Weapon VIII

Fresh out of 2024's Edge of Spider-Verse #1 — one of Marvel's most excitement-packed anthology launches in years — Weapon VIII arrived courtesy of creators Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Travel Foreman, instantly staking a claim in the sprawling, ever-expanding Spider-Verse corner of the Modern Age. In just 14 catalogued appearances across Spider-Society and Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse, this newcomer has already been rubbing shoulders with heavy hitters like Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and Madame Web, which tells you Marvel has big plans for them. If you're a Spider-Verse devotee who loves discovering the next essential piece of a massive, interconnected puzzle, Weapon VIII is exactly the kind of debut-year character worth tracking from the very beginning.