Spider-Man's Tangled Web

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Spider-Man's Tangled Web
Cover to Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1 (June 2001). Art by Glenn Fabry.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Publication dateJune 2001 - March 2003
No. of issues22

Spider-Man's Tangled Web is a comic book series starring Spider-Man and his supporting cast published by Marvel Comics for 22 issues from June 2001 to March 2003.[1]

Overview[]

The title was conceived as an anthology series, where various creative teams not usually associated with Spider-Man (usually creators who had previously worked for alternative or Vertigo comics) could display their take on the character. Despite having his name in the title, Spider-Man was often an ancillary character in these stories, appearing on only a few pages or just making a cameo appearance.

Sales on the series lagged behind the other Spider-Man titles throughout its run, and it was finally cancelled in 2003 to make way for the new The Spectacular Spider-Man vol. 2 comic by Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos.

Issue #1 was the subject of a recall due to the incorrect paper stock being used for the cover. A second print run was ordered with the correct paper stock, thus making a collector's item of the rarer first print.[2]

Issues[]

  1. "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 1 by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and
  2. "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 2 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins
  3. "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 3 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins
  4. "Severance Package" by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso
    • Featuring the Kingpin
  5. "Flowers for Rhino", Part 1 by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo
    • Featuring the Rhino
  6. "Flowers for Rhino", Part 2 by Milligan and Fegredo
    • Featuring the Rhino
  7. "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 1 by Bruce Jones, Lee Weeks, and Josef Rubinstein
  8. "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 2 by Jones, Weeks, and Rubinstein
  9. "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 3 by Jones, Weeks, Rubinstein, and Jimmy Palmiotti
  10. "Ray of Light" by Kaare Andrews
    • Featuring Electro
  11. "Open All Night" by Darwyn Cooke and
  12. "I was a Teenage Frogman" by Zeb Wells and Duncan Fegredo
    • Featuring
  13. "Double Shots" by and Sean Phillips
  14. "The Last Shoot" by Brian Azzarello, Scott Levy, and Giuseppe Camuncoli
    • Featuring Crusher Hogan
  15. "The Collaborators" by Paul Pope
  16. "Heartbreaker" Part 1 by Daniel Way and
  17. "Heartbreaker" Part 2 by Daniel Way and Leandro Fernandez
    • Featuring Tombstone, Kangaroo
  18. "Alphabet City" by Ted McKeever
  19. "Call of the Wild" by Robbie Morrison and Jim Mahfood
  20. "Behind the Mustache" by Zeb Wells and Dean Haspiel
    • Featuring J. Jonah Jameson
  21. "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" by Darwyn Cooke and Jay Bone
  22. "The System" by and

Collected editions[]

Title Material collected Date published Format ISBN
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol. 1 Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1–6 January 2002 Softcover 978-0785108030
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol. 2 Spider-Man's Tangled Web #7-11 April 2002 Softcover 978-0785108740
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol. 3 Spider-Man's Tangled Web #12–17 October 2002 Softcover 978-0785109518
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Vol. 4 Spider-Man's Tangled Web #18–22; Peter Parker: Spider-Man Vol. 2 #42-43 March 2003 Softcover 978-0785110644
Spider-Man's Tangled Web Omnibus Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1-22 June 2017 Hardcover 978-1302906825

Issues #4-6 and #10-11 were also included in Best of Spider-Man Vol. 1 and Best of Spider-Man Vol. 2, respectively.

Accolades[]

Issue #4's "Severance Package" by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso was nominated for an Eisner Award for "Best Single Issue of a Comic Book" in 2002.

References[]

  1. ^ "Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001 - 2003)". Marvel. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. ^ Childs, Kelvin. "Totally Recalled: 15 Comics the Stores Had to Send Back". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 27 October 2021.

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