Spider-Man's Powerful New Villain is His Most Brutal Foe Yet

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Marvel Comics' new Amazing Spider-Man run will witness Peter Parker come up against a foe unlike any he has ever faced. First unveiled in January, the brand-new villain Hellgate will battle the Web-Slinger across issues seven and eight, for which the publisher has revealed a sneak peek.

Joe Kelly, John Romita Jr., and Pepe Larraz's Amazing Spider-Man kicked off thrillingly earlier this month, with Marvel promising that the series will keep delivering classic Spider-Man action while taking Peter in a bold new direction. Amazing Spider-Man #7 and #8 will arrive this July as a two-parter, and Romita's covers tease Spidey's brutal confrontation with Hellgate. The looming battle marks the beginning of the villain's plans for the Wall Crawler, "a plot that will continue to ramp up as the series approaches the milestone #975th issue later this year."

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Amazing Spider-Man #7 and #8

Written by JOE KELLY
Art by JOHN ROMITA JR.
Cover by JOHN ROMITA JR.

Amazing Spider-Man makes Hellgate's formidable strength apparent, with his motives for destroying Spider-Man remaining a mystery. "Representing Spider-Man's greatest challenge in the new era, Hellgate will force Spider-Man to endure some of his most brutal battles ever and will significantly impact the course of Peter Parker's life—both in and out of the suit!"

Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man #7 description reads, "THE HELLGATE IS OPEN! Spider-Man is fighting for his life – literally – as he tries to keep Hellgate from destroying Manhattan. But what does this strange new foe want? And can Peter figure it out before his day gets a whole lot worse?!" In Amazing Spider-Man #8, it's "TIME TO DIE, SPIDER-MAN!" The fight continues as the city watches Spider-Man takes the worst beating of his life. "What can Spider-Man do to rally? There MUST be something!"

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The Brand-New Amazing Spider-Man Run

Kelly, Romita, and Larraz's Amazing Spider-Man run finds "Peter without a job and looking for gainful employment, but his job search is interrupted by a rampaging Rhino who is but the tip of a sinister iceberg. What major Spider-Villain is working behind the scenes weaponizing other Spider-Villains including one we haven't seen in OVER SEVEN YEARS?! Also, what is that Goblin-free Norman Osborn up to these days?"

"Even though this is a new #1, I don’t think of it as a ‘restart’ per se,' Amazing Spider-Man writer Kelly said. "I'm writing the next chapter of the story of one of the world’s greatest characters, lucky enough to follow in the footsteps of the folks before me."

Amazing Spider-Man #7 will hit comic book shelves on July 2, while Amazing Spider-Man #8 debuts on July 23, 2025.

Source: Marvel