Joe Kelly, John Romita Jr., and Pepe Larraz take over as the new creative team on a relaunched Amazing Spider-Man #1 in April.
The start of the new run finds Peter looking for a new job, just as a mystery villain is levelling-up a number of Spidey’s rogues gallery, starting with the rampaging Rhino.
Kelly said “Even though this is a new #1, I don’t think of it as a ‘restart’ per se. I’m writing the next chapter of the story of one the world’s greatest characters, lucky enough to follow in the footsteps of the folks before me.
“After that sinks in, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I love about Spider-Man and his cast, what stories resonated with me at different times of my life, and how I can synthesize all of that into something that works with what came before but breaks new ground… I feel a drive to take bold, unexpected swings in order to see how Spider-Man deals with Marvel-sized curve balls. Pressure makes diamonds.”
Larraz believes that the most important of any Spider-Man story is the man behind the mask, and said “Of course I can talk about drawing a believable New York, I shot hundreds of pictures of details of the city for reference, or how I’ve focused on drawing the flow of Spidey’s movement and speed in a way closer to animation than comics. But I think Spider-Man comics work because we care about Peter and his world, so that was my main focus: To draw a Peter that you instantly recognize and empathize [with].”
Look for the first issue of Amazing Spider-Man #1 at your local comic shop on April 9.
Check out the villain-filled cover by Larraz below, and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your Web-Head news.
