Amazing Spider-Man Relaunch Debuts Cover Art

Marvel's new Amazing Spider-Man series will launch with an assortment of covers from some of the comic book industry's brightest stars.

In April, Marvel will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Spider-Man's first appearance from Amazing Fantasy #15 with a new volume of the wall-crawler's signature series, Amazing Spider-Man. In addition to the debut issue's main cover by legendary Spider-Man artist John Romita Jr., Marvel will offer variants by Humberto Ramos, Travis Charest, Peach Momoko, Stanley "Artgerm" Lau and InHyuk Lee, among others. Furthermore, the series will feature a "Hidden Gem" variant by Mark Bagley with inks by John Romita Sr., depicting Spider-Man over a web of his most iconic enemies.

Marvel's new Amazing Spider-Man series will be written by Zeb Wells and drawn by John Romita Jr. Though both creators' names will be familiar to longtime Spider-Man fans, this series will be the first time the two have collaborated. Wells claims he has wanted to work with JRJR for years, saying, "To team up with him on Amazing Spider-Man for the character's 60th anniversary is so exciting words can't describe it. We're gonna have a blast!" Romita Jr., whose last issue of Amazing Spider-Man came out more than ten years ago, also expressed his excitement for the series, adding for fans, "I'll work hard to make you proud!"

While Wells and JRJR seem happy to work together on Spidey, Marvel teases that the wall-crawler will be short on friends in the new series. Marvel's solicitation for Amazing Spider-Man #1 explains that Peter will be on the outs with the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and even his dear Aunt May by the time he returns. This status quo leaves Peter alone and vulnerable against Doctor Octopus, who is concocting a master plan that will have terrible consequences for Spider-Man. Additionally, Marvel's promotion for the issue suggests that Peter can only blame himself for this unfortunate turn of events. A teaser released by the publisher shows Spider-Man in a smoky crater, captioned with the text "WHAT DID PETER DO?"

Before Peter can ruin his own life, he'll have to get through the current Spider-Man, Ben Reilly. Ben became Spider-Man after Peter was critically wounded in battle and has been working with the Beyond Corporation for financial support. However, in classic Spider-Man fashion, Ben's trust in the Beyond Corporation dissolved when they began tasking him with targeting some of New York City's other heroes, including fellow wall crawler Miles Morales. March's Amazing Spider-Man #93 pits Peter against Ben in a final fight to determine who is the real Spider-Man, bringing the "Beyond" era to a close.