James Harvey
03-22-2002, 11:17 AM
Cover art and such will be released this coming week, but here's the rundown for the June shipping Spider-Man titles:
Spider-Man
SPIDER-GIRL #48
COVER BY PAT OLLIFFE & AL WILLIAMSON
TOM DEFALCO (W)/PAT OLLIFFE (P)/AL WILLIAMSON (I)
Beginning a new story that'll have fans of the Clone Saga doing flips! Spider-Girl's super hero life gets ever more complicated as her dad reassumes his costumed identity as Spider-Man -- just as Kaine suddenly appears on the scene! Plus: heretofore hidden facts surrounding Mayday's kidnapping when she was just a baby! Guest-starring the all-new Scarlet Spider!
7-59606-03503-8-04811 2.50
SPIDER-MAN: GET KRAVEN #1
COVER BY JOE QUESADA
RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/AL RIO (P)/SANDU FLOREA (I)
• THE SCOOP: "Get Shorty" meets "The Player" in this five-issue series that dishes the dirt on the dark underbelly of show biz! Plus: In addition to an all-new 23-page story, this issue also features the 25-page "You Can Call Me Al" serial that ran in the May Marvel titles! That's 48 pages of action for only $2.99!
• THE STORY: Alyosha Kravinoff -- a.k.a. the son of "Kraven the Hunter" -- is the kind of guy that boys love to hate and girls hate to love. Trouble in leopard-skin boots, a six thousand dollar suit, and with a killer smile. Indeed, with his movie-star looks, heightened senses, razor-sharp tongue and thirty million dollar inheritance, you'd think that Al Kravinoff would be living The Life. But in reality, he's running a family legacy that makes him the first of his bloodline not to be obsessed with the death and destruction of a certain wall-crawler. Where to funnel that excess energy? Kraven is about to dive in the great fountain of all dreams, and swim with its many sharks. And god help the sleazebag producers, self-absorbed movie stars and hired goons who get in his path. Hollywood has seen its fair share of players, but no one plays the game like Kraven. Kraven wants to make a movie. And what Kraven wants, Kraven gets.
• RETAILER NOTE: GET KRAVEN will be set up in a five-part that will run in half of Marvel's titles in May, so you know everyone's going to be following it!
• THE FORMAT: The first issue of this five-part series -- which also includes the five-part serial -- is 48 pages, with no ads! Now that's a bargain!
7-59606-05351-3-00111(MarvelPG) 2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #23
COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/MARK BAGLEY (P)/ART THIBERT (I)
• THE SCOOP: Green Goblin! Gwen Stacy! Plus a surprise guest star!
• THE STORY: Peter Parker's life is sent in a downward spiral when Norman Osborn and his evil alterego returns! Meanwhile, Peter's relationship with bad girl Gwen Stacy takes a shocking twist -- one that may have serious repercussions for Mary Jane! Plus: a surprise appearance by an enigmatic figure straight from the pages of THE ULTIMATES!
• THE BUZZ: "This comic has been excellent since the very first issue. It's the most consistently enjoyable comic out there! Bendis 'gets' everything that makes Spider-Man (and Peter Parker) such a fun character and he captures the mood perfectly
every single time!" -Aint It Cool News
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05031-4-02311 2.25
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #42
COVER BY JASON PEARSON
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (W)/JOHN ROMITA JR. (P)/SCOTT HANNA (I)
• THE SCOOP: Another new issue of wall-crawling goodness!
• THE STORY: Hey, it's Spidey by the killer team of J.Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna -- what else do
you need to know?
• THE BUZZ: "Spidey's always been #1 in our hearts, but now he's damn near in sales as well... even more impressive is that the title's sales have doubled since May 2001, just over half a year ago. Truly, the team of Straczynski and Romita Jr. is
amazing!" -Wizard, The Comics Magazine
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.
7-59606-04716-1-04211 (MarvelPG) 2.25
SPIDER-MAN: BLUE #2
COVER BY TIM SALE
JEPH LOEB (W)/TIM SALE (P & I)
• THE SCOOP: The Marvel Knights take a swing at Spider-Man as writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale -- the award-winning team that brought you DAREDEVIL: YELLOW -- deliver another modern day classic!
• THE STORY: With the Green Goblin out of Spider-Man's way, Peter Parker grows closer to Harry Osborn – and to Harry's friend Gwen Stacy! Sometimes it seems as if Peter's biggest problem is how to get his boss, J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle, to pay him enough money to afford to take Gwen out on a date. And other times, it seems as if avoiding the hoofs of the Rhino might be more pressing!
