The reason for Marvel Comics' webbed countdown has been revealed. 1 / 11
Star Wars mastermind J.J. Abrams will pen a Spider-Man comic with his son Henry... 2 / 11
...while artist Sara Pichelli and colorist Dave Stewart provide interior artwork. 3 / 11
"The story shows Peter Parker in a way you haven't seen him before," J.J. Abrams teased. 4 / 11
Olivier Coipel's cover for the first issue appears above. 5 / 11
The new Spider-Man miniseries will introduce an original villain called Cadaverous... 6 / 11
"...who will cause problems for Spider-Man, his alter-ego, Peter Parker, and his beloved Mary Jane Watson." 7 / 11
The story takes place over five issues. 8 / 11
"I think Stan Lee said something about putting the human in superhuman," Henry said... 9 / 11
"That is what we're trying to do." 10 / 11
Spider-Man #1 by J.J. Abrams, Henry Abrams, Sara Pichelli and Dave Stewart goes on sale in September. 11 / 11