The upcoming Spider-Geddon event from Marvel will bring together all the remaining Spider-heroes, but one of them, the mech-based hero known as Sp//dr, won't see their original creator come along for the ride. Jake Wyatt, the artist who originally created Peni Parker and her Sp//dr mech, was slated to do the art for Edge of Spider-Geddon #2 (which focuses on the duo), but now will be replaced by Alberto Albuquerque.
Created in 2014 for the Edge of Spider-Verse event by Wyatt and Gerard Way, Sp//dr is actually Peni Parker, a young woman adopted by Uncle Ben and Aunt May after her parents died. Hailing from Earth-14512, Peni controls the Sp//dr mech powered by a psychic connection and a radioactive spider. Peni managed to be one of the many Spider-heroes who survived the events of Spider-Verse, and her Spider-Geddon focused issue is a response to fans demanding her return in comics. She'll be one of several Spider-heroes making her big screen debut with the upcoming Into the Spider-Verse animated film, in which she will be voiced by Kimiko Glenn.
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While Wyatt won't be doing the interior art for the book, he will still provide the cover for Edge of Spider-Geddon #2. The book's updated solicits are as follows:
EDGE OF SPIDER-GEDDON #2 (of 4)
- ZAC THOMPSON & LONNIE NADLER with Gerard Way (W) • ALBERTO ALBURQUERQUE (A) • JAKE WYATT (C)
- VARIANT COVER BY CULLY HAMNER
- SPIDER-GEDDON IS COMING!
- After Gerard Way (My Chemical Romance, The Umbrella Academy) and Jake Wyatt created SP//dr back in SPIDER-VERSE, she was one of the most requested heroes. With Spider-Geddon on the horizon, SP//dr is back. Zac Thompson and Lonnie Nadler are joining the team to bring you the next chapter in Peni Parker’s life and set the table for the Spider-Event of 2018!32 PGS. /Rated T+ …$3.99
Edge of Spider-Geddon #2 will release on Aug. 29.