The new Mary Jane Watson is just the kind of Slayer that the Spider-Verse needs.
"Count Parker" by Jordan Morris, Sumit Kumar, and Dee Cunniffe brings readers to a whole new vision of the Marvel Universe, one caught somewhere in a version of the '80s replete with glitz, glam, and vampires galore. There and then, a lone slayer sets out to drive a stake through the heart of the dreaded Count Parker, whose experiments with a vampiric spider imbued him with impossible powers beyond what most supernatural fiends possess. Fortunately, none of that is of any concern to Mary Jane Van Helsing, nor are the hordes of the undead standing in her way.
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Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood #1
- Written by MAT GROOM, GREG PAK, JORDAN MORRIS, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
- Art by LUCIANO VECCHIO, ALAN ROBINSON, SUMIT KUMAR, FEDERICO VICENTINI, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
- Colors by RACHELLE ROSENBERG, YEN NITRO, DEE CUNNIFFE, MATT MILLA, and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
- Letters by VC's JOE CARAMAGNA and CHRIS ELIOPOULOS
- Main cover art by LUCIANO VECCHIO
- Variant covers by LUCAS WERNECK and ARIO ANINDITO
Despite appearing in a brief cameo over a year prior, it wasn't until 1966's Amazing Spider-Man #42 when Mary Jane Watson made her full Marvel Comics debut. Originally, Mary Jane was the latest in a long line of romantic interests who Peter was pushed towards pursuing, though the pair wouldn't hit things off until well after her introduction. In fact, it was the death of Peter's first true love, Gwen Stacy, that not only helped Mary Jane come into her own as a character, but helped cement the budding relationship between her and the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.
In the years since, Mary Jane has been at the heart of some of the biggest and most controversial Spider-Man stories of all time. She has also embarked upon her own career as a superhero, operating under the moniker of Jackpot beginning with Celeste Bronfman and Alba Glez's breakout story from 2023's Amazing Spider-Man #31. During Mary Jane's time trapped in an alternate reality ravaged by the villainous Benjamin Rabin, she met and fell in love with Paul, who helped her develop technology that, through the use of arcane symbols, is able to imbue Jackpot with all manner of semi-random superpowers.
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The Mary Jane Van Helsing of Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood #1 is one of the many new characters that the issue has to offer, although it is hard to say she will have a bigger role in the events of the overarching story at hand going forward. This new one-shot trip through the Spider-Verse is set to be followed up with yet another Multiversal anthology, Web of Venomverse: Fresh Brains #1, which will set up Marvel Comics' upcoming war between its various arachnid heroes. The confrontation itself will begin playing out in the pages of Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #1 by Kyle Higgins, Mat Groom, and Luciano Vecchio, which is slated to arrive in comic book stores everywhere on May 14.
Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood #1 is available now from Marvel Comics.
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