Saturday May 6th is Free Comic Book Day – and to celebrate we’ve teamed up with Marvel to release a comic book that will serve as a prequel to the upcoming game. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.
When we first sat down with the Marvel team, we explored a few different ideas about what kinds of stories we could tell in a prequel comic. But we kept coming back to the same basic premise: what if Peter, Miles, and MJ were to team up against a new super villain whose powers they didn’t understand? Additionally, we wanted to make sure we could get a glimpse of what this heroic trio has been up to since the events of Marvel’s Spiderman And Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. What does Pete do now that there are two Spider-Men in town? How is Miles at school? And how is MJ’s career as a journalist going?
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In this story, their lives collide as Peter, Miles and MJ try to balance their responsibilities to the town and to each other. They keep coming back to one of the main themes of comics: is magic real? Because in this action-packed number, a beloved super villain makes his first appearance in our universe and appears to have supernatural abilities that defy mere canvases and fists: none other than The Hood!
To find the answers to these questions, we collaborated with the experts: The writer Christos Gage (who was also one of the writers of Marvel’s Spiderman) and artist Ig Guara. On the occasion of Free Comics Day. Fans in the United States can visit a participating comic book store or download the comic digitally from the Marvel Unlimited* app or Marvel.com starting May 6. The comic will be available digitally worldwide through the Marvel Unlimited app at a later date! And one more thing…
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We know you’ve all been patiently waiting for news on Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, and thank you for staying with us. Today we have another news: a standalone version of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on PS5!
Later this month, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered will be available for stand-alone purchase from PlayStation Store. This title was previously only included as part of the Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ultimate Edition.
In addition to this, when the game is released, there will be an upgrade program for owners of the original Marvel’s Spiderman on the PS4 console. Whether you have a disc or a digital copy of the PS4** game, you will be able to upgrade to Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered on the PS5 console for $10. Owners of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales can still get Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered by upgrading to the Ultimate Edition via the main menu of the PS5 version of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
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For those who do not belong to any of these categories, Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered can be purchased from the PlayStation Store for $49.99. We hope you will have the opportunity to review the original Marvel’s Spiderman in the form of Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered before Marvel Spiderman 2will be released this fall.
That’s all for now, as always, you can find all the latest news on the Insomniac Games Twitter and Instagram pages, or you can join our Discord channel!
*For more information on Marvel Unlimited, including terms and system requirements, please visit here
**Owners of PS4 disc copies must insert them into the PS5 each time they wish to download or play the PS5 digital version. PS4 game disc owners who purchase the PS5 Digital Edition discless console will not be able to get the PS5 version at the discounted price.
PlayStation Plus members who have claimed an edition of Marvel’s Spider-Man through their subscription are not eligible for the PS5 upgrade.
