Marvel Unveils New Spider-Team Ahead Of Peter Parker's Next Appearance

Published Jul 25, 2026, 8:00 AM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. Marvel's next crossover event requires new teams, and it's up to Spider-Man to assemble his own squad of Spider-People. Spider-Man has been a New Avenger alongside Earth's greatest champions, fought beside the Fantastic Four multiple times, joined improvised alliances with other NYC street-level vigilantes, and participated in cosmic and multiversal adventures alongside Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Peter Parker can star in grounded crime mysteries set in Manhattan alleyways one day, and then help save the multiverse the next. What's more, both types of stories alternate between solo comics and big-scale crossovers. Just like any possible Marvel team could easily have Spider-Man in it, a Spider-Person can be found easily in every corner of the Marvel multiverse. There are hundreds of known Spider-People and their multiversal variants spread across endless timelines, and each individual universe tends to contain multiple Spider-themed heroes. While Spider-Verse characters like Spider-Man 2099, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Ham, Peni Parker, and Spider-UK only appear in multiversal crossovers and alternate-timeline events, central timelines like Earth-616 maintain the spotlight on heroes like Spider-Woman, Silk, Kaine, Ben Reilly, and Miles Morales. Peter Parker and Miles Morales will always be the go-to heroes when the world needs Spider-People, so their presence in tentpole Marvel Comics events is almost guaranteed. However, when the fate of the Earth is on the line, Marvel's two main Spider-Men don't have to be the only spider-themed heroes present. Spider-Man Assembles The Spider-Friends To Fight Hela Marvel Zero #1; Written By Al Ewing; Art By Iban Coello & Guru-eFX Marvel Zero provides a glimpse at several of Marvel Comics' biggest upcoming releases. The teaser for the upcoming Queen in Black reveals the arrival of several factions in her symbiote legion, all sent by Hela to invade multiple planets. Almost as soon as the blue symbiotes who possess the Kree land on Earth, Peter Parker defies them with the support of a brand-new team: the Spider-Friends, composed of Venom, Agent Anti-Venom, Black Cat, Captain Spider, and the Skrull Captain R'Gars, led by Spider-Man himself. Venom and Agent Anti-Venom will be key in the fight against Hela's symbiotes, and R'Gars may be essential to opposing the possessed Kree and his fellow Skrulls. A dedicated team of Spider-Heroes is a natural extension of everything Peter Parker has learned across years of adventures. Spider-Man's experience with the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the Future Foundation, numerous improvised alliances, and multiple cosmic events has given him an unusually broad understanding of teamwork and leadership. At the same time, Peter has firmly established himself as the central Spider-Man of Earth-616 and the figure whom countless alternate Spider-People instinctively seek when the universe faces danger. Marvel's Spider-People Have Rarely Been More Organized Marvel Has At Least Two Major Spider-Teams Operating Concurrently Peter Parker currently leads the Spider-Friends in Earth's war against Hela's symbiote forces in Queen in Black while the newly established Spider-Versity operates as another organized branch of the wider Spider-Family under Norman Osborn's leadership. The existence of two active spider-focused teams at the same time reflects how dramatically the Spider-Man mythos has expanded from the days when Peter Parker carried nearly every major responsibility on his own. Each group serves a distinct purpose while contributing to the same broader mission of protecting the Spider-Man legacy on Earth-616. A coordinated network of spider-heroes can combine their unique abilities in countless different ways to respond to multiple crises simultaneously and deploy experienced members wherever they are needed most. Although their first mission has them respond to a threat in New York at the beginning of Queen in Black, the Spider-Friends' reach can extend far beyond New York City, and other events like Armageddon and The Infernal Hulk can benefit from a united spider-front. As the Spider-family continues to grow in both size and experience, it earns its place as a dependable heroic communy capable of standing alongside the Avengers, the X-Men, and the Fantastic Four. Which spider-hero is your favorite? Marvel Zero #1 is now available from Marvel Comics Created By Stan Lee, Steve Ditko First Appearance Amazing Fantasy Alias Peter Parker, Ben Reilly, Otto Octavius, Yu Komori, Kaine Parker, Pavitr Prabhakar, William Braddock, Miles Morales, Kurt Wagner Alliance Avengers, Fantastic Four, X-Men, Secret Defenders, Future Foundation, Heroes for Hire, Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, Web-Warriors Race Human Franchise Marvel, Spider-Man