The upcoming PS5 game Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will get its prequel in comic book form as part of Free Comic Book Day on May 6.
Insomniac Games Announces Comic PlayStation Blog Post Today, Narrative Director Jon Puckett shares details of the plot of the story. The story is said to let fans know what Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Mary Jane (MJ) have been up to since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
“When we first talked to the Marvel team, we went through a few different ideas about what kinds of stories we could tell in a prequel,” Puckett said. We kept coming back to the same core premise: What if Peter, Miles, and MJ had to team up against a new supervillain who doesn’t understand their powers? I wanted to see what this heroic trio has been up to since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. What’s Pete up to now with two Spider-Man in town? How is Miles doing in school? And what about MJ’s journalism career?”
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a prequel comic in honor of Free Comic Book Day.
The result is a storyline in which Peter, Miles, and MJ balance their responsibilities to New York City and each other while confronting the Hood, a supervillain with supernatural abilities that rival both Spider-Man. The comic is written by Christos Gage, who wrote the story for Marvel’s Spider-Man, and illustrated by Ig Guara.
Beginning May 6, fans in the United States can pick up the Spider-Man 2 prequel at comic book stores participating in Free Comic Book Day, or digitally download the comic through the Marvel Unlimited app or Marvel.com. Overseas fans will get the comic at a later date.
Insomniac also announced that Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered will receive a standalone release on PS5 and will be available on the PlayStation Store later this month.Own a physical or digital copy of Marvel’s Spider-Man on PS4? If so, you can upgrade to the remastered version on PS5 for $10. Otherwise, get it for $50.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will release on PS5 in Fall 2023. Tony Todd, the voice actor for his Venom in the game, has suggested it could be released in September.
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