A new Spider-Man comic from Marvel will offer the first glimpse of what riders can expect aboard the Web Slingers attraction coming to Avengers Campus once Disney California Adventure reopens after the COVID-19 pandemic.
The first issue of the “W.E.B. of Spider-Man” comic series debuting in June will feature a storyline based on the new interactive dark ride set to open at the Anaheim theme park on July 18.
Disney California Adventure and Disneyland remain closed until further notice amid the coronavirus outbreak. Construction has halted at the two Disney parks, including the new Marvel themed land at DCA. It remains unclear how the coronavirus closure will impact the announced opening date for the Avengers Campus themed land.
Get your first glimpse at the new Spider-Man attraction coming to Avengers Campus with "W.E.B. of Spider-Man" #1!
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The new Web Slingers dark ride coming to Avengers Campus will use gesture-recognition technology that will track the body and eye movements of riders as they sling virtual webs from their wrists.
Riders will enter the Spider-Man attraction through a W.E.B. Open House where new enhancements to Spider-Man’s suit are on display. The Worldwide Engineering Brigade — or W.E.B. — serves as the framing mechanism for the Spider-Man attraction’s backstory.
The backstory of the new comic follows the exploits of budding scientist and teen troublemaker Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, inside the W.E.B. facility in Avengers Campus.
“Thanks to none other than Tony Stark, a new scientific research station for the teenage heroes of the Marvel Universe has just been completed — and Spider-Man just got an invitation to join,” according to Marvel. “Working alongside some of your favorite faces from the Marvel Universe and a whole bunch of awesome new gadgets, and with Iron Man keeping an eye on them, surely everything’s going to go great for the heroes, right?”
The first comic book in the five-issue series will be written by Kevin Shinick with art by Roberto Di Salvo and a cover by Gurihiru.
Marvel previously produced comics tied to the launch of the Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge themed land at Disneyland and the debut of the Guardians of the Galaxy — Mission: Breakout indoor drop tower at Disney California Adventure.
