In the nerdy web of Peter P.

Let's make it clear right away - if you have not heard about Spider-Man, you either are very busy trying not to be a nerd or you've been living in some kind of a hole in the forest for the bigger part of your life. So for now let's just focus on one of the most famous and recognizable American superheroes ever or to be more specific, on an amazing comic book series about him.

The Amazing Spider-Man is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics, featuring the adventures of the fictional superhero Spider-Man. Being the mainstream continuity of the franchise, it began publication in 1963 as a monthly periodical and was published continuously, with a brief interruption in 1995, until its relaunch with a new numbering order in 1999. In 2003 the series reverted to the numbering order of the first volume. The title has occasionally been published biweekly, and was published three times a month from 2008 to 2010. A film named after the comic was released July 3, 2012.

The overall story about Spider-Man concerns the life of Peter Parker, A shy, nerdy and very intelligent student from New York living with his aunt May and his uncle Ben. Peter has never been very popular and didn't look to be really. One day on a trip to a local laboratory, in order to observe some of the genetically modified insects, Peter takes a couple of photos. Unfortunately (or fortunately as some would love to gain powers like Mr. Parker), one of the spiders from the lab bites him in the hand. From now on Peter notices that his body is changing, his hands are very sticky, he feels stronger, more fit and his senses are sharpened. I wouldn't like to spoil anything so if you want to learn more about Spider-Man's adventures, or how Peter became one at all, grab a comic book and start reading. There's a lot of good stuff coming out from Marvel, Spider-Man is a huge part of this universe, no doubt about that.

Task for you: How many Spider-Man's identities has Marvel invented so far?

See you next time *flies away using spider's web*