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May is a busy month for Marvel, with Blood Hunt beginning — in both regular and polybagged "red band" editions, for more bloody violence. But that’s far from all to discover in the new round of solicitations from Marvel: Who thought that we’d get a new Godzilla omnibus, for one thing? And what awaits the X-Men as they head towards the end of the Krakoan era?

Unsurprisingly, Spider-Man finds himself getting involved in Blood Hunt this month in a new tie-in series, an issue of the main Amazing title, and a Venom crossover issue, but there’s so much more happening to all the webbed-heroes and villains this month, including a Superior Spider-Boy (wait…!), more Black Widow symbiote action, and… hang on… is that the return of the Green Goblin?

Read on to see everything coming up for Spider-Man and his amazing friends in May. Yeah, I said it.

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BLOOD HUNT #1 (OF 3)

JUSTINA IRELAND(W) • MARCELO FERREIRA (A/C) 
VARIANT COVER BY JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS 
BLOOD RED VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
Spinning directly out of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49, Spidey’s role in BLOOD HUNT becomes clear and it involves, of course, MORBIUS! That’s right, the Web-Slinger’s main vampiric villain Michael Morbius is involved in the big vampire play and Peter has to figure out if he needs to take out his fanged foe or SAVE HIM?!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #49

ZEB WELLS (W) • JOHN ROMITA JR. (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY CHRIS SAMNEE
DISNEY WHAT IF? VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO PASTROVICCHIO
DISNEY WHAT IF? BLACK AND WHITE VARIANT COVER BY ALESSANDRO PASTROVICCHIO
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY LUCAS WERNECK
A BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN! • Vampires are running rampant through New York City and while the Avengers are caught in the middle, someone has to take care of the citizens of the Big Apple. That person? Yep, Spider-Man. But if only it were that simple. Things never are and this issue leads directly into Spider-Man’s larger role in BLOOD HUNT!
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50

ZEB WELLS with MARV WOLFMAN, NIKESH SHUKLA & more! (W) 
ED McGUINNESS with TERRY DODSON & more! (A) • Cover by ED McGUINNESS
VARIANT COVER BY GREG CAPULLO • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY GREG CAPULLO
VIRGIN NEGATIVE SPACE VARIANT COVER BY JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
VARIANT COVER BY JOHN ROMITA SR. • VARIANT COVER BY NICK BRADSHAW
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY IBAN COELLO 
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
GUESS WHO'S BACK?! • THE GREEN GOBLIN RETURNS in this landmark and massive issue of ASM that boasts not only a double-sized main story but some instant Spider-Man classics by legends and legends to be! The Sins of Norman Osborn have found their way home and Norman shows his true color – green. But is it truly that simple? Spidey and Gobby’s brutal fight is one for the ages and you don’t want to miss this ending. PLUS! MARV WOLFMAN RETURNS TO SPIDER-MAN! NIKESH SHUKLA tells a story that will stay with you for a long time. And more!
80 PGS./Rated T …$9.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #5

JONATHAN HICKMAN (W) • MARCO CHECCHETTO (A/C) 
VARIANT COVER BY MARC ASPINALL • VARIANT COVER BY LEONARDO ROMERO
THE SECRET HISTORY OF HARRY OSBORN! How does the heir apparent of Oscorp become a masked vigilante? And what does Green Goblin know of the true status of the world he lives in? All and more will be revealed! 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

VENOM #33

AL EWING (W) • JUAN FERREYRA (A) • Cover by CAFU
VARIANT COVER BY JOSHUA "SWAY" SWABY • VARIANT COVER BY JUAN FERREYRA
A BLOOD HUNT TIE-IN! As the earth is smothered in eternal night, VENOM unleashes their lethal justice on the hordes of bloodsucking vampires threatening the innocents of New York City. But there’s one vampiric foe that thirsts not for blood – but for SYMBIOTES! Vampires aren’t the only threat – the dead now rise! LEE PRICE, one-time host to the Venom symbiote, has been ripped from his grave. And he’s got a bone…or a brain to pick…with his old partner!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

