Scarlet Spider (2012-2013)

One of the most controversial characters in comics has returned — and the controversy has only BEGUN! In the aftermath of THE CLONE CONSPIRACY, Ben has a new take on life…and he's not the same Scarlet Spider he was before. Come witness what will be the most talked about comic of the year!

Ben Reilly: carbon copy or the real deal? We're letting this genie out of the bottle! Find out what the architects of the original Spidey epic really had in store for poor Peter Parker.

Cletus Kasady is back to doing what he does best: killing. However, he seems to be dancing to someone else's directions this time. The story that will bring together Carnage, Venom, and the Scarlet Spider begins here!

SPIDER-ISLAND TIE-IN Flash Thompson is dropped into Ground Zero of the Spider-Island infestation while his father lies dying in a hospital bed. Can he maintain his cool or will his volatile emotional state unleash the Venom symbiote?