Scarlet Spider #1 preview from Marvel Comics

Marvel has sent out a preview of “Scarlet Spider” No. 1 by Chris Yost and Ryan Stegman.   In the book, Kaine – the all-new Scarlet Spider – finds himself on the run in Texas after saving New York City during Spider-Island.

Kaine is a failed clone of Peter Parker who first appeared in the 1990s “Clone Saga.”

“Scarlet Spider is a book that can deal with a character much like Peter Parker but at darker, more difficult place in his life,” said Stephen Wacker, Marvel Senior Editor, in a news release. “The violent choices he’s made through years of struggle—the sins of youth, so to speak—have come at a brutal cost. He may hope that the things he’s done will be left to the dusty, yellowed pages of history, but someone ALWAYS remembers who you used to be.”

“Scarlet Spider” No. 1 is on sale Jan. 4.

- Matt Price
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