Slott: 'Spider-Man will shock readers'

Writer Dan Slott has promised readers that Amazing Spider-Man #619 will feature "the most unbelievable Spider-Man moment of the year"

The issue sees the Wall Crawler take on old foe Mysterio as part of villain-driven storyline The Gauntlet. Slott said #619 is packed with developments on several plot threads that have been ongoing in the series.

He told Newsarama: "You'll see Carlie Cooper and Mr Negative. You'll see stuff happening with the Maggia crime family, who we saw in the opening arc when the new Spider-Man team took over.

"You're going to see a very important shift in the lives of Aunt May and J. Jonah Jameson Sr Three words: The honeymoon's over. And you're going to see a lot of surprises, including characters that appear to be back from the dead."

When asked about the huge surprise that Marvel's solicitation claims will be delivered, Slott said: "It says it's going to have the most unbelievable Spider-Man moment of the year.

"I don't mean to get all PT Barnum on you, but that's Mysterio for you. And with this, I'd have to say yeah. It's a pretty big shocker in #619. You see it and you go, 'Behwaaaahh'."

Amazing Spider-Man #619, by Slott and artist Marcos Martin is out on January 27.