Miracle‘S Spider Man 2 won’t be out until late 2023, but developer Insomniac Games is teaming up with Marvel Comics on a comic book prequel for an upcoming release — and it’s going to be free.
apt name Spider Man 2 #1 written by Christos Gage (marvel’s spider man) and artist IG Guara (captain America: symbol of truth), and will feature the insomniac debut of Hood, a two-bit criminal who happened upon a demonic ritual in an NYC warehouse (a tale as old as time, honestly) and wound up with a sinister magic cloak which gives him various superhuman abilities. (And it also lets him do magic things when he fires guns.)
But really, according to a PlayStation Blog post, the comic is about all the things Peter, Miles, and MJ have been through since their closure. Spider-Man: Miles Morales,
“What’s up Pete now that there are two Spider-Men in town?” The post says, “How is Miles doing in school? And how is MJ’s journalism career going? In this story, their lives collide as Peter, Miles and MJ juggle their responsibilities to the city and each other.” attempt to balance. They keep coming back to one of the comic’s main themes: Is magic real? Because in this action-packed issue, a beloved super villain makes his first appearance in our universe and it appears that he possesses superhuman abilities that defy only webs and fists: none other than the Hood!
spider man 2 #1 will be available at participating comic shops this Saturday for Free Comic Book Day, and digital copies will also be available for free on marvel.com and the Marvel Comics. marvel unlimited Application. Check out the full cover below:
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Image: Marvel Comics
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