Spider-Girl (comic book)

Spider-Girl is the name of several comic book titles featuring the character Spider-Girl and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original Spider-Girl comic book series which debuted in 1998.

Publication history

The first portrayed Spider-Girl, Mayday Parker, first appeared in a one-shot story in the ongoing series What If. Following positive fan response to the concept, Spider-Girl and two other series (A-Next and J2) set in the same alternate future universe were launched under the MC2 imprint.[1][2] Although each of these titles were slated to be 12-issue limited series, Spider-Girl's initial sales justified their continuation as ongoing titles.

After initial interest, Spider-Girl drew low sales. The book's active fan base convinced Marvel to revoke several cancellation announcements. Reprints of the series in digest size trade paperbacks sold well. Marvel Associate Editor Nick Lowe revealed in a Nov. 2005 interview that "Spider-Girl, for the first time, is completely safe from cancellation."[3]

Despite Lowe's statement, Marvel announced that No. 100 would be the title's final issue. It was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel. The book was relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl, with issue #0 appearing in Oct. 2006.

In November 2010, a new Spider-Girl series was launched that was unconnected to the MC2 universe. The MC2 Spider-Girl title was cancelled, having surpassed publisher expectations for longevity. The new series featured a new character, Anya Corazon, whose adventures occurred on Earth 616. This monthly Spider-Girl comic debuted on November 17, 2010,[4] as a tie-in to the "Big Time" storyline in The Amazing Spider-Man.[5] The series was canceled after only eight issues. No official reason was given for the cancellation.[6]

Collected editions

Mayday Parker
Title Material collected ISBN Release date
Spider-Girl: A Fresh Start Spider-Girl #1–2 978-0785107200 December 31, 1998
Spider-Girl Spider-Girl #0–8 978-0785108153 November 5, 2001
Amazing Spider-Girl vol. 1: Whatever Happened to the Daughter of Spider-Man? The Amazing Spider-Girl #0–6 978-0785123415 May 30, 2007
Amazing Spider-Girl vol. 2: Comes the Carnage! The Amazing Spider-Girl #7–12 978-0785123422 November 28, 2007
Amazing Spider-Girl vol. 3: Mind Games The Amazing Spider-Girl #13–18 978-0785125587 May 28, 2008
Amazing Spider-Girl vol. 4: Brand New May The Amazing Spider-Girl #19–24 978-0785129745 December 24, 2008
Amazing Spider-Girl vol. 5: Maybreak The Amazing Spider-Girl #25–30 978-0785131878 July 1, 2009
Spectacular Spider-Girl: Who Killed Gwen Reilly? Spider-Man Family #1–8 and Web of Spider-Man #1–4 978-0785143192 March 24, 2010
Spectacular Spider-Girl: The Last Stand Spectacular Spider-Girl #1–4, Spider-Girl: The End, and material from Web of Spider-Man #5–7 978-0785148999
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 1 What If? (1989) #105, Spider-Girl #1–15 and Spider-Girl #½, and Spider-Girl Annual '99 978-1302912482 August 7, 2018
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 2 Spider-Girl #16-32 978-1302918446 August 6, 2019
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 3 Spider-Girl #33–50 978-1302923716 March 30, 2021
Spider-Girl: The Complete Collection Vol. 4 Spider-Girl #51–67 978-1302934798 April 12, 2022
Title Material collected ISBN Release date
Spider-Girl vol. 1: Legacy Spider-Girl #0–5 978-0785114413 April 1, 2004
Spider-Girl vol. 2: Like Father Like Daughter Spider-Girl #6–11 978-0785116578 December 15, 2004
Spider-Girl vol. 3: Avenging Allies Spider-Girl #12–16 and Spider-Girl Annual '99 978-0785116585 April 13, 2005
Spider-Girl vol. 4: Turning Point Spider-Girl #17–21 and Spider-Girl #½ 978-0785118718 September 21, 2005
Spider-Girl vol. 5: Endgame Spider-Girl #22–27 978-0785120346 January 25, 2006
Spider-Girl vol. 6: Too Many Spiders! Spider-Girl #28–33 978-0785121565 June 21, 2006
Spider-Girl vol. 7: Betrayed Spider-Girl #34–38 and #51 978-0785121572 November 15, 2006
Spider-Girl vol. 8: Duty Calls Spider-Girl #39–44 978-0785124955 April 18, 2007
Spider-Girl vol. 9: Secret Lives Spider-Girl #45–50 978-0785126027 October 31, 2007
Spider-Girl vol. 10: Season of the Serpent Spider-Girl #52–59 978-0785132134 February 11, 2009
Spider-Girl vol. 11: Marked for Death Spider-Girl #60–66 978-0785137412 December 8, 2009
Spider-Girl vol. 12: The Games Villains Play Spider-Girl #67–72 978-0785144823 March 24, 2010

Anya Corazon
Title Material collected ISBN Release date
Spider-Girl Vol. 1: Family Values Spider-Girl #1–8 and Amazing Spider-Man #648 ISBN 978-0785146940
Spider-Island: Companion The Amazing Spider-Girl #1–3, Spider-Island: Cloak & Dagger #1–3, Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1–3, Herc #7–8, Spider-Island: Avengers #1, Spider-Island: Spider-Woman #1, Spider-Island: I Love New York City, Black Panther #524, and Spider-Island: Heroes For Hire #1 ISBN 978-0785162285 (hardcover)
ISBN 978-0785162292 (softcover)

References
  1. Brevoort, Tom; DeFalco, Tom; Manning, Matthew K.; Sanderson, Peter; Wiacek, Win (2017). Marvel Year By Year: A Visual History. DK Publishing. p. 289. ISBN 978-1465455505.
  2. DeFalco Confirms Amazing Spider-Girl Cancellation, Comic Book Resources, October 13, 2008
  3. "Panels | Comic Book, Graphic Novel and Cartooning Discussions – Forums powered by UBB.threads™". Comicon.com. Archived from the original on February 18, 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
  4. "Marvel.com Preview: Spider-Girl #1". Retrieved 2011-10-03.
  5. "Spider-Man: Big Time Begins, 'Spider-Girl,' 'Osborn' and 'Carnage' Comics Announced". Archived from the original on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  6. "Spider-Girl #1 Starring Araña For November – Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors". Bleedingcool.com. 2010-07-16. Retrieved 2013-08-11.
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