Here are the solicitations for Spider-related comics coming out in October 2013. What will you be picking up?
ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #28
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)
DAVID MARQUEZ (A/C)
“SPIDER-MAN NO MORE” CONCLUDES
• The end of the first chapter of the MILES MORALES saga
• Miles discovers one of the big secrets of his origin.
• Guest starring CLOAK AND DAGGER and SPIDER-WOMAN
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #19
DAN SLOTT (W) • RYAN STEGMAN (A/C)
VARIANT by J. G. JONES
LEGO VARIANT by Leonel Castellani
Necessary Evil CONCLUDES!
• The moment that changes world of Spider-Man– and the Marvel Universe for years to come.
• Which Spider-Man is responsible for such a thing? Spider-Man 2099 or the Superior Spider-Man?
• Major developments for both Spider-Man’s cast… and for the future.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20
DAN SLOTT (W) • GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY Milo Manara
• From the fallout of NECESSARY EVIL, comes new beginnings and new twists that will be felt in the pages of Spider-Man for years to come! SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #20 is where it all starts! Do NOT miss this one!
• It’s the first ever adventure for the Superior Spider-Man and the Black Cat. Felicia Hardy always cared for the Spider more than the man. But what happens when that man is Otto Octavius?
• Plus: A day Otto has been waiting for is finally here. Is the world ready for “Dr. Peter Parker”… and what he plans to do next?
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A)
Cover by PAOLO RIVERA
THE SUPERIOR SIX BEGINS!
• For months, Spider-Man has been collecting the members of the Sinister Six, holding them captive… but why? • Is Doctor Octopus finally showing his true colors? Everything has been building to this!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
KEVIN SHINICK (W) • STEPHEN SEGOVIA (A)
Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN
• It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! SUPERIOR CARNAGE vs SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN with enough blood and bluster to rival Sunday nights on HBO.
• KEVIN SHINICK (Avenging Spider-Man) and STEPHEN SEGOVIA (X-Treme X-men) will never have a career in politics after what they’ve done to the mayor’s office.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
NICK SPENCER (W) • STEVE LIEBER (A)
Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
Variant cover BY DECLAN SHALVEY
• Getting the Band Back Together!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
SCARLET SPIDER #23
CHRISTOPHER YOST (W)
CARLO BARBERI (A)
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
INTO THE GRAVE PART 2 (of 3)
• Kaine’s life is being ripped apart piece by piece.
• His body broken, his soul is next.
• Enter the Hunter.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
CULLEN BUNN (W)
JORGE COELHO (A)
Cover by DECLAN SHALVEY
• It’s all out war… with Venom, Mania, Crossbones, the DOA, and… Mephisto?
• But who’s on whose side?
• Mania’s final fate is revealed! Will she keep the symbiote?
• Is this the end of Venom’s dance with the devil? Or just the beginning?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99
MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #1 (of 5)
MATT KINDT (W) • MARCO RUDY (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• From the haunted heights of a mysterious castle to the dizzying depths of the deep seas, the Amazing Spider-Man has to take on not one, not six, not twelve – but ninety-nine of the Marvel Universe’s deadliest villains to save the lives of countless innocents!
• Matt Kindt (Mind MGMT) and Marco Rudy (Swamp Thing) bring you a defining hour in the life of the webbed wonder in a race against time and a battle against evil.
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
ALL-NEW X-MEN SPECIAL #1
MICHAEL COSTA (W) • KRIS ANKA (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Interlocking Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
PART ONE OF “THE ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS!”
• The All-New X-Men cross over with the Indestructible Hulk and Superior Spider-Man!
• What does Doctor Octopus want with the All-New X-Men and HOW IS HE ALIVE?!
• This gets the immediate attention of Superior Spider-Man, but what does it have to do with the Hulk?
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T …$4.99
INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK SPECIAL #1
MICHAEL COSTA (W) • JAKE WYATT (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Interlocking Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
PART TWO OF “THE ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS!”
• Banner helps The All-New X-Men and Superior Spider-Man get to the mystery of Doc Ock!
• But before they solve anything they’re shocked by the return of the believed-dead ABOMINATION!
40 PGS./ One-Shot/Rated T …$4.99
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP SPECIAL #1
MICHAEL COSTA (W) • MICHAEL DIALYNAS (A)
Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO
Interlocking Variant Cover by J. SCOTT CAMPBELL
PART THREE OF “THE ARMS OF THE OCTOPUS!”
