Spider-Man And His Spider-Friends Team-Up In Spider-Man Family One-Shot

Spider-Man is going to get a little help from his extended family in Spider-Man Family One-Shot. Writer Tom DeFalco and artist Ron Lim are teaming Spider-Man with a plethora of spider-characters including Araña, Spider-Girl, Peter Porker Spider-Ham, Spider-Man 2099, and the Scarlet Spider. Even the spectacular Spider-Mobile makes an appearance.

"If you’ve ever read an issue of Spider-Girl, you know that I like doing complete single issue stories and I loved the challenge of teaming up Spider-Man, Spider-Girl and Arana,” says writer Tom DeFalco. “Just for fun, I also tossed in J. Jonah Jameson, Peter Porker and cameos of the Spider-Mobile, Spider-Man 2099, the Scarlet Spider and Bag Man—HOO-HA! It’s merry Marvel madness as you like it!"

DeFalco was also excited about working again with penciler Ron Lim. "I love teaming-up with Ron Lim,” says DeFalco. “There is a joyous vitality to his artwork that infects each page with a wonderful frenetic madness that reminds me why I love this medium."

One of the characters that DeFalco was excited about including was Araña. "While it’s always a pleasure to play with Spider-Man, I couldn’t wait to get my hands on Araña,” says DeFalco. “Some fans think that there’s a competition between Spider-Girl and Araña. There isn’t. They’re totally different characters and their stories are told in totally different ways—so you can enjoy both books for different reasons!"

Be sure to get this oversized one-shot featuring Spider-Man and his amazing spider-friends including an ALL-NEW 16 page story by DeFalco and Lim and reprints of Marvel Tails: Featuring Spider-Ham #1(1983), Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) #20 (1979), Spider-Man 2099 #1(1992), Untold Tales of Spider-Man #1, plus a tale of young Petey by Hembeck from Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1.


SPIDER-MAN FAMILY ONE SHOT (AUG051895)
Written by TOM DEFALCO
Pencils by ROM LIM
100 PGS./T+ SUGGESTED FOR TEENS AND UP ....$4.99
FOC - 9/29 On Sale – 10/19/2005



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