Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike #1

Spider-Man looms large over a city engulfed in flames and smoke, fists clenched and web-line trailing behind him, as a crowd of armed gang members — including a blue-costumed figure and several gun-wielding enforcers — mass in the foreground ready for open conflict. John Romita Jr. and Scott Hanna's cover captures the tension of New York's criminal underworld fracturing into all-out war, with that bold "Gang War: First Strike" banner leaving no doubt that the stakes are serious. Writers Zeb Wells and Cody Ziglar, alongside artists Joey Vazquez, Julian Shaw, and colorist Bryan Valenza, make this 2024 oversized opener feel like exactly the right moment to see how Spider-Man handles a city tearing itself apart.