Julia Carpenter is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck , the character first appeared in Secret Wars #6 (October 1984). Julia Carpenter was known as the second Spider-Woman , later as the second Arachne , and then as the second Madame Web .
164-621: Julia Carpenter as Spider-Woman appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), and the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Madame Web (2024) under her maiden name "Julia Cornwall", portrayed by Sydney Sweeney . As Spider-Woman, the character debuted in issue 6 of the first Secret Wars limited series in 1984. She was among the villains and was unknown to all other characters. Since that series, she has appeared as
328-702: A griffin to guard the Book. The sorcerer known as the Ancient One traveled back in time to c. 4000 BC, defeated the griffin, and returned to the 20th century. The Ancient One would remain the book's owner, despite a brief loss when the dark wizard Kaluu returned the Book to the Griffin, until he deemed his student, Doctor Strange, worthy of taking it. Doctor Strange keeps the book in his townhouse library in New York City 's Greenwich Village . He briefly lost
492-549: A warlord from an alternate dimension called the "Dark Dimension" who wishes to conquer Earth. Strange is aided by a nameless girl, later called Clea , who is eventually revealed to be Dormammu's niece. When Strange helps a weakened Dormammu drive off the rampaging Mindless Ones and return them to their prison, he is allowed to leave the Dark Dimension unchallenged. In The Unbelievable Gwenpool #3, Strange encounters Gwendolyn Poole , who explains herself to be from
656-666: A "secret development process" at Sony, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless wrote a script for a film based on Morbius, the Living Vampire . By June 2018, Jared Leto was set to star as the title character, with Daniel Espinosa directing the film. Filming began at the end of February 2019, in London , and was confirmed to have completed by June. Morbius was released on April 1, 2022. The mid-credits scenes of Morbius see Michael Keaton reprising his role as Adrian Toomes / Vulture from Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), with
820-429: A "suitable partner" for planning them. By September 2020, Sony was in talks with Amazon Prime Video for the latter to be the streaming distributor for Sony's "suite" of Marvel-based television series, similar to Marvel Television's group of series that streamed on Netflix . The negotiations with Amazon were said to be complex, with "major issues that need to be resolved" due to the complicated distribution rights for
984-415: A 1963 letter to Jerry Bails , Lee called the character Ditko's idea, saying: Well, we have a new character in the works for Strange Tales (just a 5-page filler named Dr. Strange) Steve Ditko is gonna draw him. It has sort of a black magic theme. The first story is nothing great, but perhaps we can make something of him-- 'twas Steve's idea and I figured we'd give it a chance, although again, we had to rush
1148-558: A base after the events of the 2006 " Civil War " storyline, which he sat out. Doctor Strange was critical of the federal Superhuman Registration Act and aided the anti-registration Avengers team led by Luke Cage . During Brian Michael Bendis ' time as writer, Doctor Doom attacked the Avengers and manipulated the Scarlet Witch into eliminating most of the mutant population. Doctor Strange's failure to recognize Doom's hand in
1312-612: A cameo appearance as Peter Parker / Spider-Man for the film, but Marvel Studios asked Sony to exclude the scene from the final film. By August 2018, Sony was actively planning to crossover Spider-Man with their own Marvel films, describing the character and Venom as "already in the same universe... we are looking forward to the two of them eventually facing off in the future". Sony was also open to more of their characters appearing in MCU films in exchange for more MCU characters appearing in their own films. In December, Venom writer Jeff Pinkner
1476-801: A cohesive cosmology that would have thrilled any self-respecting theosophist . College students, minds freshly opened by psychedelic experiences and Eastern mysticism , read Ditko and Lee's Dr. Strange stories with the belief of a recent Hare Krishna convert. Meaning was everywhere, and readers analyzed the Dr. Strange stories for their relationship to Egyptian myths, Sumerian gods , and Jungian archetypes. "People who read Doctor Strange thought people at Marvel must be heads [i.e., drug users]," recalled then-associate editor and former Doctor Strange writer Roy Thomas in 1971, "because they had had similar experiences high on mushrooms. But I don't use hallucinogens, nor do I think any artists do." Originating in
1640-565: A complex relationship with his father which sets him on a path of vengeance and motivates him to become the greatest and most feared hunter. Richard Wenk was hired to write a screenplay based on Kraven the Hunter in August 2018. Art Marcum and Matt Holloway had re-written the script by August 2020, and J. C. Chandor entered talks to direct; he was confirmed in May 2021 when Aaron Taylor-Johnson
1804-538: A crossover story with The Tomb of Dracula #44, another series which was being drawn by Gene Colan at the time. In Englehart's final story, he sent Dr. Strange back in time to meet Benjamin Franklin . Strange met his allies Topaz in #75 (February 1986) and Rintrah in #80 (December 1986). The series ended on a cliffhanger as his home, the Sanctum Sanctorum, was heavily damaged during a battle. Among
