, ▁on ▁titles ▁such ▁as ▁Fant astic ▁Four , ▁The ▁Def enders , ▁Wol ver ine ▁and ▁Nova . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁done ▁work ▁for ▁DC ▁writing ▁Aqu aman . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Erik ▁Lars en ▁replaced ▁Tod d ▁Mc F ar lane ▁on ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁with ▁issue ▁# 3 2 9 , ▁having ▁previously ▁pen ci led ▁issues ▁ 2 8 7 , ▁ 3 2 4 ▁and ▁ 3 2 7 . ▁With ▁writer ▁David ▁Michel in ie , ▁Lars en ▁illustrated ▁stories ▁such ▁as ▁" The ▁Cos mic ▁Spider - Man ", ▁" The ▁Return ▁of ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six " ▁( # 3 3 4 – 3 3 9 ) ▁and ▁" The ▁Power less ▁Spider - Man " ▁( # 3 4 1 – 3 4 3 ). ▁ ▁He ▁left ▁the ▁title ▁with ▁# 3 5 0 , ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁Mark ▁Bag ley ▁with ▁# 3 5 1 . ▁Lars en ▁again ▁succeeded ▁Mc F ar lane ▁on ▁Spider - Man , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁drew ▁the ▁six - issue ▁story ▁arc ▁" Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six " ▁( # 1 8 – 2 3 ). ▁Lars en ▁also ▁gained ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁Ven om ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man . ▁His ▁design ▁of ▁Ven om ▁was ▁highlight ed ▁during ▁the ▁story ▁" V en om ▁Returns " ▁( # 3 3 0