Marvel just made a huge announcement about its Spider-Man: Brand New Day plans. With the fourth MCU Spider-Man film coming this summer, Marvel Comics is returning to the storyline that lends the movie its name. Dan Slott, the original author of Brand New Day, the comic, returns for a new ongoing series that reprises his gamechanging tenure with the Webslinger.
As revealed by AIPT, Slott is back alongside artist Marcus To for Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which is described as an ongoing series.
Spider-Man Brand New Day #1 cover, Spidey webslinging with foes in the background
The writer promised to “to reveal hidden secrets and plant explosive seeds” that will bear fruit in Spider-Man’s future, but fans still have some questions about the new book.
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Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day; Written By Dan Slott; Art By Marcus To; Coming May 13, 2026 From Marvel Comics
Here’s what Dan Slott had to say about taking the reins of Peter Parker’s life once more in Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand New Day:
Spider-Man is my favorite character in all of fiction. Heart on my sleeve here—I love writing Spider-Man…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!”
Of course, every Marvel fan expected the publisher to produce tie-ins with the upcoming MCU Brand New Day. What’s surprising is how Marvel is going about it: by seemingly delivering a sequel to the divisive 2008 comic.
Nearly 20 years ago, Brand New Day followed One More Day, arguably the most controversial storyline in Spider-Man history. Slott’s Brand New Day picked up with Peter Parker’s longtime marriage to Mary Jane wiped from continuity. The big question about the new Brand New Day is what it means for the Marvel power couple to revisit this era of Spider-lore.
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Peter Parker puts on his mask while web-swinging in The Amazing Spider-Man Brand New Day comic cover
Marvel fans have begged and pleaded for One More Day to be overturned ever since it was published. At various points, including current Spider-Man and Venom comics, the publisher has teased the reunion of Peter and Mary Jane, but never followed through. It has shown no interest in restoring their original marriage to canon.
If there’s one thing that would justify returning to Brand New Day-era Spidey for longtime fans, it would be to close the book on One More Day. To write an epic counterpoint to that story, one which ends with Peter and Mary Jane’s marriage restored. It would be a major move to make Spider-Man: Brand New Day truly a huge event.