Comic Fans Shouldn't Miss New #1 Issue Out Today

Published Nov 7, 2026, 3:17 PM EST Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. One of Marvel's most promising series of the year just released, and it pits two key Spider-Man characters against each other. Marvel Comics’ 2026 comic slate has delivered quite a number of ambitious events. Avengers: Armageddon has left a mark on the superhero community after Red Hulk pushed the Earth to the brink of WWIII. Meanwhile, Queen in Black and The Infernal Hulk filled the world with monsters, and Ultimate Endgame saw Earth-6160's heroes succeed in avoiding an apocalypse in their timeline, though mutants continue to fight to achieve something similar in DNX. Outside of universe-altering events, Marvel’s 2026 standalone series shine with bold creative swings. Fantastic Four offers clever self-contained sci-fi adventures that highlight the team's family chemistry, while The Mortal Thor continues to captivate with a humbled God of Thunder stripped of his divinity. Earth's Mightiest Heroes also start a new era in The Avengers #1, with a very different dynamic between the universe's powerhouses. Most notably, Marvel's Midnight Universe has started to take shape with the trifecta of Midnight Spider-Man, Midnight Fantastic Four, and Midnight X-Men, all of which promise to reimagine Marvel's most important heroes through a terrifying lense. Not all standout titles are large in scope. In Marvel's street-level corners, one major Avenger takes the job of fighting some of Spider-Man's most dangerous enemies simultaneously. Spider-Woman's New Comic Is A Must-Read For Marvel Fans Spider-Woman #1; Written By Dan Watters; Art By Andrea Broccardo And Mattia Iacono Penned by Loki writer Dan Watters and with art by Spider-Man Noir artist Andrea Broccardo, Marvel's new Spider-Woman comic sees the Avenger Jessica Drew step into New York's street-level chaos, where she claims her rightful spotlight alongside Peter Parker and the rest of the Spider-People. As Spider-Woman, she dares villains as ruthless as Tombstone to defy her, and as Jessica Drew, she uses her investigative skills to follow the mysterious murderer "Hangman". Only one issue in, Spider-Woman's gritty tone makes it seem like the perfect spiritual successor to Netflix's Daredevil and Marvel Studios' Daredevil: Born Again. Even Spider-Woman's villains are shocked at her sudden preference for violent methods of crime-fighting, which she secretly owes to the Carnage symbiote, which she accepted to bond with in order to prevent less strong-willed people from being manipulated by it. Of course, Jessica's decision bears a high price, and she must now contend with a similar curse to Bruce Banner's. Carnage makes every battle much easier, but it also turns every patrol into a tense internal battle for control. What's worse, Cletus Kasady returns to reclaim his symbiote, setting up a brutal battle between an implacable Spider-Woman and Spider-Man's most heartless foe. Marvel Is Finally Making Spider-Woman A Key Spider-Man Figure Jessica Drew Has Spent Too Long Distanced From Spider-Man's Mythos Arriving just in time to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of her comic book debut, Jessica Drew’s new solo Spider-Woman series places her at the center of Spider-Man lore. After becoming the Spider-Versity's main mentor and helping Norman Osborn teach combat lessons to the new generation of spider-heroes, Jessica partners with Daily Bugle journalist Ben Urich, investigates the Jackal's genetic research, and becomes Carnage's permanent host. Now, Spider-Woman fights mob bosses like Tombstone and the Hangman, and she finds herself forced to deal with Cletus Kasady, one of the toughest villains in Spider-Man's rogues gallery. Spider-Woman wasn't originally conceived to be a true Spider-Man spin-off. In the late 1970s, Marvel rushed Spider-Woman into publication to secure the trademark on the name before other companies could claim it first. Showing little interest in making Spider-Woman a permanent staple of Spider-Man's mythos, Marvel gave Jessica Drew an origin and story entirely divorced from Spider-Man's and kept her separate from Peter Parker's conflicts. However, fifty years later, the need to keep Spider-Woman distanced from Spider-Man is gone, and Jessica Drew is finally allowed to start a new chapter in her superhero career where she can be just as capable of juggling Peter Parker's villains by herself. Would you like to see Spider-Woman in a more prominent role within the Marvel Universe? Spider-Woman #1 is now available from Marvel Comics