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From the press release:
Marvel is pleased to announce Infested, an all new series of short stories beginning in Amazing Spider-Man #659, leading into the biggest Spider-Man event of the year – Spider Island! And to set the stage, a whole cavalcade of superstar artists like Barry Kitson, Lee Garbett and Emma Rios join the red-hot Dan Slott for a Spidey spectacular that’ll have fans talking for years to come!
“Infested is giving readers the first adumbrations of a threat that’s been slowly creeping toward Spidey’s life for decades,” said Marvel Senior Editor, Stephen Wacker. “Dan along with some guest artists set the readers on a dangerous course that leads right to Amazing Spider-Man #666…and beyond.”
Spider-Man has gone toe-to-toe with the biggest and baddest villains of the Marvel Universe, but nothing can prepare him for what he’ll be up against next! So pack your bags and get ready to jump on the road to the biggest Spider-Man event of the year starting with Infested, only inAmazing Spider-Man #659!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #659 (FEB110553)
Written by DAN SLOTT
Pencils and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
Rated A .$3.99
FOC-4/4/11, On-Sale-4/27/11
I admit, I’m not quite sure what to make of this one. While the press release includes little hard information on the story, I confess I’ve been curious for some time what Marvel would do for Amazing Spider-Man #666. The obvious thing, especially given the events of the past few years, would be “something with Mephisto”, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. Indeed, the press release makes mention of a threat that has beenbuilding for decades, and knowing Slott’s penchant for drawing on continuity, this could easily be something that dates to the Lee/Ditko run. Heck, if Roger Stern hadn’t dropped the retcon bomb on them years ago, I’d probably suspect the aliens from the Tinkerer story way back in ASM #2! You’ll know more as soon as I do.
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Hmmm….I've been reading the solicits for the THREE issues of Amazing coming out in May (so much for twice a week, Marvel either doesn't keep on track or over does things, lol)and this lead up is talked about very quietly.
Ghost Rider (one of them, I wish they'd fix that so I could be a Ghost Rider fan again) is in one of the back ups.
Our interest in this is equal, my friend. So nice to have another fan of this series to talk to about this stuff!
I can tell you spiderman doesn't look like he's in too good shape in that picture.
Since reading isuue 654.1, my guess would be that #666 will be about the Sinister Six!