Spider-Man's Tangled Web
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![]() Cover to Spider-Man's Tangled Web #1 (June 2001). Art by Glenn Fabry. | |
Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Publication date | June 2001 - March 2003 |
No. of issues | 22 |
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[]
- "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 1 by Garth Ennis, John McCrea, and
- "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 2 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins
- "The Coming of the Thousand", Part 3 by Ennis, McCrea, and Hodgkins
- "Severance Package" by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso
- Featuring the Kingpin
- "Flowers for Rhino", Part 1 by Peter Milligan and Duncan Fegredo
- Featuring the Rhino
- "Flowers for Rhino", Part 2 by Milligan and Fegredo
- Featuring the Rhino
- "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 1 by Bruce Jones, Lee Weeks, and Josef Rubinstein
- "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 2 by Jones, Weeks, and Rubinstein
- "Gentleman's Agreement", Part 3 by Jones, Weeks, Rubinstein, and Jimmy Palmiotti
- "Ray of Light" by Kaare Andrews
- Featuring Electro
- "Open All Night" by Darwyn Cooke and
- Featuring the Vulture
- "I was a Teenage Frogman" by Zeb Wells and Duncan Fegredo
- Featuring
- "Double Shots" by and Sean Phillips
- Featuring Alyosha Kravinoff, the Vulture, Tombstone, Norman Osborn
- "The Last Shoot" by Brian Azzarello, Scott Levy, and Giuseppe Camuncoli
- Featuring Crusher Hogan
- "The Collaborators" by Paul Pope
- "Heartbreaker" Part 1 by Daniel Way and
- Featuring Tombstone, Kangaroo
- "Heartbreaker" Part 2 by Daniel Way and Leandro Fernandez
- Featuring Tombstone, Kangaroo
- "Alphabet City" by Ted McKeever
- Featuring Typeface,
- "Call of the Wild" by Robbie Morrison and Jim Mahfood
- "Behind the Mustache" by Zeb Wells and Dean Haspiel
- Featuring J. Jonah Jameson
- "'Twas the Fight Before Christmas" by Darwyn Cooke and Jay Bone
- Featuring Fantastic Four, Medusa
- "The System" by and
Collected editions[]
Title | Material collected | Date published | Format | ISBN |
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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[]
- ^ "Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001 - 2003)". Marvel. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ Childs, Kelvin. "Totally Recalled: 15 Comics the Stores Had to Send Back". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
Sources[]
- Spider-Man titles
- 2001 comics debuts
- 2003 comics endings