Anya Corazon was created by writer Fiona Avery and artist Mark Brooks and is based on ideas J. Michael Straczynski used in his run on "The Amazing Spider-Man". Araña was the star of the resurrected "Amazing Fantasy" comic book in 2004. After her storyline ended in "Amazing Fantasy" vol. 2 #6, she appeared in her own twelve issue series "Araña: The Heart of the Spider", starting in March 2005 as part of Marvel Next. The character next appeared in the "Ms. Marvel" title as a recruit for service as a licensed superhero under the Superhuman Registration Act.