Neil Gaiman, Jonathan Hickman, Dan Slott, Jim Cheung, Olivier Coipel and more tell all-new SPIDER-MAN stories in a giant-sized one-shot this August!
New York, NY— May 13, 2022 — This year marks 60 years of one of comic books’ greatest icons—SPIDER-MAN! In addition to an exciting relaunch of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN, a stunning variant cover program, and more, Marvel Comics will also celebrate this milestone anniversary with a special issue honoring the comic that started it all, AMAZING FANTASY. Arriving in August, AMAZING FANTASY #1000 will be a giant-sized one-shot brought together by some of the industry’s most acclaimed creators. The collection of stories will explores the past and future of Amazing Spider-Man storytelling in tales that leave a profound impact on the Spider-Man mythos and showcase why Spidey is one of the most beloved heroes in history!
Here’s just some of what fans can expect from this landmark issue:
· Visionary writer Neil Gaiman’s grand return to the Marvel Universe
· Emmy Award winning creator behind “Veep” and “Avenue 5” Armando Ianucci’s Marvel Comics debut
· Spider-Man mastermind Dan Slott and superstar artist Jim Cheung team up to explore the enduring love between Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson in a story set in the far future
· Acclaimed artist Michael Cho and novelist Anthony Falcone introduce a new Spider-Man villain
· Ho Che Anderson crafts a horror-fueled Spidey adventure that cuts to Peter Parker’s core
· Plus stories by Rainbow Rowell, Jonathan Hickman, and many more!
“It’s Spider-Man’s 60th and we wanted to celebrate in style by inviting some of the greatest creative minds in the world to celebrate it!” Editor Nick Lowe said.
Join the industry’s top talent in celebrating Spider-Man’s birthday when AMAZING FANTASY #1000 arrives in August. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for variant cover reveals, creator announcements, and more! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
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Jonathan Hickman writing a Spider-Man story? I’m intrigued…
@Aqu@ I think ASM lost much of the luster it once had. After slotts 10 year tenure that was (almost practically) reconned within a year, the pressure from fans about OMD, what we all believe happened with Spencer final issue (éditorial mandate to not bring Pete and MJ formally back)… Any writer would feel like they would be boxed in and can’t write the story they want.
Beside, the big guys are the avengers now. Spidey is almost a second rate character nowadays…
I have to say, for being one who cares little for these kind of anniversaries (for series), I was a little let down with what they had announced so far considering how big a number 60 is.
This is more like it, and I’m eager to see what Hickman has in store for us.
@Geiseric
Probably both.
@Joey Z
They said “many more”, so they may still be in it, just not advertised. That said, you have a point.
Would it be possible this is just an attempt to see which new author (to Spider-Man) goes well enough to take the helm of the main title after Wells? I mean, it’s hard to think they’d be struggling to find writers for the book of the most iconic Marvel hero, unless something happened which we don’t know (like, behind the scenes) that made the book “radioactive” (pun intended) in the industry.
Does anyone else have an hunch like this? Am I reading too much in it? (Yes, I am.)
Wait, Dan Slott is writing a story that explores Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson’s relationship? Oh dear…
@ joey Z. Amen. You hit the nail on the head!
No Roger Stern. No JM DeMatteis. No Tom DeFalco. No Howard Mackie. No Paul Jenkins. No Peter David. No Gerry Conway. No JMS. No Roy Thomas. No David Michelinie.
Dan Slott, though. He’s a legend worthy of a return in this once in a lifetime anniversary issue.
So either this weird new SQ is a bait and switch, or they really want to have their cake and eat it to with Peter/MJ