It’s your friendly neighborhood doorstopper… — You think John Byrne, you think X-Men, right? Or Fantastic Four maybe? Or Superman? Or, oh, I don’t know — you pick one. Anyway, Spider-Man might not be the first hero you think of when you think of the Bronze Age superstar, but that’s cool. Because if you dig Byrne and you dig old-school, wall-crawling action, then you’ll want to save your pennies for this spring’s Spider-Man by John Byrne Omnibus. The book is listed in Marvel’s latest solicitations, released Wednesday. Check out the official details, courtesy of the House of Ideas. The exact release date is to be announced: SPIDER-MAN BY JOHN BYRNE OMNIBUS HC Written by BILL MANTLO, CHRIS CLAREMONT, RALPH MACCHIO, MARV WOLFMAN, ROGER STERN, JOHN BYRNE & HOWARD MACKIE Penciled by JOHN BYRNE/Cover by JOHN BYRNE Every Spider-Man story illustrated by the legendary John Byrne, collected in one huge hardcover! Spidey is put through his paces as he teams with the Hulk, the Wasp, Ms. Marvel, Iron Fist, Captain Britain, Man-Thing, Thor, Luke Cage and more — and battles Man-Wolf, Doctor Octopus and the Ringer! Revisit chapter one of Spidey’s history as the web-slinger faces his most fearsome foes for the first time! And a legend is reborn as Peter Parker returns to the Spider-Man costume, kicking off an amazing run featuring daring drama, fresh faces and classic foes! Collecting MARVEL TEAM-UP (1972) #53-55, #59-70 and #75; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #189-190, #206 and ANNUAL #13; PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #58; SPIDER-MAN: CHAPTER ONE #0-12; AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1999) #1 (A & C STORIES), #2-11, #12 (A STORY) and #13-18; and MARVEL AUTHENTIX: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1. 1,264 PGS./Rated T… $125.00 ISBN: 978-1-302-91952-8 Trim size:...
EXCLUSIVE: How they designed that wonderful toy… Last week, we showed you NJ Croce’s upcoming 1939-style Batman bendable figure that’s due to be released in concert with Batman’s 80th anniversary (and Detective Comics #1000). Now, we get to show you a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the figure’s design process. I’m a sucker for this sort of thing, aren’t you? That last one is the painted prototype. Obviously, the final version will be a lot cleaner. Oh, and here’s the package proto, in case you missed it last time around: The 5-inch figure is up for pre-order at various online retailers but you should also check with your local comics shop. It lists for $8.99. I’d call that a steal — except Batman frowns on such things. — MORE — Dig this New FIRST APPEARANCE BATMAN...
It’s your friendly neighborhood doorstopper…
EXCLUSIVE: How they designed that wonderful toy…
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