Peter Parker: the Spectacular Spider-Man series announced by Marvel

Looks like a new ongoing series is slated for our friendly neighborhood wallcrawler later this year, as Marvel has announced via Entertainment Weekly that they are releasing another mainline Spider-Man comic book called "Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man" - a familiar title to those who grew up reading the old 80's Spidey title of the same name. This one will be handled by writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Adam Kubert, and is set to bring Spidey "Back to Basics" after the events of The Clone Conspiracy - which ends this week.

The new book will have a lead-in story this Free Comic Book Day. Zdarsky also talked with Entertainment Weekly on his thoughts about the upcoming series, and it sounds promising.

Get "Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man" when it launches this June.

R.I.P Joe Kubert

Sad news rocked the comic world, as legendary comic book artist Joe Kubert passed away. The news was reported by DCUO-Unlimited, and tweeted by several comic book news sites like Wizard World.

Father of well-known comic artists Andy Kubert and Adam Kubert, as well as the founder of The Kubert School that specializes of sequential art and comics, Joe Kubert was known for his tenure in DC Comics. he co-created Sgt. Rock, and worked on characters like Tor, Hawkman, and even the Caped Crusader himself Batman. He will certainly be missed, and condolences and prayers go out to The Kubert family at this time.