Warning: Contains spoilers for THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #8!
Like the clone brother of Miles Morales Helps the development of a diverse underground community, its overall status and Spider-ManThe relationship with New York may change in Marvel lore. Although Miles has had a busy and messy year, Shift has positively made his way through the city and has become a leader of sorts. The Hulk-sized clone has successfully proven that he has the DNA of a hero.
The preview for THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #8 – Written by Greg Weisman with art by Emilio Laiso and AndrĂ©s Genolet – Deals with the fallout from the events of the Spidey duo’s latest storyline masterminded by various villains including Jackal, Hammerhead and the new KNAIVE
taken in the jackal’s clones, Shift adds new members to the growing community he helps develop, which lives in the New York underground. The different types of clones and a colony of unhoused people create a diverse group that trusts and looks up to Shift as a hero in his own right.
Spider-Man’s brother could become one of the strongest leaders in the Marvel Universe
Miles Morales’ clone brother shift has made more progress as a character with each new appearance, and the trend continues as he is now fostering a growing community of humans and clones who support each other. Since debuting back in 2021, the supposed experiment gone wrong has become an important figure in Miles’ life and supporting cast. in THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #2 By Weissman and Humberto Ramos, it was determined that Shift went underground and helped reform Vermin. The vermin are giant rat clones that now protect and live alongside the humans living underground, even helping to find food and supplies.
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Later in the last issue of the series – THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #7, Also by Weissman and Ramos – the clones of Shift’s underground community are even responsible for saving Miles and Peter. When both Spider-Men were up against the ropes with one of their most powerful villains to date, Shift and the Vermin provided a necessary assist at just the right moment. With this development and both types of clones now at his side, Shift has the potential to summon an army of vermin and jackals to help him fight bad guys or even provide needed support to people in need..
The potential of Shift continues to grow as one of Marvel’s most beloved new heroes
It’s not just his expanding underground community that’s endearing to Miles’ clone, as he’s also officially welcomed into the Morales family. Although he is the size of a hulking beast, Shift has proven to be a gentle giant with a heart of gold. With extraordinary powers including organic webs, shape manipulation, and the strength and spider sense of his brother, Shift is not only a beloved hero in the Marvel universe, but one of its main powerhouses. This relatively new spider-hero, who is important to the hero and Miles’ home life, has great potential for considerable character growth going forward.
As Shift’s sewer support system continues to develop underground in New York City, he takes on a real leadership position for a growing population of people in an extremely important part of Earth-616. Shift has proven himself to be not only an extremely powerful hero, but a seriously unique take on the Spider-Man formula with his Hulk-sized stature and unabashedly sweet demeanor that endears him to almost anyone who crosses his path. A protector of the city’s other clones, the clone experiment of Spider-Man and brother of Miles Morales has become integral to Marvel’s evolving New York landscape.
THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MEN #8 Will be available October 16, 2024 from Marvel Comics.