Spider-Man: Meals To Astonish #1

8.2

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8.5

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Writer Steve Orlando, Ken Niimura, Gustavo Duarte
Artist Roi Mercado, Gustavo Duarte, Ken Niimura, Mike Mignola, Ken Nimura
Cover Price $5.99

World-class chef, restaurateur, humanitarian, and educator José Andrés joins the Marvel Universe in SPIDER-MAN: MEALS TO ASTONISH #1

Peter Parker heads downtown to photograph the opening of world-class chef José Andrés' brand-new restaurant, but it's crashed by Electro! The electric fiend came prepared for Spider-Man so José and World Central Kitchen chip in with Spidey to save the day—and everyone's dinner!

Also in this issue: JEFF'S TABLE debuts, featuring very special guest, Chef Paul Carmichael! That’s not all, this issue also collects the T.E.S.T. KITCHEN Infinity Comic in print for the first time, and an all-ne more

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  • 8.5

    AIPT - Collier Jennings

    Mar 11, 2026

    Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1 serves up a tasty combo of food culture and superheroic stories, and I highly recommend grabbing something to eat while reading it. Read Full Review

  • 8.0

    Nerd Initiative - Megan Nichole

    Mar 11, 2026

    Spider-Man: Meals to Astonish #1 was a ton of fun with some really excellent cameos! Read Full Review

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  • 8.5

    Plot
    This special features several short stories from different creative teams:

    “GREAT SEATS, GREAT RESPONSIBILITY” by STEVE ORLANDO, ROI MERCADO, RACHELLE ROSENBERG, and JOE SABINO: Chef José Andrés is visited by Marvel Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski and Peter Parker at a restaurant opening, but Elektro arrives to ruin the day, and Spider-Man is assisted by José Andrés. Lots of food, comedy, action, and great dialogue.


    “JEFF’S TABLE” by GUSTAVO DUARTE: Guest chef PAUL CARMICHAEL cooks for Mojo, the cruel/eccentric alien, and Jeff the Landshark. Hilarious and irreverent story.


    “SPIDER-RAMEN: THE BIGGEST CRIME OF ALL” by KEN NIIMURA: A new and delicious alternate version of Spider-Man. Outrageous and h more

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