Amazing Spider-Man is currently in the middle of The 8 Deaths of Spider-Man, but shortly after Peter Parker dies one last time and is reborn as Spider-Naut in March's Amazing Spider-Man #70, the ongoing series will relaunch with a new Amazing Spider-Man #1.
That will happen in April and while it will bring some changes, not everything will be new as writer Joe Kelly, currently one of the writers on Amazing Spider-Man, will be staying on for the new volume. He's joined by artist Pepe Larraz, one of Marvel's biggest rising stars, along with veteran Spider-Man artist John Romita Jr and colorist Marte Gracia.
“The new race finds Peter out of work and looking for paid employment, but his job search is interrupted by a rampaging Rhino who is but the tip of a sinister iceberg,” reads Marvel's official description of the new Amazing Spider-Man #1. “What major spider villain is working behind the scenes arming other spider villains, including one we haven't seen in OVER SEVEN YEARS? Also, what's that goblin-free Norman Osborn doing these days?”
“Although this is a new #1, I don't consider it a 'reboot' per se,” Kelly, who first announced the new Amazing Spider-Man #1, tells Polygon. “I'm writing the next chapter in the story of one of the world's most important characters, who I'm lucky enough to follow in the footsteps of those who came before me. After I figure it out, I spend a lot of time thinking about what I love about Spider-Man and its cast, what stories resonated with me at different times in my life and how I can synthesize all of that into something that works with what came before but breaks new ground… I feel the urge to make bold and unexpected changes to see how. Spider-Man deals with curveballs the size from Marvel. Pressure produces diamonds.
“The most important part of Spider-Man that I wanted to accurately portray is Peter. Of course, I can talk about drawing a believable New York, I took hundreds of photographs of details of the city for reference, or how I have focused on it by drawing the flow of Spidey's movement and speed in a way that is closer to animation than to comics,” adds Larraz. “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.” [with]”.
Amazing Spider-Man #1 goes on sale April 9.