Peter Parker aka Spider-Man is back on the big screen this summer. This iconic character has appeared in so many comics that it's hard to know where to start with him! The good news is there are plenty of great Spider-Comics to check out. Here's a list of first volumes to start you off on a variety of different Spider-Man (and friends!) series from the last few years.
Spider-Man Far from Home Prelude
by Wil Corona Pilgrim Having the proportionate strength and agility of a spider doesn't help Peter fit in--but when a piece of alien Chitauri technology falls into the wrong hands, his abilities just may be the only thing standing between New York City and annihilation! Well, that and the expert tutelage of one Tony Stark, A.K.A. Iron Man! |
Spidey : Freshman Year Freshman year
by Robbie Thompson Peter Parker, otherwise known as the superhero Spider-Man, battles such villains as Doctor Octopus, Electro, and Doctor Doom, while juggling his schoolwork and navigating the complicated teenage social battleground. |
The amazing Spider-Man : Vol.1 Back to basics
by Nick Spencer When an alien invasion attacks New York City, the only one who can stop it is Spider-Man, while a revelation from the past puts Peter Parker's job, relationships, and whole life in jeopardy. |
Spidey : School's Out
by John Barber Peter Parker just survived his first year as the Amazing Spider-Man AND a year of high school! What is he going to do next? He's going to Stark science camp! A week indoors with the coolest technology in the world is a dream come true for Peter - and a bonanza for one spider-foe who's seriously upgraded his arsenal. Can Spider-Man keep the camp safe, and keep his identity secret from his first dormmate, while Peter Parker makes new friends and finishes his project on time? |
The amazing Spider-Man : Vol. 1 Worldwide
by Dan Slott Parker Industries is more successful than ever and Peter Parker is racking up the frequent flyer miles with his "bodyguard" Spider-Man in tow, of course, but success breeds enemies, and a reinvigorated Zodiac has also widened its scope to threaten the whole world. |
The amazing Spider-Man : renew your vows Vol. 1 Brawl in the family
by Gerry Conway When the Mole Man attacks New York, Spidey, along with his spider-powered wife, Mary Jane, and their daughter, Annie, try to stop the foe from wreaking havoc. |
Miles Morales - Spider-man: Vol. 1 Straight Out of Brooklyn
by Saladin Ahmed Miles Morales swings back into the spotlight! Balancing a normal life, school, friends, family and super-heroing has never been easy for Miles, but when the rampaging Rhino and a cadre of mysterious criminals start plaguing Brooklyn, things take a dark turn for the young Spider-Man! And Miles doesn't even know the half of it yet. What mystery lurks under the surface of this newest villainous uprising? |
Miles Morales: the ultimate Spider-Man : Vol. 1 Revival
by Brian Michael Bendis On the anniversary of Peter Parker's death, the fallen Spidey's friends gather and reveal stunning secrets, while Miles Morales, the new ultimate Spider-Man, must fight a returning Green Goblin. |
Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider Vol. 1 Spider-Geddon
by Seanan McGuire Gwen Stacy, the Spider-Woman of Earth-65, makes her sensational return! And she's picking up right where she left off, fighting crime through her home reality - unaware that it sits on the precipice of interdimensional calamity! Spider-Geddon is about to rock Gwen's world! Finding herself trapped in a parallel dimension as her friends and fellow Spiders are dying... with her teleporter watch destroyed and no way to get home... what can Gwen do to stop the Inheritors from wreaking havoc across the entire Web of Life and Destiny? And from out of the interdimensional chaos, she must face one of her deadliest enemies yet - the Gwen Goblin! With her life in jeopardy from all sides, is there a reason we're calling her Ghost-Spider?! |
Silk : Vol. 1 Sinister
by Robbie Thompson Silk is back and badder than ever! Cindy Moon - the other victim of the radioactive spider that bit Peter Parker - has been working to find the missing members of her family since she escaped the bunker that was her home for so many years. But Silk's quest has taken her down a darker path than expected, and now she's in cahoots with the most ferocious feline in the Marvel Universe: the Black Cat! |