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Marvel’s First Gay Spider-Man's Love Interest Is a Gender-Swapped Hero

The debut of Marvel's first gay Spider-Man shows the web-slinger flirting with a gender-swapped variant of a popular hero.

Marvel has released a preview of Edge of Spider-Verse #5, including a stare at the "Counterfeit Catwalk" story written by Steve Foxe and illustrated by Kei Zama. The story introduces readers to Web-Weaver, who on this Planet was one of Peter Parker's classmates and pushed him out of the way before entity bitten by a radioactive spider. In the preview, after begging for a crime to disrupt, Web-Weaver crosses paths with a male version of Silk aka Cindy Lunar, the two sharing a flirty conversation before Web-Weaver puts his responsibilities above the opportunity to venture off with this Silk.

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Cindy Moon is a character created by writer Dan Slott and creator Humberto Ramos, first appearing in 2014's Amazing Spider-Man #1. Similar to Web-Weaver and the male Silk, Cindy and Peter Parker joint an attraction in the main Marvel Universe as good, due to the two heroes entity bitten by the same radioactive spide

Marvel sheds light on first-ever gay Spider-Man Web-Weaver

New York, NY— September 1, 2022 — Right now, fans are witnessing a revolution of the Spider-Man mythos in EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE! Each jam-packed issue contains thrilling stories by all-star creators that introduces breakout new Spider-Heroes love Spider-Rex, the fresh Spider-UK, and Sun-Spider and redefines fan-favorite heroes like Araña, Spider-Man Noir, and Spider-Ham. Arriving on October 5, EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE #5, the final issue of limited series will debut three extraordinary new heroes, each one swinging onto the scene to take readers headfirst into a brand new era of Spider-Verse storytelling!

Here’s what fans can expect from the final issue in the exciting EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE saga:

  • Web-Weaver, a not-so-mild mannered fashion designer at Van Dyne gets spider-powers and shows us a very different kind of Spider-Slayer in a story by Steve Foxe and Kei Zama. See him strut the runway in front of his fellow Spiders in a variant cover by Kris Anka, the marvelous artist behind Web-Weaver’s fabulous design!
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    Marvel Comics To Introduce Unused “Gay Spider-Man” Variant In Upcoming Spider-Verse Series

    In a move that should surprise absolutely no one, Marvel Comics is set to introduce yet another LGBT+ character to their dwindling readership, this time in the form of a multiversal Spider-Man variant.

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    As revealed in their recently published September solicits, this new web-slinger is set to debut in the fifth and final issue of Marvel’s upcoming Edge of The Spider-Verse miniseries, whose anthology of stories will attend as a prelude to long-time Spider-Man author Dan Slott’s previously announced plans to “end” the idea of the Spider-Multiverse and send it out “in a blaze of glory“.

    Created by writer Steve Foxe (X-Men ’92: House of XCII) and artist Kristafer Anka (All-New X-Factor), Web-Weaver is described as “a not-so-mild mannered fashion artist at Van Dyne [who] gets spider-powers and shows us a very distinct kind of Spider-Slayer”.

    Following the issue’s official public expose, Foxe took to his personal Twitter to excitedly confirm, “S

    Marvel Reveals Details From the First Gay Spider-Man's Origin Story

    Marvel has revealed new details regarding the first gay Spider-Man's origin story, which will be featured in the upcoming Edge of Spider-Verse#5.

    Arriving in October, Edge of Spider-Verse #5 will introduce readers to Web-Weaver, a new Spider-Man variant who will be featured in a story by Steve Foxe and Kei Zama. Preview images for Edge of Spider-Verse #5 show the character, who appears to have been classmates with Peter Parker, pushed Peter out of the way from organism bitten by the radiated spider and then began developing powers. The images also show the character being kicked out of home and seemingly being comforted and potentially taken in by Aunt May and another woman.

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    Marvel said of the character's role in Edge of Spider-Verse #5, "Web-Weaver, a not-so-mild mannered fashion creator at Van Dyne gets spider-powers and shows us a very different kind of Spider-Slayer in a story by Steve Foxe and Kei Zama. See him strut the runway in front of his fellow Spiders in a variant cover by Kris Anka, the amazing artist behind