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#17327908178051968-524: A deadly adversary. After their work on Morbius , Sony hired Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless in September 2019 to write a script centered around Madame Web. In May 2020, S. J. Clarkson was hired to develop and direct Sony's first female-centric Marvel film, which was reported to be the Madame Web film. The studio was looking to attach a prominent actress such as Charlize Theron or Amy Adams to
2132-460: A duplicate of the serum that provided Julia with her powers, and these returned several days after it was administered to her. With the Shroud's help, Julia underwent intense physical therapy and was soon able to walk again. It was during this time that she and the Shroud fell in love. A government strike team led by Ms. Marvel, including Wonder Man and Araña , attacks Julia at her home just as she
2296-649: A fictitious minister praising the story, and mailed it to Marvel from Texas. Marvel unwittingly printed the letter in Doctor Strange #3 and dropped the retraction. Due to the growing number of Doctor Strange readers, the Marvel Premiere series segued to the character's second ongoing title, Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts , also known as Doctor Strange vol. 2, which ran 81 issues (June 1974 – Feb. 1987). Doctor Strange #14 featured
2460-659: A founding member of the Secret Defenders in their first mission alongside Darkhawk (whom she would later recommend for West Coast Avengers membership), Wolverine and Nomad . When the West Coast Avengers disbanded, Julia joined their spin-off team Force Works , whose primary enemies included the alien Kree and long time Iron Man foe the Mandarin . She had a relationship with Moonraker during this time. Julia's main enemies in her solo adventures were
2624-533: A reality where all Marvel characters are fictional characters in comic books. As Strange helps her locate her home reality to create a fake background for her in the Marvel Universe so that she can get a Social Security number, driver's license and other essential documents, he discovers that Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast to play him in Gwen's universe, remarking that he "could see that". Doctor Strange
2788-470: A revival solo series in Marvel Premiere #3–14 (July 1972 – March 1974). This arc marked the debut of another recurring foe, the entity Shuma-Gorath , created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Frank Brunner , who took over as the regular creative team starting with Marvel Premiere #10. Englehart and Brunner collaborated closely on the stories, meeting over dinner every two months to discuss
2952-508: A room called the Chamber of Shadows. It usually is inside a display case with three curved legs. When summoned, the glass covering rises and the ball levitates. While powerful, the Orb has been blocked by exceptionally powerful mystic forces (such as Umar ) who do not want their exact location known. On at least one occasion, it has been used to open a dimensional portal to the realm of Agamotto. In
3116-705: A spin-off film they had been developing centered on the character Venom , looking to capitalize on the release of the first reboot film, The Amazing Spider-Man (2012). That June, producers Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach discussed Venom and The Amazing Spider-Man in reference to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how the different franchises set in that world crossed over with The Avengers (2012). Tolmach stated, "Hopefully all these worlds will live together in peace someday." In December 2013, Sony revealed plans to use The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) to establish their own expanded universe based on
3280-666: A starring character in Avengers West Coast and Force Works as well as a supporting character in the third Spider-Woman series, whose main character was Mattie Franklin . Julia starred in her own four-part Spider-Woman miniseries which explained her origin and the origin of her enemies, Death Web . A secretive government group called The Commission decided to create their own superhero. Val Cooper met college friend Julia Carpenter in Julia's hometown of Denver , and convinced her to be part of an "athletic study." She
3444-625: A supporting character for the bulk of the 2000s. He appeared regularly in The Amazing Spider-Man under J. Michael Straczynski , before being cast into a time loop by Baron Mordo . He later appeared on and off in The New Avengers , where he was stated as being part of the secret group known as the Illuminati to deal with future threats to Earth. Ultimately Strange joined the team and allowed them to use his home as
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#17327908178053608-530: A team. In June 2022, Lord and Miller said that Sony intended for Sony's Spider-Man Universe and the Spider-Verse films to connect to the MCU via the multiverse . Vinciquerra stated in March 2019 that the universe would be expanding to television with a set of Marvel projects developed specifically by Sony Pictures Television . At the time, the studio was "essentially internally auditioning" characters from
3772-525: A way to fix his hands and subsequently wastes all of his money on expensive, but unsuccessful treatments. Broke and ostracized from his colleagues, Strange becomes a drifter. He happens to overhear two sailors in a bar discussing a hermit called the Ancient One (who is actually the Earth's Sorcerer Supreme) in the Himalayas , who can heal any ailment. Despite not personally believing in magic, Strange uses
