Last year, a new character named Spider-Boy was introduced in the Spider-Man comic book series by Dan Slott and Mark Bagley. In the story, Spider-Boy discovers that no one, not even his mentor Peter Parker, remembers him. Since then, he has become a fan favorite, as demonstrated by the sold-out printings of his first appearance in Spider-Man #7 and his first solo adventure in Edge of Spider-Verse #3.
Today, Marvel revealed that in November, Spider-Boy will get his own ongoing comic book series. The series will be written by Dan Slott and illustrated by Paco Medina and will explore Spider-Boy’s past by introducing his arch-nemesis and delving deeper into his connections to the Spider-Man mythos. Can Spider-Boy reclaim his destiny and his place among the great heroes of the Marvel Universe?
After the events of “The End of the Spider-Verse” story arc, Spider-Boy’s secret history as Spider-Man’s sidekick was nearly forgotten forever. But now those mysteries will be revealed while they embark on exciting new adventures…TOGETHER! The freaktacular first issue will feature two pulse-pounding tales as Bailey team up with Squirrel Girl and then confronts the mad scientist who made him into a monster… MADAME MONSTROSITY!
Writer Dan Slott explained:
“Spider-Man isn’t supposed to have a sidekick. That’s just wrong on so many levels. And that is exactly why we are going to have so much fun with this. Both this character—and this new title—are going to break all the rules. Bailey Briggs is going to have over-the-top adventures in the Spider-Man corner of the Marvel Universe. He’ll be facing off against a mix of both all-new villains and fan-favorite Spidey bad guys. The one thing we can promise you, whenever you pick up a copy of SPIDER-BOY, we are going to take the weirdest and wildest swings with every single story! Our goal is to get every reader to ask two questions: ‘What in the hell did I just read?!’ and ‘When is the NEXT one coming out?!’”
Look for Spider-Boy to land in comic books shops in November 2023.
