11 Essential Storylines To Read If You Love Spider-Man

The Alien Costume saga is the storyline that defined Spider-Man during the late 1980s. It began during the Secret Wars limited series when Spidey obtained the now-iconic black suit after the original was torn to shreds.

When he returned to Earth, Peter got a better idea at just how much the suit could do, offering him such things as organic webbing and enhanced strength. The caveat, however, was that it was an alien symbiote, a parasitic entity dead-set on permanently merging with him.

This laid the foundation for Spider-Man's greatest enemy, Venom, to be born. After battling and finally ridding himself of the symbiote, it fell into the hands of Eddie Brock, a journalist with a vendetta against Spider-Man.

Chances are you've already seen the watered-down version of this story in the film Spider-Man 3, but if you want to experience this iconic arc the way it was meant to be experienced, you should give the comics a read.