Embargoed to the 28th of August 2018 Age range 14+ The official prequel to the blockbuster action video game MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN, written by bestselling author David Liss. These events lead directly into the game itself, and feature some of the web-slinger's most famous friends and foes including the Shocker, Echo, the Blood Spider, J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane, and Wilson Fisk—the Kingpin, in his plan to establish an iron grip on New York City. Sony Interactive Entertainment, Insomniac Games, and Marvel have teamed up to create a brand-new and authentic Spider-Man adventure. This isn't the Spider-Man you've met before, or seen in a movie. This is an experienced Peter Parker who's more masterful at fighting big crime in New York City. At the same time, he's struggling to balance his chaotic personal life and career while the fate of millions of New Yorkers rest upon his shoulders