Marvel Promises a Spider-Man Announcement That Will "Turn Their World Upside Down" at NYCC

Marvel has set its New York Comic Con panel lineup, and the one drawing the most attention is Marvel Comics: The Spider-Web, scheduled for Saturday, October 10 at 3:30 PM. The publisher is billing it as a look at "the future of Peter Parker, Miles Morales and Gwen Stacy," paired with a promise of a major announcement that will "turn their world upside down."

The timing isn't an accident. The panel follows directly on the heels of Amazing Spider-Man #1000's landmark variant rollout last month, and Marvel is clearly using the milestone issue as a launchpad into whatever comes next for the Spider-family of books. Exactly which corner of the Spider-verse gets shaken up - Peter's status quo, Miles's book, or Gwen's side of the line - is anyone's guess until the panel actually happens.

Marvel's other three NYCC panels round out the weekend: Bullpen Bulletins introduces new editor-in-chief Stephen Wacker to the convention crowd, The Midnight Hour digs into the horror-leaning Midnight Universe titles launching this week, and House of Ideas is positioned as the publisher's wall-to-wall announcement panel for everything else. Notably absent from this wave of scheduling: a Marvel Studios film panel.

Source: Cosmic Book News