Dan Slott left Marvel towards the beginning of 2025, burning all his bridges with his long-time compatriots to follow his dream of writing Superman for DC Comics. Just kidding, it was amicable, and in fact Slott has already signed up for at least one Marvel project (that would be Fantastic Four: First Foes). And now he’s returning to Spider-Man, just in time for a brand new movie with the new ongoing series Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day.
Featuring art by Marcos To, covers by Phil Jimenez, and backup stories with artist Marcos Martin, the series will hit in May, just before Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters this July.
“Spider-Man is my favorite character in all of fiction. Heart on my sleeve here—I love writing Spider-Man,” Slott told Marvel.com. “We’re going to reveal hidden secrets and plant explosive seeds that will pay off and affect what’s happening in Spider-Man’s world today! These will be stories that matter and that will have major consequences! We’ve got the killer art team of Marvel’s biggest secret weapon, Marcus To, and new shorts by the Inkpot Award-winning legend, Marcos Martin! With Marcus, this is going to be one of the best looking books on the stand, and with Marcos, we’re going to have these incredible short features that will ensure that NEW readers can jump right in, even if they’ve never read a Brand New Day issue!”
Slott was instrumental in crafting the original Brand New Day storyline back in 2008, which followed up on the controversial “One More Day” storyline. That erased the marriage of Peter Parker and Mary Jane, but opened up the door for Peter to date such iconic characters as Carlie Cooper, Shay [Editor’s Note: Does she have a last name? Can we check on that?], and I want to say Captain Marvel, maybe? That can’t be right.
In Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spidey finds out Kingpin has a book called The Lexicon that is a directory of all his criminal goings-on. While Spider-Man wants to use it to take down Wilson Fosk, Mr. Negative and The Punisher would also very much like that book. As for how it ties into the movie? The Punisher is in it! So… There you go.
Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day #1 hits stores on May 13, 2026. Check out covers by Phil Jimenez, Pat Gleason, and some unlettered interior art below:
SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY #1
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art by MARCUS TO & MARCOS MARTIN
Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Variant Cover by PAT GLEASON
On Sale 5/13
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