Spider-Man's Tangled Web (2001) 4

Painted cover by eduardo Risso. Greg Rucka/Eduardo Risso. THE SCOOP: In this self-contained story, crime novelist and red-hot comics writer Greg Rucka (Detective Comics) and acclaimed artist Eduardo Risso (100 Bullets) spin a tale of one of Spider-Man's most infamous foes: the Kingpin! THE SET-UP: Some creators have never worked for Marvel, but that doesn't mean they don't have a Spider-Man story they've always wanted to tell! TANGLED WEB opens the door, letting today's hottest writers and artists take a hard look at the shadow that the web-slinger casts over his "friendly" neighborhood. THE STORY: Cochrane's life is a daily game of Russian Roulette. In a city where a guy in tights can swing down and ruin any criminal's day, Cochrane has the most dangerous job of all: he works for the Kingpin! And everyone knows how the portly crimelord deals with failure! And when Cochrane's big heist is thrwarted by the wall-crawler, his worst nightmare comes true. Now he's summoned to a midnight meeting with the Big Boss himself. But what's waiting for him may not be quite what he expects! THE FORMAT: 32 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.