Web-Weaver: Marvel Comics Announces Gay Spider-Man
Web Weaver, the new gay Spider-Man, will make their highly anticipated debut in October and Marvel Comics has released more details on how the newest member of the Marvel Universe gets their powers, as well as visuals of their fabulous crime-fighting costume.The character will make their debut in Edge of Spider-Verse #5, the concluding instalment of the five-part series.In the comic, created by out writer Steve Foxe, and artist Kei Zama, Web-Weaver is introduced as a “not-so-mild mannered fashion designer at Van Dyne [who] gets spider-powers and shows us a very different kind of Spider-Slayer.” “Web-Weaver is *not* Peter Parker–he’s a brand-new hero in the classic Spider-hero archetype,” tweeted Foxe on Friday. “And I promise you don’t need a degree in fashion to follow his exploits.
His job at Van Dyne is akin to Pete’s at the Bugle. This is very much an action story (with some flirting)!”“And to sites covering Web-Weaver–to the *best of our knowledge*, he is the first canon gay male Spider-hero.
Ultimate Spider-Woman is queer and predates Web-Weaver by about a decade. IMO the key is telling good stories with a range of characters, not just notching ‘firsts,’” Foxe tweeted.Web-Weaver, is Marvel Comics’ first gay Spider-Man.As seen in preview panels of the comic, Web Weaver is shown as a classmate of Peter Parker, who after pushing Peter out of the way of danger, is bitten by a radioactive spider and begins to develop super powers.
Other preview panels show Web Weaver being kicked out of home by his parents and potentially being taken in by Aunt May.The character, who was first announced in June during Pride month, is one of several alternate universe Spider characters who headline Edge of Spider-Verse.In a since-deleted.
