One of the most controversial characters in comic book history has returned - and a whole new controversy has only just begun! You all remember Ben Reilly. Spider-Man's clone, created by the Jackal, who returned years later to turn Peter Parker's life upside down! Ben became the Scarlet Spider and even took Peter's place as Spider-Man for a time, before dying a hero's death. Now, in the aftermath ofÿThe Clone Conspiracy, Ben Reilly is back! But he has a whole new take on life...and he's not the same Scarlet Spider he was before. Witness what will be the most talked-about story of the year! COLLECTING: BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER #1-6.

Out of the ashes of The Clone Conspiracy, Ben Reilly is alive once again - and has taken up the mantle of the Scarlet Spider once more! But with enemies bearing down on him from every side, neither of those status quos might last for too much longer! Ben is running out of options and running out of time! And it doesn't help that one of the people out for his blood is his spider-powered, web-slinging "sibling" - fellow clone Kaine! Can Ben Reilly run this latest gauntlet and emerge victorious, or will he lose his new lease on life? COLLECTING: BEN REILLY: SCARLET SPIDER 6-10, SLINGERS (1998) 0

Spinning out of Spider-Island, The secrets of the Brand New Scarlet Spider revealed! Who is the new webbed wonder - and why has he come to face corruption in Houston, Texas? COLLECTING: SCARLET SPIDER 1-6, material from MARVEL POINT ONE

Collects Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1; Scarlet Spider #10-12, Venom (2011) #26-27, Minimum Carnage: Omega #1. Carnage is back ... and bigger ain't necessarily better! Scarlet Spider and Venom collide as the hunt for Carnage begins, taking both heroes to a place you'll never believe: the Microverse! Cletus Kasady has found a whole new world to terrorize - and, stranded on this alien planet, Scarlet Spider and Venom must work together to defeat him!

Meet Ben Reilly, clone of Spider-Man! When Peter Parker decides to retire, Ben takes up the job as the new web-slinger in town, the Scarlet Spider! And there's no shortage of foes waiting to fight him - including Dr. Octopus, Venom, Carnage, the new Green Goblin, Kaine, the High Evolutionary, Joystick and the Looter! Plus: The Scarlet Spider joins the New Warriors! Collecting SPIDER-MAN: THE PARKER YEARS, NEW WARRIORS (1990) #65-66, SCARLET SPIDER UNLIMITED #1, WEB OF SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, AMAZING SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, SPECTACULAR SCARLET SPIDER #1-2, GREEN GOBLIN #3. and SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #0 and MINI-COMIC.

Collects Secret Wars 2099 #1-5. Travel to the Battleworld domain of 2099 and see the future in a whole new light. Introducing the Avengers 2099! Can the ideal of Earth's Mightiest Heroes survive in a world where megacorporations rule with an iron fist? Find out as the 2099 Avengers come face-to-face with a tremendous beast who's no stranger to the team! (You won't like him when he's angry.) Then, the Defenders of 2099 square off against the Avengers! When corporations control super heroes, what differences could have driven the Defenders to stand against Earth's Mightiest Heroes? To find out, the Avengers take on Alchemax - and Miguel Stone bears his talons for the first time! And even as Captain America discovers the truth about her own dual identity, an ancient evil appears, intent on destroying the 2099 Avengers!

Something terrible is happening in the Gulf of Mexico. When Houston-based mega-corporation ROXXON is attacked after making an astonishing discovery, Scarlet Spider finds himself right in the middle of it...defending ROXXON?!? And when the Southwest's greatest heroes, the Rangers, arrive to take down the Scarlet Spider, our webbed hero goes from Houston's newest hero to Houston's most wanted. But as the mystery deepens, both sides learn what the corporation's greed has brought down upon Houston. Mammon has been unleashed, and Scarlet Spider and the Rangers have no hope of stopping it! Plus: a door has been opened at NASA's Houston facility - and Scarlet Spider's life will never be the same. It's a bold new era of web-spinning excitement in the Mighty Marvel Manner! COLLECTING: Scarlet Spider 7-9, 12.1, 13-15

Collects Ben Reilly: Scarlet Spider (2017) #6-9, Slingers (1998) #0. Out of the ashes of THE CLONE CONSPIRACY, Ben Reilly is alive once more — and he’s retaken the mantle of the Scarlet Spider! But with enemies bearing down on him from every side, neither of those status quos might last too much longer! Ben is running out of options and running out of time! And it doesn’t help that one of the people out for his blood is his spider-powered, web-slinging “sibling” — Ben’s fellow clone, Kaine! Can Ben run this latest gauntlet and emerge victorious, or will he lose his new lease on life? And when a mysterious new Hornet flies into Vegas, who’s pulling his strings — and what’s their connection to the Scarlet Spider?

It's Venom vs. Spider-Man once again...for the first time! Eddie Brock takes on a very different web-slinger: Ben Reilly! With Venom a wanted man and Eddie's ex-wife Anne Weying caught in the middle, a deadly rivalry is reborn! And when the symbiote-hunting alien Xenophage targets Venom, this time it's Eddie's brain in danger of being eaten! Meanwhile, four imprisoned symbiotes join together to become Hybrid - but how will this unstable new hero be judged by the Jury? And as Venom's hunger threatens to overwhelm him, can Eddie keep his "other" in check - or will everyone's favorite symbiote become a crazed cannibal killer? Either way, Venom's in for a world of hurt - courtesy of Dr. Paine! COLLECTING: VENOM: ALONG CAME A SPIDER 1-4, VENOM: THE HUNTED 1-3, VENOM: THE HUNGER 1-4, MATERIAL FROM SPIDER-MAN HOLIDAY SPECIAL 1995

There's a new Spider-Man in town: Ben Reilly! But a new web-slinger doesn't mean fewer problems - or any less danger! Just ask the Punisher, Mysterio, the New Warriors, the Black Cat, Tombstone, Poison, Silver Sable, the Human Torch, the Sandman and Venom! It's the continuing adventures of the clone of Spider-Man! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1962) #407-408, NEW WARRIORS (1990) #67, SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN (1996) #1, SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #230, SPIDER-MAN (1990) #64-65, SPIDER-MAN/PUNISHER: FAMILY PLOT #1-2, WEB OF SCARLET SPIDER #3-4, and material from SPIDER-MAN HOLIDAY SPECIAL and VENOM: ALONG CAME A SPIDER #1-4.