THE ALL NEW SPIDER-MAN!
Miles Morales is a young teenager and a Brooklyn native. He’s a bright kid who’s been thrust into a new school and is having a hard time adjusting to this new environment. But he’s having an even harder time adjusting to his entirely new and unexpected life as a Spider-Man. With the help of some surprising new friends, Miles learns to unlock the hero inside himself.
THE SPUNKY, FREE-SPIRITED SPIDER-MAN
Gwen Stacy, 15, is her world’s Spider-Woman known as Spider- Gwen! Intelligent and quick-witted, Gwen has a sharp sense of humor and is a natural leader. After getting pulled from her world and thrown into Miles’, she teams up with him to fight New York’s nefarious villains.
MILES’ RELUCTANT MENTOR
He may look like Peter Parker, but the years of superhero life have taken a toll on his body, leaving him a little worse for wear these days. Peter never wanted to be a mentor, but training Miles Morales, an all-new Spider-Man, ends up giving Peter a new positive outlook on life... though he is a bit jealous of all of Miles’ newfound and unique powers!
A 13-YEAR-OLD SPIDER WITH A BIOMECHANICAL SUIT!
Penni Parker is an anime girl from futuristic Tokyo. She’s an emotional, expressive vigilante who doesn’t wear the typical Spider-Man suit - instead, she has a mechanical, robotic Spidey suit that only responds to her DNA!
THE SPIDER-MAN OF 1933
Spider-Man Noir, a Peter Parker from a parallel universe, is a more serious version of Spider-Man who fought crime during the Great Depression in 1933. Unlike most Spider-Men, Spider-Man Noir is only seen in black and white and has the old-fashioned perspective to matc, which makes it harder for him to adjust to Miles’ modern world.
THE COMIC RELIEF
It’s Spider-Man… as a cartoon pig! Spider-Ham, aka Peter Porker, is always the first one to crack a joke, but despite behaving like behaving like the ultimate ham, he takes his job as Spider-Man just as seriously and fights alongside the others with his own special kind of cartoon fury.
Rio is Miles’ mother. She’s a strong and encouraging presence in Miles’ life whose support helps Miles keep his head above water when he feels overwhelmed. Hailing from Puerto Rico, she fosters a special bond with Miles by speaking spanish with him.
Jefferson is Miles’ slightly overbearing but loving father. When Jefferson was growing up, he and his younger brother Aaron used to work as petty criminals for the Kingpin. When Jefferson met his wife, Rio, he left the criminal world behind, becoming a police officer and adapting a strict moral code. As a result, he wants to make sure that Miles has better opportunities than he had.
