
And that's not the only sibling who surfaces: Parker's sister Teresa (who was only introduced three years ago in the Amazing Spider-Man) also shows up at Parker's doorstep, setting up bigger things to come in issue number 2.Chip Zdarsky writes, draws, colors and inks Spectacular Spider-Man #310, an emotional and heartfelt issue that perfectly captures what makes the old Web-Head such an enduring, inspiring and relatable character. "He's going to play a big part as the storyline goes on because of his adverse relationship with his brother," Zdarsky teases. The first issue also introduces Mason, the good brother of classic Spider-Man villain Tinkerer. "Comics are like soap operas that span over 60-70 years everyone in his life has either become a supervillain, died, been reborn or gone through psychotic breakdowns. Anyone associated with the main character always has problems but I wanted Rebecca to be like 'Oh no, that's not going to be me.'"

"I wanted to introduce somebody who calls him on the problems of being friends with Spider-Man," Zdarsky explains. Here, Spider-Man has time to catch up with the Human Torch over lunch, fight thieves instead of supernatural supervillains and even go on a date with a new character named Rebecca London - as Spider-Man. The Spectacular Spider-Man looks at Parker's life in New York City, dealing with more everyday problems and people (that, of course, will eventually spiral into bigger conflicts). Iron Man, Zdarsky's series aims to go back to the basics.Ĭhip Zdarsky and Adam Kubert's The Spectacular Spider-Man. While the former looks at Peter Parker's life as a globetrotting CEO, and the latter builds on a relationship between a young Parker and Tony Stark, a.k.a. With some guidelines, Zdarsky was able to find a focus and zero in on a version of the multifaceted character that would work alongside the main Amazing Spider-Man comics by Dan Slott, as well as the new film, Spider-Man: Homecoming, out today. "There was a part of me that almost called and said I couldn't do this because it just seemed too big."


"I basically didn't do anything for a week, I just sat there and thought about it," he says. (Marvel Comics)Īs the well-known adage goes, with great power comes great responsibility, and for Zdarsky, "great anxiety." Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man is Zdarsky's biggest project to date, working side-by-side with longtime artist Adam Kubert, and that pressure sunk in as soon as he accepted the job. Spider-Man makes an appearance in Chip Zdarsky's first issue of Marvel's Howard the Duck.
