Hickman reunites Spider-Man, Hulk and Punisher in five-issue series

Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in theaters this summer, and the film's three main stars — Punisher, Hulk and Spider-Man — collide in a new comic that launches ahead of the release. The five-issue limited series is titled Spider-Man: Long Way Home, borrowing the naming conceit of the first three MCU Spider-Man movies.

Jonathan Hickman, who spearheaded the X-Men's Krakoa era and the latest incarnation of the Ultimate Universe including Ultimate Spider-Man, writes the series, with long-time Marvel artist Adam Kubert on art and Frank Martin on colors. Spider-Man: Long Way Home is billed as "unrestrained" by mainstream Marvel Comics continuity, a standalone tale that sends Spidey, Punisher and Hulk into the South American jungle in search of a reality-altering Cosmic Cube — all to keep it out of the hands of the villainous A.I.M.

organization. "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.

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