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The Amazing Spider-Man by Michelinie & McFarlane Omnibus

David Michelinie · Todd McFarlane · Erik Larsen · Mark Bagley

Story era 05 · The Gauntlet Years

Michelinie’s Spider-Man follows Peter through the arrival of Venom and Carnage, with distinct visual periods by McFarlane, Larsen and Bagley.

UnownedReading status not recorded856 pages34 full issues

Book 1 of 4 in Amazing Spider-Man by David Michelinie · 0 of 4 owned · 3,912 pages in all

Setup & reading order

  1. After Amazing Spider-Man #329

    Continue to the Larsen omnibus; #324, #327, and #329 repeat by design.

  2. After Amazing Spider-Man #350

    Continue to Bagley Vol. 1.

  3. After Amazing Spider-Man #375

    Continue to Bagley Vol. 2.

Optional context & path

Path: Spider-Man, classic era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Spider-Man by Roger Stern.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

UnownedThe Amazing Spider-Man by Michelinie & McFarlane OmnibusDavid Michelinie · Todd McFarlane · Erik Larsen · Mark Bagley856 pp
This book

The Amazing Spider-Man by Michelinie & McFarlane Omnibus

Omnibus hardcover · 856 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 4 · The Gauntlet Years

Michelinie and McFarlane introduce Venom during Peter Parker’s later Amazing Spider-Man years.

See reading checkpoints
Released 17 Aug 2021 · 856 pages · Todd McFarlane cover9781302928650Planned edition
The Amazing Spider-Man (1963)#296–329
The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual (partial — Pale Reflection Prowler story)#10
Earth-616 Primary

Amazing Spider-Man #324, #327 and #329 are Larsen-drawn chapters included here to keep the series continuous, then repeated in the Larsen omnibus; skip that repeat when moving to his book. The Inferno chapters #311–313 can stay in this Spider-Man reading, while Spectacular Spider-Man Annual #10 contributes “Pale Reflection,” the Prowler story drawn by McFarlane.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · The Amazing Spider-Man by Michelinie & McFarlane Omnibus

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Things to know

Collecting rule: Read McFarlane, Larsen, then the two Bagley volumes in order.

  • The Larsen creator book deliberately repeats Amazing Spider-Man #324, #327, and #329.
  • Cross-title event material makes Bagley Vol. 2 especially large.