Well fellow webheads Marvel Comics released their August 2012 solicitations, so you know what that means right? We get to see what special Spider-Man titles are lined up to ring in the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man‘s first appearance!
So just how much Spider-Man can we look forward to in August? Read on to find out.
THE MAIN TITLES
Description: “No Turning Back” comes to an epic conclusion as only one man on Earth has a chance of helping Spider-Man stop the Lizard. And his name is Curt Connors.
Plus a shocking development that will set things in motion… for Amazing Spider-Man #700!
Be sure to pick this issue up fast, because you can bet it’s going to be VERY important later. You’ve been warned!
Story By: Dan Slott
Art By: Giuseppe Camuncoli
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Description: Special 50TH Anniversary Issue!
Join us for a once in a lifetime event: the one, true 50th Anniversary Issue of the Amazing Spider-Man.
A special over-sized issue harkening back to the legend the legend that started it all! Get ready for an all-new tale about a different kind of power and responsibility…
Plus original stories by Dean Haspiel, Joshua Hale Fialkov & Nuno Plati!
Story By: Dan Slott
Art By: Humberto Ramos
Variant Cover By: Marcos Martin
Cover Price: $5.99
Pages: 64
Description: Boston! Prepare to have you sox knocked off!
A 50-ft tall red-headed madwoman versus an army of privatized mecha-police! Care to guess who’s caught in between?
Spider-Man and Daring Damsel Carol Danvers, the new Captain Marvel!
Story By: Kelly Sue Deconnick
Art By: Terry Dodson
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Description: Special 50TH Anniversary Story!
Spider-Man teams up with the hero he admires most – May Parker!
Story By: Kelly Sue Deconnick
Art By: Stefano Caselli
Cover Art By: Chris Samnee
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
SPIDER-MAN RELATED TITLES
Description: “The Second Master,” part two of three.
Texas Twister! Shooting Star! Red Wolf! Firebird! Living Lightning! The Southwest’s greatest heroes the Rangers are in Houston to take down the Scarlet Spider!
Has Scarlet Spider gone from Houston’s newest hero to Houston’s most wanted?
The mystery of Roxxon deepens… what has Roxxon found in the Gulf of Mexico? Hint: It ain’t oil!
Story By: Christopher Yost
Art By: Khoi Pham
Cover Art By: Ryan Stegman
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
Description: Can the Spider-Men stop Mysterio?
Peter Parker comes face-to-face with the family he never had!
ONE OF THE MOST POWERFUL MOMENTS IN THE LIVES OF BOTH SPIDER-MEN!!!
Story By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: Sara Pichelli
Cover Art By: Jim Cheung
Variant Cover By: Sara Pichelli
Variant Cover By: Mike Deodato
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Description: It’s a sticky situation when Spidey has to save the New York Marathon from the Ttrapster!
Then! The Wrecker is wrecking everything! Including Peter Parker’s grade in science class!
Story By: Jacob Semahn & Ty Templeton
Art By: Nuno Plati & Ty Templeton
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
Description: The Savage Six took their shot — now Venom takes his!
With his darkest secrets exposed to those he loves, Flash Thompson has one name on his hit list: Jack O’Lantern!
Series co-creator Rick Remender takes his final bow while Declan Shalvey joins the book for Flash Thompson’s defining hour as a hero!
Story By: Rick Remender
Art By: Declan Shalvey
Cover Art By: Tony Moore
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
Description: The Avengers task Venom with bringing in Damion Hellstrom — but who are The Monsters of Evil?!
A new dawn in the life of Flash Thompson!
Story By: Cullen Bunn
Art By: Thony Silas
Cover Art By: Patrick Zircher
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
SPIDER-MAN 50TH ANNINVERSARY SERIES
Description: Celebrating 50 Amazing years! Celebrating 50 Years of the Great Responsibility of his Great powers, The Spider-Man 50th Anniversary Series collects the Webbed Wonder’s greatest heretofore secret history! Spanning from his earliest days as a hero to the heyday of the heralded Big Time era and everything in between, a collection of Marvel Legends, venerated comic creators and awe-inspiring artists shine the spotlight on everything that makes Spider-Man the World’s Greatest Superhero!
Peter Parker, Spider-Man #156.1
Story By: Roger Stern
Art By: Rob De LaTorre
Cover Art By: John Romita Jr.
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
Sensational Spider-Man #33.1& 33.2
Story By: Tom DeFalco
Art By: Carlo Barberi
Cover Art By: Simone Bianchi
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
Web of Spider-Man #129.1 & 129.2
Story By: Stuart Moore
Art By: Damion Scott
Cover Art By: Mike McKone
Cover Price: $2.99
Pages: 32
MARVEL EVENT TITLES
Description: Their numbers dwindling, the Avengers stage a daring raid on the X-Men’s prison to rescue their captive members — and you won’t believe where it is!
Alliances begin to change as the nature of the Phoenix becomes apparent!
And in the end, it all comes down to Spider-Man!
Story By: Jason Aadrom
Art By: Adam Kubert
Cover Art By: Jim Cheung
Variant Cover By: Adam Kubert
Variant Cover By: Ryan Stegman
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Description: Time is running out as the Avengers are cornered in their last stronghold!
But the stakes change when Hope and the Scarlet Witch join forces! Why?! How?!
Story By: Ed Brubaker
Art By: Olivier Coipel
Cover Art By: Jim Cheung
Variant Cover By: Nick Bradshaw
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
ULTIMATE TITLES (DIVIDED WE FALL CROSSOVER)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #12
Description: “Divided We Fall!”
Guest starring Captain America.
Story By: Brian Michael Bendis
Art By: David Marquz
Cover Art By: Jorge Molina
Variant Cover By: Adi Granov
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
Description: Someone is working behind the scenes to divide the country, but who?!
Ultimate Cap, Ultimate Iron Man, and Ultimate Thor finally reunited! Ultimates Assemble!
A crisis in the United States forces the Ultimates into action!
“Divided We Fall” continues to rock the Ultimate Universe!
Story By: Sam Humphries
Art By: Billy Tan
Cover Art By: Michael Komarck
Cover Price: $3.99
Ultimate Comics X-men #15
Description: “Divided We Fall” concludes with a startling ending that sends us into the next exciting chapter!
A mutant refugee from one of the camps joins up, but where do their loyalties lie?
The war for mutant liberation starts here!
Guest-starring Nick Fury!
Story By: Brian Wood
Art By: Paco Medina
Cover Art By: Phil Noto
Cover Price: $3.99
Pages: 32
So there you have it webslingers, Spider-Man will have plenty of releases in August. Two events, a mini-series, continuations of dormant Spidey titles, a double-sized issue of Amazing Spider-Man and an additional issue of Avenging Spider-Man. It’s an exciting time to be a Spider-fan!
SOURCES: Comic Book Resources & Comics Continuum
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