The X-Men’s Nightcrawler is transformed into Marvel Comics’ new Web-Head in Uncanny Spider-Man, an upcoming “Fall of X” limited series.
The X-Men’s Nightcrawler is Marvel’s new Uncanny Spider-Man in an upcoming “Fall of X” series releasing in Sept. 2023.
Uncanny Spider-Man is a new five-issue limited series from Legion of X and Nightcrawlers‘ Si Spurrier and The Death of Doctor Strange‘s Lee Garbett. Set around the events of “Fall of X” (a massive X-Men event that could bring about the end of mutantkind’s Krakoan age), Uncanny Spider-Man will transform Kurt Wagner into Marvel’s new Web-Head as the hero leads a charge against the anti-mutant organization known as ORCHIS.
Marvel teased of Uncanny Spider-Man, “Escaping the turmoil of FALL OF X in a flash of smoke and brimstone, it’s time for Nightcrawler to play the swashbuckling, devil-may-care hero he was always destined to be! Meeting a potential new lover, battling some of the most iconic members of Spidey’s rogues gallery, and saving civilians, mutant and human alike—Kurt is having the time of his life! But it’s not all fun and games… Nightcrawler will also be a lone soldier on the frontlines of mutantkind’s upcoming war with ORCHIS. Throughout the saga, he’ll also confront a long-simmering mystery surrounding his mother, Mystique, as Spurrier’s bold transformation of the character approaches a startling climax!”
Uncanny Spider-Man Marks a New Chapter or Kurt Wagner
“What we’ve got here is a spectacular new beginning – which, yes, is code for ‘perfect jumping-on point’ – which leans hard into heroic, joyful, street-level action,” Spurrier said of Uncanny Spider-Man. “Writing Kurt has always been an exercise in heart. He was the first to feel the cracks in Krakoa… and the first to try and do something about it. Unfailingly loyal to his people, his friends and his responsibilities, he’s gone through a lot. What’s been missing for him is the joy. The freedom. The thrill. And that’s where we find him now. In a restyled Spidey Suit, BAMFing across New York and rubbing shoulders (and butting heads) with the best heroes and villains of the Manhattan milieu…but of course it’s not quite that simple.
“Is Nightcrawler really doing this for the thrill? Or is he hiding? Is it easier to put on a mask and punch some villains in the nose than it is to stare trauma in the eye…? For me this series is a dream come true. A chance to write what my various briefs have never before allowed: pure, joyful, bold, fun superheroic action. And thanks to Lee, it looks astonishing.”
