Over the past few years,J.J.
Its not a very fun future, it must be said.
There are absolutely parallels between Ben and Peter.
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He got bit by a spider, he knew that.
Right afterwards, he began to experience sticking to walls and getting abs, all these things.
Youre different, but you dont know why youre different.
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Where did he come from?
What is that hes keeping in what looks like an incubator of some kind after the flash-forward?
The story of Cadaverous doesnt go exactly the way you might think it will, J.J. teases.
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Youre not meant to know much in the beginning.
The thing that makes any villain interesting is whats behind their motivation.
Where we go ultimately takes Cadaverous to places you would never expect when you first meet him.
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We understand what some tropes are in superhero origin stories and with giant, mysterious, ominous villains.
What brings people together in this world?
What tears them apart?
How do you recover from a tragedy thats so immense?
Its worth noting that a world without Mary Jane would represent a pretty big break from standard Marvel continuity.
Its not yet clear how this story relates to the rest of Marvel comics.
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J.J. says hes been discussing the idea of doing a Spider-Man comic with Marvel editor Nick Lowe for years.
Theres a real similarity between Spider-Man and J.J.s firstStar Warsmovie,The Force Awakens: Theyre both generational stories.
You are inherently telling a story that is self-aware.
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In a sense these characters have read the books we all have, J.J. says.
What does that mean?
Spider-Man#1 is on stands now.
They are illustrated by Pichelli and colored by Stewart.
