The second Ben Reilly dedicated Omnibus returns to comic shops everywhere this month, continuing the reinvigoration of the once maligned Spider-clone.
Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Volume 2 collects The Sensational Spider-Man #4-11, The Amazing Spider-Man #411-418, Spider-Man #68-75, The Spectacular Spider-Man #234-241, Spider-Man Unlimited #12-14, Spider-Man: Redemption #1-4, Daredevil #354, Spider-Man Team-Up #4-5, Spider-Man: Revelations TPB, Spider-Man: The Osborn Journals, Spider-Man: 101 Ways to End the Clone Saga, and Spider-Man: Dead Man’s Hand, finishing off his original adventures from the late 90s.
Writers represented in the collection include by Dan Jurgens, Tom DeFalco, Howard Mackie, Todd Dezago, Evan Skolnick, J.M. DeMatteis, Karl Kesel, James Felder, George Perez, Glenn Herdling, Darick Robertson, Steve Gerber, Glenn Greenberg, Roger Stern, Joe Edkin, and Mark Bernardo.
A plethora of artists also appear in the addition such as Jurgens, Mark Bagley, John Romita Jr., Sal Buscema, Paris Karounos, Mike Zeck, Luke Ross, Joe Bennett, Darick Robertson, Mike Wieringo, Ron Garney, James Fry, Steve Skroce, Kyle Hotz, Ben Herrera, Steven Butler, Steve Geiger, Cary Nord, Rick Leonardi, Brandon McKinney, Dan Lawlis, Klaus Janson, Larry Mahlstedt, Al Milgrom, Al Williamson, John Stanisci, Randy Emberlin, Scott Hanna, Bob McLeod, Matt Ryan, Chris Ivy, Andrew Pepoy, Richard Case, Joe Pimentel, Tom Dzon, Jerome K. Moore, Bud LaRosa, Keith Aiken, Mike Christian, Derek Fisher, Paris Karounos, Steven Butler, Steve Montano, Tom Palmer, Jason Moore, and Kyle Hotz.
The Clone Saga reaches its confusing conclusion, as Ben and Peter (and a legion of fans) finally uncover some answers (some satisfying and some not so satisfying) to the many questions that have plagued them since Reilly showed up on the scene in 1994.
The Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Volume 2 consists of 1,304 pages for a suggested retail price of $150.00
Check out the cover by Romita Jr. and Milgrom and Romita Jr. and Hanna and stay tuned to Conskipper for all of your vintage comic news.
