A couple of months in the past in the pages of adjectiveless Spider-Man #7 from Dan Slott and Mark Bagley, readers have been launched to Spider-Boy, the webslinger’s child sidekick whose historical past stays a thriller to each readers and the Marvel Universe. After revealing extra of his backstory, together with his full title of Bailey Briggs in final week’s Edge of Spider-Verse #3, Marvel has introduced a new Spider-Boy ongoing series penned by Slott with artwork by Paco Medina. The first problem will function a canopy by Humberto Ramos, who co-created the character with Slott.
Considering the the sold-out printings of each his first look in the aforementioned Spider-Man #7 and his first solo journey in final week’s Edge of Spider-Verse #3, the ongoing Spider-Boy series isn’t that stunning. According to the official press launch, the new ongoing series will delve into the character’s previous in addition to introduce a new villain named Madame Monstrosity and function a team-up with Squirrel Girl:
SPIDER-BOY shall be penned by Spider-Boy co-creator Dan Slott, drawn by hotshot artist Paco Medina, and function covers by Spider-Boy co-creator Humberto Ramos. Spinning immediately out of Spider-Man, the new series will dive headfirst into Spider-Boy’s untold previous by introducing his arch-nemesis and additional exploring his connections to the Spider-Man mythos. Join Spider-Boy as he battles to revive his future and retake his place amongst the nice heroes of the Marvel Universe!
Here comes the spectacular SPIDER-BOY! After the occasions of THE END OF THE SPIDER-VERSE story arc, Spider-Boy’s secret historical past as Spider-Man’s sidekick was practically forgotten ceaselessly. But now these mysteries shall be revealed whereas they embark on thrilling new adventures…TOGETHER! The freaktacular first problem will function two pulse-pounding tales as Bailey staff up with Squirrel Girl and then confronts the mad scientist who made him right into a monster… MADAME MONSTROSITY!
Slott teased what’s to return:
“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?!’”
Median expressed nice pleasure for the challenge:
“When I found out that I was taking charge of Spider-Boy, I was GREATLY excited because of the possibilities of the character. Aesthetically, there’s so much to do with him. Every character gets their action poses to be their personal signature. This time I’m working on something cool and specific for Spider-Boy, something that gives him a light of his own. On the other hand, I’ll be working with Dan which is fantastic. His limitless imagery is what such a fresh character needs, it just makes me think of all the things we can do together and what I can bring to the table.”
Spider-Boy#1 is ready to reach in shops and digitally on Wednesday, November 1st.
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