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Spider - Manwill once more be a family man in the upcomingUltimate Spider - Manseries . In addition to giving buff something they have long desired – Spider - Man and Mary Jane as a married couple once more – the decision to fall to Peter as an established champion , with an established personal life , play an crucial role in making this a " dissimilar kind of Spider - Man story . "
Marvel reveal J. Scott Campbell ’s variant coverforUltimate Spider - Man ( 2024)#1 – written by Jonathan Hickman , with interior art by Marco Checchetto – featuring a fashionable Mary Jane and Peter Parker , firmly in business leader - couple mood , against the backdrop of a Spidey logo inside a heart .
With the reveal that a newUltimateSpider - Mantitle would be turn back to ground tackle Marvel’sUltimatecomic line once more , readers initiallyquestioned whether Peter Parker would be under the mask . Marvel quick confirm Peter would be back as theUltimateWebslinger ; further , it revealed the unexampled series would reunify one of Marvel ’s most iconic couple . Related:“Meet The Parkers " : Marvel ’s New Spider - Man & Mary Jane Are Married , with nestling
The Parkers Are Marvel’s Ultimate Fan Service – And It’s A Good Thing
Peter Parker and Mary Jane first connect the knot in 1987 ; in 2006 , most comic book fans would likely have named the Parkers as Marvel ’s really enduring romantic relationship , their flagship duo . In 2007 , twenty years after their initial nuptials , theOne More Daystoryline not only ended Peter and Mary Jane ’s wedlock , it wipe off their once - model relationship from continuity , in an editorial move fans haveclamored to see reversed ever since . The unexampled embodiment ofUltimate Spider - Man , from writer Jonathan Hickman , will give fans a version of what they want : an established Spider - Man , operating as a submarine while also being married to Mary Jane once more – this time , with kids !
Peter and MJ were conjoin in the story " The nuptials ! " fromThe Amazing Spider - Man Annual#21 – written by David Michelinie and Jim Shooter , with nontextual matter by Paul Ryan . J. Scott Campell’sUltimate Spider - Man ( 2024)#1 covering fire is an court to the screening ofAnnual#21 .
Variants of Peter Parker , as well as future variation of the character , havehad children before , often with Mary Jane . Ultimate Spider - Man ( 2024)appears set to be the most sustained delineation of the character as a father , and a husband – despite the twenty - year span of the character ’s story where he and Mary Jane were married , the want of their sustained , meaingful kinship has made fans and creators likewise treasure what they had , have in mind the new serial will put more emphasis on their matrimony . Along with the reveal of J. Scott Campbell ’s variant cover for the first consequence , Jonathan Hickmanshared some thoughts on this version of the Yardbird Parker :
" When we decided that we were live on to do a book about an older Peter Parker becoming Spider - Man , we really wanted to list into him starting his superhero life from a very different position than what ’s traditionally expected . "
The Ultimate Super Couple Should Be Here To Stay This Time
" Peter and MJ being married is one of many decision we made that underscore this being quite a ' different ' kind of Spider - Man story , " Hickman say of theUltimate Spider - Manrelaunch . Beyond give fans what they want , hopefully Hickman and Marvel continue attached to telling a free burning , long - condition Mary Jane and Peter Parker love story . laughable record book are a striking narrative mass medium , and over time it will be hard to resist injecting engagement into their relationship , or to at least jeopardize to demote them up – the company , its editor , and its creators should do everything to stand firm this impulse as long as they can , to depictSpider - Manin a goodly , lasting romance , for secure this time .
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Ultimate Spider - Man#1will be available on January 10 , 2024 from Marvel Comics .
