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Spectacular Spider-Man (2nd Series)

    (Marvel, 2003-2005)
™ and © Marvel Entertainment Group

Essentially picking up where the “canceled” Peter Parker series left off, the new Spectacular Spider-Man brings back the familiar (not to mention popular) creative team of Jenkins and Ramos. Fan-favorite Venom is in on hand, terrorizing the populace with a form of vampirism that involves sucking the adrenaline from unwitting innocents.

Venom’s hunger for the substance is unquenchable; his trademark anger has been replaced by frustration, loneliness, and fear; and he seems more savage and more powerful than ever. Curiously, other than some business regarding the symbiotic relationship with Eddie Brock, the issue never really addresses how these changes in the character came to pass. Also puzzling is the random nature in which Spider-Man finds Venom. He apparently stumbles upon the formerly angry alien by swinging around the city, using his spider-sense as a type of radar mechanism. True, the two are psychically linked, but finding Venom seemed all too easy, nevertheless.

Fans of classic super-hero art will be turned off by Ramos’ cartoonish “Amerimanga” (an art form he helped pioneer) stylings, and the panel-to-panel action is hard to follow at times. Also, this doesn’t really feel like a debut issue. It lacks the accessibility, the logic, the background info, and the starting-from-ground-zero vibe of a good, strong first issue.

Marvel’s penchant for rebooting titles gets more and more annoying with every launch, and that’s never been more evident than it is here.