VENOM: SEPARATION ANXIETY #1 (of 5)

DAVID MICHELINIE (W) • GERARDO SANDOVAL (A) • Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL • GOLD VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL
SILVER VARIANT COVER BY GERARDO SANDOVAL
REMASTERED VARIANT COVER BY RON RANDALL • FOIL VARIANT COVER BY RON LIM
VARIANT COVER BY JONBOY MEYERS • BLANK VARIANT COVER ALSO AVAILABLE
LONG LIVE…THE KING IN PURPLE! AMAZING SPIDER-MAN legend and VENOM co-creator DAVID MICHELINIE triumphantly returns to tell another all-new, heart-pounding, brain-eating tale set in EDDIE BROCK’S earliest days! This time, he’s teaming up with VENOM and DEATH OF THE VENOMVERSE artist extraordinaire GERARDO SANDOVAL! Venom has made a new enemy. And their bond will be tested like never before when a foe with the power to alter reality itself threatens to tear Eddie’s world apart, starting with his symbiote! 
40 PGS./ONE-SHOT/Rated T+ …$4.99

KID VENOM #2 (OF 4)

TAIGAMI (W) • TAIGAMI (A/C) • HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN
VARIANT COVER BY SALVADOR LARROCA • VARIANT COVER BY STAN SAKAI
VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
STORM THE GATES! New allies join forces to protect the city against the unknown! Could the mysterious item KINTARO found hold the key to the Multiverse? If so…only KID VENOM can unlock it! 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SPIDER-MAN: SHADOW OF THE GREEN GOBLIN #2 (OF 4)

J.M. DEMATTEIS (W) • MICHAEL STA. MARIA (A) • Cover by PAULO SIQUEIRA
VARIANT COVER BY JULIAN TOTINO TEDESCO 
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
ENTER SANDMAN! While NORMAN OSBORN deals with the fallout of an attempt on his son Harry’s life…  • PETER PARKER struggles to keep himself together. What better way to work out your problems than putting on the mask to take down FLINT MARKO: THE SANDMAN! 
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #3

GREG WEISMAN (W) • HUMBERTO RAMOS (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Love is in the air at the Empire State University Coffee Bean as Miles Morales and Kamala Khan get their first date alongside Peter Parker and – GWEN STACY?! You aren’t going to believe this issue of the best new book of 2024.
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SPIDER-GWEN: THE GHOST-SPIDER #2

STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (W) • CHRIS CAMPANA (A) • Cover by MARK BROOKS
VARIANT COVER BY GREG LAND • VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
VARIANT COVER BY MEGHAN HETRICK • BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Gwen is reunited with PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN and SILK but it isn’t the friendly neighborhood welcome you’d expect. Lots of spider-secrets on all sides. Plus: Why is KRAVEN alive?!? And he’s not the only classic Spider-foe Gwen will have to face!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

BLACK WIDOW & HAWKEYE #3 (OF 4)

STEPHANIE PHILLIPS (W) 
PAOLO VILLANELLI (A) 
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
VARIANT COVER BY BEN HARVEY
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN
HAWKEYE HAS BEEN POISONED!  And his only chance at survival is the Black Widow’s unpredictable and vindictive symbiote – what could go wrong? A lot, as it turns out – because the fugitive pair has landed in the crosshairs of Black Widow’s old enemy, Damon Dran! 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN 2099 #3 (OF 5)

PETER DAVID (W) • ROGÊ ANTÔNIO (A)
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY JAN BAZALDUA
VARIANT COVER BY TBA
BOND OF BROTHERS! Miguel O’Hara, the SPIDER-MAN of 2099, is more powerful than ever before thanks to bonding to a symbiote. But the cost may prove too high as its violent tendencies and VENOM 2099’s nefarious influence begin to take hold. Will Miguel trade responsibility for power? Can Nueva York survive Spider-Man without limits?! 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #20

