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Ultimate SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP goes team-up crazy

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN TEAM-UP will go on a month long hiatus this May in favor of the ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN SPECIAL, a project writer Brian Michael Bendis says has been in development for six months and is "an all-new star-studded Spidey story like you've never seen!"

"This self-contained story reveals Spider-Man's young and naive look at his place in the complicated world of the Ultimate Marvel Universe," says Bendis. "After what could only be described as a couple of really bad team-ups, Spidey really doubts whether he should be doing it at this time. It all comes together in the form of an illustrated essay he writes for class about power and responsibility."

He added, "I have been working with Ultimate editor Ralph Macchio to create a special gathering-of-all-star-comic-book-artists-from-all-generations thing - a perfect mixture of Indie stars and comic book legends - each creating a chapter of work written specifically for them. And all of it ties together into one of the biggest stories I have ever written."

Artists involved include Michael Golden with an Ultimate Marvel Jam cover, Dan Brereton on Blade, Frank Cho on Elektra, John Romita Sr. on Peter and Mary Jane, Jason Lutes on Fantastic Four, Sean Phillips on Human Torch, Scott Morse on Daredevil, Mike Avon Oeming on Captain America, David Mack on Wolverine, P. Craig Russell on Doctor Strange and Dave Gibbons on Fantastic Four. Bendis also promised "surprises" from Zander Cannon, Ashley Wood, Leonard Kirk, Craig Thompson, Jacen Burrows, Steve Rude, Brett Weldele, Jason Pearson, Matt Wagner and Jim Mafhood.

"Some artists names and character names are being held in secrecy," Bendis says.