But even as Eddie and Spidey tentatively team up to take down Mr. Negative, they have to figure out if the returned Wraith is friend or foe! Then: welcome to Spider-Island, where a million New Yorkers suddenly possess Spider-Man's powers! Can Spidey play world-saving super hero while the Big Apple gets eaten alive from the inside out? And what secret scheme does the Jackal have up his sleeve? Plus, even as Dr. Octopus and his Sinister Six face the Intelligencia, the Vulture returns - with a band of ruffians! COLLECTING: Amazing Spider-Man 663-677, Amazing Spide r-Man Infested 1, Free Comic Book Day 2011, Spider-Island: Deadly Foes 1, Daredevil 8, Spider-Island Spotlight

    The event that redefines Spider-Man's classic arch-enemies, one by one, starts with one of his deadliest - Electro! Destitute and desperate, conned out of his life's meaning and worth, Max Dillon becomes the voice of the common man against the brutal injustice of a system overloaded by greed.

    Hold on to your spit, there's a beatdown coming for at least one guy with a spider on his chest Featuring Black Cat, Venom, Doctor Octopus, and the X-Men.

    Spider-Man's life is thrown into turmoil as he begins to undergo a shocking transformation - one that may well leave the web-slinger scarred forever What is the cause of this strange mutation - and how does it connect to the troubles plaguing the Avengers? Betrayed by his body and suffering the painful effects of his slow transformation from man to arachnid, Spidey must confront the architect of his metamorphosis - the Queen But only Captain America holds the key to her defeat Tie-in to the Avengers Disassembled storyline running throughout Marvel titles in 2004.

    When still in high school, the Amazing Spider-Man faced one of his most chilling challenges when six of his most nerve-wracking nemeses formed a cabal of crime: the Sinister Six! Years later, Doctor Octopus reunites the team for his most remarkable racket yet, and time has made them deadlier than ever - even as it's made Spidey's life more complicated than ever! Can he teach the Six a lesson, or will they school him instead? Plus: the fate of a longtime Spidey supporting character and of Mary Jane's greatest enemy! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, the Avengers, and more! Collects Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) #1, and Amazing Spider-Man #334-339.

    Storm faces execution in the next 48 hours. And Dr. Doom stands triumphant. It will take the combined forces of the X-Men, the Fantastic Four and the two Black Panthers to stand against him. A war has begun that will pit the world's most relentless super villain against a collection of the world's most powerful super heroes--one that will span the globe, offering twists and turns and surprise players (hello Deadpool!) that neither side will see coming.COLLECTING: Doomwar #1-6

    And see Logan do what he does best against his archenemy, Sabretooth! Plus: the unsettling threats of Cry and Vapor! Guest-starring Nightcrawler!Collecting: Wolverine 1-19

    A killer stalks the town's children, leaving a trail far gorier than Spider-Man is accustomed to. With Wolverine in the wings, watching for the Wendigo, it may come to claws vs claws before the true blood-shedder is found.

    Spawned in a test tube and prematurely aged to maturity, Genis now struggles to fill the boots of his late father--the boots of Captain Marvel. Therein lies the problem. For Genis has inherited his father's greatest gift, the ability of Cosmic Awareness, a oneness with the universe that allows him to know what will happen, what may happen, and what should happen to every living thing in the universe. You might think such knowledge would drive a person mad... and you'd be right.

    When Wade finds the one thing in the world that can kill him - a serum that permanently disables his regenerative abilities - he just might get his wish. But when his newfound ability to die makes Deadpool feel more alive than ever, his sudden lust for life gets him in hot water with everyone he crosses - including crime bosses, super villains, his fellow mercenaries and even a dual Beretta-wielding monkey! Can the Merc with a Mouth escape his pursuers and his pattern of insanity-fueled self-destruction, and finally live life to the fullest? COLLECTING: Deadpool 50-63

    Now, the X-Men hope to end both threats, but at what cost to their oldest and dearest? Are there deaths from which even the X-Men can't return? Featuring Mystique, Cable, and the last issue of Bishop's solo series Collects Uncanny X-Men #388-390, Cable #87, Bishop #16 and X-Men #108-110.

    And just in case you're wondering where Spider-Man is in this soap opera, he's battling Dr. Octopus!

    M.O.D.O.K., sick of being hunted & hounded by A.I.M., gathers together an eclectic team of Marvel's most wanted to pull off one last, big score. But news travels fast & pretty soon every bad guy in the Marvel Universe is gunning for M.O.D.O.K.'s powerful prize.

    And, since his latest return from oblivion, Thanos himself feels... incomplete. Now the so-called Mad Titan would put both wrongs right. A pilgrimage to Death's dark domain, and the revelatory waters of the Infinity Well, leads Thanos on a new quest, with a once sworn enemy at his side. A crusade that will bring confrontation with the Silver Surfer and the galaxy's mightiest heroes, the Annihilators. An odyssey that will change everything. Cosmic maestro Jim Starlin returns to his signature character in a tale of death and rebirth that will transform the Marvel Universe once more!

    Facing down an army of super-powered Spider-Man impostors, grappling with the evil Mister Hyde, and standing up to the scourge of Venom and his alter ego Eddie Brock - the stakes have never been higher as he tries to navigate an emotional terrain that has found him forever changed.Collecting Sensational Spider-Man #35-40 and Annual #1, Spider-Man Family #1-2, Marvel Spotlight: Spider-Man and Spider-Man: Back in Black Handbook.