Marvel relaunches Amazing Spider-Man as the milestone 900-issue mark nears
As Newsarama speculated when it was first teased, the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man run drawn by the returning John Romita Jr. has now been confirmed to be a relaunch of the long-running Marvel Comics series.
Yes, that means a new Amazing Spider-Man #1.
And we also now know who's writing it (and Spider-Man fans will know the name).
Zeb Wells be the new lead writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title beginning with April 6's Amazing Spider-Man #1, joining Romita, inker Scott Hanna, and colorist Marcio Menyz.
"I've waited my entire career to work with John Romita Jr.," Wells says in the Amazing Spider-Man #1 announcement. "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!"
According to Marvel, the initial story of this relaunched Amazing Spider-Man center around the question teased on January 12 - 'What did Peter Do?', which featured art (see below) inferring that Spider-Man was somehow responsible for something very bad. Whatever it is, the publisher says that it'll result in Spider-Man being given the cold shoulder by the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and even his bedrock, Aunt May.
The informal motto of Spider-Man has always been 'A great power must be accompanied by — a great responsibility!', and it's a lesson Peter Parker has been shown to learn (and re-learn) over the decades. This teased story seems like it could be revisiting that once again - dealing with an apparent mistake Peter Parker made, but also the story of him overcoming it.
Classic Spider-Man villains Doctor Octopus, Master Planner, and Tombstone will be Peter's first three adversaries in this brand new era we'll unofficially call the 'Amazing' era (until Marvel
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