![Marvel Will Release a ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Prequel Comic](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2016/10/Spider-Man2.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Marvel Will Release a ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Prequel Comic
While Tom Holland’s introduction as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War has to be considered a roaring success, perhaps our favorite part of the character was what we didn’t see: namely, yet-another origin story that puts him through the familiar paces of spiders, wrestling, and that old yarn about great power and great responsibility. Any self-professed Spider-Man fan knows Peter Parker’s history like the back of his hand; the fact that Captain America: Civil War was content to pick up the character’s life midstream bodes well for Marvel’s approach to the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
But if you’re one of those fans who really needs to know how Peter Parker became Spider-Man — and I mean really, really needs to know — it looks like Marvel might have you covered. News site MCU Exchange (via io9) recently discovered the Amazon page for an upcoming comic book prequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming titled Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude. While that title might be a bit of a clunker — no worse than the Mission: Impossible variants, I suppose — this does seem to provide an outlet for Marvel to tell the origin story of Spider-Man without bogging down valuable screen time in the process.
Here is the full description for the two-part Spider-Man: Homecoming Prelude miniseries, courtesy of the Amazon page:
You adored his introduction in Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War, you can’t wait for his Hollywood Homecoming — now really get to know the Spider-Man of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this prelude to his big-screen solo adventure! By day, young Peter Parker attends high school and lives with his Aunt May. By night, he fights crime with wall-crawling powers and web-swinging tech — and he’s destined to one day have an amazing, spectacular, sensational reputation as his neighborhood’s friendly hero! Join Marvel’s Spider-Man as he makes his first tentative web-swings towards a blockbuster future!
So there you have it, fans. If you can’t possibly enjoy your Spider-Man without first watching Uncle Ben die a horrible death, this comic series should provide you with all that valuable context you need. The rest of us? We’ll just catch Spider-Man: Homecoming in theaters on July 7, 2017. I think we can probably fill in the blanks from there.
More From ScreenCrush
![‘Deadpool & Wolverine’: Every Easter Egg and Marvel Reference](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-DVW1360_comp_ilm_v0011.1082_R.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Was Almost an Intentionally Terrible Movie Called ‘Alpha Cop’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-TDW-12353_R.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Deadpool and Wolverine Are Now Disneyland Characters](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-wolverine-deadpool-disneyland.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Plot Holes: All the Parts That Don’t Make Sense](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-deadpool-wolverine-plot-holes-0.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Ending Explained: How It Sets Up ‘Secret Wars’](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-SUB6400_comp_FRM_v0220.1387_R.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Every Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie Ranked From Worst to Best](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2023/11/attachment-every-mcu-movie-deadpool.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Deadpool & Wolverine Cameos: The Full List of Marvel Characters Who Appear](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-TDW-20326_R.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Every X-Men Movie Ranked, From Worst to Best](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/05/attachment-xmen_ver3_xlg.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Deadpool Is Coming to Disneyland](http://townsquare.media/site/442/files/2024/07/attachment-deadpool-disneyland.jpg?w=980&q=75)