Marvel's brand-new demonic Spider-Man, Rek-Rap, gets ready to fight Ben Reilly's Insidious Six in a CBR exclusive preview of Amazing Spider-Man #18.
In Amazing Spider-Man #17, Marvel introduced a brand-new web-slinger named Rek-Rap. Prior to becoming an extremely muscular version of Spider-Man, Rek-Rap was a demon who hailed from Limbo who Peter Parker, also trapped in Limbo, saved from some ghoulish creatures. Inspired by Peter's act of goodwill, the demon declared himself a hero named Parker-Man who attempted to oppose Ben Reilly/Chasm's Insidious Six. When that failed, Parker-Man visited a wizard introduced in Venom #13 (by Al Ewing, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie, Alex Sinclair and VC's Clayton Cowles) and transformed into Rek-Rap.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #18
- ZEB WELLS (W) • ED McGUINNESS (A) • COVER BY JOHN ROMITA JR.
- Classic Homage Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
- DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY ED MCGUINNESS
- As if the normal run-of-the-mill demons of Limbo weren’t enough…
- Spider-Man finds himself facing a small army of demonized versions of his rogues’ gallery!
- Can he make it home to stop Chasm and the Goblin Queen?!
- 32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99
At the end of Amazing Spider-Man #17, Peter started battling the Insidious Six before Rek-Rap appeared and offered his assistance. They have little time to converse in the preview for Amazing Spider-Man #18 as Rek-Rap readies to face Chasm's monstrous villains in his new form. "You hear that, Spider-Man?" Rek-Rap bellows after the Insidious Six declare they want to kill the spider. "The Insidious Six have teamed up to defeat us! What do you say we start this off with some classic web-whanging?"
Amazing Spider-Man #18 Marks a Fresh Start for Marvel's Goblin Queen
The Amazing Spider-Man #18 preview also sees Madelyne Pryor/the Goblin Queen lead a charge to stop the Dark Web attack plaguing New York City. Madelyne initially joined forces with Chasm, Venom/Eddie Brock and Hallow's Eve/Janine Godbe in Dark Web #1 (by Zeb Wells, Adam Kubert, Frank Martin and Joe Caramagna) to send a horde of Limbo demons into New York City. The three-issue Dark Web: X-Men series revealed Madelyne's motivations were doing so revolved around her wanting the memories of Jean Grey, whom she was cloned from.
In Dark Web: X-Men #3 (by Gerry Duggan, Rod Reis, Phil Noto and Cory Petit), Jean allowed Madelyne to have her memories of raising Nathan Summers/Cable, which then brought upon a change of heart for the Goblin Queen as she officially switched sides and joined forces with the X-Men.
Amazing Spider-Man #18 releases Jan. 25, 2023, from Marvel.
Source: Marvel