Marvel Comics has revealed that Miles Morales is returning to comic book stores everywhere in a brand new title with a new creative team.
At the end of Spider-Men II, there was much speculation about what the future held for Miles Morales, the Spider-Man from the Ultimate Universe. His creator, Brian Michael Bendis was headed to DC Comics to work on Superman and the thinking was that a new direction might be needed.
Many thought that he might return to the newly reborn Ultimate Universe while others thought Miles might be in line for a rebranding. Having two characters named Spider-Man in the same universe seemed a bit silly and it could serve as a break from the past.
All the while Miles continued his heroics as a member of the Champions and everyone was certain that he would be back in his own title sooner rather than later.
On Thursday, the wait was officially over.
As revealed by IGN, launching this December is Miles Morales: Spider-Man. The new ongoing will be written by Saladin Ahmed with artwork by Javier Garron and will be the first Miles Morales title not written by Bendis. The first issue will include a cover by Brian Stelfreeze and will no doubt include a number of variants.
IGN spoke to Ahmed about the new title and his plans include a return to what so many people loved about Peter Parker when he made his debut all those years ago.
“For my money, Spider-Man is, at his core, a teenage hero. In this book, Miles will be that Spider-Man: battling threats against the community and the city rather than the universe, and trying to do so while dealing with grades and bullies, family and botched dates. This is classic Spider-Man, but very much dealing with modern concerns and realities.”
Ahmed also revealed that the Rhino will be the villian of the first arc and that Miles’ Uncle Aaron will be back as the new Iron Spider.
“Of all the Marvel tropes, the hard-luck supervillain is maybe my very favorite, and Rhino is sort of the Ur example of that. It’s precisely because he’s a sort of artifact of the Silver Age of comics, this hulking prehistoric monster vs. Miles as a sort of young face of the modern super hero. There’s going to be some fun back-and-forth between them.”
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Considering how popular Miles Morales has become and his association with the name Spider-Man, renaming him anything else would have probably been met with a ton of resistance. Smart move by Marvel to let him keep the name.
Miles Morales: Spider-Man arrives in comic shops and on digital devices this December.
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