Miles Morales

Image: Nintendo/Marvel GamesBack in 2018 when Insomniac Games released the first Marvel’s Spider-Man game, it felt like a breath of fresh air after a pretty inconsistent, years-long run of Spider-Man games, and Marvel more broadly. In the last few years, it’s been proven that the PlayStation-exclusive sandbox game wasn’t a fluke. Whether it’s been the surprisingly earnest Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy games from Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, or Insomniac’s equally impressive sophomore spider-outing starring Miles…

Web of Spider-Man #118Image: Steven Butler/Marvel ComicsA brand new superhero potentially coming to the big screen has been revealed in the way most of them are: a toy. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won’t be in theaters until June 2, 2023, but since it was originally supposed to be out in October, merchandise is finding its way on shelves. One such piece of merch, the board game Trouble, has revealed that one of our favorite Spider-characters may be joining the fun.On the Spider-Verse themed Trouble you’ll see…

Image: Humberto Ramos/Marvel ComicsOn August 1, 1962, Marvel Comics’ Amazing Fantasy #15 by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee debuted, and with it, Spider-Man.The Marvel hero was a notable introduction back then, just on the simple basis of him being a teenager who wasn’t the sidekick of an already established hero. While that sounds like a small change in the grand scheme of things, it meant that unlike fellow contemporaries Dick Grayson or Bucky Barnes, Peter Parker had to learn the ropes of heroism without an older man to look…

Welcome back to Toy Aisle, io9's regular round up of the best toys and merchandise you’re going to tell yourself you don’t really need, but probably still end up buying anyways. This week we’ve got an inflatable prehistoric Spider-Man, some hot dog-fingered gloves that will make you feel right at home in Everything Everywhere All at Once’s multiverse, and some early festive decor from Lego. So what are you waiting for?Lego Marvel Miles Morales, Spider-Man, and Venom FiguresFor those looking for more articulation and…

Image: Marvel StudiosThe upcoming Spider-Man: Freshman Year cartoon was shrouded in some degree of secrecy since its initial reveal last year, but last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, more information on the show came to light. Initially, it seemed like the cartoon would tell the story of MCU Peter Parker in his early days of heroism, but now the actual plot of the show is...interesting, to say the least.Freshman Year takes place before 2016's Captain America: Civil War, but with a noticeable key difference. Rather than…

Screenshot: Sony Pictures AnimationGet a look at Dan Harmon’s next animated series. The Thing on the Doorstep is getting a new adaptation. Los Espookys makes its grand return. Plus, a glimpse at Riverdale’s season finale. To me, my spoilers!The Thing on the DoorstepDeadline reports Heather Graham, Barbara Crampton, Judah Lewis, Bruce Davison,and Johnathon Schaech have wrapped filming The Thing on the Doorstep, a “loose adaptation” of the H.P. Lovecraft story from director Joe Lynch (Wrong Turn 2), writer Dennis Paoli…

Image: Taurin Clarke/Marvel ComicsThe Hall H panel at San Diego Comic-Con made it clear that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is about to get big in more ways than one. With the newly branded Multiverse Saga laying down nearly all its cards, it’s easy to sometimes forget that in the comics, things are just as tumultuous on page as they are on screen. Here’s a taste of what’s to come for the comics characters, and one has to imagine their cinematic counterparts some years down the line.Captain America & Captain America…

Image: Joe Quesada/Marvel ComicsAlthough we don’t have any details on cast or crew, we do have a few new dates to report for the long-anticipated Fantastic Four Film. At the Marvel Theatrical panel during San Diego Comic-Conit was revealed that Fantastic Four will release in theaters on November 8 2024.As reported by io9 earlier in the year, Spider-Man director Jon Watts was set to take the reins on this film, but backed out for unspecified reasons. He is currently slated to direct the newest Final Destination film.…

Image: Mark Bagley/Marvel ComicsWriter Dan Slott has had a long, sometimes controversial history with Spider-Man. He’s the man behind the story for the Shattered Dimensions video game, along with the architect behind the “Superior Spider-Man” arc where Peter Parker died (technically) and had his body jacked by Doctor Octopus. When he jumped ship over to Iron Man and the Fantastic Four in 2018, it seemed like his time with the webhead had come to an end, but this being comic, things aren’t always as final as they seem.Come…

Screenshot: Sony PicturesBeloved Spider-Man Miles Morales is set for some highs with the upcoming release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Part One), a sequel to the Oscar-winning animated hit which propelled the Afro-Latinx character to break out into mainstream popularity. On the comics side of things, however, there’s been a very disappointing low with the release of a comic based around Morales where he’s re-imagined as Thor. The comic—What If...? Miles Morales—was met with backlash over writer Yehudi Mercado’s…