COMICS: Cover Art And Details For November's SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL #1 Revealed

"The assassin Blackout is seeking to re-establish his reputation after the Hood’s criminal organization, which he was a part of, fell. To do this, he plans to kill Spider-Man using a bit of inside info he’s discovered: that Spidey’s tech is made by a guy named Peter Parker. Blackout kidnaps Aunt May as leverage to force Peter to sabotage Spidey’s weapons and lead him into a trap. Now, you may think you’ve seen the “Aunt May kidnapped by a bad guy” story before…but trust me, you’ve never seen it with the SUPERIOR Spider-Man.

"Otto/Pete is doting on Aunt May…telling her how wonderful she is, spending time with her, doing all the things Peter Parker never had time to. And it’s not like they live in the same house any more, so she doesn’t see him in unguarded moments. I think human beings are naturally inclined not to ask a lot of questions when we are being told how great we are. Combine that with the fact that Otto had full access to Peter’s memories for quite a while and, even though that’s no longer the case, he still knows enough to be convincing, and I think May just feels Peter is turning over a new leaf…changing for the better.

"Dan and I have worked closely to make sure this story is a significant part of the overall Superior Spider-Man saga. I’m picking up on threads Dan has laid out in the ongoing series, and he will be exploring the fallout from what happens in the Annual. So if you’re following Superior Spider-Man, you do not want to miss this…and if you’ve seen what Javier Rodriguez, the brilliant colorist of Daredevil can do as a penciler in that book, you don’t want to miss him cut loose on the Superior Spidey as well!"