Scarlet Spider
Marvel · 2012–2014 · 26 issues
About the series
In 2012, Marvel launched this 26-issue series spotlighting Kaine—the scarred, cloned "other" Spider-Man—as he carved out a reluctant hero's life in Houston, Texas. Written primarily by Christopher Yost with art by Khoi Pham and Ryan Stegman, the book pits its troubled protagonist against the savage Kravinoff family, including Ana and Sergei, while Spider-Man himself occasionally swings in to complicate matters. It matters as a gritty, street-level spin on the Spider-Man mythos that gave a second chance to one of the web's most tragic figures.