The Superior Foes Of Spider-Man

Illustrated by Steve Lieber, Rich Ellis
Paperback
$24.99 US
On sale Jun 16, 2026 | 376 Pages | 9781302968939

Spider-Man’s deadliest foes, in their own book at last!

No, not him. Or him. Or her. Or them. We're talking Boomerang! The Shocker! Speed Demon! Overdrive! The new Beetle! Wait, has she even met Spidey? What are these guys trying to pull? Well, isn't that the big question as this questionable quintet set about attempting to prove they're Superior to any sextet? Can they stand each other's company long enough to get their hands on the legendary item that will put them in charge of the New York mob? Find out when Boomerang demands: "Bring me the head of Silvio Silvermane!" There’s bickering, backstabbing and betrayal as the Sinister almost-Six prove that while there's no “I” in “team,” there’s both an “I” and a “me” in “crime.”

COLLECTING: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013) #1-17

Written by Paul Jenkins, Brian Michael Bendis, Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin, Jeff Lemire & Jason Loo
Penciled by Jae Lee, Phil Winslade, Rick Leonardi, Mark Texeira, Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Mcn\Niven, John Romita Jr., Nick Dragotta, Tom Raney, Kim Jacinto, Joshua Cassara, Luigi Zagaria, David Cutler & More
Nick Spencer broke into the comic-book industry with Existence 2.0, published by Image in 2009 and slated for adaptation into a feature film by Paramount Pictures. He has since worked on a sequel, Existence 3.0, and the ongoing series Morning Glories and Bedlam for Image, as well as T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for DC. For Marvel, he wrote Secret Avengers, Iron Man 2.0 and Ultimate Comics X-Men before relaunching Secret Avengers and launching the villain-centric Superior Foes of Spider-Man for Marvel NOW! Spencer brought the comedic-underdog tone of the latter book to the pages of Ant-Man, and then shocked readers by turning the Sentinel of Liberty against the world in the pages of Captain America: Steve Rogers, Captain America: Sam Wilson and the event series Secret Empire.

Steve Lieber graduated from the Joe Kubert School and quickly made his mark on the comics scene, penciling a lengthy run on DC’s Hawkman and frequently contributing to the Big Book Of… series. He is best known for illustrating Oni Press’ Whiteout and Whiteout: Melt miniseries, the latter of which won an Eisner Award. After penciling several issues of Detective Comics and co-authoring The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, Lieber brought his stark style to Marvel’s Civil War: Front Line and The Superior Foes of Spider-Man. He also illustrated Image Comics’ Underground.

Best known as artist and co-creator of the IDW series Memorial, Rich Ellis has also worked for Th3rd World Studios, Harper and Walker/Bloomsbury UK. For Marvel, Ellis has illustrated Savage Wolverine and The Superior Foes of Spider-Man. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and is a member of Periscope Studios.

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Spider-Man’s deadliest foes, in their own book at last!

No, not him. Or him. Or her. Or them. We're talking Boomerang! The Shocker! Speed Demon! Overdrive! The new Beetle! Wait, has she even met Spidey? What are these guys trying to pull? Well, isn't that the big question as this questionable quintet set about attempting to prove they're Superior to any sextet? Can they stand each other's company long enough to get their hands on the legendary item that will put them in charge of the New York mob? Find out when Boomerang demands: "Bring me the head of Silvio Silvermane!" There’s bickering, backstabbing and betrayal as the Sinister almost-Six prove that while there's no “I” in “team,” there’s both an “I” and a “me” in “crime.”

COLLECTING: The Superior Foes of Spider-Man (2013) #1-17

Written by Paul Jenkins, Brian Michael Bendis, Jeff Parker, Paul Tobin, Jeff Lemire & Jason Loo
Penciled by Jae Lee, Phil Winslade, Rick Leonardi, Mark Texeira, Bill Sienkiewicz, Steve Mcn\Niven, John Romita Jr., Nick Dragotta, Tom Raney, Kim Jacinto, Joshua Cassara, Luigi Zagaria, David Cutler & More

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Nick Spencer broke into the comic-book industry with Existence 2.0, published by Image in 2009 and slated for adaptation into a feature film by Paramount Pictures. He has since worked on a sequel, Existence 3.0, and the ongoing series Morning Glories and Bedlam for Image, as well as T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents for DC. For Marvel, he wrote Secret Avengers, Iron Man 2.0 and Ultimate Comics X-Men before relaunching Secret Avengers and launching the villain-centric Superior Foes of Spider-Man for Marvel NOW! Spencer brought the comedic-underdog tone of the latter book to the pages of Ant-Man, and then shocked readers by turning the Sentinel of Liberty against the world in the pages of Captain America: Steve Rogers, Captain America: Sam Wilson and the event series Secret Empire.

Steve Lieber graduated from the Joe Kubert School and quickly made his mark on the comics scene, penciling a lengthy run on DC’s Hawkman and frequently contributing to the Big Book Of… series. He is best known for illustrating Oni Press’ Whiteout and Whiteout: Melt miniseries, the latter of which won an Eisner Award. After penciling several issues of Detective Comics and co-authoring The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Graphic Novel, Lieber brought his stark style to Marvel’s Civil War: Front Line and The Superior Foes of Spider-Man. He also illustrated Image Comics’ Underground.

Best known as artist and co-creator of the IDW series Memorial, Rich Ellis has also worked for Th3rd World Studios, Harper and Walker/Bloomsbury UK. For Marvel, Ellis has illustrated Savage Wolverine and The Superior Foes of Spider-Man. He graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design, and is a member of Periscope Studios.

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