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Marvel reveals more Spider-Man/Superman #1 covers and a First Look at the Lead Story!

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Marvel Comics and DC Comics’ newest crossover comic is only a few months away! DC’s Superman/Spider-Man #1 hits stands in March, followed by Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 in April. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover, each one-shot features team-ups of two of the world’s most beloved super heroes, Spider-Man and Superman, along with backup tales with more mind-blowing Marvel/DC character team-ups. Today, fans can check out the final variant covers for Spider-Man/Superman and score a sneak peek at the lead story by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and artist Pepe Larraz.

The new variant covers revealed today include:

  • An homage cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli inspired by Civil War #1
  • An homage cover by David Marquez inspired by Power Man and Iron Fist #50
  • An homage cover by Sanford Greene inspired by Infinity Gauntlet #1
  • A cover by Adam Hughes depicting Black Cat busted by Power Girl
  • A cover by Ivan Talavera spotlighting Silk and Supergirl

Following Meltzer and Larraz’s story, fans can look forward to the following bonus tales!

  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • GHOST-SPIDER and SUPERGIRL form an unbreakable bond on a high-stakes adventure by current All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider scribe Stephanie Phillips and superstar artist Phil Noto!
  • Masterful super hero storytellers Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung reunite to put their own spin on a Spider-Man/Superman team-up! 

Check out the new covers and preorder Spider-Man/Superman #1 at your local comic shop today!

Marvel reveals new Spider-Man/Superman #1 Covers and Stories

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Marvel Comics and DC Comics join forces again this year with two new Spider-Man/Superman crossover comics celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover. DC’s one-shot, Superman/Spider-Man #1, arrives in March, with Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 following in April. Each will be packed with ALL-NEW stories starring Marvel’s web-slinging wall-crawler and DC’s Man of Tomorrow along with additional stories featuring more history-making Marvel/DC team-ups, including two stories for Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1 revealed! Writer Stephanie Phillips and artist Phil Noto will pair Ghost-Spider and Supergirl while Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung will deliver an additional Spider-Man/Superman team-up!

Fans can also see new variant covers for the issue including:

  • A cover by Gary Frank, spotlighting his story with Geoff Johns that pits Spider-Man and Superman—and their families—against Mysterio
  • A cover by Humberto Ramos, teasing the Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang story he’s working on with Joe Kelly
  • A cover by Frank Miller, featuring the comic book legend’s take on the armored Superman, Spider-Man, and Dark Knight
  • A cover by E.M. Gist stunningly depicting the titular stars soaring the skies together
  • A cover by Skottie Young where the artist infuses this historic meeting with his iconic humor
  • And previously revealed covers like a Logo Mash-Up Variant Cover presenting Spider-Man and Superman’s iconic logos on the front and Venom and Bizarro’s logos on the back; a Peach Momoko representing Phillips and Noto’s story; and more!

The lead story starring Spider-Man and Superman will be written by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer, marking his first full-length Marvel Comics story, and drawn by Pepe Larraz, one of the industry’s most acclaimed talents. The various bonus stories will be brought to the page by a monumental lineup of industry stars, including a few surprises readers will be talking about for the next fifty years!

Here’s what to expect:

  • THWIP, THWIP AND AWAY! Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN against LEX LUTHOR and NORMAN OSBORN as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • GHOST-SPIDER and SUPERGIRL form an unbreakable bond on a high-stakes adventure by current All-New Spider-Gwen: The Ghost-Spider scribe Stephanie Phillips and superstar artist Phil Noto!
  • Masterful super hero storytellers Jeph Loeb and Jim Cheung reunite to put their own spin on a Spider-Man/Superman team-up! 
  • And more!

Check out the new covers and preorder the Spider-Man/Superman #1 at your local comic shop today!

Spider-Man and Superman Join Forces in April and Marvel Has Revealed the Details!

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Following last year’s Deadpool/Batman and celebrating the 50th anniversary of Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man, the first-ever Marvel/DC crossover, Marvel and DC unite again this April in Marvel’s Spider-Man/Superman #1! Like last year’s crossover, fans can look forward to a double-dose of history-making comic book storytelling with DC publishing a separate one-shot, Superman/Spider-Man, in March.