• Who is in league with Doc Ock and the Abomination and how can our heroes defeat them?
• Can the Superior Spider-Man (who we all know is the mind of Otto Octavius in the body of Spider-Man) hold onto his sanity while facing his doppelganger?
40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$4.99
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: COSMIC ADVENTURES TPB
Volume #20 In the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, GERRY CONWAY, STAN LEE & MORE
Penciled by COLLEEN DORAN, ERIK LARSEN, TODD MCFARLANE, SAL BUSCEMA, ALEX SAVIUK, GIL KANE, STEVE DITKO & MORE
Cover by SAL BUSCEMA
With great power comes great responsibility, but what happens with unlimited cosmic power?
When a science experiment goes wrong, Peter Parker’s spider-powers are enhanced to an unbelievable degree! And the timing can’t be beat — because with a cabal of deadly villains unleashing unpredictable attacks on Marvel’s heroes, Spider-Man will need all his newfound might just to survive! But who or what is the real force behind Spidey’s cosmic empowerment? And what battle is he destined to fight? Plus: Spider-Man teams up with the Punisher, deals with the return of Venom and battles the shrunken Psycho-Man in a totally tiny adventure! Guest-starring the Hulk, Magneto, Dr. Doom, the Frightful Four and more! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #326-333 and ANNUAL #24, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #158-160 and ANNUAL #10, and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #59-61 and ANNUAL #6.
504 PGS./Rated T …$39.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8789-9
SCARLET SPIDER VOL. 3: THE BIG LEAGUES TPB
Written by CHRIS YOST
Penciled by KHOI PHAM, CARLO BARBERI & MARCO CHECCETTO
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
The Scarlet Spider takes on Wolverine! Kaine owes a fatal favor to the Assassins Guild, and they want Logan! But as a thousand assassins descend upon both men, learn what even the world’s greatest killers fear! Who is the Red Death? Then, because you demanded it: The Superior Spider-Man vs. the Scarlet Spider! Kaine travels to New York to check on Peter’s behavior, not realizing Doc Ock has taken over Peter’s life. But Ock knows who Kaine is — since he once killed Dr. Octopus! Can Spider-Man and Kaine put aside their differences to deal with the Jackal? Plus: In the wake of the Superior Spider-Man’s dubious public actions, the world fears the Spiders. And when terrorists attack one of Houston’s most famous landmarks, Kaine’s ready to put that fear to use! Collecting SCARLET SPIDER (2012) #16-20 and SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP #2.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-6649-8
MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE — THE MAN CALLED MORBIUS TPB
Written by JOE KEATINGE & DAN SLOTT
Penciled by AL BARRIONUEVO, RICHARD ELSON & VALENTINE DE LANDRO
Cover by GABRIELLE DELL’OTTO
Somewhere inside Dr. Michael Morbius is a good man who just needs a second chance. NOW!, after escaping from the Raft, Morbius the Living Vampire is on the run and desperate to quell his vampiric tendencies. But will his redemption be worse than his sin? As Morbius attempts to stay under the radar, a new threat arises — and they want him dead. But after inciting a gang war, can Morbius protect the new friends who don’t know his horrible secret? Then, Morbius travels to Horizon Labs determined to cure his vampirism — but comes face-to-face with the Superior Spider-Man! And when the Rose strikes — and Morbius’ humanity is destroyed — will the monster within be enough to save all he once held dear? Collecting MORBIUS: THE LIVING VAMPIRE (2013) #1-9 and AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #699.1.
216 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8391-4
SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN VOL. 3: NO ESCAPE TPB
Written by DAN SLOTT
Penciled by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI & HUMBERTO RAMOS
Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
The Spider-Slayer is scheduled for execution, and Mayor J. Jonah Jameson has called in the one man he can trust to oversee everything: the Superior Spider-Man! But when the Raft goes into complete shutdown, Spidey, Jonah, Glory and Norah are trapped inside with practically all the villains the Superior Spider-Man has brutalized during his short career! Now it’s time for payback! Then: The Superior Spider-Man takes down Shadowland. All of it. To the ground. And what’s it like to be a villain once the Superior Spider-Man sets his sights on you? Find out from Phil Urich’s point of view in what might be the final days of the Hobgoblin. Plus: Who’s been helping the Tinkerer? And how is he, of all people, the reason everything in Spider-Man’s life will be changed forever? Collecting SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #11-16.
