Similar to the “Batman and Robin” title last year that changed hands between Batman’s friends and foes after the death of yet another Robin, Spider-Man will fill in where Wolverine is not after the events of Marvel’s “Death of Wolverine”. It appears Marvel is really going through with killing off a fan favorite character but not all changes are permanent. Peter Parker himself was recently restored to his body after “dying”. Peter Parker’s Amazing Spider-Man became Doctor Octopus’ Superior Spider-Man for well over a year.
With Wolverine’s duties as headmaster and professor over at the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning needing a fill-in with his inevitable death, it would appear the ol’ canuckle head has faith in his fellow Avengers Spider-Man to be his replacement. Peter did teach for a number of years so the job should be easy for him right? Then again, why would anyone make a comic book about Peter Parker and make life easy on the web-slinger? Check out Marvel’s official word below and then some amazing preview art they’ve provided for us all to cheer for.
Meet the Jean Grey School’s Newest Member in SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #1 This December!
This December, meet the Jean Grey School for Higher Learning’s newest faculty member…Peter Parker?! That’s right, it doesn’t take an X-Gene to sculpt young minds from the hallowed halls of the JGS, and ol’ webhead is joining the payroll this December in SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #1! Rising star creators Elliott Kalan and Marco Failla settle Peter Parker into his role as the JGS’s newest Guidance Counselor. Keeping young mutants on the right path might be a reward unto itself, but Spidey has other plans.
“He’s there because Wolverine asked him to do it, though being a teacher isn’t the extent of the mission” says writer Elliot Kalan in an interview with Marvel.com. “Before Wolverine dies, he had a suspicion that something was amiss at the school and that one of the students wasn’t what they seemed. Only he didn’t know which student. It’s Spidey’s job to find the truth – though he can’t help but hope to also have a positive influence on the lives of the students.”
Only the denizen of the Jean Grey School aren’t exactly down with their newest employee. Especially when he leads a group of the younger students into a confrontation with Sauron and Stegron, the Dinosaur Man! Time for the Wallcrawler to show his stuff as a hero and as a teacher. Be there when Spider-Man shepherds the next generation of mutants as they struggle to survive high school and a villain team-up 65 million years in the making when SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #1 swings into comic shops and onto digital devices this December!
For more info on Spider-Man & the X-Men, read the full interview with Elliot Kalan tomorrow on Marvel.com.
Image Courtesy of Marvel Entertainment
Image Courtesy of Marvel Entertainment
SPIDER-MAN & THE X-MEN #1
Written by: Elliot Kalan
Art by: Marco Failla
Cover Art by: Nick Bradshaw
Variant Cover by: Bengal
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