The lead story where Spider-Man and Superman join forces will be written by New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer in his first full-length Marvel Comics story, and drawn by one of Marvel’s most acclaimed artists, Pepe Larraz. In addition, the one-shot will feature various bonus stories by a monumental lineup of industry talent, each co-starring Marvel and DC characters, including a few surprises readers will be talking about for the next fifty years!

Here’s what to expect:

  • THWIP, THWIP AND AWAY! Brad Meltzer and Pepe Larraz pit SPIDER-MAN and SUPERMAN against LEX LUTHOR and NORMAN OSBORN as their greatest villains exploit some of their greatest weaknesses!
  • In the shadow-laden 1930s, SPIDER-MAN NOIR encounters the original GOLDEN AGE SUPERMAN as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin!
  • Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank! A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of MYSTERIO…but is their true foe an ally out of control?!
  • SYMBIOTE hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more!
  • Co-creator of STEEL Louise Simonson and artist Todd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the HOBGOBLIN.
  • Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between GWEN STACY and LANA LANG!
  • SPIDER-MAN (MILES MORALES) teams up with SUPERMAN in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli!
  • And more!

Spider-Man/Superman will include a main cover by Pepe Larraz and an assortment of stunning variant covers by top artists, some of which reflect the one-shot’s bonus stories. Fans can check out variant covers by Sara Pichelli, Walter Simonson, Greg Capullo, Marcos Martin, Ryan Stegman, Peach Momoko, Erik Larsen, Jerome Opeña, and Russell Dauterman along with a wraparound cover by Kaare Andrews and a Foil Cover by Mark Bagley. A Logo Mash-Up Variant Cover will also be available as well as covers by Ivan Talavera, E.M. Gist, Adam Hughes, Skottie Young, Frank Miller, Humberto Ramos, David Marquez, and Sanford Greene.

Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #17

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The Amazing Spider-Man #17

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Pepe Larraz

SPIDEY SPACED OUT! Peter Parker is LOST IN SPACE with no way home! Does he even WANT to return after his shocking defeat at the hands of HELLGATE?! The cosmos ain’t the friendliest of neighborhoods for Spidey and his galactic gang of outlaws. If they don’t learn to work together FAST, they’ll never leave the planet they’re currently stranded on ALIVE!

The Amazing Spider-Man #17

Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #13

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The Amazing Spider-Man #13

(W) Joe Kelly (A) Pepe Larraz

SPIDEY & HIS COSMIC FRIENDS! Who is this space-faring Spider-Man, and who is his crew?! You may recognize Rocket Raccoon and may have heard of Symbie. The other companions will have a huge impact on Spider-Man and may hold a key to some mysteries that have been brewing!

The Amazing Spider-Man #13

Ultimate Endgame True Believers Blind Bags Feature One-Of-A-Kind, Hand-Drawn Original Artist Sketch Variant Covers

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All paths lead to ENDGAME! The moment that’s been building since the beginning of the new Ultimate Universe arrives this December in Ultimate Endgame, a five-issue event series by writer Deniz Camp and artists Terry Dodson and Jonas Scharf. To celebrate the highly anticipated launch and the final chapter of the Ultimate Universe as we know it, the debut issue of Ultimate Endgame will introduce True Believers Blind Bags, Marvel Comics’ first-ever Blind Bag program. Announced last month, True Believers Blind Bags will allow fans to purchase the issue in special sealed foil bags that contain one of the issue’s many covers, including variant covers only available in True Believers Blind Bags. In addition, Marvel Comics has revealed that there’s a chance of the Blind Bags containing official, one-of-a-kind original artist sketch variant covers by various surprise artists. These original sketches will come signed by the artist and spotlight some the Ultimate Universe’s most popular characters. The artists contributing sketches include acclaimed superstars like Leinil Francis Yu, Peach Momoko, Mark Bagley, Ron Lim, Pepe Larraz and many more! Fans can peek at a small selection of them now!

The Ultimate Universe has ignited the industry with its bold storytelling, and these new TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS up the excitement for its grand finale, creating a can’t-miss opportunity for collectors and providing a new way for local comic shops to engage with their customers.