• THE FORMAT: The second issue of this six-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper
with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05341-4-00211 (MarvelPG) 3.50
SPIDER-MAN: QUALITY OF LIFE #2
COVER BY SCOTT SAVA
GREG RUCKA (W)/SCOTT SAVA (A)
• THE SCOOP: The world-famous web-slinger faces off against his classic adversary, The Lizard, in a wide-screen action epic written by Greg Rucka (Queen and Country) and digitally illustrated by breakout sensation Scott Sava (The Lab)!
• THE STORY: Dr. Curt Connors' attempts to better himself and the world around him only turned him -- literally -- into the monster known as the Lizard! But there are worse monsters out there. Some walk on two legs and hide behind a maze of red tape and bureacracy. And then there are other still more sinister -- others like the Yith!
• THE FORMAT: The second issue of this four-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper,
with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05333-9-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99
PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN #45
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
PAUL JENKINS (W)/HUMBERTO RAMOS (P)/WAYNE FAUCHER (I)
• THE SCOOP: Regular cover artist -- and major Spider-Man fan -- Humberto Ramos lends his extraordinary talents to a special four-part story featuring the return of the web-slinger's most relentless foe: the Green Goblin!
• THE STORY: Last we saw Spider-Man, he was left battered and bruised by the hands of the Green Goblin! Now the Goblin's plan starts to unfold as he goes after someone very close to Peter! And by the end of this issue, that person's life will never be the same!
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.
7-59606-04717-8-0451 (MarvelPG) 2.25
SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY
COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & TIM TOWNSEND
RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/DARICK ROBERTSON (P)/RODNEY RAMOS (I)
• THE SCOOP: Tonight Show host Jay Leno makes his Marvel Comics debut in this special 64-page Spider-Man one-shot, by
Howard Stern Show writer Ron Zimmerman and penciller Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)!
• THE STORY: Cruel fate descends on the wall-crawler is forced -- thanks to a star-studded celebrity fundraising auction -- to spend a weekend camping trip with his number one nemesis: J. Jonah Jameson! And for this odd couple, ticks, coyotes and bears may be the least of their problems! It seems that someone with a burning hatred for both of them sees an opportunity to take out two birds with one stone! Yes, the Scorpion is back -- and he's madder than ever!
• THE FORMAT: This 64-page one-shot is printed on glossy-stock paper.
• RETAILER ALERT: The appearance by Leno is bound to generate massive mainstream buzz -- so make sure you can satisfy the curious who will come looking for this issue!
7-59606-05291-2-00111 (MarvelPG) 4.95
SPIDER-MAN, TANGLED WEB #15: THE COLLABORATOR
COVER BY PAUL POPE
PAUL POPE (W & P)
• THE SCOOP: It's Spider-Man -- via Paul Pope (Heavy Liquid)!
• THE SET-UP: Marvel continues to reach out to unique creators, and TANGLED WEB is the place to let them strut their stuff! We believe in a Spidey book for every type of reader, and this comic — which examines the wall-crawler from a more street-level view — is perfect for those who never thought they'd ever read a Spidey book!
• THE STORY: Thirteen-year-old Heather has a severe crush on a certain web-spinning super hero that's got her father climbing the walls -- literally! Seems Heather's old man has a few exoskeletons in his closet that he'd just as soon put to use squashing his archrival -- and what time is better than the present?
• THE BUZZ: "With an impressive roster of guest creators and an approach that has a bit of indy cool, TANGLED WEB
continues to surprise and please me." -Randy Lander, TheFourthRail.com
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05106-9-01511 (MarvelPG) 2.99
SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO #1
COVER BY TERRY & RACHEL DODSON
KEVIN SMITH/TERRY DODSON/RACHEL DODSON
• THE SCOOP: King of All Comics Kevin Smith takes the reins of comics' hottest character -- Spider-Man -- in an all-new four-part story that will send the wall-crawler on a collision course with his old flame, the Black Cat!
• THE STORY: The mysterious disappearance of an old friend brings Felicia Hardy to the Big Apple in search of answers. But, as luck would have it, a certain web-slinger -- who also happens to be her ex-lover -- is following the same trail! How long will it take before they do some... catching up?
• THE CREATORS: You know he's a famous moviemaker and comics writer, but wait until you see Kevin Smith cut loose on the one-and-only Spider-Man! And is there a more perfect artist to draw the shapely Black Cat than Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn)?
• THE FORMAT: The first issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy paper with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05309-4-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99
More Info <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/resources/previews/text/2002_04.txt">Here</a>.
