Slott, Dan

"What will Secret Empire mean for the Amazing Spider-Man? The return of Otto Octavius! But this isn't the old Doc Ock--he's back as the Superior Octopus! He's allied himself with Steve Rogers and Hydra, and he has a personal mission--to take down the company that he helped create: Parker Industries! Spider-Man is already overwhelmed from the chaosof Secret Empire--but now, facing one of his greatest enemies who's back from the grave, more powerful than ever before and following orders from Captain America himself, does Spider-Man stand a chance? Peter must use the full force of his company, every asset at his disposal, to stop Ock and Hydra--but will it be enough?"--Back cover.

"Parker Industries is more successful than ever, with new offices in Shanghai, London and San Francisco. Peter Parker is racking up the frequent-flyer miles--with his 'bodyguard' Spider-Man in tow! But success breeds enemies, like the astrological Zodiac who have widened their scope to threaten the entire Earth. Peter isn't neglecting New York--but his new HQ is the former Baxter Building, and the Human Torch is going to have something to say about that! And while Spider-Man has extended his reach, so have his foes. Someone in Africa is masquerading as a member of the Goblin family, and it 's up to everyone's favorite web-crawler to investigate"--Back cover.

Sonic goes on more adventures to help his fellow other-dimensional Sonics out, as well as swapping minds with Knuckles thanks to Dr. Eggman and Dimitri.

Pete Parker takes on his new role as Spider-Man and finds himself facing off against the deadly villains Clash and J. Jonah Jameson.

"Peter Parker has gone international, and he's making his next stop in China--where he discovers the malevolent Mister Negative has two of Spidey's former friends in this thrall: the fan-favorite duo Cloak and Dagger! Can our ever-amazing wall-crawler handle two inverted heroes witout falling prey to Negative's influence himself? And Peter's globe-trotting doesn't end in the Far East--a final showdown with Zodiac will lead him all across Europe! When Scorpio puts his master plan into motion, there may be no way Spider-Man--or anyone--can stop him from seizing control of the future!"--Back cover.

But just when things are looking amazing for ol' Spidey, along comes the Hobgoblin to raise a little ruckus. With Norman Osborn in the pokey, there's a giant-sized Goblin power vacuum - one Roderick Kingsley is more than willing and able to fill! And facing the threat of the newly revived Hobgoblin will take all of Spidey's resolve - and probably a new costume, to boot! It's a new status quo in the life, love and adventures of Peter Parker and Spider-Man - guest-starring the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and a cavalcade of Spidey's greatest friends and foes!.

Under the Superior Spider-Man's watch, the Green Goblin has taken control of New York's underworld, and now Otto Octavius must take on the Goblin.

Batman's out to bust the various rackets of the gangster named Black Mask, but he's playing with fire when he goes after the Mask's pet arsonist: Firefly!.