After 50 years, Spider-Man gets a sidekick!

Fans know Peter Parker / Spider-Man as a loner hero. He may team up here and there but ultimately he usually does his superhero thing on his own. However, once Amazing Spider-Man #692 hits stands tomorrow that will all change.

After 50 years, Marvel will be giving our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man a sidekick. The character that will take this role is Andy Maguire (a combination of the names of big screen Spider-Man actors Andrew Garfield and Toby Maguire [which is weird]). Andy is from Peter's old high school and gets caught in an accident involving one of Peter's inventions. After the accident Andy discovers that he has powers of super strength and flight and will eventually take on the alias of "Alpha". Peter then takes it upon himself to look after this young man and sees it as his responsibility. But will fans be accepting of this kind of change for Spider-Man? Amazing Spider-Man #692 writer Dan Slott seems to think it'll go over well. "The fact that it’s never been done before with Spider-Man is part of the fun of it." 

It is definitely a risk and even Slott knows it. "We’re 50 years in and he’s never had a sidekick because part of you goes, he shouldn’t, he really shouldn’t have a sidekick because he’s the ultimate loner." One positive thing to possibly come out of this is some great character development and stories for Peter Parker.

Do you think that Spider-Man should have a sidekick? Excited to see what Alpha can bring to the comic?

Source: NY Daily News