Publisher: Marvel Comics | Series: Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection | Format: Trade Paperback | MSP: $49.99
One of the most controversial and talked-about Spider-Man stories of the modern era is finally collected in this landmark Amazing Spider-Man Modern Era Epic Collection volume. Sins Past — written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Mike Deodato — shook the Spider-Man mythos to its core with revelations about Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn that no reader saw coming. Love it or debate it, Sins Past is essential reading for any serious Spider-Man fan.
J. Michael Straczynski's run on Amazing Spider-Man is widely regarded as one of the definitive modern takes on Peter Parker — and Sins Past is its most audacious chapter. Mike Deodato's artwork is at its atmospheric, cinematic best here, bringing a noir-tinged weight to one of Marvel's most emotionally charged storylines. Whether you're revisiting this arc or experiencing it for the first time in collected form, this Epic Collection is the definitive way to read it.
🕷️ Fun Fact: Sins Past remains one of the most debated Spider-Man stories in Marvel history — its revelations about Gwen Stacy sparked fan discussions so intense that Marvel later published Sins Remembered and eventually addressed the arc's legacy in subsequent storylines. Few comics generate that kind of lasting conversation.