Publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment, developer Insomniac Games and Marvel Comics have announced a Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 comic that will serve as a prequel to the upcoming game.

Insomniac Games narrative director Jon Paquette said:

When we initially sat down with the team at Marvel, we explored a few different ideas about what kinds of stories we could tell in a prequel comic. But we kept coming back to the same core premise—What if Peter, Miles, and MJ had to team up against a new Super Villain whose powers they didn’t understand?

Additionally, we wanted to make sure that we could get a peek into what this heroic trio has been doing since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales. What is Pete up to now that there are two Spider-Men in the city? How is Miles doing in school? And how is MJ’s journalism career going?

In this story, their lives collide as Peter, Miles, and MJ attempt to balance their responsibilities to the city, and each other. They keep coming back to one of the main themes of the comic: is magic real? Because in this action-packed issue, a beloved Super Villain makes their first appearance in our universe and appears to have supernatural abilities that defy mere webs and fists: none other than The Hood!

Fans in the US can visit a participating comic book store or download the comic digitally on the Marvel Unlimited app or Marvel.com starting on 6 May 2023. The comic will be available digitally worldwide through the Marvel Unlimited app at a later date.

However, they did not reveal anything about the release date for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2.

Previously, it was only officially confirmed that the game would be launching for the PS5 sometime in fall 2023.