— Brett Weiss
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  • 1
    #1
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    10 copies from $2.49
  • 1/A
    #1 Variation A
    Canadian National Comic Book Expo 2003 Foil Cover A by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 1/B
    #1 Variation B
    Sketch n’ sign back Cover B by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 1/C
    #1 Variation C
    Dynamic Forces Paul Jenkins Signed Edition with Cover C by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Limited to 99
    2 copies from $3.50
  • 1/NS
    #1 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    1 copy for $49.99
  • 2
    #2
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    12 copies from $1.75
  • 2/A
    #2 Variation A
    Dynamic Forces Paul Jenkins Signed Edition with Cover A by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Limited to 99
    No copies available
  • 2/NS
    #2 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 3
    #3
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    5 copies from $1.50
  • 3/A
    #3 Variation A
    Dynamic Forces Paul Jenkins Signed Edition with Cover A by Humberto Ramos
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Limited to 99
    No copies available
  • 3/NS
    #3 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Oct 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 4
    #4
    Nov 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    4 copies from $1.75
  • 4/A
    #4 Variation A
    Dynamic Forces Paul Jenkins Signed Edition with Cover A by Humberto Ramos
    Nov 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Limited to 99
    No copies available
  • 4/NS
    #4 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Nov 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 5
    #5
    Dec 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    3 copies from $2.00
  • 5/B
    #5 Variation B
    Dynamic Forces Paul Jenkins Signed Edition with Cover B by Humberto Ramos
    Dec 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Limited to 99
    No copies available
  • 5/NS
    #5 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Dec 2003
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 6
    #6
    Jan 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    10 copies from $2.50
  • 6/NS
    #6 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Jan 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 7
    #7
    Jan 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    13 copies from $2.00
  • 7/NS
    #7 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Jan 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 8
    #8
    Feb 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    9 copies from $1.69
  • 8/NS
    #8 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Feb 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 9
    #9
    Mar 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    8 copies from $1.19
  • 9/NS
    #9 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Mar 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 10
    #10
    Apr 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    11 copies from $2.25
  • 10/NS
    #10 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Apr 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    No copies available
  • 11
    #11
    May 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    14 copies from $2.25
  • 11/NS
    #11 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Damion Scott
    May 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    No copies available
  • 12
    #12
    May 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    13 copies from $2.99
  • 12/NS
    #12 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Damion Scott
    May 2004
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    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    No copies available
  • 13
    #13
    Jun 2004
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    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    14 copies from $1.50
  • 13/NS
    #13 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Damion Scott
    Jun 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott
    No copies available
  • 14
    #14
    Jul 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paolo Rivera
    All painted panels
    14 copies from $2.50
  • 14/NS
    #14 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition
    Jul 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paolo Rivera
    All painted panels
    No copies available
  • 15
    #15
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Michael Ryan
    Avengers Disassembled Prologue
    No copies available
  • 15/NS
    #15 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Steve Epting
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Michael Ryan
    Avengers Disassembled Prologue
    No copies available
  • 16
    #16
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Michael Ryan
    Avengers Disassembled Prologue
    9 copies from $2.25
  • 16/NS
    #16 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Steve Epting
    Aug 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Michael Ryan
    Avengers Disassembled Prologue
    No copies available
  • 17
    #17
    Sep 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Storyline starts as“Under My Skin”but changes to“Changes”with Part 2
    7 copies from $3.00
  • 17/NS
    #17 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Sep 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Storyline starts as“Under My Skin”but changes to“Changes”with Part 2
    No copies available
  • 18
    #18
    Oct 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Disassembled
    6 copies from $2.00
  • 18/NS
    #18 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Oct 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Disassembled
    No copies available
  • 19
    #19
    Nov 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paco Medina
    6 copies from $2.50
  • 19/NS
    #19 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Nov 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paco Medina
    No copies available
  • 20
    #20
    Dec 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paco Medina
    4 copies from $2.00
  • 20/NS
    #20 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Humberto Ramos
    Dec 2004
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Paco Medina
    No copies available
  • 21
    #21
    Jan 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Talent Caldwell
    11 copies from $2.12
  • 21/NS
    #21 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Talent Caldwell
    Jan 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Talent Caldwell
    No copies available
  • 22
    #22
    Feb 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Talent Caldwell
    8 copies from $1.35
  • 22/NS
    #22 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Talent Caldwell
    Feb 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Talent Caldwell
    1 copy for $2.00
  • 23
    #23
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    10 copies from $2.16
  • 23/NS
    #23 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Greg Land
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    No copies available
  • 24
    #24
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    12 copies from $3.00
  • 24/NS
    #24 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Greg Land
    Mar 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    No copies available
  • 25
    #25
    Apr 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    12 copies from $2.50
  • 25/NS
    #25 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Greg Land
    Apr 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    No copies available
  • 26
    #26
    May 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    9 copies from $1.75
  • 26/NS
    #26 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Greg Land
    May 2005
    Cover: $2.25
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    No copies available
  • 27
    #27
    Jun 2005
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Mark Buckingham
    Final Issue
    9 copies from $2.00
  • 27/NS
    #27 Newsstand Edition
    Newsstand Edition with cover by Mark Buckingham
    Jun 2005
    Cover: $2.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Mark Buckingham
    Final Issue
    No copies available
  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Cover: $11.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Collects #1-5; ca. 2003
    No copies available
  • Bk 2
    Book #2
    Cover: $11.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Humberto Ramos
    Collects #6-10; ca. 2004
    1 copy for $14.99
  • Bk 3
    Book #3
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Damion Scott, Paolo Rivera
    Collects Spectacular Spider-Man #11–14; ca. 2004
    1 copy for $6.50
  • Bk 4
    Book #4
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Michael Ryan, Humberto Ramos, Paco Medina
    Collects #15-20; ca. 2004
    No copies available
  • Bk 5
    Book #5
    Cover: $9.99
    W: Samm Barnes  ·  A: Scot Eaton
    Collects Spectacular Spider-Man (2nd Series) #23–26; ca. 2005
    2 copies from $14.99
  • Bk 6
    Book #6
    Cover: $14.99
    W: Paul Jenkins  ·  A: Mark Buckingham, Talent Caldwell
    Collects #21-22, #27 and Peter Parker: Spider-Man #39-41; ca. 2005
    2 copies from $18.00