Spidey May 2012 Solicitations

Avx: Vs #2 (of 6)
KIERON GILLEN/STEVE MCNIVEN(w) • SALVADOR LARROCA/STEVE MCNIVEN(a)
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA
Fight Poster Variant by STEVE MCNIVEN
• The premier tie-in to AVENGERS vs. X-MEN!
• SPIDER-MAN vs. COLOSSUS
• CAPTAIN AMERICA vs. GAMBIT
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99 (EACH)

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #10
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (w) • DAVID MARQUEZ (a)
Cover by KAARE ANDREWS
• It’s Prowler vs. Spider-Man! Uncle vs. nephew!
• The superstar team of Brian Michael Bendis and newcomer David Marquez continue Miles Morales’ journey to becoming a hero!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENOM #17 & 18
RICK REMENDER & CULLEN BUNN (w) • Issue #17 Kev Walker (a)
Issue #18 Lan Medina (a)
CoverS by Mike DelMundo
• Venom faces a gauntlet of doom as the Crime-Master unites Jack O’Lantern, The Human Fly, Toxin and more to destroy Flash Thompson!
• The Crime-Master’s plan is so diabolical, so vile, that it forces Eddie Brock to become a symbiote’s host once more – and takes the war to Flash Thompson’s Family, Betty Brant and even Peter Parker!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99 (EACH)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: ENDS OF THE EARTH #1
DAN SLOTT, BRIAN CLEVENGER AND ROB WILLIAMS (W) • THONY SILAS (A)
Cover by SEBASTAIN FIUMARA
• From one “Ends of the Earth” to the other, Spider-Man isn’t the only hero fighting free the globe from Doctor Octopus’s treacherous tentacles in this extra sized story!
• And the dying doctor has some wicked worldly associates of his own.
• Guest staring: Big Hero Six and Union Jack
32 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #39
BRIAN REED (w) • LEE GARBETT (a/C)
• Spider-Man is stuck in a world where Peter Parker never existed!
• And reality is coming apart!
• Guest staring the Avengers!
48 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AVENGING SPIDER-MAN #7
kATHERINE iMMONEN (w) • Stuart Immonen (a/C)
• A night out with Spider-Man and She-Hulk!
• All the thwipping and quipping and none of the calories!
• Katherine and Stuart Immonen smash their way into the book so action packed it keeps flying off the shelves…
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #685
DAN SLOTT (w) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (a)
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
VARIANT Cover by Gabriele DELLOTTO
• Part four of the epic “Ends of the Earth”
• Featuring the World’s Greatest Super Hero: Doctor Octopus!
• Guest staring Black Widow and Silver Sable.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #686
DAN SLOTT (w) • STEFANO CASELLI (a/C)
VARIANT Cover by Gabriele DELLOTTO
• In this perilously penultimate issue of “Ends of the Earth” Inferno: Earth rages!
• We promised the End of the Earth… and this is it, Jocko!
• Guest staring: a doomed planet.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SCARLET SPIDER #5
CHRISTOPHER YOST (w) • NEIL EDWARDS (a)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
• A Nuclear Bomb is ticking, ready to devastate Kaine Parker’s new home – it’s a race against time!
• Why has the Scarlet Sentinel’s heroics attracted the ire of the Avengers?!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: PARALLEL LIVES #1
GERRY CONWAY (w) • ALEX SAVIUK (a)
Cover by BOB LARKIN
• He’s Peter Parker: a shy, introverted teen whose life changed forever when a radioactive spider bit him.
• She’s Mary Jane Watson: product of a broken home, concealing her pain with an outgoing party-girl persona.
• They meet, fall in love and get married. This is their story.
• The classic 1989 graphic novel returns!
64 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #2
EUGENE SON & Jacob Semahn (w) • NUNO PLATI (a)
• From the minds behind the hit TV show, witness the web-slinging adventures of the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN!
• An easy errand for Aunt May becomes a maddening misadventure with the Malevolent MOLE MAN!
• Then, when the Electrifying ELECTRO attacks a StarkTech Expo, can the wily-web-slinger pull the plug on this voltaic villain?!
32 PGS./All Ages …$2.99

MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 TPB
Written by STAN LEE
Penciled by JOHN ROMITA
CoverS by JOHN ROMITA & DEAN WHITE
Get ready for our most amazing Spider-Man MASTERWORKS yet! Filled with heroic Spidey battles against the likes of the villainous Vulture, Mysterio and Medusa of the Inhumans, this one’s a nail-biter if there ever was. And here’s the real treat: In 1968, mighty Marvel created a new magazine-sized comic offering: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN! Tying directly into the long-running storylines in AMAZING, the series exploded on the stands first with a marvelous graywash masterpiece, and then a 58-page Spider-Man/Green Goblin fight to the finish you’ll never forget! And no, we’re not going to let you catch your breath because it all wraps up with the sensational origin of Peter Parker’s parents — as Spider-Man battles no less than the Red Skull! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #62-67 and ANNUAL #5, and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1968) #1-2.
328 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5935-3
MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 7 TPB — VARIANT EDITION VOL. 44 (DM ONLY)
328 PGS./All Ages …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5936-0

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN VOL. 2: THE VULTURE YOUNG READERS NOVEL
Written by JOE CARAMAGNA
Cover by PATRICK SCHERBERGER
Ever since his transformation into Spider-Man, Peter Parker has been a bit lost. He’s still adjusting to the responsibilities brought on by his new persona: He’s not sure exactly how to make use of his extraordinary abilities, and he’s learning how to fight crime the hard way — through trial, error and pure blind luck. And if all that wasn’t stressful enough for a bookish teenager to process, the newly minted Spider-Man is forced to do battle with the Vulture — a winged jewel thief out for power, profit…and revenge! How will Spidey defeat this flying menace? Find out in this Young Readers Novel, featuring select artwork by Francesca Ciregia and Elena Casagrande!
96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6476-0

MARVEL UNIVERSE SPIDER-MAN: AMAZING FANTASY DIGEST
Written by PAUL TOBIN
Penciled by MATTEO LOLLI & ROB DISALVO
Cover by ALE GARZA
It’s all-ages excitement as the Amazing Spider-Man battles his way across the Marvel Universe! When Magneto attacks Peter Parker’s class trip, Spidey must swing into action! Then, the Mandarin traps Spidey in an underground fighting tournament! And if those two big bads weren’t enough, Spidey finds himself at the mercy of M.O.D.O.K., stands against the Kingpin of Crime, marvels at the awesome abilities of the Absorbing Man and attempts to escape the deadly plot of the Puppet Master! Plus: When king of disguises the Chameleon returns, how can Spidey catch a crook who can be anyone? And Spider-Man and the Black Cat get caught up in a calamitous caper to capture Frog-Man! Collecting SPIDER-MAN (2010) #21-24.
88 PGS./All Ages …$9.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5259-0

SPIDER-MAN: BIG TIME ULTIMATE COLLECTION TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT, FRED VAN LENTE & CHRISTOS GAGE
Penciled by HUMBERTO RAMOS, STEFANO CASELLI, MARCOS MARTIN, NUNO PLATI, TY TEMPLETON, JAVIER PULIDO, MIKE MCKONE & REILLY BROWN
Cover by MARCOS MARTIN
Peter Parker has finally hit the Big Time. He’s a full-fledged Avenger, he just landed a high-paying science job, and he has an amazing new girlfriend. But big-time living means big-time pressure! When the Hobgoblin returns, Spidey will need a slick new edge to defeat him. And when the Scorpion targets J. Jonah Jameson and his loved ones, Spider-Man must grapple with matters of life and death in a moving and compelling tale. Then, Spidey is asked to join the FF, adding even greater responsibilites to his already overfull plate. Will all his new commitments prove too much to handle? Plus: A new and strangely familiar Venom makes his debut! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #648-662 & 654.1.
528 PGS./Rated T+ …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6217-9

SPIDER-MAN: IDENTITY CRISIS TPB (NEW PRINTING)
Written by TODD DEZAGO, MIKE WIERINGO, TOM DEFALCO, HOWARD MACKIE, J.M. DEMATTEIS & GLENN GREENBERG
Penciled by MIKE WIERINGO, JOE BENNETT, JOHN ROMITA JR. & LUKE ROSS
Cover by MIKE WIERINGO, JOE BENNETT, JOHN ROMITA & JOHN ROMITA JR.
Meet the Marvel Universe’s newest heroes: The coldly efficient Prodigy. The shadowy avenger known as Dusk. The hyper-kinetic, free-wheeling Ricochet. The high-flying wonder called Hornet. They’re here, they’re hot, and they’re wildly popular. There’s just one catch: For these four heroes to live, Spider-Man must die! Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #27-28, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #434-435, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #91-92 and SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #257-258.
200 PGS./Rated T …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-5970-4