Superior Spider-Man Team-Up

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Superior Spider-Man Team-Up
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up cover.jpg
Cover to Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1
Art by Paolo Rivera
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
ScheduleMonthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication dateJuly 2013 – April 2014
No. of issues12
Creative team
Written by Christopher Yost (#1–2, 5–8)
Robert Rodi (#3–4)
Kevin Shinick (#9–12)
Artist(s) David Lopez (#1) [1]
Marco Checchetto (#2, 5–12)
Mike Del Mundo (#3–4) [2]
Inker(s) Andy Owens
Letterer(s) Joe Caramagna
Colorist(s) Rachelle Rosenberg

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up was an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2013. The series is written by Christopher Yost with artwork by a rotating team of artists including David Lopez, Paolo Rivera, and Marco Checchetto. A direct successor to Avenging Spider-Man and a spiritual successor to Marvel Team-Up , whose name it plays on, the series is an expansion of the Superior Spider-Man brand by Marvel Entertainment, [3] and is notable for featuring (in continuing the storyline of Avenging Spider-Man) the first appearance of the character concept of a (then-unnamed) giant spider who turned into a young girl before being taken in by the X-Men (who in January 2023 returns as Gwen Warren / Spider-Girl, the cloned daughter of Scott Summers and the Spider-Queen). [4]

Contents

Format

Like Marvel Team-Up and Avenging Spider-Man before it, Superior Spider-Man Team-Up features a team-up format where Spider-Man is partnered with a different character each issue. It will continue plot threads started in Avenging Spider-Man and run in tandem with Dan Slott's main Superior Spider-Man title. [3]

Publication history

Superior Spider-Man Team-Up was announced in April 2013 as a part of Marvel's Superior brand expansion. Christopher Yost, writer of Superior Spider-Man Team-Up, said, "Well, in my heart when I say "Team-Up" for "Superior Spider-Man," I probably mean "Versus." In the latest "Avenging" issues, we've seen that he has a fairly contentious relationship with most of the heroes he's encountered. And with "Superior Spider-Man Team Up," that just gets bigger. I think in issue #1, he teams up with pretty much the entire Marvel Universe".

Axel Alonso, Marvel's Editor-In-Chief, added "All I can say is, they had me at the title. I grew up loving "Marvel Team-Up." Bought every issue I could get my hands on. Every month Spider-Man would team up with someone new. There was even an issue where Iceman teamed up with the Human Torch. I was like, "What the—!?"...So it didn't take much for me to sign off on the series". [3]

Issues

IssueGuest character(s)Villain(s)
or Threat		WriterArtistRelease dateNotes
1 Avengers Carrion Chris Yost David Lopez July 24, 2013On the final page it is revealed that the Jackal and Carrion are working together. [5]
2 Scarlet Spider Jackal Pat Olliffe August 14, 2013Crossover with Scarlet Spider. [6]
3 Mighty Avengers Builders, Fulmina Robert Rodi Mike del Mundo September 25, 2013Tie-in with Infinity event.
4October 9, 2013
5 Superior Six, Sun Girl Wrecking Crew Chris YostMarco ChecchettoOctober 23, 2013
6 Wrecking Crew, Masters of Evil November 20, 2013
7 Sun Girl, Lightmaster Superior Six December 4, 2013
8 Namor Robots of Hatut Zeraze Will Sliney December 18, 2013
9 Punisher, Daredevil Spider-Minions, Green Goblin Kevin Shinick Marco ChecchettoJanuary 22, 2014Prelude to the Goblin Nation storyline in Superior Spider-Man
10February 19, 2014
11 Spider-Man 2099 Green Goblin Marco Checchetto & Ron Frenz March 26, 2014Tie-in with the Goblin Nation storyline in Superior Spider-Man
12 Doctor Octopus April 23, 2014

Collected editions

TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Vol. 1 - VersusSuperior Spider-Man Team-Up #1–4, Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #20March 11, 2014 978-0785187912
Superior Spider-Man Team-Up Vol. 2 - Superior SixSuperior Spider-Man Team-Up #5–12July 8, 2014 978-0785189794
Superior Spider-Man CompanionSuperior Spider-Man Team-Up #1-12 and Scarlet Spider (vol. 2) #20, Avenging Spider-Man #15.1, 16-22, Daredevil (vol. 3) #22, Inhumanity: Superior Spider-ManJanuary 3, 2019 978-1302915438

References

  1. ↑ Armitage, Hugh (6 April 2013). "'Superior Spider-Man Team-Up' announced". Digital Spy . Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  2. ↑ Schedeen, Jesse (10 October 2013). "Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #4 Review". IGN . Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Alonso, Axel (5 April 2013). "AXEL-IN-CHARGE: Chris Yost Unveils "Superior Spider-Man Team-Up"". Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on 24 April 2013. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Schlesinger, Alex (17 June 2023). "Cyclops' New Daughter Finally Joins the X-Men". Screen Rant . Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ↑ Ostrowski, Vince (25 July 2013). "Review: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #1". Multiversity Comics. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
  6. ↑ CBR Staff (16 August 2013). "Comic Book Reviews: Superior Spider-Man Team-Up #2". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved 16 August 2013.
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