Amazing Spider-Man Issue #1: Brand New Day (part 1)

Story by: Allan Mezzaro

Opening by: Jordan Miller

Edited by: Jordan Miller

"We all see the same things. Life, death, abandonment, sorrow, pain, joy, fear and so much more; these are the things we see every day, but we do nothing to change them. My name is Peter Parker. My parents were murdered in front of my eyes by the King Pin, the most powerful mobster in New York, and I was infected by a radioactive spider. I gained powers, super powers. I'm strong, I'm fast; I can climb walls and I can shoot webs from my wrists. I left my Aunt May and Uncle Ben behind in New York and moved to Denver, Colorado to perfect my technique as a crime-fighter. I've donned the mask of a hero, and now my destiny is set in stone: Become a crime-fighter, save Denver, and then avenge my parents' death at the hands of King Mob. I am Spider-Man, and this is my story…"

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I look at the poster hanging on the wall and read what it says, "Room for rent, $350 a month, call Flash Thompson for more details!" It lists his number after that sentence. I look around me at my new surroundings. Denver is a beautiful city, and everything about it screams harmony. But somehow I know that deep down inside, there is evil. I already applied and was accepted into City University, the science program, but I don't have enough money for a dorm. This seems to be the only legitimate apartment ad I've seen all week. I pull my phone out and dial the number.

"Hello? Thompson speaking." His voice is low and carries out of the phone loudly.

"Um, my name's Peter Parker, and I'm interested in renting your spare room."

"Sure! Come on by! The address is on the flier!" He hangs up without saying goodbye, and my ear feels slightly bruised. I rip the flier down and turn to walk down the street when I bump into the most beautiful woman I have ever seen. She has flowing blonde hair and deep, blue, reflecting eyes. Her lips are full and cherry red and she's just about an inch shorter than me. I notice that she dropped her books so I reach to pick them up. Unfortunately, she has the same idea so we bump heads and I fall to the ground. After the momentary fuzziness wares off I look up and notice that she is laughing. She offers me a hand and I take it, clumsily being helped back to my feet.

"I'm Gwen Stacy, nice to meet you," she says with a smile; her eyes glittering.

"I'm um, yeah, um Peter. Peter Parker," I manage to stumble those words out and she manages to laugh even more.

"Well it's nice to meet you Peter Parker. You gonna enroll at City U?" She shakes my hand and finishes picking her books up.

"Um, yeah, I already got accepted. The science program,"

"Nice. I'm in the art program, I guess I'll be seeing you around," she smiles even broader and I think my smile is even bigger. She walks past me and starts going down the street. I look back down at the flier, and keep walking. Just then I feel a hand placed on my shoulder and jolt around, only to see its Gwen again. She laughs even harder, "You paranoid or something, hun? Anyways, here's my number, feel free to call," she flips her flowing blonde hair and walks down the street again. I push the piece of paper with her number on it down into my jeans pocket and continue to walk.

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Adrian Toomes walks into his superiors' office, intent on confronting the man about his embezzling that he has discovered. Adrian walks to the rather large, steal door leading to his boss, Vincent Monroe's, office. He knocks on the door and hears his boss call to him, "Just a moment!" But Adrian refuses to wait, assuming his boss in attempting to hide his trail while he waits at the door.

Adrian turns the knob and pushes the door open, knocking over a table full of chemicals. "What have you done?!" Vincent screams at Adrian. Suddenly Adrian is angered beyond control and attacks Vincent, clawing at his face. Adrian bites his boss' neck and Vincent starts to screams.

Adrian now begins to scream, feeling a burning feeling in his back. "What have you done to me you sick old bastard?!" Adrian screams at his criminal boss as he punches him several times.