Spider-Man
SPIDER-GIRL #48
COVER BY PAT OLLIFFE & AL WILLIAMSON
TOM DEFALCO (W)/PAT OLLIFFE (P)/AL WILLIAMSON (I)
Beginning a new story that'll have fans of the Clone Saga doing flips! Spider-Girl's super hero life gets ever more complicated as her dad reassumes his costumed identity as Spider-Man -- just as Kaine suddenly appears on the scene! Plus: heretofore hidden facts surrounding Mayday's kidnapping when she was just a baby! Guest-starring the all-new Scarlet Spider!
7-59606-03503-8-04811 2.50
SPIDER-MAN: GET KRAVEN #1
COVER BY JOE QUESADA
RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/AL RIO (P)/SANDU FLOREA (I)
• THE SCOOP: "Get Shorty" meets "The Player" in this five-issue series that dishes the dirt on the dark underbelly of show biz! Plus: In addition to an all-new 23-page story, this issue also features the 25-page "You Can Call Me Al" serial that ran in the May Marvel titles! That's 48 pages of action for only $2.99!
• THE STORY: Alyosha Kravinoff -- a.k.a. the son of "Kraven the Hunter" -- is the kind of guy that boys love to hate and girls hate to love. Trouble in leopard-skin boots, a six thousand dollar suit, and with a killer smile. Indeed, with his movie-star looks, heightened senses, razor-sharp tongue and thirty million dollar inheritance, you'd think that Al Kravinoff would be living The Life. But in reality, he's running a family legacy that makes him the first of his bloodline not to be obsessed with the death and destruction of a certain wall-crawler. Where to funnel that excess energy? Kraven is about to dive in the great fountain of all dreams, and swim with its many sharks. And god help the sleazebag producers, self-absorbed movie stars and hired goons who get in his path. Hollywood has seen its fair share of players, but no one plays the game like Kraven. Kraven wants to make a movie. And what Kraven wants, Kraven gets.
• RETAILER NOTE: GET KRAVEN will be set up in a five-part that will run in half of Marvel's titles in May, so you know everyone's going to be following it!
• THE FORMAT: The first issue of this five-part series -- which also includes the five-part serial -- is 48 pages, with no ads! Now that's a bargain!
7-59606-05351-3-00111(MarvelPG) 2.99
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #23
COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W)/MARK BAGLEY (P)/ART THIBERT (I)
• THE SCOOP: Green Goblin! Gwen Stacy! Plus a surprise guest star!
• THE STORY: Peter Parker's life is sent in a downward spiral when Norman Osborn and his evil alterego returns! Meanwhile, Peter's relationship with bad girl Gwen Stacy takes a shocking twist -- one that may have serious repercussions for Mary Jane! Plus: a surprise appearance by an enigmatic figure straight from the pages of THE ULTIMATES!
• THE BUZZ: "This comic has been excellent since the very first issue. It's the most consistently enjoyable comic out there! Bendis 'gets' everything that makes Spider-Man (and Peter Parker) such a fun character and he captures the mood perfectly
every single time!" -Aint It Cool News
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper, with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05031-4-02311 2.25
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #42
COVER BY JASON PEARSON
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (W)/JOHN ROMITA JR. (P)/SCOTT HANNA (I)
• THE SCOOP: Another new issue of wall-crawling goodness!
• THE STORY: Hey, it's Spidey by the killer team of J.Michael Straczynski, John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna -- what else do
you need to know?
• THE BUZZ: "Spidey's always been #1 in our hearts, but now he's damn near in sales as well... even more impressive is that the title's sales have doubled since May 2001, just over half a year ago. Truly, the team of Straczynski and Romita Jr. is
amazing!" -Wizard, The Comics Magazine
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.
7-59606-04716-1-04211 (MarvelPG) 2.25
SPIDER-MAN: BLUE #2
COVER BY TIM SALE
JEPH LOEB (W)/TIM SALE (P & I)
• THE SCOOP: The Marvel Knights take a swing at Spider-Man as writer Jeph Loeb and artist Tim Sale -- the award-winning team that brought you DAREDEVIL: YELLOW -- deliver another modern day classic!
• THE STORY: With the Green Goblin out of Spider-Man's way, Peter Parker grows closer to Harry Osborn – and to Harry's friend Gwen Stacy! Sometimes it seems as if Peter's biggest problem is how to get his boss, J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle, to pay him enough money to afford to take Gwen out on a date. And other times, it seems as if avoiding the hoofs of the Rhino might be more pressing!
• THE FORMAT: The second issue of this six-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper
with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05341-4-00211 (MarvelPG) 3.50
SPIDER-MAN: QUALITY OF LIFE #2
COVER BY SCOTT SAVA
GREG RUCKA (W)/SCOTT SAVA (A)
• THE SCOOP: The world-famous web-slinger faces off against his classic adversary, The Lizard, in a wide-screen action epic written by Greg Rucka (Queen and Country) and digitally illustrated by breakout sensation Scott Sava (The Lab)!
