Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1
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| Writer | Jonathan Hickman |
| Artist | Adam Kubert |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
A DARK HOMECOMING AWAITS... It's a world before the Punisher. A world where the existence of the Hulk is but a whisper of a rumor. A world where A.I.M. has just developed a Cosmic Cube in the jungles of South America. Frank Castle, Bruce Banner and Peter Parker are all on a mission to keep the Cube out of the wrong hands - including each other's. In this three-way free-for-all for the power of the cosmos, who will come out on top? Legendary creators Jonathan Hickman and Adam Kubert team up to tell the grittiest Spider-Man story of the ages!
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Nerd Initiative - TravisComicHaven
Jun 17, 2026This new limited series is proving to be very captivating! This first issue leaves readers wanting to know more about so many things that you have no choice but to continue to read! Why is Hulk after this artifact, and what is Spider-Man going to do when he has to confront him? I have my assumptions but those will have to wait till more of this series comes out. The creative team for this issue work so well together to bring such an amazing book to fans. Be sure to pick this title up from your local shop today! Read Full Review
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9.0
Super Hero Hype - Matt Morrison
Jun 17, 2026The only real flaw to Spider-Man: Long Way Home is its deceptive title. This can be forgiven, however, given everything else makes it the perfect comic to offer anyone interested in reading more comics after seeing Brand New Day. And with legends like Kirkman and Kubert on deck, longtime fans will love it too. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Book Clique - Frank Jarome
Jun 20, 2026Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 could have been a paint-by-numbers story just to capitalize on the new movie—instead, Hickman and Kubert give us a story that features different but still familiar versions of the characters, and an intriguing setting for the three-way collision to come. It’s a bit more violent than I expected from a Spidey book, so parents be warned, but the violence does fit the story being told. Spider-Man hype is running high, between the upcoming movie and Amazing Spider-Man #1000, and this book is arriving at exactly the right time to add to the conversation. Read Full Review
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8.5
AIPT - David Brooke
Jun 17, 2026Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 gets off to a strong start thanks to a focused premise, relentless momentum, and Adam Kubert's exceptional artwork. Jonathan Hickman wisely centers much of the issue on Punisher and Hulk, creating a tense pursuit story that stands apart from typical superhero fare. The jungle setting, military backdrop, and bursts of graphic violence give the book a unique flavor, while Kubert's visuals elevate every action beat. A few story choices require readers to go along for the ride, particularly regarding Spider-Man's involvement, but they aren't enough to derail the experience. By the final page, the creative team has established a dangerous world, an intriguing mystery, and a conflict that feels ready to explode. A thrilling start with serious firepower. Read Full Review
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8.5
Comic Watch - Jamison Nilsson
Jun 17, 2026Issue #1 of Spider-Man: Long Way Home is a good start to a storyline that feels fresh and distinct from the current Marvel titles and features masterful artwork from Adam Kubert that uses heavily cinematic scene composition. Read Full Review
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8.4
You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff
Jun 18, 2026It honestly feels kind of weird that everything fits together as well as it does. The one thing that feels perhaps a bit out of places, the idea of a pre-Punisher Frank Castle in something other than a Vietnam context. The character seems a very well grounded in the 1980s. And it only makes sense that his military service would've been somewhere in the jungle. However, the specifics of the time period on this particular series feel a little bit modeled given the historical grounding of all the characters in question. This might be a fairly minor concern, though. Fully removed from the background of the origins of all the characters that actually feels like a very fun series. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Marcus Helminiak
Jun 17, 2026Overall, this issue is definitely a set-up issue that is trying to capitalize on the movie, but it offers a very entertaining story that I definitely want to follow to its conclusion. The only thing it needs to do is flesh out its three protagonists’ storylines, and I’m confident that this creative team can do just that. If it’s going to call itself a Spider-Man book, though, it definitely needs more Spider-Man in future issues. Read Full Review
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7.8
Graphic Policy - Brett
Jun 17, 2026Spider-Man: Long Way Home #1 is an interesting start with moments of potential that never really come together. Read Full Review
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7.5
KPB Comics - Stan West
Jun 22, 2026Ultimately, Spider-Man: Long Way Home is a fun premise that’s bogged down by movie synergy. There’s no obvious reason for the wall-crawler to be part of the action, and that’s clear from the start. Kubert’s menacing Hulk, Hesli’s destructive colors, and Maher’s hectic sound effects do the heavy lifting, while Hickman’s razor-thin plot leaves much to be desired. Unless you’re starved for content from this trio of heroes, you’ll be better off picking up the trade. Read Full Review
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Plot
This story takes place in an alternate world, where a commando team led by Frank Castle (before he became the Punisher) and other soldiers arrive at a secret A.I.M. laboratory that is accidentally attacked by HYDRA. The two sides fight over a Cosmic Cube that A.I.M. artificially created.
But to complicate matters, Hulk arrives in search of this Cosmic Cube, which alters realities.
Frank Castle manages to escape with the Cosmic Cube, but his entire team perishes in the attempt, some dying from misusing it.
In this Marvel version, Spider-Man works for S.H.I.E.L.D. and is sent to this jungle in South America to retrieve the Cosmic Cube, as the U.S. cannot do so to avoid diplomatic issues.
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9.0
Most I've enjoyed Marvel in some time. Hickman is their best writer by a significant margin. It feels like Spider-man comics are having a bit of a renaissance. The mainline series has massively improved lately and now this. Marvel have been trounced so brutally by the Absolute line, it's nice to see some fight in them.
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7.0
The art is pretty good. I'm intrigued, but they haven't given us enough to go off on. Hoping it turns things up soon
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5.0
Yeah this was whatever for me.
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