Marvel and Fortnite pay homage to Secret Wars with a new Spider-Man costume

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Marvel and Fortnite's Zero War crossover comic launches on June 8, and those who pick up a copy will be introduced to a new Fortnite-themed Spider-Man costume which they'll then be able to wear in-game while playing Fortnite thanks to a special code included with Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War #1 (opens in new tab). 

And speaking of that new costume, it makes its debut in a newly released promo image from Ron Lim and Israel Silva which pays homage to Mike Zeck's famous cover to Secret Wars #8 (opens in new tab), the issue which introduced Spider-Man's black costume which turned out to be the symbiote that would eventually become Venom.

Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War will run for five issues, and is written by well-known Marvel writer Christos Gage along with Fortnite developer Epic Games' chief creative officer Donald Mustard, with art from Sergio Davila. 

The story crosses between the Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War comic as well as the Fortnite video game, with each side of the story complementing the other to form a full picture - though Marvel assures readers and gamers that each side of the story exists as its own narrative. 

There's more to Fortnite X Marvel: Zero War's Secret Wars-themed promo art than just Spider-Man getting a new costume. The original Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (opens in new tab) limited series from 1985 was one of Marvel Comics' first successful efforts at creating a comic that would tie into other consumer products and media from its inception. 

Secret Wars was co-created by then Marvel editor-in-chief Jim Shooter and executives from the Mattel toy company, who also produced a line of toys based specifically on the concept of Secret Wars, the same way other popular toys of the day, such as Masters