Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 prequel comic announced for Free Comic Book Day

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 prequel comic announced for Free Comic Book Day

Get a peek as to what Peter Parker, Miles Morales and MJ Watson have been doing since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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Saturday, May 6, is Free Comic Book Day —and to celebrate, we teamed up with Marvel to release a comic that will serve as a prequel to the upcoming game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

When we initially sat down with the team at Marvel, we explored a few different ideas about what kinds of stories we could tell in a prequel comic. But we kept coming back to the same core premise—What if Peter, Miles, and MJ had to team up against a new Super Villain whose powers they didn’t understand? Additionally, we wanted to make sure that we could get a peek into what this heroic trio has been doing since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. What is Pete up to now that there are two Spider-Men in the city? How is Miles doing in school? And how is MJ’s journalism career going?

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In this story, their lives collide as Peter, Miles, and MJ attempt to balance their responsibilities to the city, and each other. They keep coming back to one of the main themes of the comic: is magic real? Because in this action-packed issue, a beloved Super Villain makes their first appearance in our universe and appears to have supernatural abilities that defy mere webs and fists: none other than The Hood!

To find the answers to these questions we collaborated with the experts: Writer Christos Gage (who was also one of the writers on Marvel’s Spider-Man), and Artist Ig Guara. In celebration of Free Comic Book Day. Fans in the US can visit a participating comic book store or download the comic digitally on the Marvel Unlimited app* or Marvel.com starting on May 6. The comic will be available digitally worldwide through the Marvel Unlimited app at a later date! And one more thing…

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We know you’ve all been patiently waiting for news on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and we thank you for hanging in there with us. Today we have one more piece of news: a standalone release of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on PS5 console!

Later this month, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered will become available for a standalone purchase on PlayStation Store. This title was previously only included as part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition.

On top of that, when the game becomes available, there will be an upgrade program for owners of the original Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4 console. Whether you have a disc or a digital copy of the PS4 game**, you will be able to upgrade to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on the PS5 console for $10. Owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales can still obtain Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered by upgrading to the Ultimate Edition through the main menu of the PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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For those who don’t fall into either of those categories, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered can be purchased on PlayStation Store for $49.99. We hope you’ll take a chance to revisit the original Marvel’s Spider-Man in the form of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered ahead of Marvel Spider-Man 2’s release this fall.

That’s all for now, as always you can find all the latest on the Insomniac Games Twitter and Instagram pages, or you can join our Discord channel!

 

[Nhomnhom]

The mystery of the Spider-man Remastered being removed from PS+ is finally revealed, it was all about a 10$ upgrade.

 

[avenovah]

C'mon, put it on PS Plus Extra.

 

[Bryank75]

Niche-man got his own comic? Wow!

Hoping it's well written, seems to be one of the writers from the first game, so that is reassuring. Art style seems very good too.

 

[Swolf712]

Niche-man got his own comic? Wow!

Hoping it's well written, seems to be one of the writers from the first game, so that is reassuring. Art style seems very good too.

Well, Gage was mostly cleanup writing for the game, fleshing out character dialogue. And I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan of his standalone Spider-Man work.

But since he has to operate within the confines of the game narrative, it should be fine.

 

[Bryank75]

Well, Gage was mostly cleanup writing for the game, fleshing out character dialogue. And I have to admit, I'm not a huge fan of his standalone Spider-Man work.

But since he has to operate within the confines of the game narrative, it should be fine.

That's what I was afraid of... a lot of the Marvel writers these days just aren't great from what I have seen and heard.

Maybe with some guidance and limits on them, they can be better as you suggest.

 

[Gediminas]

so films in gaming section.

now, comics in gaming section.

what next? freezer in gaming section?

 

[Satoru]

so films in gaming section.

now, comics in gaming section.

what next? freezer in gaming section?

Xbox has got you covered.

https://www.currys.ie/products/xbox-series-x-replica-drinks-cooler-4.5-litres-black-and-green-10242224.html

 

[Swolf712]

That's what I was afraid of... a lot of the Marvel writers these days just aren't great from what I have seen and heard.

Maybe with some guidance and limits on them, they can be better as you suggest.

I would class Marvel Comics' current issues as more Editorial-based than writer-based. Even the good writers they get manage to find themselves hamstrung by Editorial and their hangups, and the absolute lack of quality control, especially in the Spider-Man office lately, has been disgusting.

Add to this the end of Nick Spencer's run getting cut short and blatantly changed, bizarre shifts in the story that they deliberately don't explain so as to try to keep you reading to find out why (and reading through absolute dreck for a payoff you just know won't justify the bizarre and sudden narrative shift), and Spider-Man has been a serious pain to read during the Wells run, and a mess over in Slott's Spiderverse book too.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

The mystery of the Spider-man Remastered being removed from PS+ is finally revealed, it was all about a 10$ upgrade.

That's great news! Only $10 for an upgrade. Is there a separate thread about this?

On top of that, when the game becomes available, there will be an upgrade program for owners of the original Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4 console. Whether you have a disc or a digital copy of the PS4 game**, you will be able to upgrade to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on the PS5 console for $10. Owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales can still obtain Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered by upgrading to the Ultimate Edition through the main menu of the PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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For those who don’t fall into either of those categories, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered can be purchased on PlayStation Store for $49.99. We hope you’ll take a chance to revisit the original Marvel’s Spider-Man in the form of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered ahead of Marvel Spider-Man 2’s release this fall.

That’s all for now, as always you can find all the latest on the Insomniac Games Twitter and Instagram pages, or you can join our Discord channel!

 

[Swolf712]

so films in gaming section.

now, comics in gaming section.

what next? freezer in gaming section?

You're right. We need a thread for the Xbox Fridge.

Brilliant idea!

(On a serious note, it's a comic that IS a prequel for a video game, so it's still rather relevant, no?)