WARNING: This article contains spoilers for Vault of Spiders #1 by Nilah Magruder, Alberto Alburquerque, Andrew Crossley and VC's Travis Lanham, on sale now.
When you have Spider-Men and Spider-Women from across the multiverse converging in Spider-Geddon, it's the perfect opportunity to not only revisit fan-favorite characters, but also introduce new ones as well. For example, Spider-Gwen was the breakout character in 2014's Spider-Verse, propelling her to headline a successful solo comic along with appearances in Disney XD's Marvel's Spider-Man animated series and the upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
With Spider-Geddon killing off familiar spider-themed heroes like Spider-Man Noir and Spider-UK, it only makes sense for newer heroes to step up and hopefully make a name for themselves during the event. The release of Vault of Spiders #1 does this by introducing readers to a Spider-Woman who is one of the few in the multiverse to be a black woman.
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The Amazing Spider-Byte
Vault of Spiders #1 is set up as an anthology comic with multiple creators working together to spin smaller tales in the larger Spider-Geddon story. Writer Nilah Magruder and artist Alberto Alburquerque come together for "Spider-Byte," set in a world where everyone spends a large majority of their time online. A virtual world offers unlimited possibilities, which of course means some users will look to take advantage by breaking a few laws.
However, a girl by the name of Margo spends time in-between classes at the Peter Parker Memorial Science & Technology Building thwarting online villainous activities as Spider-Byte. Two of Margo's classmates go looking for her in a computer lab as students wear virtual reality headsets, helping Margo keep her Spider-Byte identity a secret.
Keeping with the theme of an online world, Spider-Byte's costume is hi-tech and state-of-the-art. The webs of her suit are lined with electrodes that light up, along with the faceplates for her eyes and spider-symbol on her chest. It is a unique look that differentiates Margo from other Spider-Women, and also brings to mind Riri Williams from the Marvel Prime Universe. Both women are students who are intrigued with technology and decided to help make the world a better place by being a hero.
Since the science building is named in Peter Parker's name, we can assume he has passed away on this Earth. Therefore, we have no idea if Peter operated as Spider-Man, meaning Margo either chose to become Spider-Byte on her own, or was influenced by the presence of a Spider-Man in the real world and decided to follow his example on the World Wide Web.
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The other Black Spider-Woman involved in Spider-Geddon is Ashley Barton, Hawkeye's daughter in the Old Man Logan Universe. She's a part of the team attempting a suicide mission in Spider-Force, meaning Margo would be left as the sole representative if Ashley were to perish. Hopefully, Ashley survives her experience because it's always a positive sign to see more diverse superheroes in the Marvel Universe.
If Margo were to be recruited by either Miles Morales or Otto Octavius to join the Spider-Geddon, she would have to find a way to transfer Spider-Byte from a virtual character into the real world. We're hoping this scenario comes true, because Margo has every right to use Spider-Geddon to launch a solo ongoing Marvel series.
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