136 PGS./Rated T …$17.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8472-0
SPIDER-MAN: LIFE IN THE MAD DOG WARD TPB
Written by ANN NOCENTI
Penciled by CYNTHIA MARTIN & CHRIS MARRINAN
Cover by BILL SIENKIEWICZ
A chance encounter with two traumatized children leaves Peter Parker haunted by one question: “What’s the matter with Mommy?” But his search for an answer finds him trapped in the Mad Dog Ward, an asylum for killers, psychopaths — and people who think they’re super heroes! As the drugs kick in, Peter’s grasp on reality dissolves and his memories of Spider-Man fade. Can he piece his double identity back together, discover the horrible truth behind the Mad Dog Ward and reunite a mother with her family? And if he can, will he only succeed in unleashing a deluded and dangerous new super hero on an unsuspecting world? Collecting WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #33, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #295, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #133 and SPIDER-MAN (1990) #29-31.
144 PGS./Rated T …$19.99
ISBN: 978-0-7851-8503-1
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Does anyone know who that guy who writes the Superior, Hulk and X-Men specials is? I´ve never heard of him before..
Comics covers look cool at least. Worried a bit about the Black Cat one. Mainly just cuz she’s one of my favorite characters and I get worried when it seems like she’s gonna get written like a trampy airhead. But Slott didn’t have the new Spock hooking up with MJ so that kind of puts some of my worries at ease.
And to Big Al. I actually would accept it if Felicia figured out something was up because his acting has deteriorated big time when he got rid of Parker’s memories. The way I see it, he had peters looks, abilities, mind, and memories, and he STILL couldn’t pass as Peter with MJ. At the moment though, he’s acting very much like the villain he truly is and if he still had any contact with MJ he’d be found out in a heartbeat.
I really hated the whole “Black Cat was ALWAYS cared for the Spider than the man” since that is not the case. If Felicia can tell whats up faster than Mary Jane or worse, sleeps with Otto, I will be seriously displeased
Poor “Life In The Mad Dog Ward”. It had the misfortune to come out right after Fearful Symmetry (aka Kraven’s Last Hunt). It wasn’t a classic like FS but I felt like it got ignored as being an event since the readers were still reeling over FS. “Oh my God, it’s a 3-part story spanning all 3 Spidey books! Oh yeah, they just did that the last 2 months with Kraven and it was a better story. But Spidey is locked up in an insane asylum! But he was buried in a coffin in the Kraven story. Yawn.” They should have waited a few months before releasing it.
MARVEL KNIGHTS: SPIDER-MAN #1 (of 5)
MATT KINDT (W) • MARCO RUDY (A/C)
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
• From the haunted heights of a mysterious castle to the dizzying depths of the deep seas, the Amazing Spider-Man …
Wait, the *Amazing* Spider-Man? Are these new issues or a TPB? If it’s new is it a flashback series about Peter? This isn’t the Peter Parker Spider-Man mini talked about recently from the writer of First Blood – what is this?
It doesn’t sound like the Marvel Knights Spider-Man series from years ago because the first 12 issues were written by … Mark Millar? And it was one big 12-issue story about Aunt May getting kidnapped, nothing about a castle (unless I’m misremembering).
Is Venom the highest numbered marvel comic right now?
“ALL NEW!! BIG TWISTS!! THIS WILL BE FELT IN THE SPIDER-MAN UNIVERSE FOR YEARS TO COME!! STATUS-QUO CHANGE!! IT ALL STARTS HERE!!”
That must be the 5th or 6th time I’ve read that this year. Safe to say we’re well past the “beating a dead horse” stage, right?
Just the COSMIC ADVENTURES (Why they couldn’t have just called it Spider-Man:Acts Of Vengeance is beyond me) and the MAD DOG trades as I’m missing issues of each & have never read the Spider-Man #29-31 included in the MAD DOG collection (Can anyone tell me if it’s even related to Nocenti’s offbeat tale?).
The more and more I see Spock, the more I just want to face palm.
All I can say is thank god for Scarlet Spider.
Infact why the hell couldn;t they have just made Kaine the new Spider-Man?!!! I would have GLADLY accepted that over this Otto trash