Marvel Reveals Their Spider-Man/Superman One Shot For April
by Tony Thornley
In April, Marvel Comics brings their latest entry to the crossover wars to life, with an amazing range of creators in Spider-Man/Superman!
Last year’s Deadpool and Batman crossovers were some of the biggest single issue releases of the decade. DC is continuing the blockbuster collaboration in March with Superman/Spider-Man, and now Marvel has revealed their entry, including the creator line-up and an amazing array of action-filled covers for the spectacular superheroes of steel.
Leading off Spider-Man/Superman will be a story by Brad Meltzer — writing his first ever full-length Marvel story — and superstar art team Pepe Larraz and Marte Gracia (aka the current art team of Amazing Spider-Man). The story will see the Web-Slinger and Man of Steel facing Lex Luthor and Norman Osborn in a battle for the ages (ironically one of DC’s covers depicted what that fight could look like).
“I’ve been waiting fifty years to write this book,” Meltzer shared. “Superman and Spider-Man have affected me more than most real people. I carry them with me everywhere — and our story cuts to the core of what it means to be a good person. I’m honored that Nick Lowe and everyone at Marvel even asked. Just wait until you see Pepe’s work. Get your capes and web-shooters ready…”
“Everyone here at Marvel is excited to be re-teaming with our friends at DC for another colossal crossover, this time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our two icons, Spider-Man and Superman, first teaming up!” Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski added. “I can’t wait for fans of every generation to read these spectacular stories that our titanic talent are telling, featuring all-new, easily accessible stories about the ever-growing Spider-Man and Superman families meeting for the first time.”
This special will also be filled with back-up stories from across both heroes’ storied pasts and full of the Superman and Spider-Man families. That includes:
· In the shadow-laden 1930s, Spider-Man Noir encounters the original Golden Age Superman as told by Dan Slott and Marcos Martin.
· Industry powerhouse Geoff Johns delivers his first Marvel story in over 20 years, teaming up with frequent collaborator and fellow superstar Gary Frank. A crisis ensues as the hit creative team bring the Super- and Spider-families against each together at the summons of Mysterio is their true foe an ally out of control?!
· Symbiote hordes invade Metropolis as a new War of the Realms ignites in Jason Aaron and Russell Dauterman’s epic reunion starring Jane Foster as the Mighty Thor, Wonder Woman and more.
· Co-creator of Steel Louise Simonson and artistTodd Nauck hammer out the tale of John Henry Irons’ clash with the Hobgoblin.
· Current Amazing Spider-Man scribe Joe Kelly and artist Humberto Ramos deliver a campus crossover between Gwen Stacy and Lana Lang.
· Miles Morales teams up with Superman in a tale by Miles’ legendary co-creators, Brian Michael Bendis, who recently made his grand return to Marvel, and Sara Pichelli.
I’m personally thrilled to see this special and I cannot wait to have it in hand. This is my personal Kryptonite, and I’ll be the first one in line to buy it in April.
Check out the cover line-up so far above, including Kaare Andrews, Mark Bagley, Greg Capullo, Erik Larsen, Peach Momoko, Jerome Opena, Walt Simonson, and Ryan Stegman, as well as Larraz, Dauterman, Martin, and Pichelli and watch for more news about this special soon.
