Origins of Spider-Men

 

Spider-Men #1 interior art courtesy Marvel.com

  Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker clashes with the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man on the big screen this summer but worlds collide in the comic books. Spider-Men unites Marvel’s Peter Parker and the Ultimate line’s Miles Morales in a new adventure by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Senior Editor Mark Paniccia reveals the story behind the team-up and new art on Marvel.com.

  “We were at a Publishing meeting going over the upcoming anniversaries and plans for 2012. Joe Quesada suggested having Peter and Miles meet. Usually we’re all very conservative when it comes to the idea of crossing over between the two universes, but the 50th anniversary of our favorite wall-crawler seemed like a pretty good time to do something like this. We had lots of interest and momentum built up with Miles Morales and we in the Ultimate Office loved the idea of giving more readers the opportunity to discover this new Spider-Man.”

  The Editor says Bendis is up to the challenge of comparing and contrasting the personalities of the different Spider-Men.

Spider-Men #4 courtesy Marvel.com

  “The similarities are brilliantly choreographed and designed by Brian. Every Peter Parker paradigm has a cool twist. Peter can look at Miles and see so much of himself inside. He can see, has felt and can understand so many of the things that Miles is going through. It’s gut-wrenching stuff. And fun. There are plenty of times you’ll find yourself smiling as you read. But at the end of the day they are very different characters and part of the journey is discovering how.”

  Paniccia confirmed Mysterio will be the villain and Peter Parker will learn his Ultimate counterpart is dead.

  “A great skill Brian has is getting his readers to connect with the characters. In a lot of cases, you think, “wow, that’s just what I would do” or “that’s how I would feel.” So all you have to do is think about how you would react to something as shocking as this. That you’re feeling that impact along with Peter is a testament to Brian’s talents.

  For more of the interview and preview art here’s the Marvel.com link.

  I’m excited for this crossover and I’m sure this Miles Morales fan is too. I met him at Fan Expo Vancouver – it’s cool so see an Ultimate character get the fan costume treatment!

Fan Expo Vancouver, photo by ComicsBlend.com

By Editor

Spider-Men #4 Sneak Peek & Miles Morales Fan Homage

Spider-Men #4 courtesy Marvel.com

  Peter Parker meets Miles Morales June 13th in Spider-Men by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli! Marvel.com revealed this issue 4 variant by Mike Deodato.

 You know a new character is making an impact when you see a fan dressed up like him/her at a con! Take a look at this Miles Morales Spider-Man I met at Fan Expo Vancouver! By Editor

Fan Expo Vancouver, photo by ComicsBlend.com

Spider-Men Revealed

Spider-Men by Jim Cheung courtesy Marvel.com

  Marvel reveals the Spider-Men mystery: Peter Parker will meet Miles Morales this Summer. Two Spider-Men from different realities meet this June in a new 5 part series from Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli and cover artist Jim Cheung.

  “This year is the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man and we’re so happy that the stars aligned for us to tell a Spider-Man story that nobody has ever seen before,” said Bendis. “It’s an honor and a privilege to present both this story and these characters to fans on such an auspicious occasion. The work Sara has done on SPIDER-MEN is a step above the already high standard that she has set for herself on our ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN series. For me, this is a celebration of the best character in mainstream comics and some of the best art mainstream comics has to offer.”

For the entire interview here’s the Marvel.com link.

New Reveal in Spider Men Mystery

 

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  A new clue revealed in the mystery of the Spider-Men. Marvel is releasing a Spider-Men series by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Sara Pichelli this June. Today Marvel revealed one of the Spider-Men…sort of. It sure looks like the Peter Parker we know from the Marvel Universe.

Given the creative team (that created the new Ultimate Spider-Man) on board this title, I suspect Miles Morales is the other Spider-Men to be revealed.

Bendis on New Spider-Men Series

  A new tangle in the web of mystery surrounding Marvel’s Spider-Men teaser from last month. Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli have been announced as the creative team for a new Spider-Men series launching in June. Bendis & Pichelli are the team that launched the Ultimate Comics Spider-Man starring Miles Morales. Thanks to Comics Newsarama.

 Miles Morales seems a definite for this series but who will join him? Peter Parker, Ben Reilly aka the Scarlet Spider, the Ultimate Peter Parker back from the dead or maybe a brand new Spider-Man?

Spider-Men?

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  Marvel started spinning a web of intrigue sure to get fans guessing! This minimalist image with the message Spider-Men, June 2012.

Here’s what we know:

  Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Spidey’s The Ends of the Earth storyline ends in March. Spider-Man will fight with the Avengers in Avengers Versus X-Men – or will he switch sides? Peter is also a member of the Future Foundation. Clone Ben Reilly is in a new series The Scarlet Spider. Peter Parker is dead in the Ultimate Universe but Miles Morales wears the suit and stars in the title.

AvX image courtesy Marvel.com

   What if Marvel is spinning an army of Spider-Men in multiple locations like Batman Incorporated? I was inspired by this photo of Broadway’s Spider-Man for that theory.