SPIDER-MAN '94 Won't Explain THE ANIMATED SERIES' Mary Jane Cliffhanger, But WILL Introduce Morlun And Kaine

SPIDER-MAN '94 Won't Explain THE ANIMATED SERIES' Mary Jane Cliffhanger, But WILL Introduce Morlun And Kaine

Spider-Man '94 writer J.M. DeMatteis has confirmed that the upcoming four-part comic book series won't tell the full story behind Mary Jane's return, but reveals plans for new takes on Morlun and Kaine...

By JoshWilding - Aug 04, 2025 04:08 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: CBR

This September, Marvel Comics will release Spider-Man '94, a follow-up to Spider-Man: The Animated Series in the same vein as Disney+'s X-Men '97.

The comic book series will pick up with Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson, with the couple finally reunited after she went missing during the show's final season. However, writer J.M. DeMatteis has now confirmed that Spider-Man '94 will not reveal the full story behind where she went or how she got home.

"We learn that Peter has gone to hell and back in order to bring MJ home, that they’ve had an incredible, harrowing adventure along the way, but we don’t get into the details," the legendary scribe told CBR. "As our story opens, they’re home and ready to begin a new life together."

"That said, if this mini does well, we can double back and find out exactly what happened in the next one," something one of the newly released pages below also teases.

Still, while we're not getting that particular story, Spider-Man '94 will throw new versions of Morlun, Kaine, and Ezekiel Sims into the mix.

"I’m treating this as if I’m writing for the show—which means I’m adapting these characters the way I would if I were constructing an episode," DeMatteis said of how they'll differ, including Kaine being Morlun's son rather than a failed Peter Parker clone. "It’s Morlun, it’s Kaine, but these are new interpretations of the characters, with different details, different goals, different back stories—but, I hope, the essence of both characters remains the same."

It's an undeniably intriguing to see where Spider-Man '94 will take us, and while the hope had been that this follow-up would be an animated series, that was always unlikely with Marvel Animation moving on to Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man.

Check out some preview pages from Spider-Man '94 below. 

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After searching to the ends of the Multiverse, PETER PARKER – the AMAZING, the SPECTACULAR, the RADIOACTIVE Web-Head himself – A.K.A. SPIDER-MAN, swings back into the streets of New York City with his beloved Mary Jane WATSON in tow! But what’s this? One of these villains is not like the others: Witness this universe’s debut of not one, but TWO of Spider-Man’s greatest villains from the comics!

Legendary Spider-Scribe J.M. DeMATTEIS and rising star artist JIM TOWE bring you the return you’ve all been waiting thirty years for! And you’re never going to expect the twists and turns ahead for your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! Break out your action figures, and post up in front of the TV as we bring you back to the greatest era of animated super hero television in history!

SPIDER-MAN '94 #1
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Artwork by JIM TOWE
Cover by RON LIM
Variant Covers by NICK BRADSHAW, JOHN TYLER CHRISTOPHER
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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 8/4/2025, 5:05 PM
Thats ok voy , Will you feed me when you can
dragon316
dragon316 - 8/4/2025, 5:16 PM
Parker looks fat in face
Darth258
Darth258 - 8/4/2025, 5:16 PM
The search for MJ really took a toll on Pete to make him look like that, from this..

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Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 5:16 PM
Why not just continue the animation like X-Men…
Madman
Madman - 8/4/2025, 5:17 PM
The title Spider-Man ‘94 doesn’t even make sense. X-Men ‘97 is called that cause the season would have aired in 1997. Spider-Man ended in ‘98, so a sequel should be ‘98 or ‘99.

Gripe over.
DarthAlgar
DarthAlgar - 8/4/2025, 5:31 PM
@Madman - Justified gripe.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 8/4/2025, 5:23 PM
Give me the [frick]ing show!
Urubrodi
Urubrodi - 8/4/2025, 5:24 PM
On another note, with all this multiverse stuff going on, it's funny how Morlun hasn't been considered for the MCU. You could have had him hunting down Spider-Men and have Andrew, Tobey and Tom joining forces to stop him.
dracula
dracula - 8/4/2025, 5:37 PM
If they do more, should eventually do their version of the clone saga

If i remember correctly Scarlet Spider had a brief cameo in Fantastic Four or something

And they did set up Miles Warren
ANewPope
ANewPope - 8/4/2025, 5:45 PM
Then what-
WHAT'S EVEN THE POINT?!?
How he gets MJ back is the one thing we've been waiting for the most from a potential revival. It's where the show left off! But nope, "we actually don't go into that now, but we'll do it later, probably".

I'm happy the 90s series is continuing in some form, but it just feels like we got baited again from the editorial...
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 8/4/2025, 5:47 PM
Would've been cool if he remotely looked like he did in the cartoon, but then again a comic follow-up is better than nothing🤷🏾‍♂️
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 8/4/2025, 6:20 PM
Would be like having Bane in a Batman 1966 revival since Morlun first appeared in 2001.
kider2
kider2 - 8/4/2025, 7:03 PM
@PartyKiller - User Comment Image
XelCorp
XelCorp - 8/4/2025, 6:45 PM
Don’t give af. Give us the show or goodbye.
newhire13
newhire13 - 8/4/2025, 7:07 PM
Can they not use the same art style or something? Kinda defeats the point if they don’t even look like the same characters
TheShape9859
TheShape9859 - 8/4/2025, 7:17 PM
Should have been a show

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