Otto Octavius–the former villain Doctor Octopus and current hero the Superior Spider-Man–has just been through the ringer after fighting off the threat of Terrax. But while he wants to recuperate, we’ll see in our EXCLUSIVE preview of this week’s Superior Spider-Man #4 that as much as his bruises and cuts need to heal, so to does his heart need to grow to be an effective hero. Check out these brilliant pages by writer Christos Gage and illustrator Mike Hawthorne that Marvel was kind enough to share!

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From the official issue description:

With San Francisco and Otto in ruins after Terrax’s attack, rebuilding is required. But will a weakened Superior Spider-Man be chum in the water to opportunistic villains?

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