Mister Negative is a Spider-Man foe divided. As Martin Li, he is compassionate, a man given to helping others. But at the drop of a chemical reaction, he becomes Mister Negative, a phantom of our darkest selves. Driven by the forces of yin and yang, Mister Negative swings between good and evil without remorse.
Peter Parker first meets Mister Negative in his Martin Li persona at F.E.A.S.T., Li’s New York City homeless shelter where Aunt May is a volunteer. Little does Spidey suspect that the philanthropic executive is brimming with criminal secrets...
Ex-Daily Bugle reporter Betty Brant investigates Martin Li’s origin in this three-part mini-series…uncovering his history of deception, mistaken identity, and a current war for control of Chinatown’s crime rings. Take a read to see “Negative Spider-Man” and a dramatic battle with The Hood!
May Parker witnesses Negative murdering one of his henchmen, and is ‘persuaded’ by his corrupting touch to stay silent. The kind-to-a-fault May is given a complete personality overhaul – now she’s filled to the gills with malice and rage!
The Hand has possessed Daredevil and now claims lordship over Hell’s Kitchen and its many crime syndicates. Sensing a weak spot, Mister Negative launches his own assault on The Hand assisted by his ‘Inner Demons’. Shang-Chi and Spider-Man prepare for a face-off, but the Master of Kung Fu becomes corrupted by Negative’s touch!
Anti-Venom (Eddie Brock paired with an enhanced symbiote), threatens to expose Martin Li while Mister Negative continues to juggle his public and private personas with less tact. But with a gang war bubbling over in Chinatown, Anti-Venom isn’t the only one who wants a dead drop on Negative…
Mister Negative and his army of Inner Demons infiltrate a S.H.I.E.L.D. warehouse to lift some weaponized tech. Hawkeye and Spider-Woman swoop into avenging action (all while talking over their budding relationship).
As C.E.O. of Parker Industries, a multi-million dollar tech company, Peter Parker discovers that now it’s not only Spider-Man with enemies. Mister Negative follows Spidey to Shanghai after being released by his Inner Demons. And in his service? Cloak and Dagger! Wait, what!?