''Spider-Man Family'' (later retitled ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'') is a
comic book
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series published by
Marvel Comics
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. It began as a series of one-shots written and penciled by various writers and artists before becoming a bi-monthly ongoing series with the first issue cover-dated February 2007. Its initial writer was
Sean McKeever
Sean Kelley McKeever (born 1972) is an American comic book writer. Born in Appleton, Wisconsin he grew up in Eagle River.
Career
Since the end of his creator-owned teen drama series '' The Waiting Place'', which was published from 1997 to 20 ...
. Each issue of ''Spider-Man Family'' contained brand new stories featuring
Spider-Man and his supporting cast, reprints of classic
Spider-Man tales, and an English translation of the original Japanese manga, ''
Spider-Man J''.
In June 2008, ''Spider-Man Family'' was relaunched as ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', and became a showcase title for many of the divergent timelines that were present at this point in the franchise. In addition to strips set in the ''Brand New Day'' timeline, a strip exploring the early days of Peter Parker's life as Spider-Man was also included. Another feature,
Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man
''Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man'' is a short comic strip series published in the pages of '' The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', in August 2008. It was written by Tom DeFalco, and illustrated by Ron Frenz and several other artists.
Premise
The series t ...
, written by
Tom DeFalco
Tom DeFalco (born June 26, 1950) is an American comic book writer and editor well known for his association with Marvel Comics, with long runs on ''Amazing Spider-Man'', ''Thor'', and ''Fantastic Four''.
Career
While in college, DeFalco "wrote fo ...
, took place within Marvel's
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continuity. In November 2008,
Joe Quesada
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confirmed on his blog that cult favourite
Spider-Girl would be moving to ''Amazing Spider-Man Family'' in April 2009.
On July 13, 2009, Marvel announced a new monthly anthology title, ''
Web of Spider-Man
''Web of Spider-Man'' is the name of two different monthly comic book series starring Spider-Man that have been published by Marvel Comics since 1985, the first volume of which ran for 129 issues between 1985 and 1995, and the second of which ran f ...
'', to replace ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family''. Unlike ''The Amazing Spider-Man Family'', it featured only new stories, with backup stories initially starring
Spider-Girl, then switching to
Jackpot
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Comics
* Jackpot (comics), several comic book characters
* ''Jack ...
.
See also
*''
Superman Family''
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Batman Family
A collective of fictional characters appear in American comic books published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Batman as the main protagonist.
Since Batman's introduction in 1939, the character has accumulated a number of recognizable suppo ...
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Super-Team Family
''Super-Team Family'' is a comic book anthology series published by DC Comics from 1975 to 1978 that lasted for 15 issues. It included a mix of original and reprinted stories.
Publication history
''Super-Team Family'' began publication with an ...
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