The Spectacular Spider-Men #1

History

Marvel announced the series in November 2023, pairing Weisman — best known outside comics as creator of Gargoyles and showrunner of the 2008 animated Spectacular Spider-Man — with artist Humberto Ramos, who had himself drawn Spectacular Spider-Man and is one of the most recognized Amazing Spider-Man pencillers of the modern era. Weisman described his intent as chronicling the evolution of Peter and Miles from mentor-and-protégé to genuine colleagues, treating the series as a spiritual companion to his animated work rather than a continuation of it. The first arc, 'Arachnobatics,' launched March 6, 2024, with a 40-page debut issue inked by Victor Olazaba and colored by Edgar Delgado; the series ran for fifteen issues before concluding in May 2025.

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• First ongoing series in Marvel's main continuity (Earth-616) to co-star both Peter Parker and Miles Morales as equal leads, launching March 6, 2024 (cover-dated May 2024).
• Written by Greg Weisman (showrunner of the 2008 animated 'The Spectacular Spider-Man') with art by Humberto Ramos, inks by Victor Olazaba, and colors by Edgar Delgado; the creative team also produced a 40-page debut.
• First appearance of Doctor Seymour Krepps in any Marvel comic; he is introduced inventorying the old laboratory of Miles Warren (the Jackal) at Empire State University alongside Professor Raymond Warren.
• The full name 'Raymond Aaron Warren' is formally established in this issue for Peter's former high school science teacher, the Jackal's brother; the middle name 'Aaron' is a direct nod to Weisman's animated series, where that character was named Aaron Warren.
• Kenny Kong makes his first significant 616 appearance meeting Peter Parker directly — a milestone noted by fans, since the 616 Kong (first introduced in Weisman's Starbrand & Nightmask #1, 2016) is modeled on the animated series character, who was in turn adapted from Brian Michael Bendis's Ultimate Spider-Man original.
• Sha Shan Nguyen, Flash Thompson's longtime on-again-off-again love interest dating back to Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #19 (1978), resurfaces here after years of near-total absence from mainstream continuity.
• New civilian characters Anna Romney, Juliet Marcos, and Cedric Harrison (a former neighbor of Miles Morales) are introduced as part of a deliberate ESU-campus supporting cast; Juliet Marcos later becomes the superhero Elementary over the course of the series.
• The story's first-issue chapter is titled 'Arachnobatics, Chapter #1: Regulars' and establishes the central conceit of weekly Wednesday civilian meetups at the ESU Coffee Bean as the spine of the series, with a Hulk-sized Jackal as the action setpiece.

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