They want to kill Spider-Man. After numerous attempts to squash the web-spinner, however, they reach an uneasy truce with him and head west, eager to leave trouble behind.

But trouble has different ideas.

In San Francisco, Brock becomes a secret defender of the innocent. But at six-feet-three inches, with bulging muscles and fangs, he quickly draws attention - first from a furious Spider-Man, certain Eddie has broken his word - then from a cadre of enemies eager to kill the "Lethal Protector".