Head’s up! The Ben Reilly story originally planned for Web of Spider-Man #6 has now been bumped up to Web of Spider-Man #5. Actually, it seems that the entire issue has been bumped up, because the solicitation is identical. The Lizard package originally planned for issue 5 will now appear in issue 6.
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Written by Gerard Delatour II
“Redundant.” “Unnecessary.” “A slap in the face to the fans.”
The preceding three statements are all phrases I have heard describing Ben Reilly. To many people, Ben is symbolic of Marvel “losing their way” in the mid-1990s – ignoring the fact, of course, that the Clone Saga almost singlehandedly kept Marvel operating [...]
According to Marvel’s April solicitations, Web of Spider-Man #7 will not feature a Ben Reilly story, as many fans had hoped. It appears that the Ben Reilly feature in Web of Spider-Man #6 is, at the moment, a one-off story — though there’s a slight chance that it could be an irregular feature. Don’t cross [...]
Continue Reading...Written by Gerard Delatour II
“Redundant.” “Unnecessary.” “A slap in the face to the fans.”
The preceding three statements are all phrases I have heard describing Ben Reilly. To many people, Ben is symbolic of Marvel “losing their way” in the mid-1990s – ignoring the fact, of course, that the Clone Saga almost singlehandedly kept Marvel operating [...]
Written by Gerard Delatour II
Ah, Judas Traveller. Is there a worse character in Spider-Man history than this villain, who debuted in 1994? Well … yes, but that’s not what this article is about.
Be warned, there are spoilers to mid-90s story in here!
Holy moley, Reilly fans!
According to the solicit for Web of Spider-Man #6 — the anthology series that featured a Kaine story in its debut issue — the issue will feature an all-new Ben Reilly story set during his “Lost Years.” Not excited yet? It’s written by none other than J.M. DeMatteis, the spectacular spider-scribe behind Spider-Man: The Lost Years, Spider-Man: [...]