• THE STORY: Dr. Curt Connors' attempts to better himself and the world around him only turned him -- literally -- into the monster known as the Lizard! But there are worse monsters out there. Some walk on two legs and hide behind a maze of red tape and bureacracy. And then there are other still more sinister -- others like the Yith!
• THE FORMAT: The second issue of this four-part, monthly mini-series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock paper,
with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05333-9-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99
PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN #45
COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
PAUL JENKINS (W)/HUMBERTO RAMOS (P)/WAYNE FAUCHER (I)
• THE SCOOP: Regular cover artist -- and major Spider-Man fan -- Humberto Ramos lends his extraordinary talents to a special four-part story featuring the return of the web-slinger's most relentless foe: the Green Goblin!
• THE STORY: Last we saw Spider-Man, he was left battered and bruised by the hands of the Green Goblin! Now the Goblin's plan starts to unfold as he goes after someone very close to Peter! And by the end of this issue, that person's life will never be the same!
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads.
7-59606-04717-8-0451 (MarvelPG) 2.25
SPIDER-MAN: SWEET CHARITY
COVER BY J. SCOTT CAMPBELL & TIM TOWNSEND
RON ZIMMERMAN (W)/DARICK ROBERTSON (P)/RODNEY RAMOS (I)
• THE SCOOP: Tonight Show host Jay Leno makes his Marvel Comics debut in this special 64-page Spider-Man one-shot, by
Howard Stern Show writer Ron Zimmerman and penciller Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan)!
• THE STORY: Cruel fate descends on the wall-crawler is forced -- thanks to a star-studded celebrity fundraising auction -- to spend a weekend camping trip with his number one nemesis: J. Jonah Jameson! And for this odd couple, ticks, coyotes and bears may be the least of their problems! It seems that someone with a burning hatred for both of them sees an opportunity to take out two birds with one stone! Yes, the Scorpion is back -- and he's madder than ever!
• THE FORMAT: This 64-page one-shot is printed on glossy-stock paper.
• RETAILER ALERT: The appearance by Leno is bound to generate massive mainstream buzz -- so make sure you can satisfy the curious who will come looking for this issue!
7-59606-05291-2-00111 (MarvelPG) 4.95
SPIDER-MAN, TANGLED WEB #15: THE COLLABORATOR
COVER BY PAUL POPE
PAUL POPE (W & P)
• THE SCOOP: It's Spider-Man -- via Paul Pope (Heavy Liquid)!
• THE SET-UP: Marvel continues to reach out to unique creators, and TANGLED WEB is the place to let them strut their stuff! We believe in a Spidey book for every type of reader, and this comic — which examines the wall-crawler from a more street-level view — is perfect for those who never thought they'd ever read a Spidey book!
• THE STORY: Thirteen-year-old Heather has a severe crush on a certain web-spinning super hero that's got her father climbing the walls -- literally! Seems Heather's old man has a few exoskeletons in his closet that he'd just as soon put to use squashing his archrival -- and what time is better than the present?
• THE BUZZ: "With an impressive roster of guest creators and an approach that has a bit of indy cool, TANGLED WEB
continues to surprise and please me." -Randy Lander, TheFourthRail.com
• THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy stock with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05106-9-01511 (MarvelPG) 2.99
SPIDER-MAN/BLACK CAT: THE EVIL THAT MEN DO #1
COVER BY TERRY & RACHEL DODSON
KEVIN SMITH/TERRY DODSON/RACHEL DODSON
• THE SCOOP: King of All Comics Kevin Smith takes the reins of comics' hottest character -- Spider-Man -- in an all-new four-part story that will send the wall-crawler on a collision course with his old flame, the Black Cat!
• THE STORY: The mysterious disappearance of an old friend brings Felicia Hardy to the Big Apple in search of answers. But, as luck would have it, a certain web-slinger -- who also happens to be her ex-lover -- is following the same trail! How long will it take before they do some... catching up?
• THE CREATORS: You know he's a famous moviemaker and comics writer, but wait until you see Kevin Smith cut loose on the one-and-only Spider-Man! And is there a more perfect artist to draw the shapely Black Cat than Terry Dodson (Harley Quinn)?
• THE FORMAT: The first issue of this four-part series is 32 pages, with ads. Printed on glossy paper with a cardstock cover.
7-59606-05309-4-00111 (MarvelPG) 2.99
More Info <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/resources/previews/text/2002_04.txt">Here</a>.