David Michelinie

The coming of Carnage When Venom's offspring transforms psychopath Cletus Kasady into a symbiotic serial killer, Peter Parker makes the hardest decision of his life -- and turns to Venom for help But will Eddie Brock join the fight...or continue his single-minded mission to squash Spider-Man? Plus: Spider-Man enters the Lizard's lair -- and faces a powerful enemy alongside the New Warriors And when Spidey is haunted by Kraven the Hunter, can he save the soul of his fiercest foe? Then, when familiar faces make a startling return, Spidey must investigate a painful piece of his past -- assuming he can get through Taskmaster and the Red Skull COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 361-367, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 26, Amazing Spider-Man: Soul of the Hunter (1992) 1; material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) 12, Web of Spider-Man Annual (1985) 8, New Warriors Annual (1991) 2

Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are getting married But Kraven the Hunter is going to make sure the wall-crawler ends up six feet under -- literally It begins with an all-time classic encounter with Wolverine that changes Spidey's life forever, leading to the death of one of his best friends In the wake of tragedy, Peter pops the question -- but the honeymoon is short-lived, as Kraven goes to extreme lengths to prove himself superior to his greatest foe As one of comics' most introspective, psychological sagas ever unfolds, the Hunter will learn that it's one thing to defeat Spider-Man -- but another to expect him to stay down COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 289-294; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 20-21; Spider-Man vs. Wolverine (1987) 1; Web of Spider-Man (1985) 29-32; Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 131-132

Celebrate the greatest comic-book wedding of all in this oversized Gallery Edition containing the complete story of Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson's 1980s nuptials -- from proposal, to ceremony, to honeymoon After years of will-they-won't-they friendship and occasional romance, Peter pops the question...and after a lot of soul-searching, MJ says yes But will these lovebirds truly hit the jackpot and walk down the aisle, or will that ol' Parker luck -- not to mention Electro, the Puma and the new Spider-Slayer -- ruin everything for the bride and groom? Plus, vintage behind-the-scenes extras including the newspaper strip version of the wedding, and the complete saga of the happy couple's history COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 290-292, Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 21, Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (1979) 7, What If? (1989) 20-21, Marvel Saga: The Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985) 22, material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 6

The Ghost is back As Tony Stark struggles with the ramifications of the Armor Wars, he must convince the world there's a new Iron Man -- and what better way to boost Shell-Head's popularity than stopping a nuclear satellite from crashing to Earth Spider-Man helps out against the Radioactive Man as Steve Rogers and Ant-Man drop by But while an alien spreads horror in orbit, the Rhino wreaks havoc on Earth Fearsome foes are lining up to take down Iron Man -- but will Blacklash, Blizzard and Boomerang help him against the Ghost? And will the most dangerous threat of all be Grey Gargoyle, the Mandarin, Doctor Doom...or Tony's new flame, Kathy Dare? Plus: Iron Man stars in the world's first computer-generated graphic novel COLLECTING: Vol. 14: Iron Man (1968) 233-244; Iron Man: Crash (1988); Marvel Fanfare (1982) 22-23, 44

The Hall of Fame creative trio of Michelinie, Layton and Romita Jr. conclude their classic Iron Man tenure with a run of stories that pushes the Armored Avenger to his limits Tony Stark isn't the only one constantly upgrading his tech: Whiplash is back with a fearsome set of augmented powers and a new codename: Blacklash Then, Ant-Man takes his IT role at Stark International to super-heroic lengths What happens when Doctor Doom and Iron Man go back in time to the era of King Arthur's Camelot? These two armored titans square off in "Doomquest " Plus: The Living Laser, the Mauler and the Unicorn return to menace our man Stark. And wait until you see Iron Man's awesome new stealth armor COLLECTING: Iron Man (1968) 145-157

Hawkeye is the best shot in the whole Marvel-Verse -- watch him hit the bull's eye in these action-packed adventures Hawkeye proves his worth to the Avengers as they battle the Masters of Evil, and shares a team-up with Iron Man when the Mad Thinker wreaks havoc Clint Barton's past collides with his future in his momentous first meeting with Mockingbird But will the Avenging Archer and Ant-Man be enough to tackle the Taskmaster? We bet you one tiny super hero on a speeding arrow that they will And, on an island of sharpshooters, Clint is joined by his fellow Hawkeye -- the wonderful Kate Bishop -- for an inter-generational battle for survival COLLECTING: Marvel Adventures the Avengers (2006) 16, Hawkeye (1983) 1, Avengers (1963) 223, Generations: Hawkeye & Hawkeye (2017) 1, material from Marvel Adventures Super Heroes (2010) 17