Spider-Man cancelled; Spidey joining the X-Men

In a move which has stunned audiences on a global scales, not to mention Steve Wacker, Spider-Man's titles are all going to be cancelled permanantly as the character joins the X-Men and sets up shop on Cyclops' floating island home. Among the many series that will be immediately cancelled are 'Web Of Spider-Man' and 'Amazing Spider-Man', while the mysteries around OMD will all be left dangling for the indefinite future, as Spidey instead focuses on taking artful photos of Psylocke and working out how to swing around an island which has barely any skyscrapers. The decision, made by senior Marvel officials last night, was accompanied by the above image of Psylocke and Peter Parker bursting through an old Jim Lee cover for X-Men #1, and a short statement which says that more will be explained at the C2E2 Expo in a week's time. Obviously this is bad news for fans of Spider-Man, but good news for X-Men fans, who will likely see more titles be announced as a result - the first of which, Astonishing Spider-Man/Wolverine, has already been solicited for release.

What this means for the X-Men is unclear, although it seems highly likely that sales will soar and Spider-Man will be forced to quit The Avengers as a result. Whether this is all going to be a result of Second Coming, and gorgeous redhead Hope will marry Spider-Man after a whirlwind romance which sees him hit the jackpot... well, that's just speculation at the moment. But we're certain that it will happen. We'll offer a retrospective look back at Spider-Man over the decades next week, as we say 'RIP' to the series and 'Aloha' to Spider-Man the B-List X-Men character.