Though he predates the '70's/'80s punk rock phenomenon by over a decade (debuting exactly 60 years ago in 1962!) Spider-Man has an odd history with punk music, with American genre pioneers The Ramones even covering Spidey's famous '60s cartoon theme song.
Nowadays, the legacy of Spider-Man and punk music falls on the more than capable shoulders of the aptly nicknamed Spider-Punk - the punk rock inspired Spider-Man of Earth-138 (itself a numerical reference to the Misfits song We Are 138, which was in turn inspired by George Lucas' early sci-fi movie THX1138).
But rather than Peter Parker, Spider-Punk of Earth-138 is Hobie Brown, known to fans of the core Marvel Universe as the original Prowler and current wearer of the Hornet armor which he helped design.
Spider-Punk #1 is about to launch the eponymous hero's first solo title courtesy of writer Cody Ziglar, part of the current 'Beyond Board' group of Amazing Spider-Man writers, and artists Justin Mason and Jim Charalampidis.
And true to the traditions of punk music, Spider-Punk is bringing a whole band of heroes along as he deals with the aftermath of overthrowing the sitting US President of Earth-138, none other than Spidey's long time arch-enemy across multiple realities, Norman Osborn.
Along with a brand new set of high-energy unlettered pages from Mason and Charalimpidis that channel the feeling of a fast-paced mosh pit, we've got some insights from writer Cody Ziglar to share about how Spider-Punk taps into the political legacy of punk music, who makes up the so-called Spider-Band - and maybe most importantly, Ziglar's recommendations for the perfect Spider-Punk soundtrack.
Newsarama: Cody, punk rock and political activism have always gone hand-in-hand, and
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