Spectacular Spider-Man co-creator Greg Weisman on his return to the Spider-Verse in Peter/Miles team-up project

Greg Weisman is a storied name in multiple fandoms - from Star Wars to DC and his own as creator of Gargoyles. But he's right now in the middle of return to another familiar place - Spider-Man. Weisman, who was showrunner of the beloved 2008 animated series Spectacular Spider-Man, is returning to Marvel this March 2024 for a spiritual sequel titled Spectacular Spider-Men. The book, co-starring Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and Spider-Man (Miles Morales), is intended to be a light-hearted buddy book inside the Marvel U. And for Spectacular Spider-Men, Weisman is working with iconic Spidey artist Humberto Ramos.

If you’re a Spider-Man fan, then this is a dream team. Ramos has been illustrating Spider-Man for over 20 years, and like a fine wine, he keeps getting better. Ramos has penciled memorable images in some of Spider-Man’s most iconic storylines, including 'Death in the Family' and 'Superior Spider-Man.' Greg Weisman was the producer of Spectacular Spider-Man, a popular animated series that launched in 2008. The series ran for two seasons, before being cancelled due to a series of tangled rights issues associated with Disney’s purchase of Marvel.

Since the end of Spectacular Spider-Man, Weisman has been busy. He produced Young Justice, an animated series set in the DC Universe, served as a producer for Star Wars: Rebels, and began writing an ongoing series based on Gargoyles, an animated series Weisman created for Disney in the '90s. Now he’s returning to Peter Parker, and this time Miles Morales is along for the ride.

We recently had a chance to sit down with Weisman to chat about his return to Marvel, working with Humberto Ramos, the tone of the series, and its cheeky title.

Popverse: I think you've been away from Spider-Man since that Flash Thompson short story around 2010 (Amazing Spider-Man #622) . How did this return come about?

Greg Weisman: That's kind of a question for Nick Lowe. As I understand it, Kaedan McGahey, his assistant, had been reading the Gargoyles comics that I've been doing for Dynamite. They liked them, and mentioned that to Nick, and Nick remembered, I think, with some fondness I assume, the Spectacular Spider-Man show. He contacted me to see if I'd be interested in doing this. And it was such a hard sell. Humberto Ramos doing both Pete and Miles, it's like, 'Oh, yeah, twist my arm. That's a tough one to say yes to' [Laughs]

Honestly, he was kind of really trying to sell it to me, and I was kind of saying, you had me at hello. It's not hard to see why I'd say yes.

How much of the concept was already in place when Nick came to you?

The main thing is we're doing a book where both Spideys are equal partners. Nick