Kevin Smith is lastly getting his shot at writing Wonderful Spider-Man, simply over 20 years later than initially deliberate.
This summer time, Marvel Comics is dropping Big-Measurement Wonderful Spider-Man #1, a particular occasion difficulty that sees Spidey workforce up with the Incredible 4. However what makes this one particularly attention-grabbing is that it marks Smith’s long-awaited return to Marvel.
He’s teaming up with artist Giuseppe Camuncoli for a narrative that brings Marvel’s First Household and the Internet-Slinger collectively simply in time for the build-up to The Incredible 4: First Steps.
Smith is greatest often known as the indie filmmaker behind Clerks, Mallrats, and Dogma, however he’s additionally had an extended historical past with comedian books. His Daredevil: Guardian Satan run in 1998 was a large success, giving the Man With out Concern a contemporary path and setting the stage for the trendy Daredevil tales we all know right this moment.
That success led Marvel to supply him a dream gig: writing Wonderful Spider-Man in 2002. That’s when issues received… messy.
Smith’s Hollywood commitments clashed with the calls for of a month-to-month comedian guide schedule, forcing Marvel to remodel his preliminary six-issue Spidey story right into a miniseries: Spider-Man/Black Cat: The Evil That Males Do.
Even then, deadlines have been an issue, a lot in order that there was a three-year hole between points #3 and #4. The ultimate difficulty didn’t hit cabinets till March 2006.
At one level, Marvel even provided him one other Spider-Man sequence underneath the Marvel Knights imprint, however scheduling conflicts as soon as once more shut that down. Except for an unfinished Daredevil undertaking, Smith and Marvel parted methods for 20 years. Till now.
This time, Smith is again with a full Wonderful Spider-Man story in Big-Measurement Wonderful Spider-Man #1, and followers will lastly get to see what he does with the character.
Alongside his story, the difficulty can even function a separate Spidey story from author Al Ewing and artist Mark Buckingham, exploring the hero’s historical past.
Big-Measurement Wonderful Spider-Man #1 swings into comedian retailers on June 11, 2025.
