Dan Slott takes on half of the Fantastic Four - and, naturally, the ever-amazing writer brings Spider-Man along for the ride! First, the Human Torch and Spidey's unique friendship is explored across five adventures in different eras. From high school to adulthood, from the Coffee Bean to the Negative Zone, from Dorrie Evans to Mary Jane Watson, it's the ultimate team-up of Flamebrain and Webhead! Then, the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing takes the spotlight! The idol of millions is now worth billions, and he's enjoying his newfound riches - not to mention the odd game of poker - with pals including the FF, Goliath, Hercules, Lockjaw and, yes, Spider-Man! But fear not - bashful Benjy has reserved a clobberin' time or two for foes like Arcade, Shockjock and classic sparring partners Trapster and Sandman! Collecting: SPIDERMAN/HUMAN TORCH 1-5, THE THING (2005) 1-8

Spinning directly out of AV X, this all-star team-up anthology brings you Avengers and X-Men action by the industry's top creators! It's time-travel aplenty when a WWII -era Captain America meets Cable, and Red Hulk and Wolverine face a future menace! Black Widow and Rogue fight Sentinels, while Iron Man, Kitty Pryde and Lockheed battle the Brood! Storm and Black Panther have their first post-AV X encounter, Gambit and Hawkeye team up to save lives, and Spider-Man and Beast take on zombies! And while Cap mentors Jean Grey School problem student Quentin Quire, Iron Man and Beast butt heads, and Iron Fist and Doop's first adventure is revealed! All this and more as A + X adds up to awesome adventure...NOW! COLLECTING: A+X 1-6