3936-516: A world in which everything comes together", but Holland was restricted by his contract with Marvel Studios at that time. By August 2019, Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Company had spent several months discussing expanding their deal with Sony, with the latter looking to include more films than were originally agreed upon while keeping the same terms of the original agreement. Disney expressed concern with Feige's workload producing
4100-502: Is Thanos . Stephen Vincent Strange, M.D., Ph.D., is a brilliant but highly egotistical doctor. He was born in Philadelphia and raised in New York City . After high school, he went to New York College as a pre-med student, entered medical school at Columbia University and completed his residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital , where his success made him arrogant. Despite his reputation for being able to handle even
4264-604: Is a practicing sorcerer who draws his powers from mystical entities such as Agamotto, Cyttorak , Ikonn , Oshtur, Raggadorr , and Watoomb , who lend their energies for spells. Strange also wields mystical artifacts including the Cloak of Levitation which enables him to fly; the Eye of Agamotto , an amulet whose light is used to negate evil magic; the Book of the Vishanti, a grimoire which contains vast knowledge of white magic; and
4428-419: Is also developing several live-action television series set in the same shared universe, including Spider-Noir . Sony officially announced their new shared universe—based on various Marvel Comics properties and characters commonly associated with Spider-Man —in May 2017, with the title "Sony's Marvel Universe". By August 2018, it was being referred to as "Sony's Universe of Marvel Characters" internally at
4592-460: Is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Columbia Pictures in association with Marvel Entertainment . Distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing , the films are based on various Marvel Comics characters and properties commonly associated with Spider-Man . Sony Pictures , which owns the film rights to Spider-Man, began work on an expanded universe using supporting characters from
4756-408: Is grappling with his past life as the only superhero in the city. In February 2023, a television series based on the character Spider-Man Noir entered development from Sony and Amazon, with Oren Uziel writing the series and executive producing with Pascal, Lord, and Miller. Development was put on hold in May by the writers' strike and was set to resume after it ended. Lord and Miller said there
4920-578: Is in great danger. Although Spider-Man is concerned about Morbius, Madame Web states that Morbius is not the problem. She tells Spider-Man to return to Horizon Labs for a great tragedy lies in his future. She even tells Spider-Man that Silver Sable did not perish in the fight at Doctor Octopus ' underwater hideout. Julia later detected that a new spider-based character has connected to the Web of Life as it shows that former Hobgoblin Roderick Kingsley
5084-444: Is likewise indestructible. It is possible to destroy single pages of either book, but the balancing spell in the other book must be destroyed as well to maintain a mystical balance. A collective of the three powerful magical beings—Agamotto, Oshtur, and Hoggoth—known as the Vishanti must allow the spell to be destroyed. Even though the book is a tome of benevolent magic, the spells within can still be dangerous when used improperly. This
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5248-636: Is proven when a young, inexperienced Strange tried to use the Book of the Vishanti to resurrect his dead brother Victor, but the spell, known as the Vampire Verses, caused Victor to become the vampire Baron Blood years later. The first known owner of the book was the Atlantean sorcerer Varnae , who lived around 18,500 BC. The next known owner was the Babylonian god Marduk Kurios . Marduk set
5412-597: Is seen wearing a modified version of her original costume, with belts and straps and silver duplicates of the Black Widow 's gauntlets. She is a member of a superhero team whose members include Punisher , Daredevil , and Rhino . A monstrous spider-like version of Arachne originates from a dark reality where Death has no power called the Cancerverse, and is killed by Ronan the Accuser when she attempts to invade
5576-468: Is subsequently defeated by Araña with surprising ease due to her instability from losing her daughter. After being rendered unconscious by Araña, she awakens aboard the Minicarrier 13 where Ms. Marvel endeavors to help Julia find Rachel. Arachne became a member of the new Canada-based team Omega Flight and was given the option of having outstanding charges dropped in exchange for her participation on
5740-477: Is the center of a moral web that would be destroyed if he killed Kraven, advising him that this murder, however justified, would turn him into a ruthless destroyer. After burying Kaine and Madame Web in a potter's field , she explains her new purpose to Spider-Man and Araña before teleporting away. When the population of Manhattan develops spider-powers during the Spider-Island storyline, Julia observes
5904-477: Is then captured by the Kravinoffs, along with Anya Corazon and Madame Web as Kaine (who was dressed as Spider-Man) is sacrificed to resurrect Kraven the Hunter . When Madame Web was mortally wounded by Sasha Kravinoff, she transferred her prophetic powers (and blindness) to Julia, to become the new Madame Web. Julia's first action in this role is to prevent Peter from killing Kraven, explaining to Peter that he
6068-641: Is thought to have warned many more heroes of impending arrests. It is also revealed that she is romantically involved with the Shroud , an opponent of the Superhuman Registration Act. Julia's status is discovered when a captured Prowler reveals under interrogation that she tipped him off. The Shroud, who had been captured by Ms. Marvel, reveals that Julia was paralyzed for several months after she lost her powers, even though all of her other injuries had healed. The Shroud's company had synthesized