CODY ZIGLAR (W) • FEDERICO VICENTINI (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY GORAN PAVLOV
Miles Morales, A.K.A. SPIDER-MAN, faces his greatest challenge yet – BABY SITTING HIS LITTLE SISTER BILLIE! But wasn’t he supposed to fight crime with Shift? Oh, and there was a thing with Ms. Marvel! Oh no! He forgot to call Ganke back! And he’s an hour late to meet Starling?! Miles’ world is spinning, and he has no idea that it’s all about to get turned upside down!
32 PGS./Rated T …$3.99

SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN #7

DAN SLOTT (W) • MARK BAGLEY (A/C) • VARIANT COVER BY HUMBERTO RAMOS
Five words: Otto Octavius, the Superior Spider-Boy. That's all you need to know. What? Do you want us to spoil EVERYTHING? Read the book. Superior Spider-Boy?! HOW? Why would we do that? Was this the plan all along?! SHHH! We didn't even want to tell you THAT much. Hope you're happy now. Look, JUST READ THE BOOK.
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

SPIDER-BOY #7

DAN SLOTT (W) • PACO MEDINA & TY TEMPLETON (A) • Cover by HUMBERTO RAMOS
VARIANT COVER BY RAHZZAH • VARIANT COVER BY NATACHA BUSTOS
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY DAVID BALDEON
It's the slam-bam conclusion to Spider-Boy's first big multi-part adventure! And all of his amazing friends are showing up to help! Guest-starring: CAPTAIN AMERICA, THOR, SQUIRREL GIRL, THE TOY SOLDIER, MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN, and PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN! And featuring a major turning point in the life of Bailey Briggs! His life (and this comic) will never be the same again! You do NOT want to miss this one, Spidey-B fans!
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #7

STEVE FOXE (W) •  Ig Guara (A) 
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU 
VARIANT COVER BY DAVI GO
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
Following the shocking revelations about her son's fate, Spider-Woman has returned to her old stomping grounds of San Francisco...where she discovers that a brand-new group of young heroes have burst onto the scene! But why does Jess have a sinking feeling that there's more to these teens than meets the eye?
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

JACKPOT AND BLACK CAT #3 (OF 4)

CELESTE BRONFMAN (W) • EMILIO LAISO (A)
COVER BY PABLO VILLALOBOS
Variant Cover by TBA
Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
BLACK COSTUME VARIANT COVER BY PACO MEDINA
The mysterious and deadly blackmail ring of NYC comes to a head, with our heavy-hitting heroines’ heads on the block! Black Cat will need all her luck and Jackpot is going to have to hit it big if they have a chance of saving the city!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #4 (OF 4)

NILAH MAGRUDER & ALEX SEGURA  (W) • MARCUS WILLIAMS & SALVADOR LARROCA (A) 
Cover by CHAD WAYNE HARDIN • VARIANT COVER BY NICOLETTA BALDARI
HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY PETE WOODS
SPIDER-WOMAN VARIANT COVER BY W. SCOTT FORBES
SPIDER-WOMAN VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY W. SCOTT FORBES
Witness the comic-book debut of the SPIDER-WOMAN from the smash hit ACROSS THE SPIDER-VERSE MOVIE! That’s right, the Jessica Drew that stole that great movie is coming to the comics with a story from NILAH MAGRUDER and MARCUS WILLIAMS working with the filmmakers! And if that’s not enough, witness the true birth of the Spider-Society setting up the next SPIDER-VERSE storytelling epic!
40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

SPIDER-PUNK: ARMS RACE #4 (OF 4)

CODY ZIGLAR (W) • JUSTIN MASON (A) • COVER BY TAKASHI OKAZAKI
VARIANT COVER BY PAT GLEASON • STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY C.F. VILLA
ARMED AND DANGEROUS! The climactic battle between the SPIDER-BAND and DOC OCK takes off!  Witness the most CINEMATIC battle this year! Here’s hoping Earth-138 has a DAMAGE CONTROL! 
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

WHAT IF?... VENOM #4 (OF 5)

