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Amazing Spider-Man: Torn (2025-2026) #2
UNCOVER MORE ANCIENT SPIDER-HISTORY! Learn more not only about one of the best eras of Spider-Man but also about the Marvel Universe as a whole! Spider-Man's new villain Evangeline represents foes who will twist Spider-Man's (and your) brain. Plus, Spider-Man's heart is bent by two of the greatest women in the Marvel Universe!
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Published November 12, 2025
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J. Michael Straczynski
1,377 books1,284 followersJoseph Michael Straczynski is an American filmmaker and comic book writer. He is the founder of Synthetic Worlds Ltd. and Studio JMS and is best known as the creator of the science fiction television series Babylon 5 (1993–1998) and its spinoff Crusade (1999), as well as the series Jeremiah (2002–2004) and Sense8 (2015–2018). He is the executor of the estate of Harlan Ellison.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
Straczynski wrote the psychological drama film Changeling (2008) and was co-writer on the martial arts thriller Ninja Assassin (2009), was one of the key writers for (and had a cameo in) Marvel's Thor (2011), as well as the horror film Underworld: Awakening (2012), and the apocalyptic horror film World War Z (2013). From 2001 to 2007, Straczynski wrote Marvel Comics' The Amazing Spider-Man, followed by runs on Thor and Fantastic Four. He is the author of the Superman: Earth One trilogy of graphic novels, and he has written Superman, Wonder Woman, and Before Watchmen for DC Comics. Straczynski is the creator and writer of several original comic book series such as Rising Stars, Midnight Nation, Dream Police, and Ten Grand through Joe's Comics.
A prolific writer across a variety of media and former journalist, Straczynski is the author of the autobiography Becoming Superman (2019) for HarperVoyager, the novel Together We Will Go (2021) for Simon & Schuster, and Becoming a Writer, Staying a Writer (2021) for Benbella Books. In 2020 he was named Head of the Creative Council for the comics publishing company Artists, Writers and Artisans.
Straczynski is a long-time participant in Usenet and other early computer networks, interacting with fans through various online forums (including GEnie, CompuServe, and America Online) since 1984. He is credited as being the first TV producer to directly engage with fans on the Internet and to allow viewer viewpoints to influence the look and feel of his show. Two prominent areas where he had a presence were GEnie and the newsgroup rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated.
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January 15, 2026
mj and peter are very cute ngl
the second part made me care about the plot so that’s something
the second part made me care about the plot so that’s something
November 16, 2025
November 2025
Evangeline has been turned into a Monster by that mystical German book she stole..someone might be able to tell her how/why
Evangeline has been turned into a Monster by that mystical German book she stole..someone might be able to tell her how/why
November 22, 2025
I am really enjoying the pacing of this one. The time spent with the characters and their dialogue with one another makes this feel real. MJ and Peter share a great heart to heart. These interactions are carrying this story through without the need of a marque villain.
November 16, 2025
Another great little chapter that proves JMS hasn’t lost his touch
This is just fantastic, it’s everything I want out of a Spider-Man story: great action, wonderful art, but most importantly of all, a Peter Parker that feels like an actual character with his own distinct troubles and thoughts instead of being a cardboard cutout designed to sell toys.
You can tell JMS is giving it his all to make feel Peter feel like an actual person here, there’s a scene between him and MJ that is not only perfect but it reads as a cry from JMS BEGGING Marvel to stop clinging to outdated ideas and just get rid of the One More Day status quo once and for all, and I love it. It’s so good to just see Peter and MJ be treated like actual characters after so long and talk and act like people would instead of corporate puppets made to be put in lunch boxes like what editorial sees them as.
My only major complaint here is that it falls into the same trappings his original run fell into in trying to make Spidey more tied to the mystical side of the Marvel universe and the new characters he introduces here remind me way too much of Ezekiel and the Spider Totem thing that I’m not such a big fan of; also the villains are very underdeveloped so far, we don’t really have much motivation or backstory for the gargoyle lady or the guy who hired her.
But overall, just a marvelous little alternative to whatever crap is going on over at the mainline book at this point.
This is just fantastic, it’s everything I want out of a Spider-Man story: great action, wonderful art, but most importantly of all, a Peter Parker that feels like an actual character with his own distinct troubles and thoughts instead of being a cardboard cutout designed to sell toys.
You can tell JMS is giving it his all to make feel Peter feel like an actual person here, there’s a scene between him and MJ that is not only perfect but it reads as a cry from JMS BEGGING Marvel to stop clinging to outdated ideas and just get rid of the One More Day status quo once and for all, and I love it. It’s so good to just see Peter and MJ be treated like actual characters after so long and talk and act like people would instead of corporate puppets made to be put in lunch boxes like what editorial sees them as.
My only major complaint here is that it falls into the same trappings his original run fell into in trying to make Spidey more tied to the mystical side of the Marvel universe and the new characters he introduces here remind me way too much of Ezekiel and the Spider Totem thing that I’m not such a big fan of; also the villains are very underdeveloped so far, we don’t really have much motivation or backstory for the gargoyle lady or the guy who hired her.
But overall, just a marvelous little alternative to whatever crap is going on over at the mainline book at this point.
November 18, 2025
This issue of Spider-Man Torn was
an enjoyable reading experience.
Great artwork and storyline. A race
to find the truth behind the Proteus
Maleficuram,and a showdown between
Spider-Man and Evangeline.
an enjoyable reading experience.
Great artwork and storyline. A race
to find the truth behind the Proteus
Maleficuram,and a showdown between
Spider-Man and Evangeline.
December 1, 2025
Great series.
This story is really good. Self-contained story that keeps things simple. I like that. Its not too big. Sometimes a good old-fashioned Spider-Man story is all you need.
This story is really good. Self-contained story that keeps things simple. I like that. Its not too big. Sometimes a good old-fashioned Spider-Man story is all you need.
November 24, 2025
How tf does Spider-Man put on his costume so fast, like he did it mid fight lol. Pretty fun issue tho, I like what they’re doing with that german nitroglycerin book or whatever it’s called lol.
November 30, 2025
I am enjoying this new spider miniseries and love the direction and character setup
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