The Jackal is back, and Spider-Man is beside himself again! Where did the Spider-duplicate come from, and where has he been? Is he Peter Parker's dark side... or his better half? Everyone wants answers, and the cloaked killer Kaine is ready to rip them out of whoever has them.

The Jackal is back, and Spider-Man is beside himself again Where did the Spider-duplicate come from, and where has he been? Is he Peter Parker's dark side...or his better half? Everyone wants answers, and the cloaked killer Kaine is ready to rip them out of whoever has them Plus: Venom and Vermin Carnage and Chameleon New allies, new enemies. and a new crimefighting identity No other Spider-storyline was as innovative or infamous as the 1990s Clone Saga, and you can follow it right from the start Collects Amazing Spider-Man (1962) #394, Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) #217, Spider-Man (1990) #51-53, Spider-Man Unlimited (1993) #7, Web of Spider-Man #117-119, Spider-Man: The Lost Years #0-3, and subplot pages.

J. M. DeMatteis has been a professional musician, a rock journalist, and a writer for film and television, but he's best known as a critically acclaimed, Eisner Award?winning writer of comic books. In addition to his work on Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, and many other pop culture icons, he is the author of an acclaimed autobiographical graphic novel, “Brooklyn Dreams”, as well as the Abadazad series for young readers. Mr. DeMatteis lives with his family in New York. This is his first novel for HarperCollins.