Spider-Man fans lambast Marvel Comics on social media after the confirmation of an ongoing Spider-Boy series.
Following Marvel's June 26 announcement of an ongoing Spider-Boy series by co-creator and writer Dan Slott and artist Paco Medina, fans called the publisher out on social media for a variety of perceived missteps. Among the complaints was the idea that a relatively new character with little to no backstory is getting an ongoing title while pre-existing Spider-Heroes struggle to break beyond the bounds of a five-issue miniseries, particularly those who are also people of color.
Bailey Briggs, aka Spider-Boy, was recently introduced in Spider-Man #7 by Slott and fellow co-creator and artist Mark Bagley, following the reweaving of the Web of Life and Death. As a result of this event, the Spider-Totems who had been seemingly lost to time such as Jessica Drew and Peter Parker were returned to their proper places. Subsequently, Bailey's history in the Marvel Universe and career as Peter's longtime sidekick is known only to him, while the rest of the world is completely unaware of his existence.
Among the numerous Spider-Totems on fans' minds when it comes to others who could receive the ongoing series treatment is Hobie Brown, better known as Spider-Punk, whose most recent miniseries saw him form a new band to take on the threat of a gruesomely resurrected Norman "Ozzy" Osborn. Fans have also pointed toward Miguel O'Hara, the Spider-Man of 2099, who has starred in multiple miniseries in the past couple of years in titles such as Spider-Man 2099: Exodus and Spider-Man 2099: Dark Genesis.
Apart from making waves in the comics, both of these characters have been catapulted to new heights due to their respective roles in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. The film also places a prominent focus on a variant of Gwen Stacy better known as Ghost-Spider or Spider-Gwen, who like Hobie and Miguel has also starred in multiple miniseries in the past few years. The most recent of these, Spider-Gwen: Shadow Clones by writer Emily Kim and artist Kei Zama has introduced a new nemesis for the hero in the form of Lyla Bennett. So far, Lyla has not only created her own amalgamations of Gwen and the Sinister Six but intends to use the hero to fuel her own multiversal weapon to erase every Gwen Stacy from every single timeline.
Spider-Boy #1 is written by Dan Slott with art by Paco Medina and main cover art by Humberto Ramos. Spider-Boy #1 goes on sale November 1 from Marvel Comics.
Source: Twitter