"You…you broke the vials!" Vincent yells at his underling in between punches. "We have to leave now!" Just then Adrian head gets real fuzzy and he stops attack Vincent. He stumbles around the office and crashes through the window, falling towards the streets below…

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"Coming!" Flash's voice booms through the door leading into his apartment. I walked all the way here, to the 16th street mall, from across town where I've been staying. The room for rent was in the 1600 apartment building overlooking the 16ht street mall. It really is a beautiful area; but the only beautiful thing on my mind is Gwen Stacy. I just can't stop thinking about her flowing blonde hair, or her deep blue eyes. The door flies open, almost hitting me in the face and out struts Flash Thompson. You must be the Peter Parker I spoke to on the phone," he clasps my hand in between his to large, grizzly hands and shakes it violently, jarring my arm seemingly out of its socket. "Let me show you the room! I really hope you are the guy!" We start to walk into the apartment and then he stops abruptly, turning to look at me, "You go to City U, bub?" He says with a menacing glare.

"Um, yes. Is that a problem for you?" I ask, giving my best glare back.

He starts to laugh and claps one of his large hands onto my right shoulder, "No, pal, I LOVE City U, only got two more years left!" We continue to walk into the apartment and that is when I get my first real glance around the place. It's gorgeous, large, roomy. I'm awestruck.

"For three-fifty a month? All of this?"

"Yeah, that a prob?"

"No, not at all man. How much you want up front?" I pull the wad of five-hundred that I carry around with me all the time out of my pocket and start flipping the bills. Flash's eyes light up with joy.

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Adrian Toomes crashes violently through the window to another office building across the street and attacks to civilians, killing them. He makes a mad dash across the building and jumps out the windows on the opposite side of the building, leaping through the air and flying with the wings that have just sprouted from his back.

Flapping violently, Adrian manages to land at the Museum of Modern Art and begins to terrorize the people there. Two guards take their guns out and begin to shoot at him, but he's too fast, too skilled. He flies towards them at tremendous speeds and, using his wings as blades, slices their necks from their very bodies. Continuing to fly, Adrian makes his way through the city from above and dives onto the 16th Street Mall…

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"Alright, looks like we are all set to go. Your room is right up that set of stairs," he points to the staircase in the east corner. Yeah, that's right, we have an east CORNER. "You got any stuff on the way? You need help moving from your 'rent's place or something?" He looks at me inquisitively.

"No, this bag I've got on my back right now," I take my back pack from my back and show it to him. "It's alla my stuff, but thanks for the offer,"

"No prob bob, when do your classes start?" He walks over to the fridge and pulls out two cans of beer, tossing one to me.

"Sorry, I'm underage," I say, tossing the beer back.

He tosses it back to me, "Yeah, like that's ever stopped anyone," he chuckles to himself and I shrug my shoulders. What they hell, right? What's one can of beer really gonna do to me, right? I pop the tab and take a sip. I never realized how much I didn't like beer. But to save face and make friends with my new roommate, I swallowed my pride and drank the rest, very slowly.

Flash throws himself onto the couch and I feel a tingling at the back of my neck. Oh no, not now. "Hey, Flash, I got to go run some errands, I'll be back in a few," I say, running out the door at breakneck paces.

"Have fun ol' chap!" He yells to me in what I can only assume is his best British accent as I run down the hall. I duck into the bathroom where I throw on a tight blue and black costume, with a separate mask that is the same colors, just with white eyes. This is my Spider-Man costume. I rush out of the bathroom and ignore all of the strange stares I gather from the innocent bystanders. I can only imagine the horrid things they are thinking. I fling myself out the spinning door and sling a web from my wrist, connecting me to a tall building just across the street. It looks like a Sheraton Hotel. I arrive at the top of it smoothly and look around, trying to find what the problem is. Just then I hear screaming coming from my right and turn my head and watch as a winged man swoops down and picks a defenseless woman off of the street and bites into her neck…

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Adrian Toomes soars down from the skies and latches onto a woman pushing a stroller. He lifts her high into the sky and begins to bite into her neck. The blood is juicy, salty, delicious. It stimulates him in every way, and he bites harder. She stops screaming. "This must go on, I must have MORE!" He roars into the clouds above, dropping the woman's body into the streets below.

"Sorry bub, but it's time to clip your wings!" A voice carries form Adrian's left and he stares over, puzzled at the source of the voice just in time for a black covered foot to fly straight into his face…

TO BE CONTINUED!

NEXT TIME ALL-STAR SPIDER-MAN BRAND NEW DAY PART TWO!

MEET HARRY OSBORN, MJ WATSON AND MANY MORE FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!