The front cover to the paperback edition of Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 5. This is the famous cover, originally for The Amazing Spider-Man #50 by artist John Romita Snr. This depicts a bowed Peter Parker walking towards the viewer with a large figure of Spider-Man in the background, looking over it's shoulder to Peter.

Marvel Masterworks To End?

I’ve been sitting on this post for a bit in the hope that a ray of light would shine through and I could write something more along the lines of “phew, that was a near miss!”.

Alas, I haven’t spotted anything to that affect so I’m assuming that the news is correct and as of the end of this year the Masterworks line will be cancelled by Marvel.

A photo of the book The Incredible Hulk Remasterwork Vol. 1. The cover has Bruce Banner changing into the Hulk.

Marvel ReMastering the Masterworks!

Interested in the Masterworks line but missed out on those early volumes? This could be just for you!

The news regarding “ReMasterworks” was announced way back in summer 2022 by Marvel but I was rather sceptical. Wouldn’t Marvel be cannibalising it’s own sales in what I presume is a pretty small niche? I decided to sit back and wait until I had some examples in my hands. Well, my scepticism was unfounded. I’m pleased to say the line has been going for at least a year now and the books look great.

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