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Exclusive Preview: Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1

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Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1

(W) Paul Eschbach, Steve Orlando, Ken Niimura, Gustavo Duarte (A) E. J. Su, Roi Mercado, Ken Niimura, Gustavo Duarte
(C) Rachelle Rosenberg (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Mike Mignola (VCA) Giuseppe Camuncoli, Peach Momoko

DINE INTO A BRAND-NEW ADVENTURE! Daily Bugle food critic Chet Chekowski and intrepid photographer Peter Parker are headed downtown for the opening of a brand-new, world-class restaurant! But when RHINO interrupts the festivities, it’s up to SPIDER-MAN and his friends to save the day — and their dinner!

ALSO: JEFF’S TABLE debuts! This issue also collects the T.E.S.T. KITCHEN infinity comic in print for the first time!

Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1

Chef José Andrés joins the Marvel Universe with Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish

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Next month, experience a heroic adventure that’s sure to satisfy your every craving in Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1! The first-of-its-kind one-shot will deliver a story by writer Steve Orlando and artist Roi Mercado that sees Spider-Man team up with a real-world hero—Michelin-starred and James Beard Award-winning chef, restaurateur, and humanitarian, José Andrés, alongside his fearless team at World Central Kitchen! Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1 will be the first in a series of one-shots this year celebrating José’s life-changing and impactful work to provide food and nourishment to communities in crisis around the world.

Comics crossing over with the world of food and chefs has been a popular thing lately. Marvel launched Meals to Astonish in August 2025 (which had the same cover as Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish) as a spin off of the T.E.S.T. Kitchen Infinity Comic which itself had releases going back to 2022. DC Comics launched their own Taste of Justice in 2024 and José Andrés was even a part of it in 2025.

In Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish, Peter Parker heads downtown to photograph the opening of world-class chef José Andrés’ brand-new restaurant at New York’s famous Mercado Little Spain but soon finds it crashed by an insatiable villain: Electro! The electric fiend came prepared for Spider-Man, so José must chip in with Spidey to save the day—and everyone’s dinner!

In addition to the main story featuring Andrés, fans will be able to experience the T.E.S.T. Kitchen Infinity Comic for the first time in print! The story follows Chef Anna Ameyama whose dream of running her own food truck has finally come true—until it’s crushed into collateral damage during an Iron Man fight! But when Tony Stark tastes the deliciousness he just devastated, he offers her a new job: as his personal chef! The best part? Anna’s recipes (created by Michelin-starred chef Paul Eschbach!) are included so you’ll see how surprisingly easy it is to eat like an Avenger right in your own home!

Following that, readers will witness the return of the most delicious hero in the Spider-Verse in a new SPIDER-RAMEN adventure by Ken Niimura that will leave your mouth watering for more!

And finally, True Believers can take a seat at Jeff’s Table, a new Jeff the Land Shark series by Gustavo Duarte! Jeff has captured the hearts of fans…now he’s going to win over your stomachs! Discover a Land Shark’s appetite as Marvel’s most adorable super hero makes a mess in the kitchen!

Check out covers by Mike Mignola, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Peach Momoko and preorder Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1 at your local comic shop today! And stay tuned in the coming weeks for another announcement for what’s next for Meals to Astonish and World Central Kitchen!

José Andrés whips a tasty treat with Andrew Aydin for DC’s Taste of Justice

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José Andrés comes to DC Comics… as a writer! Andrés is teaming with Andrew Aydin for a new entry for Taste of Justice, a series about superheroes and cooking. Aydin and Andrés connected through writer Steve Orlando who had previously collaborated with Andrés on Feeding Dangerously, a graphic novel about the work of World Central Kitchen.

Taste of Justice was announced in 2024 and combines DC’s character with cooking. Recipes are shared while the heroes prepare the dishes themselves with a step-by-step guide taking readers through the baking experience.

Being a superhero is a hungry job, but someone’s gotta do it! Enjoy this special Holiday Taste of things to come with the preview episode of Taste of Justice, where The Flash learns there’s more to speed when baking holiday cookies!

The upcoming entry in the series features Aquaman cooking up… something that “doesn’t require any cooking.” Could it be sushi? Does Aquaman eat sushi?

José Andrés Taste of Justice

Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook to Benefit Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen

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Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook

During the coronavirus quarantine, legendary Hellboy creator Mike Mignola posted original pencil sketches online and auctioned off the art to raise money for Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen. The sketches went viral and were the talk of the comics internet. Now those sketches will be in print for the first time in a new, oversized hardcover collection from Dark Horse Books, with all profits going to World Central Kitchen (WCK). 

The book features an introduction by Christine Mignola, alongside sketches of Hellboy, beloved and unexpected pop culture characters, macabre chess pieces, gothic vegetable creatures, strange vampires, and more.

Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook features Mignola’s eclectic and unexpected interpretations of pop culture characters including:

  • Batman
  • Dracula
  • The General Mills Cereal Monsters (Count Chocula, Franken Berry, and Boo Berry)
  • HR Puffnstuff
  • Masters of the Universe characters (including He-Man and Skeletor)
  • Punch and Judy
  • The Tin Man 

Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook goes on sale in comic book shops on March 3, 2021 and in bookstores on March 16, 2021.

Mike Mignola is Auctioning off Sketches to Support Chef José Andrés’ World Central Kitchen

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Times are tough, and comic creator (and Hellboy creator) Mike Mignola is stepping up to help raise some money. Mignola is auctioning off sketches on eBay to help benefit Chef José Andrés‘ World Central Kitchen. 100% of the proceeds are going to the effort.

World Central Kitchen is a nonprofit that began ten years ago that focuses on hunger and poverty. The program responded to 13 disasters in 2019 and has ongoing programs throughout the world.

Currently, the organization is delivering meals to those impacted by COVID-19 through quarantine, school closings, unemployment or more. They’re serving nearly 100,000 meals every day. They’re also helping to put restaurants back to work, feeding frontline healthcare workers, and mapping gaps in meals.

You can bid on Mignola’s work to help benefit this wonderful organization or visit them directly to help volunteer, find out more, or donate.