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Spider-Girl, the daughter of Peter and Mary Jane Parker, swings into her own series and we all get a chance to see what the future may hold for some of our favorite Marvel characters!
May "Mayday" Parker has a problem. Not only did she recently learn that her father was the original Spider-Man, but her own arachnid-based powers have begun to emerge. So what does she do now?! Should May continue the family "business" or concentrate on high school? Peter and Mary Jane have made their feelings clear, but May's a teenager with a mind of her own! And to make matters worse, she could be her dad's only hope when Pete is targeted by the all-new super-villain named Mr. Nobody-a gun-toting teleporter who reports to a certain portly (and familiar) crime boss! Plus: learn Peter Parker's future job-and find out why Phil Urich (Ben Urich's nephew?and the former crime-fighting Green Goblin) will appear as a regular cast member.
Brought to you by Tom DeFalco (AMAZING SPIDER-MAN), Pat Olliffe (UNTOLD TALES OF SPIDER-MAN, UNLIMITED ACCESS), and inker extraordinaire Al Williamson! Thanks to the Greenberg/Franco editorial office, you needn't wait to see what the future looks like for the next wave of Spider-Mania. And considering these Olliffe/Williamson shots, the future looks bright indeed!
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Take a second look, pal - that hero you just saw web-spinning through Manhattan wasn't who you expect - that was Spider-Girl!
That's right, Spidey's a girl. In this alternate future based in the Marvel 2 Universe, May Parker's an athlete at Midtown High, and being the daughter of Peter and Mary Jane Parker, she gets a unique present when she turns sixteen: her dad's Spider-powers!
Her original
appearance as a What If?
possibility (105) was so popular that, typical to Marvel's "Because
you demanded it!" bylines, the idea became an ongoing Spider-series.
For writer/creater Tom DeFalco,
seeing May in action is literally a realization of a dream.
"I first started thinking about Spider-Girl when we first
heard Mary Jane was pregnant," says DeFalco. "I don't
know why, but I'd daydream about Spider-Man and his little Spider-Girl
web-slinging together."
Even though she's similar to Spider-Man in so many ways, DeFalco sees a a fundamental difference between father and daughter, especially in terms of their individual motivations for adopting the webs. "Peter learned that when he fails, people die," says DeFalco. "May has learned that when she succeeds, people live. It's subtle, but a profound difference. Peter approached [his career] with guilt. May is just pure responsibility."
Spider-Girl's ongoing series will walk the line between nostalgia and innovation, showcasing new characters while throwing an occasional oldie into the mix. "Mr. Nobody, Crazy 8, Spiral and The Dragon King all get introduced in the first four issues," says DeFalco. "Then, by the fifth issue, we bring back an old guy. The Venom symbiote comes back, but Eddie [Brock]'s no longer with us, so the symbiote has to get a new host, and he selects Peter Parker."
For DeFalco, the passing of the webs was a natural progression in the ongoing saga of Spider-Man, and he, like fans, is delighted to find out just whatever happened to the Parker's baby. Y'know, the one that's been "missing" for two years now? "I felt the readers and I wanted to see the baby," says DeFalco, "so here she is, all grown up!"
Spider-sense: An extrasensory ability that warns May of potentail immediate danger, manifesting as a tingling in the back of her head.
Spider-strength: Just like her dad, May's blessing with the proportionate strength of a spider. All of her powers, however, are currently only about half the level of Spider-Man's.
Agility: The one ability where she surpasses her dad-she is, after all, an athlete.
Metabolic Efficiency: The radiation in her bloodstream has greatly enhanced May's entire body, from skeletal compostion to interconnective tissues to nervous system.
Costume: Originally belonged to her deceased Uncle Ben, the clone. She retrieved it from the attic when her old man was in trouble.
Adhesion: Like dad, May can stick to walls, ceilings, you name it. However, being new to this, she sometimes slides off.
Reflexes: May's uncanny reflexes are faster than an average human's by a factor of about 7.5.
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This site began operation on March 11, 1999.