Each BLIND BAG will contain one issue of Ultimate Endgame #1 with one of the following covers:

  • MAIN COVER BY MARK BROOKS
  • FOIL VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
  • VARIANT COVER BY CAFU
  • VARIANT COVER BY SANFORD GREENE
  • VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO
  • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
  • ARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
  • VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
  • VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • BLACK AND WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
  • BLUE LINE BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY STONEHOUSE*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE SURPRISE VARIANT COVERS –INCLUDING ARTIST SKETCH VARIANTS BY VARIOUS SURPRISE ARTISTS*

*ONLY AVAILABLE IN TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS

Written by Ultimates scribe Deniz Camp and drawn by superstar artists Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson, ULTIMATE ENDGAME delivers the ultimate payoff to the epic narrative that Jonathan Hickman began over two years ago in Ultimate Invasion. The Maker, creator of the Ultimate Universe, finally returns and confront the heroes who have brought hope and freedom to a world he once held in his tight grip! The fate of this world—and its future storytelling—will be decided in a showstopping, multi-front conflict with the Maker and his powerful allies.

Two (thousand) years have passed in the Ultimate Universe, but inside the City, the Maker has had thousands of years to prepare for his return! With the barrier around the City finally gone, heroes all across the Ultimate Universe must mobilize to defeat the Maker before it’s game over. For everyone. Meanwhile, the rest of the world wages World War III…

Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #11

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The Amazing Spider-Man #11

(W) Joe Kelly (A) John Romita Jr., Pepe Larraz

SPIDEY GOES COSMIC! A tale of two Spider-Men… One Spider-Man swings around New York City meting out justice in an unfriendly matter. Another Spider-Man is found in a distant solar system running with strange companions. One such companion? A stranger named SYMBIE making his FIRST APPEARANCE! The next major chapter in Spider-Man’s life begins here!

The Amazing Spider-Man #11

Preview: The Amazing Spider-Man #11

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The Amazing Spider-Man #11

(W) Joe Kelly (A) John Romita Jr., Pepe Larraz

SPIDEY GOES COSMIC! A tale of two Spider-Men… One Spider-Man swings around New York City meting out justice in an unfriendly matter. Another Spider-Man is found in a distant solar system running with strange companions. One such companion? A stranger named SYMBIE making his FIRST APPEARANCE! The next major chapter in Spider-Man’s life begins here!

The Amazing Spider-Man #11

Spidey faces New Threats at Home and in the Stars in Amazing Spider-Man

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Readers of Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz and John Romita Jr.’s current run of Amazing Spider-Man are getting a double dose of wall crawler action!

Following his brutal defeat at the hands of new supervillain Hellgate, there are TWO Spider-Men?! One Spider-Man has gone cosmic! Expect new villains, new allies, a new suit and possibly a new girlfriend (?!) as Spidey enters his intergalactic era! Meanwhile, the other Spider-Man is swinging around New York City—dishing out justice in a very unfriendly manner. But is Spidey ready for Tombstone’s ally PLAGUE RX?! This terrifying new villain’s novel power will punish Spider-Man in ways he’s never been punished before! The mystery heats up as the title approaches its milestone 1000th issue next year. Fans can check out what’s on the horizon with the reveal of November’s issues: Amazing Spider-Man #15 and #16.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15 (LEGACY #979)

Written by JOE KELLY
Art by PEPE LARRAZ

THE SECRETS OF SPACE REVEALED!

Spider-Man takes on a challenge of single combat to save his new crew and finds himself between a rock and a GIANT ALIEN BEAST INTENT ON HIS DEATH! Not only does Spider-Man learn aspects of his quest that he didn’t expect, but his companions learn things about Spider-Man that THEY didn’t expect. Witness the first full appearance of a new major character!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #15 (LEGACY #979)

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16 (LEGACY #980)

Written by JOE KELLY
Art by JOHN ROMITA JR.

THE RESOLUTE SPIDER-SLAYER!

Part of being Spider-Man is facing horrific scientifically wondrous SPIDER-SLAYERS! This new Spider-Slayer is particularly dangerous and endangers not only Spider-Man but the new teen hero KINTSUGI! Aunt May drops some wisdom that you won’t forget anytime soon! And what about the new villain PLAGUE RX?!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #16 (LEGACY #980)

Check out the covers and preorder Amazing Spider-Man #15 and #16 at your local comic shop today! Don’t miss a single issue of Joe Kelly, Pepe Larraz and John Romita Jr.’s hit run as the countdown to Amazing Spider-Man #1000 charges on in the months ahead!

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