After killing off The Human Torch, Marvel continue to use The Fantastic Four to grab headlines by announcing that Spider-Man will be joining the three surviving members in a new team.

Stuck with the dreadful name The Future Foundation, the team will star in their new comic book FF, with sparkly white costumes - including Spidey!

While this is hardly the first time that Spider-Man has had a new costume, you have to wonder just what Marvel are playing at with their most iconic and recognisable character, and with his existing involvement with The Avengers and his own assorted books, this feels like overkill. And how will this work? Will Spidey change costumes en-route to FF assignments? It seems like a potential continuity clusterfuck.

Of course, Spider-Man has form with the FF, having first tried to join up 48 years ago, and he's been a regular co-star with the Torch over the years. But how long this new team will last probably depends on how long story creators Jonathan Hickman and Steve Epting - not to mention the fans - stay interested before more news stories can be generated by the miraculous return of the Torch.

The new book goes on sale at the end of March.