Um... no, they didn't leave them out. They just, uh... aren't in a position to help (or breathe; a lot of people are salty over that).

I thought that was the 90s cartoon guy. I didn't really read any of the lead-in stuff; I only started this because Ben Reilly is in it and I was interested in the Spider-Gwen hype.

That and Pryde of the X-Men, as I recall. Man, I watched the ever loving crap out of that show when I was a kid.

They got offed?

Yep. Didn't read the comic personally, but I saw that panel when it happened.

Well that sucks. I guess now I definitely won't be buying the comics. I was considering shelling out for the inevitable TPB.

Does the greatest Spider-Man villain of all time at least show up? (And by that I mean the Prowler. He was my favorite Spidey villain when I was a wee lad. I was a weird kid, I know).

I'm not sure what's better: Leopardon, or Supaidaman conversing with the other Japanese Spider-Men.

... oh who am I kidding, the big robot wins out no matter what.

Don't boycott it because 70s Spider-Man, Frank Welker Iceman, and ass-less Firestar are dead; buy it because Ben Reilly is in it.

Not yet. The villains are mostly just vaguely Victorian vampire guys.

Screw it. I love that show too much not to front page this news. One-off appearances be damned!

But it isn't actual Ben Reily. He really is dead dead. This is another Ben from a verrrrry similar to the 616 universe, but the real Ben will never come back :(

Yeah, and he's not wearing the Scarlet Spider costume. It's all Marvel will give me, though, so I'll take it.

i feel like i am missing something

the emissary of hell???? i want to know what the writers where smoking because it sounds awesome

Haven't read Spidey since OMD, but I am glad this reference was made.