"Get me pictures of Spider... ME?!"

This summer, Jonah gets the bite in Marvel's EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #4

Hi all.

Coming 07.05.23 from Marvel Comics — a new story scripted by me with art by ChrisCross — wherein “What If” the radioactive spider bit the hand of not Midtown High’s professional wallflower, Peter Parker, but that of his blowhard boss, Daily Bugle Editor-in-Chief, J. Jonah Jameson?!

Uh-oh. (Art by Steve Ditko via Marvel)

Insanely excited to get to script a long overdue story about one of the greatest characters in the history of comics getting poured into the spandex of his most hated foil. To egregiously paraphrase Spider-Desk editor, Nick Lowe: We can’t believe we haven’t done this story yet.

What happens when J. Jonah Jameson becomes the very THREAT OR MENACE that he fears?! As his spider-sona, [NAME TO BE REVEALED!] will Jonah play the hero or the villain? The answer of course: Whatever sells more newspapers.

Via Marvel:

DREAM-SPIDER RETURNS! The new spider-character from the hit DEADLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN miniseries returns in her first solo adventure! ALSO: What if that radioactive spider we all know and love bit…J. JONAH JAMESON?!

40 PGS./Rated T+ …$4.99

PRE-ORDER THESE PICTURES OF SPIDER-MAN! At a local comic shop near you or delivered digitally to phones and tablets here. I wrote this ten-page tale of Spider-Jonah in the manner of a backdoor pilot, hoping that it’s only the beginning for this version of the character (hey, worked for Spider-Gwen, Gwenpool and, one hopes, characters not named Gwen).

I’m also a huge fan of the investigative journalistic beat of the Marvel universe — if you loved comics like Frontline, The Pulse, Jessica Jones — really anything where Ben Urich was still allowed to smoke — I’m writing this comic for you.

And if you want to see Amazing Spider-Man-style costumed hero vs. villain crime fighting capers — I’m writing this comic for you.

And [minor spoiler] if you enjoyed any schadenfreude from news this week about any morally-dubious private space launch companies — well, I wrote that part for me. Crazy timing, though.

So help us make this comic a ridiculous best-seller and we’ll finally be able to give audiences the costumed hero they’ve been waiting for: A grouchy middle-aged guy, with old school reporter skills, wearing a skin-tight costume against his better judgment.

“Bye all.”
— Daniel

That Jolly Red-Suited Fellow Up On The Rooftop: Spider-Man

On Sale Now.

Right in time for gifting season — our five-page ‘Spider-Man goes to the library’ story is now collected in the latest Amazing Spider-Man paperback from ASM writer Zeb Wells and artists including John Romita Jr., Ed McGuinness, and a murderer’s row of other creators of which I am lucky enough to be one.

Ho, Ho, Thwip.

Via Marvel:

Collects Amazing Spider-Man (2022) #6-8. It's Spider-Man's 60th Anniversary - and Marvel is pulling out all the stops! Someone from Spidey's past has captured the Sinister Six and used them to create the truly terrifying…Sinister Adaptoid! Can the webbed wonder possibly triumph against the might of an android that boasts the powers of all of Spidey's deadliest foes? And who is the face behind the Adaptoid's attack? Brace yourself for one of the biggest adventures in Spider-history - and you won't believe how it ends! Plus: Norman Osborn is back! But what does he have planned for Spider-Man?! One of the biggest status-quo shake-ups in years will shock you as Spidey dons a new costume with accessories that look vaguely…familiar. Is that - a glider?!

Available via Bookshop.org (and basically all online retailers) or for direct order from a local comic shop or bookstore near you.

— but if you’re buying gifts written by me this holiday season why. stop. there?

Quick ‘Written By Daniel Kibblesmith’ Gift Guide (2022).

For the Marvel Cinematic Universe fan: Loki: The God Who Fell To Earth

I did not work on the television program Loki (2021) — HOWEVER. It did pull inspiration from the character’s 60+ years of comic evolution, including our short-lived, but now self-contained paperback. Available from online retailers and local book and comic shops.

‘Tis The Season: Santa’s Husband (2017)

  • Illustrated by ‏ : ‎ Ashley Quach

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harper Design; Illustrated edition (October 10, 2017)

  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages

  • All-Ages Picture Book

For Kids & Kids At Heart: Princess Dinosaur (2021)

  • Illustrated by ‏ : ‎ Ashley Quach

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (January 5, 2021)

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English / Rhyming!

  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 40 pages

  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 6 years (from customers)

Tis The Season (For Nerds): DC Christmas Carols: We Wish You a Harley Christmas

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books (October 27, 2020)

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English

  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 80 pages

  • Sing-along-able ‏ : ‎ Fully

For the Belated Gifter Who (Correctly) Prefers Jennifer Wright to Daniel Kibblesmith: Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist

  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hachette Books (February 28, 2023)

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English

  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages

  • PRE-ORDER NOW!

Everything written by myself and Jennifer available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and independent sellers online and near you.

NYPL Introduces Spider-Man Library Card!

Hi, all.

LIBRARIES!

Now that I have your attention: Spider-Man.

Marvel / NYPL

Back in July, for Amazing Spider-Man #900, I scripted a back-up story — with art by David Lopez, color art by Nathan Fairbairn, and lettering by Joe Caramagna — called AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.

Inspired by an idea from editor Nick Lowe (torn from the headlines, SVU-style) the New York Public Library announced this year that late fees would be forgiven — and Peter Parker would have a lot of late fees.

Art by Lopez, Fairbairn, & Caramagna.

Well, now life is imitating art imitating life with the introduction of the NYPL Spider-Man Library Card — THAT’S RIGHT, LIMITED EDITION SPIDER-MAN VARIANTS ARE NOT JUST FOR COMICS ANYMORE.

Via NYPL

NYPL's Special Edition Spider-Man Library Card Coming October 11

Knowledge is power! Scale new heights with NYPL's special, limited-edition Spider-Man library card, available in branches starting October 11. Tap into the power of reading with book recommendations, including a multitude of Marvel graphic novels, plus free programs, events, and more for all ages at your friendly neighborhood library.

EVERYONE can also now read our Spider-Man library story for free on Marvel Unlimited, RIGHT NOW.

Art by Lopez, Fairbairn, & Caramagna.

It’s a quick five pages, available on all devices and browsers — and then head to your local public library (or library app) for thousands more free comics where that came from.

Patience (or Fortitude?) enjoys Amazing Spider-Man #900; via NYPL