Comic Heroes Issue 9

Spider-Man catches us in his web this month, and we can't get enough of the wall-climbing wonder...

Comic Heroes 9 Is On Sale Tuesday 25 October

We all love Spider-Man . He's funny, he swings around the place like he owns it, and he's got a surprisingly cool costume considering he's styled after a many-legged beastie. This issue, we're paying homage to the web-slinging wonder by taking a stroll through the complete history of Spider-Man , reliving the classic stories , and looking ahead to his cinematic re-birth next year in The Amazing Spider-Man .

It's not all Spidey-based this month though, oh no. We've also taken tea with 2000AD 's long-serving alien editor Tharg to discuss the future of the UK's finest anthology comic, spoken to Garth Ennis about The Boys , and compiled a bluffer's guide to Jack Kirby .

As if that wasn't enough, we collared comic scribe of renown

Paul Cornell to discuss DC's New 52 (which is also reviewed this issue), appreciated the wonderful art of Mark Buckingham, and cast a pair of fresh eyes over Grant Morrison's The Filth , alongside the usual crop of reviews, news and opinion. Free gifts this month include a smashing Spidey key-ring and a double-sided poster featuring 2000AD's Cradlegrave and DC's New 52 .

Don't forget you can now subscribe to Comic Heroes via Newsstand , read online via Zinio , subscribe or simply walk to your local shops and buy one. It's amazing, really. Onward!

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