6232-515: Is usually seen wearing. The first appearance of the first (blue) cloak was in Strange Tales #114 (November 1963). The first appearance of the second (red) cloak was in Strange Tales #127 (December 1964). The Cloak of Levitation is seen in a great many battles where it often plays a very significant role. While it is extremely durable, there are a few occasions when it is damaged. Its repair requires that Strange engage an ally, Enitharmon
6396-516: The X-Men Forever comics, Julia is Spider-Woman in her classic black-and-white costume, and a core member of the Avengers. However, she displays the powers of Jessica Drew as she is able to fire venom-blasts at Gambit when the X-Men are ordered to be arrested. She is also able to fly by unknown means as she does not have the glider-webs Jessica Drew uses to glide. In a possible future, Julia
6560-696: The 1978 television film Dr. Strange . Since 2016, Benedict Cumberbatch has portrayed the role of Stephen Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee have described the character as having been originally the idea of Ditko, who wrote in 2008, "On my own, I brought in to Lee a five-page, penciled story with a page/panel script of my idea of a new, different kind of character for variety in Marvel Comics. My character wound up being named Dr. Strange because he would appear in Strange Tales ." In
6724-528: The Commission on Superhuman Activities in espionage and hand-to-hand combat. Although she lost her powers at one time, she regained them through a duplicate serum . She has heightened senses, and feels vibrations as does a spider in its web. Her senses allow her to detect a hollow area under a solid steel floor by walking over it. In addition to her own powers, Julia now possesses the powers of Madame Web , including telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition, and
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6888-541: The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) due to the spell cast by Doctor Strange in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Footage of Tom Holland as Peter Parker / Spider-Man and J. K. Simmons as J. Jonah Jameson from the MCU is shown in the scene. Suffering from a rare blood disease, Michael Morbius tries a dangerous cure that afflicts him with a form of vampirism , which puts him at odds with his surrogate brother, Lucien / Milo Morbius. Following
7052-603: The Marvel Method of scripting, Ditko took Strange into ever-more-abstract realms. In a 17-issue story arc in Strange Tales #130–146 (March 1965 – July 1966), Ditko introduced the cosmic character Eternity , who personified the universe and was depicted as a silhouette filled with the cosmos. Golden Age of Comic Books artist/writer Bill Everett succeeded Ditko as an artist with issues #147–152, followed by Marie Severin through #160 and Dan Adkins through #168,
7216-567: The Spider-Man films by December 2013. The studio planned to use The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) to launch several spin-off films focused on Spider-Man villains from the comics, including a Venom film. After the relative critical and financial disappointment of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 , these plans were abandoned and in February 2015, Sony announced a deal to collaborate with Marvel Studios on future Spider-Man films and integrate
7380-568: The Superhuman Registration Act , and she and Wonder Man aid Ms. Marvel in the training of novice superheroes. Julia is shown to be a double agent ; when she first responded to Iron Man's request, she thought it would be an opportunity to help people escape registration; she is shown to have tipped off Hobie Brown, the Prowler , moments before a S.H.I.E.L.D. capekiller squadron arrived at his home to arrest him, and she
7544-436: The pulp fiction magicians of Stan Lee's childhood as well as by contemporary Beat culture, Dr. Strange remarkably predicted the youth counterculture's fascination with Eastern mysticism and psychedelia . Never among Marvel's more popular or accessible characters, Dr. Strange still found a niche among an audience seeking a challenging alternative to more conventional superhero fare. As co-plotter and later sole plotter in
7708-650: The " Infinity Countdown " storyline, Doctor Strange goes on a space mission. He encounters Super-Skrull who has the Time Stone . After defeating Super-Skrull, Doctor Strange claims the Time Stone. Doctor Strange then tracks down the Mind Stone and finds it in Turk Barrett 's possession as Turk manages to evade him. When Black Widow's clone arrives seeking out Doctor Strange where she wants to dispose of
7872-435: The " Spider-Verse " multiverse , in which different incarnations of Spider-Man can be brought together; Sony was excited by the possibility of crossovers between the live-action and animated films after seeing the quality of Into the Spider-Verse . In June 2022, Lord and Miller said that Sony intended for their Spider-Man Universe and the Spider-Verse films to connect to the MCU via the multiverse . In Spider-Man: Across
8036-479: The "Spider-Verse" since it encompassed many characters separate from Spider-Man. Despite this, Sony announced in August 2021 that the franchise had been renamed "Sony's Spider-Man Universe" (SSU). In January 2010, Sony announced that the Spider-Man film franchise would be rebooted after director Sam Raimi decided to no longer continue his version of the franchise. By March 2012, Sony was still interested in
