PlayStation 5 owners can’t wait for a chance to jump into New York City and fight Venom as Miles Morales and Peter Parker. Unfortunately, Insomniac Games continues to play coy about when Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be out. Thankfully, this year’s Free Comic Book Day will give Spider-Man fans something to keep them busy as they wait for an official release date announcement.
According to a post on the PlayStation Blog, a prequel for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be released on May 6, Saturday, as part of the annual comic book celebration.
A prequel comic for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 will be released on Free Comic Book Day, May 6. This comic, written by Christos Cage and illustrated by Ig Guara, will give fans a glimpse into the heroic trio’s adventures since the events of Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales.
Here’s what Insomniac’s narrative director, Jon Paquette, said about the upcoming freebie:
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.
Christos Cage, the writer of Marvel’s Spider-Man as well as other successful comic books and their adaptations, penned the prequel comic with long-time Spider-Man illustrator, Ig Guara, signing up as the illustrator.
While this isn’t exactly a playable DLC, it’s a great way to hype Marvel’s Spider-Man ahead of the unannounced PlayStation Showcase later this month.
As for the release date of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, several sources have claimed that it will be out in September.
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is likely primed as the big holiday release for the PlayStation 5 this year, much like how God of War: Ragnarok was last year. Before then, PS5 owners will be able to play at least two other PS5 exclusives in Baldur’s Gate III and Final Fantasy XVI. It’s unclear if Final Fantasy VII Rebirth will make it to the store shelves before the year ends but it’s highly unlikely. It’s believed that Square Enix will elect to release the Final Fantasy VII Remake sequel in early 2024, presumably just before the end of the current fiscal quarter.
