Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt gets premiere hardcover treatment

By Patrick Luce Jul 12, 2006, 19:04 GMT

One of the quintessential stories in Spider-Man's history is getting the Premiere HC treatment as Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt Premiere HC brings to readers the final grasp at revenge for Kraven the Hunter along with 20 extra pages of new material. 

Kraven the Hunter has hunted and killed every dangerous game known to man.  But the one quarry that has eluded him at every turn is Spider-Man.  Now this time, Kraven is finally going to eliminate the wall-crawler ... or die trying.

With his sanity pushed to its breaking point, Kraven actually achieves victory over the wall-crawler by shooting him and burying him alive.   But it is Kraven's next actions that will shock you in this definitive Kraven tale and arguably the most popular Spider-Man story in his fan-favorite black costume by J.M. DeMatteis and Mike Zeck.

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt Premiere HC collects Web of Spider-Man #32-33, Amazing Spider-Man #393-394, and Spectacular Spider-Man #131-132.  Plus, this edition contains a host of extras including original pencils of both covers and interiors by Mike Zeck.

This Premiere Hardcover is the first classic story to be released in this treatment with high quality pages (the same used in Marvel Masterworks) along with a limited-print, numbered variant.  Associate Editor of Special Projects Mark Beazley says, "Many of the classic stories we're looking to reprint are out of print or have not been given the treatment they deserve. With these Premiere Classic HCs we're looking to present the definitive collection of the stories along with as much behind the scenes extras as we can possibly dig up."

Spider-Man: Kraven's Last Hunt Premiere HC is your chance to relive this psychologically gripping and frightening Spider-Man tale in an all-new high-quality collection so be sure you don't miss out.

Spider-Man: Kraven’s Last Hunt Premiere HC, (JUN062009), is written by J.M. DeMatteis, with pencils and cover by Mike Zeck. The book will hit stands August 23rd with a retail price of $19.99. Visit Marvel Comics for more information on this and other available titles.