Before he was the lead character in the Oscar-winning film Into The Spider-Verse and a bestselling video game, Miles Morales quietly occupied what was a small storytelling corner known as Marvel’s Ultimate Universe, where he was introduced in 2011.
Marvel relaunched the series as Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man in 2014, along with a boldly different (and much darker) title about his team, entitled All-New Ultimates. This inspired the creation of Ultimate Spin, a podcast dedicated to looking at a different strand of Spider-Man’s web, following Miles as heir to the mantle of great power and responsibility following the death of Peter Parker in Marvel’s Ultimate Spider-Man series.
When All-New Ultimates wrapped up in early 2015, Ultimate Spin expanded to look at another alternate Spider-character: Gwen Stacy of Earth-65, aka Spider-Gwen! Gwen’s original run of adventures was fun, unpredictable (!), and offered thought-provoking takes on the classic themes of great power and great responsibility, powered by incredible art and intense colors.