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Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #23

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The Amazing Spider-Man #23

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Ed McGuinness

SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE! CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means SPIDEY and VENOM team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of EDDIE BROCK, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom’s mask — MARY JANE WATSON! And that’s just the first SHOCKING REVELATION of this issue! Carnage isn’t the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain, TORMENT’s killing spree.

The Amazing Spider-Man #23

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count Fleshes Out Spidey’s Newest Supervillain, Torment!

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Spider-Man’s legendary rogues gallery just got a whole lot deadlier! Torment, a new super-powered serial killer, debuts next month in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1, the kickoff issue of the “Death Spiral” crossover running in Amazing Spider-Man and Venom through April. Following the crossover, Torment will be spotlighted in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1, a one-shot on sale in May.

In “Death Spiral,” Torment’s killing spree puts Spider-Man, A.K.A. Peter Parker; Venom, A.K.A. Mary Jane Watson; and Carnage, A.K.A. Eddie Brock on a dramatic collision course, and when the violence finally subsides, fans will be left wondering the truth behind the murderer’s dark motives and how deep his mysterious connection to Peter goes. All will be revealed in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1 by Charles Soule, who’s co-writing the crossover alongside Joe Kelly and Al Ewing, and acclaimed artist Kev Walker.

Each chapter of “Death Spiral” features a Connecting Variant Cover by Iban Coello, spotlighting a key player of the saga with Torment looming in the background. The complete artwork will then be available as a variant cover for Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1. Fans can check out all nine parts and the fully connected piece along with Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1’s main cover by CAFU.

THE ORIGIN OF TORMENT!

The scariest new villain in the Marvel Universe finally gets his story told! He’s hunted Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson and Eddie Brock, killing his way to their throats and wrapping his razor whip around them. What forged the deadliest serial killer since Cletus Kasady? Find out in this one shot that will define Torment’s past and his future!

Pick up Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1 on February 25 and don’t miss Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral Body Count #1 this May!

Torment adds another victim to his death tally in the final issues of Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral!

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Before reaching the legendary milestone Amazing Spider-Man #1000 later this year, Peter Parker and the entire Spider-family will be put through the ringer in Death Spiral, a new crossover kicking off next month. The saga begins in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1, a special one-shot in February, and continues in issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Venom through April.

In Death Spiral, Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly teams up with current symbiote storytellers Al Ewing and Charles Soule to deliver a gut-wrenching super hero drama alongside a trio of all-star artists—Ed McGuinness, Carlos Gómez, and Jesús Saíz.

Spider-Man has returned to Earth just in time to face Carnage, who’s discovered Spider-Man’s secret identity in the mind of his newest host, Eddie Brock! When Spider-Man and Venom team up against the killer symbiote, another shocking secret is revealed as Peter Parker discovers that Mary Jane is the All-New Venom! It’s a collision course of danger that explodes when Peter, Mary Jane, and Eddie find themselves in the crosshairs of Torment, a new serial killer supervillain with a mysterious—and deeply personal—connection to Spider-Man. No one is safe as Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage join forces to figure out who Torment is and stop their loved ones from getting caught in his web of death!

Read on to learn more about the event’s final chapters—but brace yourself, for not everyone will survive Torment’s killing spree!

VENOM #256 – DEATH SPIRAL PART SIX!

Written by AL EWING
Art by CARLOS GÓMEZ
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
On Sale 4/1

The serial killer Torment is following the path of the Death Spiral…and it’s led straight to Dylan Brock! Now the son of Venom is alone, injured and on the run…and Venom’s other child might be his only hope. But will Carnage choose to help Dylan…or kill him all over again? Because SOMEONE’S got to die…

VENOM #256 – DEATH SPIRAL PART SIX!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26 (LGY #991) – DEATH SPIRAL PART SEVEN!

Written by JOE KELLY
Art by ED McGUINNESS
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 4/8

Spider-Man is the LAST hero standing against Torment’s onslaught!  MJ, Eddie and Dylan are in Torment’s sights. Peter can’t save them all! And Torment’s newest ally just tipped the scales in the serial killer’s favor!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #26

VENOM #257 – DEATH SPIRAL PART EIGHT!

Written by AL EWING
Art by JESÚS SAIZ
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
On Sale 4/15

Anna Watson and May Parker are caught in the Death Spiral, and their only hope is…Flash Thompson?! Will Spider-Man and Venom save the day, or will MJ and Peter’s old wounds create a new tragedy? And where’s Carnage in all this? Even when you find out – you STILL won’t believe it!

VENOM #257 – DEATH SPIRAL PART EIGHT!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27 (LGY #992) – DEATH SPIRAL CONCLUSION!

Written by JOE KELLY
Art and Cover by ED McGUINNESS
On Sale 4/22

Torment will get away with murder. Unless Spider-Man does the UNTHINKABLE…

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #27

Death Looms Large for Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and Eddie Brock in Death Spiral Reveals!

