These Marvel comics will prepare you for Insomniac ’s Spider - Man sequel
Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 is almost here , vane - swing its style alone onto PlayStation 5 on October 20 , 2023 . The long - wait subsequence arrive over 61 eld after the June 1962 release of Marvel ’s Amazing Fantasy # 15 , a comic that infix the well-disposed neck of the woods Spider - Man into the superhero lexicon , which was a watershed moment not just for the medium , but later all media as well .
When wait back at the six - plus decades of Spider - Man comics , there have been an overabundance of beloved storylines and jaw - drip artwork from the great writers and creative person in the diligence , with certain runs brook out as perfect companion pieces to the forthcoming Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 . While it would be impossible to name every Spider - Man mirthful worthy of reading prior to Insomniac ’s exciting sequel , here are five comical run / graphical novel that will get you hype ( as if you are n’t already ! ) for Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 .
Amazing Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Issues Collected : Amazing Fantasy # 15 , Amazing Spider - Man # 1 - 38
Why You Should Read It : evidently , you ca n’t be carry to read Stan Lee and Steve Ditko ’s integral three class - long Spider - Man hightail it before Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 , but there is no denying that the author / artist duo who created Peter Parker and his web - catapult alter ego deserve recognition for their germinal employment .
In merely the first fifteen issue of their Amazing Spider - Man run starting in 1963 , Lee and Ditko introduced some of the wall - lackey ’s most recognisable villains include the Chameleon ( issue # 1 ) , followed by the Vulture and the fiddler ( issue # 2 ) , Doctor Octopus or “ Doc Ock ” ( bring out # 3 ) , the Sandman ( issue # 4 ) , the Lizard ( issue # 6 ) , Electro ( issue # 9 ) , Mysterio ( issue # 13 ) , the Green Goblin ( issue # 14 ) , and the big bad of Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 , Kraven the Hunter ( image above in issue # 15 ) .
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Since their origination in the “ Silver Age ” of comic script , Lee and Ditko ’s varied plaster cast of scalawag have made the start from the comic page to the silver grey screen , along with memorable appearances in Insomniac ’s Spider - Man videogame serial . Even if some panorama of the Amazing Spider - Man ’s earliest issues seem somewhat superannuated 60 years subsequently , Lee and Ditko ’s run is one of the most important collaborations in the history of superhero comics . Credit is also due to the great Jack Kirby for his contribution to the former Amazing Spider - Man series as well .
Amazing Spider-Man: The Birth of Venom
Issues Collected : Amazing Spider - Man # 252 - 259 , # 300 , # 315 - 317 ; Web of Spider - Man # 1 ; material from Secret Wars # 8 ; Fantastic Four # 274 ; Peter Parker , the Spectacular Spider - Man # 100 ; Amazing Spider - Man # 298 - 299 , Annual # 25
Why You Should Read It : Jumping to the late Bronze Age / Copper Age of Comics , the Birth of Venom graphic novel introduces Spider - Man ’s iconic black symbiote suit . It also details the procession of Peter Parker ’s most fearsome scoundrel , Venom , including the character ’s first appearing in 1988 ’s Amazing Spider - Man # 300 , which featured nontextual matter from comic book caption Todd “ The Toddfather ” McFarlane .
Although Insomniac ’s Spider - Man universe seems to have diverged from its comic playscript source material , with ( spoiler alert ) Harry Osborn as Venom alternatively of Eddie Brock . The Birth of Venom provides mirthful readers with the source of Spider - Man ’s iconic pitch-dark symbiote suit and arguably his biggest enemy . Both Venom and the symbiote case are sic to have major role in Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 .
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Venom: Lethal Protector
issue pick up : Venom Lethal Protector # 1 - 6
Why You Should interpret It : Onward to the Chrome Age of comics , while former iteration of Venom were more villainous , Marvel gave the character his own title of respect in the form of 1993 ’s Lethal Protector six - issue limited series , with an anti - hero twist . Lethal Protector usher the versatility of Venom as a character by make Eddie Brock the sub of the story , and traded New York cityscapes for San Francisco scenery . The serial also introduce more symbiote characters into the Spider - Man mythos including Scream , Phage , Lasher , Riot , and Agony . It ’s ill-defined if any other symbiote scoundrel will appear alfresco of Venom in Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 , but Lethal Protector is unquestionably worth a read for Venom fans .
Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man Ultimate Collection
outcome accumulate : Ultimate Fallout # 4 , Ultimate Comics Spider - Man ( 2011 ) # 1 - 12 , and Spider - Men # 1 - 5
Why You Should Read It : We ca n’t entrust out Miles Morales ! In 2011 , Marvel released Ultimate Fallout # 4 , have the first show of Miles Morales , a character who provided a fresh take on Spider - Man with new mightiness and a unequaled backstory . The untested hero apace rose to extrusion and popularity in a brusque matter time courtesy of the Academy Award - winning Spider - Verse animated films , as well as 2020 ’s Marvel ’s Spider - Man : Miles Morales PS5 launching title . Despite the fact that later storylines have further fleshed out the part , Miles Morales : The Ultimate Collection compiles the superhero ’s early stories , make it a perfect primer for the forthcoming Marvel ’s Spider - Man 2 , which will boast Miles Morales as a playable case .
Venom by Donny Cates
Issues roll up : Venom # 1 - 35
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