8200-487: The "common thread" throughout the shared universe, Sony said this was not necessarily the case as they wanted Venom to be standalone, but said Venom would have "key points of intersection" with other films. Following the successful release of Venom , Pascal said some of Sony's "previously shelved plans" could now come to fruition, including a crossover based on the villainous Sinister Six team. In March 2019, Sony Pictures Entertainment chairman Tony Vinciquerra said
8364-520: The "next seven or eight years" of the shared universe had been planned. Feige stated in June 2017 that because Venom was solely a Sony project, Marvel Studios had no plans to have it crossover with the MCU. However, producer Amy Pascal soon clarified that Sony intended to have their new Marvel-based films take place in "the same world" as Spider-Man: Homecoming , describing them as "adjunct" to that world. She said that Venom would have connections with
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#17327908178058528-589: The "planning stages" of a third Venom film. Sony confirmed the film was in development at CinemaCon in April 2022. In June, Hardy revealed that Kelly Marcel was writing the script and that he was co-writing the story with her, and Marcel was set to direct that October. Filming began in late June 2023 in Spain, but was halted the next month due to the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike . Filming resumed in November following
8692-453: The 900 it could access to decide which medium they would appear in, with Sony Pictures Television chairman Mike Hopkins describing their progress in selecting characters for television as "pretty far down the road". Hopkins elaborated that Sony planned to have several series set in the shared universe that could "pollinate between each other", and that they would be released by a yet-to-be-determined network partner. An announcement of this partner
8856-601: The Ancient One trains the doctor in the mystic arts. After completing his training, Strange returns to New York City and takes up residence within the Sanctum Sanctorum , a townhouse located in Greenwich Village , Manhattan , accompanied by his personal assistant Wong . As the Ancient One's disciple, Strange encounters the entity Nightmare , and other mystical foes before meeting Dormammu ,
9020-415: The Ancient One, Strange desperately and selflessly accepts the Ancient One's offer to become his apprentice to have some hope of helping the old man. The Ancient One, pleased at Strange's sincere change of heart, accepts Strange as his new student and promptly frees him from the restraining spells while explaining he was aware of Mordo's treachery all along. Strange soon becomes Mordo's most enduring enemy, as
9184-696: The Avengers into custody at the Vault without a trial. Spider-Woman once again found her loyalties divided; she had a change of heart and eventually chose to aid the Avengers by breaking into the Vault and freeing them, battling the Guardsmen and thus becoming a fugitive from the law herself. Alongside Spider-Man, she battled the Wrecking Crew as a government assignment. In another adventure she also teamed with Iron Man , to battle renegade A.I.M. agents named
9348-486: The Earth-616 reality. The Ultimate Marvel equivalent of Spider-Woman posed as Julia Carpenter for a time. Julia exists in the alternate future of Earth-982 . She has retired as Spider-Woman, and seeks Peter Parker's aid in order to convince Jessica Drew's child, Gerry Drew to halt his identity as Spider-Man, due to his terminal illness. Sony%27s Spider-Man Universe Sony's Spider-Man Universe ( SSU )
9512-550: The MCU and their standalone Marvel-based films. Venom was followed by Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and Morbius (2022), both of which have mid-credits scenes that feature elements from the multiverse concept to link the SSU with the MCU, while Sony's animated Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) is also connected to the SSU. These were followed by Madame Web and Venom: The Last Dance in 2024, which both feature additional characters related to Spider-Man in
9676-492: The MCU, and confirmed that the character would be integrated with Sony's own shared universe moving forward, saying "he will play off the other characters" that the studio owns the rights to. In response to backlash from fans following the announcement, Vinciquerra added that "the Marvel people are terrific people, we have great respect for them, but on the other hand we have some pretty terrific people of our own. Kevin didn't do all
9840-452: The MCU, and one that sends them back to their own universes. The mid-credits scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) shows Venom being transported into the MCU from his universe by the first spell, and the mid-credits scene of No Way Home shows Venom being transported back to his own universe by the second spell. A small part of the Venom symbiote is left in the MCU. Feige said there
10004-445: The Marvel properties the studio had the film rights to, including Venom. Arad and Tolmach would produce the films as part of a franchise brain trust that also included Alex Kurtzman , Roberto Orci , Jeff Pinkner , Ed Solomon , and Drew Goddard , and The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 director Marc Webb . However, after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 underperformed and with Sony "under tremendous pressure to perform",
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#173279081780510168-524: The New Avengers, and he offers the team his valet Wong to act as their housekeeper. Strange eventually regains his position of Sorcerer Supreme, but is possessed by a demon and becomes leader of the Black Priests . After the various Marvel universes merge into one, Doctor Strange acts as righthand man of Doctor Doom, who has become the ruler of this world after erasing all recollection of
10332-612: The Orb of Agamotto is the other occult object that Doctor Strange owns. It is a powerful scrying crystal ball powered by the Agamotto entity to detect the use of magic anywhere in the world, providing Strange with a location and visual. It can also be used to monitor the shields that protect the planets created by the three sanctums. If Agamotto is inside the Orb, it becomes Strange's ultimate source of knowledge. The Orb of Agamotto rests in Doctor Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum in
10496-421: The Orb of Agamotto, a crystal ball which is used for clairvoyance . In addition to his magical abilities, Strange is trained in several martial arts disciplines, including judo , and has shown proficiency with numerous magically conjured weapons including swords and axes. Strange was a skilled neurosurgeon before nerve damage impaired his hands. Doctor Strange is described as "the mightiest magician in
10660-413: The SSU. Reid Scott , who previously portrayed Dr. Dan Lewis in the first two Venom films, voices the head of Imperium. Serkis portrays the character Knull , the creator of the symbiotes, in the film. Marcel said that while The Last Dance concludes the story arc of Eddie and Venom, it sets up Knull for future appearances within the SSU and is the beginning of that character's story. Kraven has
10824-694: The Seekers, who sought to capture Valerie Cooper doing undercover solo work. In gratitude for her earlier assistance with the Avengers, Iron Man worked with the government to get her pardoned. Later, one of her assignments led her to California looking for a team of Asian supervillains called the Pacific Overlords . She met and assisted the Avengers West Coast against the Pacific Overlords, and battled U.S. Agent . She
10988-407: The Space Stone, he does not want to take it as he knows what would happen if they are in proximity. Using a magic spell, Doctor Strange speaks to the holders of the Infinity Stones and requests a parley to reform the Infinity Watch . He states to Adam Warlock , Black Widow's clone, Captain Marvel, Star-Lord , and Turk Barrett that they need to safeguard them from such calamities even if one of them
11152-433: The Spider-Man Noir series were shut down when the Writers Guild of America (WGA) went on strike in May 2023 . After the strike ended in late September, Amazon Studios delayed re-opening the writers' room for Spider Society so executives could re-evaluate the series and its already written scripts, and that series was placed on hold by late November. Because of this, staff writers were still contractually obligated to
11316-471: The Spider-Man Noir series, titled Spider-Noir , with Nicolas Cage reprising his role as the character from Into the Spider-Verse . Amazon returned the rights to Spider Society to Sony so that the studio could shop it to other potential networks. Amazon remained committed to their Marvel series with Sony, while Kang retained her overall deal with Amazon and was set to continue working on other projects for their studio. The Hollywood Reporter noted it
11480-483: The Spider-Verse (2023), the sequel to Into the Spider-Verse , the character the Spot visits Mrs. Chen (played by Peggy Lu , reprising her role from the Venom films), during which Sony's Spider-Man Universe is referred to as "Earth-688". Venom was revived by Sony in March 2016, envisioned as a standalone film unrelated to Sony and Marvel's new Spider-Man films, which would launch its own franchise and shared universe. In May 2017, Sony confirmed that Venom
11644-509: The Spider-Verse and was aware of Sony's plans for its shared universe. He described them as "very cool. Fans wouldn't be annoyed with what they're doing." He added that MCU films such as Iron Man (2008) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), which he was also involved in, were considered risks due to the lack of familiarity that general audiences had with those properties, but they both went on to be successful. He said this could also happen to lesser-known Spider-Man characters. In August, Sony
11808-525: The United States on Amazon Prime Video , and will consist of eight episodes. Spider-Noir is set in an alternate universe based on 1930s New York City. A comic book tie-in to Venom , serving as both a prequel and a teaser for the film, was released digitally by Marvel on September 14, 2018, with a physical version available to those who purchased tickets for the film from AMC Theatres . Written by Sean Ryan and illustrated by Szymon Kudranski,
11972-559: The Weaver. The item has been referred to as a "relic" in the live-action movie Doctor Strange (2016). In this film (and other MCU films), the cloak appears to be sentient; not only does it rescue falling people on its own accord, but when Strange reached for a weapon in the Sanctum to fight an intruder, the cloaked yanked him to where a harness was sitting. Aside from the Eye of Agamotto,
12136-461: The ability to sense the presence of psionic powers in others. However, she has lost her eyesight in the process of gaining these new powers. Despite her blindness, she is able to stalemate Spider-Man (with his new training in martial arts taught to him by Shang Chi , but lacking his Spider-Sense) using her clairvoyance in battle. When, in the Secret Wars storyline, Spider-Man first laid eyes on