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This February, Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage are caught in a “Death Spiral,” a new crossover spinning out of Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, and Eddie Brock: Carnage. Written by three of today’s acclaimed Spider-Man and symbiote storytellers—Joe Kelly, Al Ewing, and Charles Soule—and drawn by Ed McGuinness, Carlos Gómez, and Jesús Saíz, the saga begins in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1, a special one-shot in February, and continues in issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Venom through April. Today, fans can learn about March’s “Death Spiral” chapters, Amazing Spider-Man #23-25 and Venom #255.

Spider-Man returns to Earth just in time to face Carnage, who’s just discovered Spider-Man’s secret identity in the mind of his newest host, Eddie Brock When Spider-Man and Venom team up against the killer symbiote, another shocking secret is revealed as Peter Parker discovers that Mary Jane is the All-New Venom! It’s a collision course of drama and danger that explodes with the arrival of Torment, a mysterious serial killer who will connect all three of them in a web of death. No one is safe as Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage join forces to figure out who Torment is and stop his killing spree against their loved ones before it’s too late!


Read on to learn more about this murderous mystery, a key storyline in the lead-up to next year’s Amazing Spider-Man #1000!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23 (LGY#988) – DEATH SPIRAL PART TWO!

Written by JOE KELLY
Art and Cover by ED McGUINNESS
On Sale 3/4

SHOCKED BY THE SINISTER SYMBIOTE!

CARNAGE. KNOWS. Which means Spidey and Venom team up again to stop the serial killer-symbiote. But instead of Eddie Brock, Peter uncovers another bombshell beneath Venom’s mask – MARY JANE WATSON! And that’s just the first shocking revelation of this issue! Carnage isn’t the only problem…Peter and MJ are going to have to patch things up if they want a fighting chance to stop new hyper-lethal villain Torment’s killing spree.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23

VENOM #255 – DEATH SPIRAL PART THREE!

Written by AL EWING
Art and Cover by CARLOS GÓMEZ
On Sale 3/11

THE SECRET IS OUT!

After the shocking events of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23, Spider-Man and the All-New Venom have some serious talking to do… But first they’ve got to solve the one murder neither of them – or their villains – ever expected to face! Meanwhile, Eddie Brock is back…with a Carnage-sized secret of his own, and a connection to the mystery you’ll have to see to believe!

VENOM #255

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #24 (LGY#989) – DEATH SPIRAL PART FOUR!

Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by JESÚS SAÍZ
Cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
On Sale 3/18

CARNAGE MEETS ITS MATCH!?

Carnage faces off against Torment while the serial killer’s latest murder leaves the Spidey-Symbiote Alliance shaken.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #24

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25 (LGY#990) – DEATH SPIRAL PART FIVE!

Written by JOE KELLY
Art and Cover by ED McGUINNESS
On Sale 3/25

UNRELENTING TORMENT…

…for Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage leads to the most unexpected team-up in Spidey History! But even if Spidey wins, he may still lose…because Torment learns not one, but two shocking truths about his foes!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #25

NYCC 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Venom Death Spiral Revealed!

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Revealed at the “Marvel Comics: Spider-Man and his Venomous Friends Panel” at New York Comic Con, “Death Spiral,” a new crossover saga spinning out of Amazing Spider-Man, Venom, and Eddie Brock: Carnage, kicks off this February. The event begins in Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1, a special one-shot, and continues in issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Venom through April.

“Death Spiral” will be written by three of today’s acclaimed Spider-Man and symbiote storytellers—Joe Kelly, Al Ewing, and Charles Soule—and feature artwork by Ed McGuinness, Carlos Gómez, and Jesús Saíz. During the panel, Ewing, Kelly and Soule, along with Executive Editor Nick Lowe, Senior Editor Jordan D. White, and Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, discussed recent developments, including Spider-Man’s cosmic adventures, Mary Jane becoming Venom, and Eddie Brock’s bonding with Carnage, and explained how it all leads into this terrifying saga that introduces TORMENT, a twisted new supervillain who targets Peter Parker and all those connected to him, putting Spider-Man, Venom and Carnage on a violent collision course that not everyone involved will survive!

DEATH SPIRAL – PART ONE!

Kicking off the event with a one-shot that will bring any new reader up to speed, Joe Kelly, Al Ewing and Charles Soule and artist Jesus Saiz do their greatest Marvel work yet! A new super-powered serial killer is on the loose, and they’re coming for Spidey, Venom and everyone in between. But what terrible secret has Carnage learned? And what does it have to do with Spider-Man?! Don’t miss the next chapters of this spiders-and-symbiotes saga in Amazing Spider-Man #23-27 and Venom #255-257!

Check out the cover by Ed McGuinness and stay tuned for more details about DEATH SPIRAL in the months ahead! 

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral #1