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FIRST LOOK: October 2008 Spider-Man Comics

 
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FIRST LOOK: October 2008 Spider-Man Comics
'New Ways to Die' concludes, Spider-Man fights Hammerhead and Eddie Brock's past is revealed

Posted: 2008-07-21    Updated: 2008-07-22 10:23:00


   

 
Planning to masquerade as your favorite friendly neighborhood Spider-Man this Halloween? Get in the spirit a little early—check out these new comics starring ol' Webhead, due out in October!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #573
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.
50/50 Variant by KEVIN MAGUIRE
Zombie Variant by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
NEW WAYS TO DIE: THE FINAL CHAPTER
Some jobs a man just has to do with his own two hands! For the first time in a loooong time, it's the one, true GREEN GOBLIN versus the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! And whoever walks away from this one still has to face... HARRY OSBORN?! Just what is HARRY up to?! Plus: ANTI-VENOM goes toe-to-toe with a classic villain from Spidey's past! This one's got it all (including more pages!), Spider-Fans, and when it's over, your eyes are gonna need a vacation!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #574
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by BARRY KITSON
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FLASH THOMPSON?
A powerful story taking Peter Parker's former nemesis and Spider-Man's biggest fan from the avenues of New York to the war torn Middle East along with his fellow brothers in the US Army.
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #575
Written by JOE KELLY
Pencils & Cover by CHRIS BACHALO
As the Mayoral election ramps up, gang activity is at an all time high…and Mr. Negative's newest enforcer, HAMMERHEAD, works to bring all the gangs under one banner…or else. With some of the kids from Aunt May's F.E.A.S.T. center caught in the crossfire, Spidey stands up to his old foe…but Hammerhead's got some new tricks and even Spider-Man can't stop him this time as Joe Kelly (Deadpool) and Chris Bachalo (Uncanny X-Men) bring you FAMILY TIES!
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1
Written by MARC GUGGENHEIM
Pencils & Cover by MIKE MCKONE
Finally! One of the biggest mysteries of BRAND NEW DAY is revealed!
Who is the mysterious Jackpot? For months, merry Marvelites have pondered this question? Who is she? What is her dark and mysterious secret? And how does Walter Declun (Wolverine: Civil War) play a part in it? We're not telling, but Marc Guggenheim and Mike McKone are! Don't miss it, Tiger!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SECRET INVASION: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #3
Written by BRIAN REED
Penciled by MARCO SANTUCCI
Cover by MIKE MCKONE
The SECRET INVASION tie-in series with the longest title of them all concludes here in shocking style! Jackpot and the cast of Spidey's Brand New Day are toe-to-toe with a Super Skrull that posesses the powers of the Sinister Six! Maybe it's time for everyone's friendly neighborhood wall crawler to get involved?
32 PGS./Rated A …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN FAMILY #2
Written by JOHN ARCUDI,
TOM DEFALCO & MORE
Penciled by RAMON BACHS,
RON FRENZ & MORE
Cover by MIKE DEODATO
In a story by BPRD's JOHN ARCUDI and MARVEL APES' RAMON BACHS, track a crime across the years as we see a criminal's path covered from the Daily Bugle to the DB. Then, in Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man, Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz show you how a father like Peter Parker deals with leaving his child for the day – remembering how his parents never returned when they last left him. Also, see more slices of Peter Parker's Brand New World and take a look at this month's AMAZING returning villain,
HAMMERHEAD!
104 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

VENOM: DARK ORIGIN #3
Written by ZEB WELLS
Pencils & Cover by
ANGEL MEDINA
"Amid the chaos, there comes a costume--!" On an alien world, at the behest of an all-powerful megalomaniac, armies of heroes and villains face off in one of the greatest conflicts in Marvel history…and Spider-Man is there! As failed journalist Eddie Brock sinks deeper into the poisonous depths of his soul, the hero who ruined his life comes back from the Secret Wars with a living, breathing alien symbiote. Writer Zeb Wells (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN) and artist Angel Medina (SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN) chronicle the twin corruptions doomed to bring together a wreck of a man and a jealous monster to form one of Spider-Man's deadliest foes!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

AMAZING SPIDER-GIRL #25
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils & Cover by RON FRENZ
Zombie Variant by PAT OLLIFE
With her life stolen by the mysterious Brand New May and her father in the hands of Fury, the Goblin Queen, a gravely injured Spider-Girl must carve a new life for herself as friends turn against her and old enemies come to her aid--and that's just the beginning of this double-sized 25th issue spectacular!
48 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN LOVES MARY JANE #3
Written by TERRY MOORE
Penciled by CRAIG ROUSSEAU
Cover by TERRY MOORE
Eisner award-winner Terry Moore returns with another exciting issue starring Spider-Man's favorite girl! Someone at Midtown High is leading a double life...but it ain't who you'd expect. Can MJ conceal her secret identity from her closest friends, or will her double life be revealed to the entire school!?!?!? (Hint: Her double life will be revealed to the entire school)
32 PGS./All Ages…$2.99

SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #1
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
Get on the BRAND NEW DAY bandwagon with the new ongoing series, reprinting the thrice-monthly AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in chronological order! Prepare for what promises to be the most pulse-pounding piece of four-color fiction to be delivered unto the Mighty Marvel Minions in decades! You asked for more Spidey! You demanded it! And, by Buckley, you're gonna get it! After the devastatingly heartwarming events of ONE MORE DAY, Peter Parker puts the past behind him and sets forth on a BRAND NEW DAY! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #546-547.
56 PGS./Rated A …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN MAGAZINE #3
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
It's Spider-Man from cover to cover in the thrilling third edition of the wall-crawler's very own ongoing magazine! In addition to full-length comic-book stories, this issue features puzzles and games, pinups, a letters page, and a pull-out poster!
96 PGS./All Ages …$6.99

 
Reader Comments:
   

 
very awesome & the venom cover is amazing as im a huge venom fan .. .
Posted By: artiebillymac
 
I plan on picking up the venom dark orgins, but i am sure it will just upset me like everything else marvel is doing with one of the best characters of all time. Everything continues to look and...
Posted By: spiderFAN1984
 
They call the events of OMD 'devastatingly heartwarming'...that's funny. Maybe they mean like acid reflux.
Posted By: TConway
 

 

 

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