(W) Dennis O'Neill; Michael Fleisher (A) John Romita Jr.; Frank Miller (CA) John Romita Jr.
Big name creators take on the world of Spider-Man, including the wall-crawler debut of Spidey awrtist legend John Romita Jr.!In this Epic Collection, Dennis O'Neil and John Romita Jr. make their Amazing Spider-Man debuts and bring with them the first appearance of Madame Web! New York City has always been a defining element in Spider-Man's world, and, like many a New Yorker, the city's going to drive him crazy if it doesn't kill him first. From an New York Marathon assassination plot to Peter Parker's paper-thin apartment walls; from a merged Hydro-Man/Sandman to running into your ex-girlfriend's new beau Biff Rifkin, the City That Never Sleeps just won't give Spidey a break. And the knocks keep coming when Peter Parker is accused of causing a prison break. Also featuring the Aunt May solo “adventure” you demanded and two iconic Dennis O'Neil/Frank Miller Annuals co-starring Doctor Strange and the Punisher!COLLECTING: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #207-223 & ANNUAL (1964) #14
(W) J. Michael Straczynski; Fiona Avery (A) John Romita Jr.; John Romita Sr. (CA) J Scott Campbell
The modern era of super Spider-Man storytelling continues, from the powerhouse pairing of J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr.!Spider-Man at his very best, continuing to protect innocent citizens from harm even as he struggles to keep his personal life together! Peter Parker always believed the radioactive spider-bite that granted him his powers was an accident. Now the mysterious Ezekiel offers Peter a shockingly different explanation! Next Peter's career as a teacher intersects with his life as Spider-Man in a touching story about family devotion. Then see the web-slinger team up with Iron Man, Captain America and others to battle a group of monsters set on destroying New York City!COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1999) 46-58, 500-502
(W) Marc Guggenheim (A) Madibek Musabekov (CA) Taurin Clarke
Chris Claremont's decades-spanning run on the X-Men continues, now joined by artistic legend John Roimita Jr.!John Romita Jr. joins Chris Claremont as the X-Men’s chart-topping adventures continue! Drama abounds as Cyclops heads off on his honeymoon with Madelyne Pryor, Wolverine’s relationship with Mariko takes a turn for the worse and Kitty Pryde is kidnapped and forced to marry the Morlock Caliban. Meanwhile, Rogue is public enemy number one and anti-mutant sentiment threatens the passage of a law that will strip every mutant in the United States of their rights. There’s no shortage of action either: Colossus battles Juggernaut, Mystique and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants return and Rachel Summers arrives on the scene. And in a miniseries with major implications for both characters, Wolverine and Kitty Pryde head to Japan and go to war with the yakuza. This volume is topped off by Claremont and Barry Windsor-Smith’s stunning “Lifedeath.”COLLECTING: UNCANNY X-MEN (1981) #176-188,
