THE ASTONISHING SPIDER-MAN

Volume four of the UK Astonishing Spider-Man. Published by the UK wing of Panini Comics. Spider-Man is Marvel’s most popular character. An iconic superhero who is recognised across the globe and whose exploits have conquered TV, Cartoons, blockbuster movies and, most obviously, for over forty years in comics! Panini have been publishing Astonishing Spider-Man for more than 10 years and continues to bring the very best in Spidey action to an avid readership. Every 76-page issue is packed with exciting comic strips exploring the ongoing adventures of the Wall-crawler as well as ‘classic’ tales from Spidey’s early years. Astonishing Spider-Man is published in the original sub-A4 American format. It reprints selected stories from the US strips, always following the most recent story-lines whilst reprinting classic tales as back-up strips. It is presented on higher quality paper than the US comics and features much fewer adverts than its US counterpart, arguably making it even more collectible! Volume 1 ran for 150 issues,Volume 2 for 69 issues and Volume 3 ran for 100 before relaunching to Volume 4. The Astonishing Spider-Man is published every two weeks.