Spider-Man's Tangled Web

Spider-Man's Tangled Web is the name of a comic book series starring Spider-Man published by Marvel Comics for 22 issues from June 2001 to March 2003.

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Comic book - Spider-Man - Marvel Comics - June - 2001 - March - 2003

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The title was conceived as an anthology series, where various creative teams not usually associated with Spider-Man (usually creators who had previously worked for Alternative or Vertigo comics) could display their take on the character.

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Anthology - Alternative - Vertigo

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Creators who contributed to the title included Peter Milligan, Duncan Fegredo, Kaare Andrews, Darwyn Cooke, Zeb Wells, Sean Phillips, Brian Azzarello, Paul Pope, Jim Mahfood and Ted McKeever. The entire series was edited by Axel Alonso.

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Peter Milligan - Duncan Fegredo - Kaare Andrews - Darwyn Cooke - Zeb Wells - Sean Phillips - Brian Azzarello - Paul Pope - Jim Mahfood - Ted McKeever - Axel Alonso

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Issue #4's "Severance Package" by Greg Rucka and Eduardo Risso was nominated for an Eisner Award for "Best Single Issue of a Comic Book" in 2002.

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Greg Rucka - Eduardo Risso - Eisner Award - 2002

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The lengths of the storyline depended on each team. The shortest were just one issue ("Severance Package" etc.)

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and the longest ran for 3 issues (#1-3's "The Coming of the Thousand" by Garth Ennis and John McCrea and "Gentlemen's Agreement" by Bruce Jones and Lee Weeks in #7-9).

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Garth Ennis - John McCrea - Bruce Jones - Lee Weeks

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The first six issues were collected into a trade paperback titled "Spider-Man's Tangled Web, Vol. 1" (ISBN 0785108033) published in 2002.

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Sales on the series lagged behind the other Spider-Man titles throughout its run and it was finally cancelled in 2003 to make way for the new The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 comic by Paul Jenkins and Humberto Ramos.

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The Spectacular Spider-Man - Paul Jenkins - Humberto Ramos

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