JEREMY HOLT (W) • Diogenes Neves (A) • COVER BY LEINIL FRANCIS YU
VARIANT COVER BY PHILIP TAN • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
DESIGN VARIANT COVER BY TBA
THE SYMBIOTE OF MISCHIEF! As the Venom symbiote’s tendrils have slithered through every corner of the Marvel Universe, they’ve now drawn the attention of LOKI, who believes this incarnation of the Venom symbiote and the hosts it has chosen to bond to stand poised to become the most DANGEROUS BEINGS IN THIS OR ANY REALITY!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

CARNAGE #7

TORUNN GRØNBEKK (W) • PERE PÉREZ (A) • COVER BY Juan Ferreyra
STORMBREAKERS VARIANT COVER BY NIC KLEIN • VARIANT COVER BY TBA
Liz Allan makes a discovery that changes the symbiote balance of power! Flash and Cletus are both armed with surprising weapons! Carnage’s followers take their fight IRL, but Cletus begins to question his godliness.
32 PGS./Parental Advisory…$4.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #256 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by TOM DEFALCO
Penciled by RON FRENZ
Cover by RON FRENZ
VARIANT COVER BY MIGUEL MERCADO
Continuing the facsimile celebration of the early days of Spider-Man’s black costume – before he knew it was an alien symbiote intending to bond with him forever! As his new suit continues to influence his behavior, Spidey disrupts a warehouse raid, thwarting the criminal plans of the Rose! In retaliation, the Rose hires a deadly mercenary to take the web-slinger down once and for all! Even with his enhanced abilities, Spider-Man will soon fall prey to the Puma! Plus: Mary Jane Watson returns to Peter Parker’s life! It’s one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #256.
32 PGS./Rated T …$4.99

SPIDER-MAN BY MICHELINIE & LARSEN OMNIBUS HC ERIK LARSEN SPIDER-MAN COVER – NEW PRINTING!

Written by DAVID MICHELINIE, ERIK LARSEN, CHRISTOPHER PRIEST & HOWARD MACKIE
Penciled by ERIK LARSEN & MARK BAGLEY
Covers by ERIK LARSEN
Every Spider-Man story featuring the action-packed art of Erik Larsen – including his fan-favorite collaboration with writer David Michelinie! These two top-notch creators pitted Spidey against heavyweights like Magneto, the Tri-Sentinel and the Punisher – but that was just a warm-up for the main events: The return of the Sinister Six! A deadlier-than-ever Venom! And a senses-shattering showdown with Doctor Doom! In this seminal run, Spider-Man gains cosmic abilities, loses his spider-powers, battles Styx & Stone and the Black Fox, and fights alongside…Sandman and the Avengers?! Plus: A latter-day showdown with the Spider-Slayers – and Larsen doubles up as writer to team Spider-Man with Wolverine and deliver the shocking sequel "Revenge of the Sinister Six"! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #287, #324, #327 and #329-350; SPIDER-MAN (1990) #15, #18 and #21-23; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #19-21; and material from MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #48-50 and SPIDER-MAN (1990) #19-20.
888 PGS./Rated T …$100.00
SPIDER-MAN BY MICHELINIE & LARSEN OMNIBUS HC ERIK LARSEN VENOM COVER [NEW PRINTING, DM ONLY]

