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Dynamite Entertainment’s The Spider #1 has sold out as of May 2, the same day it went on sale in comic shops. To meet demand, the publisher is going back to press and will offer a The Spider #1 Second Printing Variant (MAR128256E, $3.99), featuring a new version of John Cassaday’s cover. The new version of the first issue is scheduled to go on sale June 6, weeks before the release of The Spider #2 (APR120999E, 43.99).

“Following up on the success of The Shadow, seeing the Spider #1 sell out is rewarding,” said Dynamite President & CEO Nick Barrucci. “We over-printed well, but the book was well under ordered. We’re happy that we were able to have 2nd prints created and available to Diamond’s warehouse quickly so that Diamond can start filling immediate re-orders for retailers. And the great part is that Diamond will be able to start filling in each weekly cycle, well before issue #2 is in stores.”

“Part of what always made The Spider so cool was the sheer scope of destruction caused by his villains,” says The Spider writer David Liss. “The Spider’s enemies thought nothing of demolishing city blocks, killing thousands, turning countless innocents into mindless slaves. Faced with crime this insane, The Spider had turn himself into a force of equal ferocity, destruction and ruthlessness. He’s the most badass and take-no-prisoners of the pulp heroes because he has to be, and it’s been absolutely awesome transferring that kind of sentiment from the 1930s to contemporary times. Some things have been updated, but he’s still the kind of vigilante that makes the bad guys wet their pants.”

“This book has it all,” adds artist Colton Worley. “It’s got action, pulp, noir, horror, romance…everything you could ever want in a story all in one place. And helping to create the world that David Liss has set up has been a great experience.”

“David [Liss] and Colton [Worley] are a perfect pairing for The Spider,” states Dynamite Editor Joe Rybandt. “The moment we saw Colton’s first pages from #1 we spread them around like proud new parent’s showing off pictures of our first-born, they were that amazing. All thanks to the incredible script by David of course. The time is right for a pulp revival and we’re leading the charge.”

In this #1, one of the greatest pulp characters of all time is now re-launched into the 21st century! The world knows Richard Wentworth as a decorated war hero and the son of a wealthy industrialist – but only a few confidants know the truth. As New York City slides into violence and despair, Wentworth has transformed himself into a force of justice as The Spider!

With only his wits, his technology, and his pistols to aid him, he fights a one-man man war against crime, but when a mysterious new villain threatens the city with an unspeakable horror, it may be more than even The Spider can handle. How far will a sane man go to restore order to an insane world?

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