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.