888 PGS./Rated T …$100.00

SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BLACK COSTUME SAGA  OMNIBUS HC RON FRENZ COVER

Written by TOM DEFALCO, BOB LAYTON, DAVID MICHELINIE, CARY BURKETT, TONY ISABELLA,  LOUISE SIMONSON, BOB DENATALE, AL MILGROM, BILL MANTLO & MORE
Penciled by RON FRENZ, RICK LEONARDI, BOB LAYTON, GREG LAROCQUE, BRET BLEVINS, PAUL NEARY, AL MILGROM, HERB TRIMPE, KERRY GAMMILL & MORE
Covers by RON FRENZ
The entire shocking saga of the symbiotic suit that became the iconic villain Venom! When Spider-Man returns from the Secret Wars with a snazzy new black costume, he’s faster and stronger – and has an unending, built-in supply of webbing! All the better for tussling with foes like the Rose, Black Fox, Red Ghost, Jack O’Lantern, Puma and the Blob! But something’s not quite right. Curse that ol’ Parker luck, the black costume is a hungry alien symbiote…and it’s grown very attached to him! With help from the Fantastic Four, Spidey gets free – but the sinister symbiote isn’t finished with him yet, and Spidey soon faces the fight of his life to avoid a permanent bond! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #252-263 and ANNUAL #18; MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #141-150 and ANNUAL #7; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #90-100 and ANNUAL #4; and WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #1.
992 PGS./Rated T …$125.00
SPIDER-MAN: THE COMPLETE BLACK COSTUME SAGA OMNIBUS HC CHARLES VESS COVER [DM ONLY]

992 PGS./Rated T …$125.00

VENOM BY AL EWING VOL. 6 TPB

Written by TORUNN GRØNBEKK & AL EWING
Penciled by JULIUS OHTA, RAFAEL PIMENTEL & CAFU
Cover by CAFU
The sting of the widow! Natasha Romanoff crosses paths with the symbiotes in a way that will leave them both changed…forever! Can the Black Widow resist the symbiote’s corrupting and violent influence? Perhaps the bigger question: Will the symbiote be able to survive hers?! Freshly united and teamed up, Venom and Toxin must fight like hell to save one of the Marvel Universe’s greatest heroes from the darkness within her – unleashed by an all-new, all-horrifying symbiote! Remember how Venom used to eat brains, but then got over that as it tried to become a hero? Well, this symbiote doesn’t share that gentler disposition! Plus: Eddie Brock’s transformative journey continues as he comes face to face with manifestations of his anger, hate and wrath! Will Eddie have the strength to face his greatest foes yet and emerge victorious? Collecting VENOM (2021) #26-30.
112 PGS./Rated T+ …$15.99

SPIDER-WOMAN BY STEVE FOXE VOL. 1: GANG WAR TPB

Written by STEVE FOXE
Penciled by CAROLA BORELLI & ERIC KODA
Cover by LEINIL FRANCIS YU
The world has changed for Spider-Woman! The Web of Life and Destiny restored Jessica Drew’s existence, but Carol Danvers and the precognitive Madame Web can tell something is different. Where is Spider-Woman’s infant son, Gerry?! Meanwhile, the Viper has engineered a deadly union between Hydra and Diamondback that’s about to tear the city apart – and bring forth a new foe powerful enough to destroy New York while burning Spider-Woman’s world to the ground! As a Gang War rages and Spider-Man reaches out to recruit Jess to a new team, Spider-Woman digs into the shadowy corners of her past while pursuing her own very personal agenda. She may be lost in darkness, but she won’t be fighting alone. Not when her best friend is Captain Marvel! Collecting SPIDER-WOMAN (2023) #1-5 and material from AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (2022) #31.
136 PGS./Rated T+ …$17.99

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN EPIC COLLECTION: RETURN OF THE SINISTER SIX TPB – NEW PRINTING!

Volume #21 in the Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collections
Written by DAVID MICHELINIE & CHARLES VESS
Penciled by ERIK LARSEN, MARK BAGLEY & CHARLES VESS
Cover by ERIK LARSEN
Doctor Octopus is putting the band back together! But who will join master planner Otto Octavius in the most Sinister Six of all? Spidey is about to find out, but defeating this sextet of his most ruthless foes will test him like never before – and in the aftermath, Peter’s tremendous sense of responsibility will lead him to give up his powers! Is this Spider-Man no more? Normal life isn’t so great when the Scorpion attacks, and the Black Cat must leap to the rescue. Fingers crossed that the web-slinger will be back in action by the time Venom returns, the Avengers assemble and Doctor Doom arrives in town! Plus: Peter and Mary Jane’s romantic getaway in Scotland turns into a haunted second honeymoon! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #334-350 and SPIDER-MAN: SPIRITS OF THE EARTH.
504 PGS./Rated T+ …$49.99

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