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J. Michael Straczynski told CBR in an interview leading up to the release of Amazing Spider-Man: Torn, that the series, which is set during Spider-Man's college years, was set during that time period because it "allowed me to tell a story that was very personal in nature. If you're a fan already, you know this time period very well; if you don't, you can enjoy it without being bogged down." That story continues in this CBR exclusive preview of Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #2.
Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #2 is from writer J. Michael Straczynski, artist Pere Pérez, colorist Guru-eFX, and letterer Joe Caramagna, and it continues with the introduction of a new villain, who debuted in the first issue, of an assassin who was hired to steal a demonic book, but the book accidentally transformed the assassin into a demonic form of herself, and now she wants revenge.
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: TORN #2 (OF 5)
J. MICHAEL STRACZYNSKI (W) • PERE PÉREZ (A) • COVER BY MARK BAGLEY
VARIANT COVER BY ARIO ANINDITO • VARIANT COVER BY STEVE RUDE
VARIANT COVER BY TBA • VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY TBA
UNCOVER MORE ANCIENT SPIDER-HISTORY!
• Learn more not only about one of the best eras of Spider-Man but also about the Marvel Universe as a whole!
• Spider-Man’s new villain Evangeline represents foes who will twist Spider-Man’s (and your) brain.
• Plus, Spider-Man’s heart is bent by two of the greatest women in the Marvel Universe!
32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99
In the preview pages, we see Straczynski and Pérez explore the way that Spider-Man interacts with the people of New York City. Spider-Man has historically been known as "The Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man," but few writers have had the time to really explore what that looks like in everyday life. One of the things that this miniseries has been good about is allowing Straczynski to dig deeper into certain interactions in Spider-Man's life, like with one of his professors in the first issue, who sees a young man in Peter Parker who is clearly staying up late every night, but from the professor's perspective, it looks like Peter is a typical college kid parting the night away, while actually Peter is up late fighting crime. Here, we get the other side of that angle, where Spider-Man's heroism is actually REWARDED with free breakfast courtesy of one of the many lives that he has had a positive impact upon.
Meanwhile, the new demonic villain who debuted last issue is NOT in a good move, and we see her make her first move on the people who sent her on her mission to steal the demonic book, as she swoops in to attack some mysterious man (and his literally scaredy-cat). What role did he play in her becoming this demonic creature? And will Spider-Man be able to keep her from murdering MORE people, including this guy and his cat? For those answers, you'll need to pick up a copy of Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #2 when it comes out next week!
Source: Marvel
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