The Press Release:
Writer Jonathan Hickman and artist Marco Checchetto’s bold new take on ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN is shaping up to be full of surprises! Launching this January as the first ongoing series set in Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe, ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN will star a very different Peter Parker—an older, wiser web-slinger who balances his super hero duties with his responsibilities as a husband and a father. That’s right, Spider-Man is a married man!
Meet Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson—MR. & MRS. PARKER! They’re one of pop culture’s most iconic couples, and now readers will see them stronger than ever in the Ultimate Universe. To celebrate, Peter and MJ’s romance will be featured on a series of picture perfect variant covers by Elizabeth Torque that will adorn the first four issues of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN. Spidey superstar Ryan Stegman also spotlights the whole Parker family on a new promotional piece.
“When we decided that we were going to do a book about an older Peter Parker becoming Spider-Man, we really wanted to lean into him starting his super hero life from a very different place than what’s traditionally expected,” Hickman explained. “Peter and MJ being married is one of many decisions we made that underline this being quite a ‘different’ kind of Spider-man story.”
See the happy couple on Elizabeth Torque and Ryan Stegman’s new covers and preorder ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1 at your local comic shop today! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1: Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN; Art and Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO; Variant Cover by ELIZABETH TORQUE
On Sale 1/10
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PiercingMetal Thoughts: Truth be told I only added about a handful of the original “Ultimate” Marvel Universe to my collection and sadly own none of the issues that skyrocketed in value but I digress. Nowadays I don’t actively collect based on space and surplus funding for such a hobby but I do occasionally snag a first-issue and when its a “Spider-Man” number one thats definitely on the agenda for me. From there I will determine whether I am sticking with the series or just waiting on a collected edition. What do you readers think about this one? Chime in down below in the comments section and I will see you sometime soon. Please stay safe out there. Cheers.
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