SPIDER-FAMILY Previews for April 5th, 2023: THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23, SPIDER-MAN #7, SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES #2 VENOM #18

By Tyler Davis

 on April 3, 2023

This week in the Webhead’s corner of the Merry Marvel Universe:

• Peter crosses paths with the FF in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23
• The Spider-Verse may finally reach it’s end in SPIDER-MAN #7
• Gwen meets her sandiest clone in SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES #7
• As Eddie Brock weathers his strange transformation, Dylan faces the Gold Goblin in VENOM #18

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23

Chris Bacchalo Variant Cover

Lorenzo Pastrovicchio Disney100 Variant Cover: 

Alex Ross Timeless Mysterio Virgin Variant Cover

David Nakayama Variant & Virgin Variant Covers:

Ariel Diaz Variant & Virgin Variant Cover:

Ivan Tao Variant & Virgin Variant Cover:

Tiago Da Silva Variant Cover & Virigin Variant Cover:

Lorenzo Pastrovicchio 1:100 Incentive Disney100  Black & White Variant Cover: 

Alex Ross 1:100 Incentive Timeless Mysterio Sketch Virgin Variant Cover 

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #23 (LEGACY #917)

WHAT DID PETER DO?!

We opened this series with a question. The centerpiece of the answer is a flat-out fight.

Creative Team

• Writer: Zeb Wells
• Artist: John Romita Jr.
• Inker: Scott Hanna
• Colorist: Marcio Menyz
• Letterer: Joe Caramagna
• Cover Artist(s): John Romita Junior with Marcio Menyz & Scott Hanna
• Variant Cover Artist: Chris Bachalo; Alex Ross, David Nakayama; Ariel Diaz; Ivan Tao; Tiago Da Silva; Lorenzo Pastrovicchio
• Assistant Editor: Kaeden McGahey
• Editor: Nick Lowe
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 Pages

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SPIDER-MAN #7

Carlos Gomez Variant Cover

Humberto Ramos Top Secret Spoiler Cover

Alex Ross Timeless Doctor Octopus Virgin Variant Cover

Alex Ross 1;100 Incentive Timeless Doctor Octopus Virgin Sketch Variant Cover:

SPIDER-MAN #7

END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE: PART SEVEN – SPIDER-GENESIS

“The End of the Spider-Verse” is here!

Friends became enemies, enemies became friends and now all of the Spider-Verse ENDS! Jessica Drew? Gone. Peter Parker? Gone. And they aren’t the only ones erased by the sacred Sting-Knife. How can Silk and the rest of the Spiders win this Spider-War?! (LEGACY #163)

Creative Team

• Writer: Dan Slott
• Artist: Mark Bagley
• Inker: John Dell & Andrew Hennesy
• Colorist: Edgar Delgado
• Letterer: Vlayton Cowles
• Cover Artists: Mark Bagley and Edgar Delgado
• Variant Cover Artists: Humberto Ramos & Edgar Delgado; Alex Ross; Carlos Gomez & Jesus Arbutov
• Designer: Jay Bowen
• Editor: Nick Lowe
• Assistant Editor: Lindsey Cohick
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/28 Pages

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SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES #2

Last year, Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, AKA Ghost-Spider, teamed up with heroic versions of herself from throughout the Marvel multiverse in the pages of the hit series, SPIDER-GWEN: GWENVERSE.

Now she’ll have to confront her dark side when twisted clones of herself are molded into Spidey’s most iconic villains and unleashed in SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES #1 (of 5) that will see Gwen transformed into fierce new versions of Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Vulture, Rhino, and Kraven the Hunter a villainous new group that will turn Gwen’s life upside down as writer Emily Kim (SILK) and artist Kei Zama (AVENGERS: MECH STRIKE) take Gwen down a twisted path as she must stop whoever is cloning her into infamous Marvel villains!

Comic Watch Review: Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones #1: The New Doc Ock is…Gwen?

Greg Land & Frank D’Armata Homage Variant Cover:

Peach Momoko Variant Cover:

Lucio Parrillo Variant & Virigin Variant Cover:

Kael Ngu Variant & Virgin Variant Cover:

Peach Momoko 1:10 Incentive Design Variant Cover:

Ivan Tao 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Greg Land & Frank D’Armata 1:100 Incentive Virgin Homage Variant Cover:

SPIDER-GWEN: SHADOW CLONES #2