Marvel & DC Omnibus

An anthology unlike any other: Spider-Man's world as seen through the eyes of the best independent and genre creators of the early 2000s. Garth Ennis, Greg Rucka, Peter Milligan and others write stories about the heroes, villains, and ordinary New York citizens whose lives intersect with Spider-Man: often without him appearing at all.

John Byrne, a defining Fantastic Four and X-Men creator, turns his attention to Spider-Man. Chapter One reinterprets Spider-Man's origin, while the rest of the volume gathers Byrne's wider work on the character into a single reading block.

Spider-Man: Ben Reilly Omnibus Vol. 2 is the closing act of Ben as Spider-Man, and it should be sold honestly as a closing volume for Clone Saga readers. The appeal is the tension of an era trying to resolve itself: Ben fighting to own the mask, Peter Parker waiting in the background, and Marvel pushing a complicated 1990s status quo toward its inevitable reversal.

Ben Reilly as Spider-Man in his own right: after the Clone Saga establishes him as the original Peter Parker, Ben takes on the wall-crawler's identity with a redesigned costume and faces new threats while Peter and Mary Jane prepare for their baby. Tom DeFalco and Mark Bagley capture the classic Spider-Man voice while exploring genuinely new territory.

Who is the real Peter Parker? What happens to Ben Reilly? How does it all end? DeFalco, Mackie, and Bagley close a saga that ran for two years across every Spider-Man title and kept fandom actively engaged and debating throughout. Whether you love it or hate it, the Clone Saga is one of the most ambitious storytelling experiments in superhero comics history.

The Clone Saga begins here with the return of Ben Reilly as the Scarlet Spider, setting up one of the most ambitious and controversial publishing sagas in Marvel history. The Jackal returns with his cloning technology and plants the central question: is the Peter Parker who has been Spider-Man for years actually a clone?

J.M. DeMatteis and Sal Buscema deliver Spider-Man's most psychologically complex era. Harry Osborn's tragedy as the second Green Goblin is handled with genuine emotional intelligence: DeMatteis writes mental illness and grief without exploitation. Villains like Vermin, the Chameleon and Shriek are portrayed with genuine human pain beneath their threats.

The focused collection of Marvel's greatest rivalry. Every major Spider-Man vs Venom confrontation from the symbiote's birth through their most brutal battles, collected in a single massive omnibus. Includes the original separation, Venom's debut as a villain, Lethal Protector, Planet of the Symbiotes and every key battle in between. 1,160 pages that trace the complete evolution of one of the most commercially successful villain relationships in superhero comics history.

Todd McFarlane's solo writing debut on Spider-Man, following his revolutionary art on Amazing Spider-Man. In 1990, McFarlane launched a new Spider-Man title with complete creative control over both script and art. The Torment saga with the Lizard showcases his moody, cinematic vision of New York and the character. The book sold over 2 million copies of issue #1. A cultural document of Spider-Man at the peak of his 1990s commercial dominance. 440 pages in Marvel Omnibus hardcover.

The omnibus that collects Venom's first full appearance alongside the art revolution that changed Spider-Man forever. David Michelinie created Eddie Brock and the symbiote's focused origin. Todd McFarlane simultaneously reinvented Spider-Man visually: his spaghetti-like webbing, impossibly dynamic poses, and detailed New York cityscapes set a new standard that every subsequent Spider-Man artist has had to reckon with. 856 pages of pure late-1980s golden era — the moment Spider-Man became a visual icon.

Roger Stern's entire Spider-Man run collected in a single monumental 1,296-page omnibus: the complete Hobgoblin mystery, 'Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut', 'The Kid Who Collects Spider-Man', and dozens of stories that defined the character's voice for a generation. With John Romita Jr.'s iconic art, Stern created a Spider-Man who was smart, funny, morally consistent, and perpetually unlucky in the best way possible. The focused reference volume for anyone who considers Stern's era the character's creative peak.

The series that showed Spider-Man's most street-level, human side. While Amazing Spider-Man handled the big events, Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man gave writers room to explore Peter's daily life, his friendships, his failures and his relationships with B-list villains who rarely got the spotlight. Bill Mantlo, Gerry Conway and Sal Buscema built the perfect complement to the main title — more intimate, more human, more focused on character. 928 pages from the Bronze Age that round out the complete Spider-Man picture.