12300-628: The alien symbiote Venom that bonds with Brock and gives him superpowers. The long-in-development Venom film was revived by Sony in March 2016 as the start of the new shared universe. A year later, Scott Rosenberg and Jeff Pinkner were writing the screenplay. In May 2017, Sony announced that Tom Hardy would star as Eddie Brock / Venom in the film, to be directed by Ruben Fleischer . Kelly Marcel later joined as an additional writer. Filming took place from October 2017 to January 2018, in Atlanta , New York City , and San Francisco . Venom
12464-484: The animated film during that year, Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman said it would "co-exist" with the live-action Spider-Man films, though Sony stated it would "exist independently of the projects in the live-action Spider-Man universe". The animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is set in an alternate universe from the Marvel Spider-Man reboot, but introduces the comic-based concept of
12628-463: The arachnid-based team called Death Web , which consisted of three supervillains who were created by The Commission, using a variation of the same serum which transformed Julia. When Mike Clemson, founder of Death Web, captured Spider-Woman's daughter Rachel, he blackmailed her into fighting Spider-Man. Even though she nearly killed Spider-Man, she would not commit an act of murder, and Spider-Man helped her rescue Rachel. Eventually, Julia walked away from
12792-403: The beginning of the universe, becomes all-powerful and creates it anew, leaving Strange to wonder whether this was, paradoxically , the original creation. Stan Lee, seeing the issue after publication, ordered Englehart and Brunner to print a retraction saying this was not God but a god, to avoid offending religious readers. According to Frank Brunner, he and Englehart concocted a fake letter from
12956-416: The book when he destroyed his home to prevent the alien wizard Urthona from taking his magical artifacts, but the book was saved by Agamotto, who transported it to his realm and returned it to Strange some time later. The Cloak of Levitation is depicted as a potent mystical cloak worn by Doctor Strange. The primary purpose of the cloak is to give its wearer the ability to levitate and fly. Additionally,
13120-474: The character being transported from the MCU to the SSU due to a spell cast by Doctor Strange in Spider-Man: No Way Home . Despite these connections, the producers intended to tell a standalone origin story for Morbius as they did with Venom . Cassandra "Cassie" Webb is forced to confront her past while trying to survive with three young women with powerful futures who are being hunted by
13284-463: The character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This relationship produced Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), while Sony separately re-developed Venom (2018) as a stand-alone film with its own fictional universe . Sony and Marvel Studios renegotiated their deal in 2019 to share the Spider-Man character between
13448-713: The character's eight-page origin story in #115 (December 1963). His origin was later retold in Doctor Strange #169 (February 1968). Scripter Lee's take on the character was inspired by the Chandu the Magician radio program that aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the 1930s. He had Doctor Strange accompany spells with elaborate artifacts, such as the " Eye of Agamotto " and the " Wand of Watoomb ", as well as mystical-sounding vocabulary such as "Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth!". Although these often referenced
13612-545: The character's origin. Another limited series, Doctor Strange: The Oath #1–5 (December 2006 – April 2007), written by Brian K. Vaughan and illustrated by Marcos Martin , focused on Strange's responsibilities as sorcerer and doctor. Doctor Strange has appeared in four graphic novels : Doctor Strange: Into Shamballa (1986); Doctor Strange & Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (1989); Spider-Man/Dr. Strange: The Way to Dusty Death (1992); and Dr. Strange: What Is It That Disturbs You, Stephen? (1997). Strange appeared as
13776-403: The cloak is able to alter its shape, being often used to act as "another set of hands" to attack an opponent when Strange's own body has been incapacitated. There were two distinctly different cloaks worn by Doctor Strange bequeathed to him by his mentor, the Ancient One : a billowing, full-length blue cloak, that had minor abilities and spells woven into it, and the later, red cloak that Strange
13940-426: The comic establishes the film's backstory for the symbiote. SKAN provided the cover art for the comic. In March 2022, Sony promoted Morbius with the third season of their promotional web series The Daily Bugle to TikTok , which had been previously used to promote Far From Home and No Way Home . The videos feature TikToker Nicque Marina as a fictionalized version of herself, reporting on events relative to
14104-581: The comics. Most films from the SSU have been received poorly; Venom , Morbius , and Madame Web received negative reviews from critics, while Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Venom: The Last Dance received mixed reviews. The franchise has grossed over $ 2 billion worldwide, although Morbius and Madame Web were commercial failures . The next film in the franchise is Kraven the Hunter , scheduled to be released later in 2024, while Sony has several more live-action films based on Marvel characters in various stages of development. Sony Pictures Television
14268-407: The company. In March 2019, a Sony Pictures Entertainment presentation referred to the "Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters" (SPUMC), and Sony later confirmed that this was the official name for its shared universe. The presentation applied the title to Marvel Studios ' Spider-Man films and the animated Spider-Verse films as well as Sony's own live-action Marvel adaptations. The title
