Spider-Man / Doctor Octopus: Year One

In 2005, Marvel presented this single-issue prestige comic that reimagines the formative years of both Peter Parker and Otto Octavius, exploring the choices that set them on a collision course as hero and villain. Written by Zeb Wells with striking painted art by Kaare Andrews, the story offers a psychological deep-dive into the origins of Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, framed as a shared "Year One" experience. It stands as a compact, character-driven exploration of how two brilliant minds can be shaped into bitter rivals by circumstance and perspective.