The run that reinvented Spider-Man for the 21st century. J. Michael Straczynski and John Romita Jr. introduced Morlun — a predator who hunts totemic beings — along with the radical idea that Peter Parker's powers have a mystical origin beyond a radioactive spider bite. Aunt May discovers Peter's identity. Ezekiel enters as a mentor figure with dark secrets. One of the most debated and influential Spider-Man eras, sparking conversations about the character's mythology that continue today. 1,120 pages.

Roger Stern's run on Amazing Spider-Man is widely considered one of the finest in the character's entire history. The Hobgoblin mystery — a masked villain who acquires the Green Goblin's equipment and keeps their identity secret for years — is a masterclass in long-form comics storytelling. 'Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut' is one of the best single-issue Spider-Man stories ever written. John Romita Jr. in his first major sustained run. 680 pages of Spider-Man operating at the absolute peak of the form.

Marv Wolfman's era on Amazing Spider-Man brings one of the character's most enduring relationships: the debut of Black Cat, the cat burglar who becomes Spider-Man's most complicated love interest. Keith Pollard delivers dynamic, kinetic artwork in a transitional run that bridges the 1970s Bronze Age and the upcoming McFarlane revolution. 792 pages that continue building the Spider-Man mythology with memorable new characters that remain central to the universe today.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5 continues Peter Parker's Bronze Age stretch after the first Clone Saga, with Gerry Conway, Roy Thomas and Ross Andru shaping a Spider-Man who is older, more socially rooted and increasingly defined by his relationships. Mary Jane, Aunt May, the Daily Bugle and a changing Marvel New York give the run its texture. The value is chronological and emotional: Peter moving through adulthood while the classic Spider-Man machine keeps expanding.

The Conway era begins: Gerry Conway takes over Amazing Spider-Man and immediately marks his territory with the first Clone Saga, the Punisher's first appearance, and the Jackal as a terrifying new nemesis. Peter Parker tries to rebuild his life after Gwen Stacy's death while facing increasingly dark, complex threats. 976 pages from the Bronze Age, showing how Spider-Man evolved from Silver Age optimism into a more mature, morally complex hero.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 3 collects a classic Spider-Man stretch from the late Lee and Roy Thomas era, with John Romita Sr. and Gil Kane shaping Peter Parker’s world.

Spider-Man's golden age under John Romita Sr.'s art. Mary Jane Watson makes her first full appearance and immediately establishes herself as one of the most charismatic characters in Marvel history. The Kingpin enters the scene as a new breed of villain — not a costumed freak but a crime lord. The wall-crawler becomes Marvel's most popular hero during these issues. 992 pages of Silver Age Spider-Man at its absolute best, showing how a B-list character became an icon.

Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 is the foundation of Peter Parker as a different kind of superhero: teenage insecurity, guilt, jokes, money trouble and responsibility all arriving at once. Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the origin, Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson and the villains who will define Spider-Man for decades. Its value is not just first appearances; it is watching the character's voice, body language and moral engine form issue by issue.

Stephanie Brown wanted to prove she deserved to be Robin. Instead, she triggered a Batman contingency plan that required Batman as its centerpiece — and without him, Gotham burns. Every crime family goes to open war. Black Mask emerges as the new crime lord. War Games is the crossover that changed Gotham forever, told across all Batman titles in 1120 pages.

Closing of the historic Claremont-Lee collaboration. After editorial differences over creative direction, Claremont left the X-Men after 16 years of uninterrupted writing — the longest continuous run on a superhero title in history. Jim Lee briefly took over the script before leaving to found Image Comics alongside Todd McFarlane and others. A moment of historic transition for Marvel and for American comics that changed the industry forever.

First volume of the 1991 relaunch with Claremont and Jim Lee. Issue #1 of the new series sold 8.1 million copies: the best-selling comic in history. Jim Lee on X-Men is absolute visual reference material: the characters as they were drawn for the next decade, the look that inspired the '90s animated series and subsequent films.

John Byrne joins Claremont on art and together they create some of the most important stories ever written at Marvel: Days of Future Past and the Dark Phoenix Saga. Jean Grey, possessed by the cosmic entity Phoenix, becomes the greatest threat in the universe and sacrifices her life to save the X-Men. Absolute must-read.