EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: Bill Hader & Seth Meyers Of ‘SNL’ Take On ‘Spider-Man: The Short Halloween’

Back in February, we brought you the news of an upcoming collaboration between Marvel Comics and “Saturday Night Live” regulars Bill Hader and Seth Meyers, titled “Spider-Man: The Short Halloween.” The single-issue story promised to take a tongue-in-cheek look at the misadventures of a costumed party-goer mistaken for the real wallcrawler and kidnapped by Spider-Man’s foes.

Along with an original story by the comics-savvy “SNL” duo, “The Short Halloween” features art by Kevin Maguire — the man who helped put the “funny” back in funnybooks during the late ’80s alongside another comedic duo, “Justice League” writers Keith Giffen and J. M. DeMatteis.

To get the scoop on “The Short Halloween,” I spoke to Marvel’s go-to guy for all things webslinger, Spider-Man group editor Stephen Wacker. Read on for an exclusive, 10-page preview of “Spider-Man: The Short Halloween” (sans lettering), as well as all the details from our conversation about Marvel’s upcoming “SNL” team-up. Read more …