Marvel has announced that Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar will write the stories for its “Death of Spider-Man” event, a storyline starting in February in the Ultimate Comics universe.  The storyline begins with a prelude in Ultimate Spider-Man #153, segues into Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1 and continues in subsequent issues of both titles.  Both books are rated T+ and retail for $3.99.

Marvel says, “In the Ultimate Universe, there are no rules.”  We’re not sure what that means, but we do know this storyline will get a lot of attention and press.   

The “Death of Spider-Man” titles for February are:

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #153 & #154

Written by Brian Michael Bendis

Pencils & Cover by Sara Pichelli & David Lafuente

Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #1 (of 6)

Written by Mark Millar

Pencils & Cover by Leinil Yu

Variant Covers by Bryan Hitch and Frank Cho

Marvel also revealed in its announcement that Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 has sold "well over" one million copies to date.