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Marvel ’s newestSpider - Manhas more than a few clandestine ties to a certain time - traveling Time Lord from theDoctor Whofranchise - and only the most traditionalist of fan would catch the connection between the two . Both Spider - Man and Doctor Whoare long - lead franchises that began nearly one year apart ( Spider - Man in 1962 and Doctor Who in 1963 ) and have only increase in popularity ever since . Now the franchises are join inEdge of Spider - Verse # 2 in the form of an all - new Spider - Man : Spider - UK .
The Spider - Verse as a concept is a humble subset of the Marvel Multiverse in which the many heroes with Spider - might squad up with ( or conflict against ) one another . The initialSpider - Versecrossover in 2014 was successful enough to breed unlike series centered around dissimilar Spider - People . Certain characterssuch as Spider - Man Noirand Peni Parker were popular enough for Sony to admit them in 2018’sSpider - Man : Into the Spider - Versefilm , which was itself popular enough to lead to two sequel . Now longtime author Dan Slott bring the Spider - Verse back with the new Edge of Spider - Verse series , which brings together Spider - warriors honest-to-goodness and Modern .
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InEdge of Spider - Verse # 2’sstory " The Spider and The Dragon " written by Ramzee with art by Ruairi Coleman , readers are introduced to Zarina Zahari , the resident Spider - Man of the United Kingdom - and suitably advert Spider - UK . Apart from the requisite entourage of spider - powers , Zarina has electrochemical powers as well ( similarto Miles Morales ' venom strike abilities ) . When a dragon threatens the metropolis , she suits up and immediately name her Bos . “What ’s the game plan , Brigadier?“she take , consult to"Brigadier Alysande Stewart , Commander of W.H.O. "
Astute Doctor Who devotee will like a shot recognize the Brigadier ’s name as a nod to one of the Dr. ’s most stalwart ally . Brigadier Lethbridge - Stewart was an icon of the show for ten , and his girl now makes appearances ever since his actor passed away in 2011 . The fact that the Brigadier works at W.H.O. is no fortuity - nor is the fact that when Zarina swings into battle to defend the urban center from the dragon , she wear a” … vintage leather crownwork with extradimensional pocket , good manners of W.H.O.“This is most likely a address tothe TARDIS , the police box - form vehicle the Doctor usesto travel through time - and as many Doctor Who lover know , the outdoor appearance is small yet is far bigger on the inside .
Spider - UK is a welcome accession to the Spider - Verse and specially to the roll of British superheroes . The immense majority of superheroes in Marvel ’s universe are based in New York City andSpider - Man himself is a New York icon . Fitting , then , that the latestSpider - Manin the Spider - Verse would not only campaign for the UK , she would also externally cite the mythology ofDoctor Who(along with her writers ) .
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