Marvel Comics has announced the first solo ongoing series for Spider-Boy, who made his first appearance in Spider-Man #7 and then did a turn in the spotlight in Edge of the Spider-Verse #3. Dan Slott, who co-created Spider-Boy (a.k.a. Bailey Briggs) with Humberto Ramos, will write the series, and Ramos will be the cover artist, while Paco Medina will handle the interiors.
Spider-Boy #1 will go on sale on November 1, 2023, and the issue will contain two complete stories: The first teams up Bailey with Squirrel Girl while the second reveals his nemesis, Madame Monstrosity, who made him what he is today (not necessarily in a good way).
“Spider-Man isn’t supposed to have a sidekick. That’s just wrong on so many levels,” Slott said in a statement accompanying the announcement. “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!”
Medina added that he is working on giving Spider-Boy a unique look and way of moving. “Every character gets their action poses to be their personal signature,” he said. “This time I’m working on something cool and specific for Spider-Boy, something that gives him a light of his own.”
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