Spider-Man

Superior Spider-Man Returns

Superior Spider-Man Returns

Setting up the new volume of Superior Spider-Man, Superior Spider-Man Returns gives us a confused Otto Octavius attempting to put his fragmented memories of his time as Spider-Man together and discovering, while his consciousness was in control of Peter Parker’s body, he may have just completed his life’s work of harnessing the power of a sun. Well… not exactly.

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Uncanny Spider-Man #1

Uncanny Spider-Man #1

With the world held hostage to the insane demands of Orchis, mutants have abandoned Earth. However, those choosing to ignore Charles Xavier‘s edict have decided to remain in order to do some good in a world which has turned their backs on mutantkind. One of those is Nightcrawler who has taken one of Spider-Man’s old suits and become yet another Spider-inspired hero of New York City.

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Spidey Super Stories #39

Flashback Friday takes us back to another issue of Spidey Super Stories. Although Thanos is on the cover, and plays a large role in one of the stories of issue #39, the more common thread is the obvious attempt to include women in the issue. The opening story involves a women’s rights march that is interrupted by Mastermind who uses sleep toxin in soda to put the marchers to sleep. The adventure features Ms. Marvel fighting alongside Spider-Man while Mary Jane works to rouse the crowd.

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Amazing Spider-Man #160

Remember that time Spider-Man‘s car tried to kill him? Throwback Thursday takes us back 47 years to Amazing Spider-Man #160 in which the resurrected Spider-Mobile (believed lost in the Hudson River months before) returns and repeatedly attempts to run down the Wall-Crawler. The issue also plays on various threads of the time with another medical issue for Aunt May, Peter and Mary Jane dating, and J. Jonah Jameson‘s crusade against Spider-Man.

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