt over such trivial matters. It's not like it can't be fixed later if it's clarified later and it states she's still alive for whatever (probably lame) reason.