So I really wanted to explore how they play off each other.” She could learn from him and he could learn from her at the same time. “I felt like there was a really interesting dynamic there. They’ve always been part of bigger battles, like the big Spider-Verse crossover,” notes Segura. “These two Latinx Spider heroes, Miguel and Anya, they've never really teamed up in a meaningful way. The Cuban-American writer was excited to do a story focused on Anya Corazon and Miguel O’Hara, two of Marvel’s most prominent Latino characters.
I liked having a few surprises in there.” Writing Two Latino Marvel Heroesĭark Tomorrow gave Segura the chance to take a break from his crime novels -his latest, “Secret Identity,” set in the 1970s comic book industry, just won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in the Mystery/Thriller category - and play in the Marvel sandbox again. To have another key player show up like literally halfway through the third act and become integral to the story felt like a fun curveball, especially in an era where I feel like readers and viewers alike kind of know coming into things what's going to happen. “And so it just adds this random third element that I think readers aren't expecting. “I'd never written Ghost-Spider before, but I felt like Gwen would be a good complement to Miguel and Anya,” he says. Gwen Stacy, AKA “Ghost-Spider,” joins the story for the third act. The future Spidey, created in 1992 by Peter David and Rick Leonardi for Marvel’s 2099 comics line, teams up with the teenager for a time-traveling journey that bounces between present-day New York City and O’Hara’s Nueva York.Īnother essential member of the Spider-Family also makes a surprise appearance. Rather, it’s a Marvel Team-Up-style adventure set in its own continuity featuring two figures in the extended Spider Fam, Brooklyn-born teenager Anya Corazon (Araña) and the web-slinger of the future, Spider-Man 2099 (aka Miguel O’Hara). The Marvel Press release is not directly linked to the upcoming Spider-Verse sequel. Warning: some general spoilers for Dark Tomorrow ahead! Dark Tomorrow's Spider-Verse Cameo Read on to find out more about that cameo and how the book handles the dynamic between two of Marvel's most prominent Latino heroes.
IGN recently had a chance to speak with Segura about the novel and how it draws on the Spider-Verse lore from the comics.
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