14432-581: The connection to stop her from looking more into New U Technologies. Julia finds out Madame Web was alive from telepathic feedback resulting from the attack of the female Electro. Prowler tells Julia what New U Technologies has accomplished and tries to get her to join them. She refuses and escapes in a puff of black smoke. After Prowler escapes from Electro, Julia finds him and takes him on her boat, where they head towards New U Technologies to get his New U Pills. Julia helps Prowler break into New U Technologies and takes Prowler to his room to get his pills. Julia uses
14596-516: The cosmos" and "more powerful by far than any of your fellow humanoids" by Eternity , the sentience of the Marvel Universe . He holds the title of Sorcerer Supreme beginning with the 1973 storyline in which the Ancient One dies, and retains the title thereafter, except during an interruption from 1992 to 1995. He relinquishes the title once again in a 2009 storyline, but reclaims it in a 2012 story when he proves himself willing to protect
14760-469: The crisis with Shang-Chi , preventing him from intervening until Spider-Man is accidentally attacked by the New Avengers when he tries to help out. Later, as Anti-Venom works on curing the individuals affected of their spider-powers, reflects on the need for both Venom and Anti-Venom to fix the Spider-Island problem, but also notes that for one of them, "your story ends here." At the conclusion of
14924-524: The crisis, she offers the spider-powers cure to Spider-Man himself, but he rejects it. As she departs, she apologizes for the suffering that is to come. While taking her daughter Rachel to summer school, Julia gets a vision telling her that the Great Web is unraveling. She then changes into her Madame Web gear and leaves to go speak to Spider-Man. While Spider-Man is fighting Morbius, the Living Vampire , Madame Web visits Spider-Man telling him that his life
15088-506: The culprit . He tries to defeat her and Julia is left no choice but to fight back. She knocks him down as Prowler's body continues deteriorating. Prowler was in an alley when he proves too weak to continue and he was found by the murderous Electro, Julia Carpenter arrives and fends Electro off as she tells Prowler that Spider-Man's stabilized the human and clone cells. When Electro gets the upper hand on Julia, Prowler sacrifices himself to stop Electro and dies in Julia's arms. Later, Julia talks to
15252-528: The debut of the sorcerer-hero Doctor Strange, Stan Lee (editor and story-plotter), Robert Bernstein (scripter, under the pseudonym "R. Berns"), and Jack Kirby (artist) introduced a criminal scientist and Ph.D. with the same surname (called Carl Strange). Making his sole appearance in the Iron Man story "The Stronghold of Dr. Strange" in Tales of Suspense #41 (1963), the character gained mental powers in
15416-475: The direction of the new shared universe was rethought. Following the November 2014 hacking of Sony's computers , emails between Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman Amy Pascal and president Doug Belgrad were released, stating that Sony was planning to "rejuvenate" the Spider-Man franchise by developing an animated comedy film with Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . Sony executives were set to discuss
15580-459: The early 1960s, the character was a predictor of trends in the art prior to them becoming more established in the later counterculture of the 1960s . As historian Bradford W. Wright described: Steve Ditko contributed some of his most surrealistic work to the comic book and gave it a disorienting, hallucinogenic quality. Dr. Strange' s adventures take place in bizarre worlds and twisting dimensions that resembled Salvador Dalí paintings. Inspired by
15744-601: The end of Venom as set-up for a potential sequel, which was confirmed in January 2019 when writer Marcel and star Hardy were confirmed to return. Fleischer did not return, due to commitments to Zombieland: Double Tap (2019); Andy Serkis was hired as director in August 2019. Filming took place in England from November 2019 to February 2020, with additional filming in San Francisco. Venom: Let There Be Carnage
15908-465: The end of the studios' agreement "almost certainly" meant that Holland's Spider-Man would no longer appear in MCU films, but "significantly increased" the chances of the character crossing over with the rest of Sony's own Marvel films such as the Venom franchise and the then-in-production Morbius (2022). In September, Vinciquerra stated that "for the moment the door is closed" on Spider-Man returning to
16072-481: The end. After plans were announced for a never-released split book series featuring Doctor Strange and Iceman , each in solo adventures. Strange next appeared in the first three issues (December 1971 – June 1972) of the quarterly showcase title Marvel Feature . He appeared in both the main story detailing the formation of superhero team the Defenders , and the related back-up story. The character then starred in
16236-543: The events of Morbius . This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in noteworthy roles. Doctor Strange Dr. Stephen Vincent Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Created by Steve Ditko , the character first appeared in Strange Tales #110 ( cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as the Sorcerer Supreme ,
16400-1374: The film Thor , the Orb is briefly shown in Odin's Trophy Room in Asgard. The following are a selection of enemies of Doctor Strange: Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair included Doctor Strange in their "Stan Lee’s Most Iconic Characters" list. Screen Rant included Doctor Strange in their "10 Most Powerful Comic Book Wizards" list, and in their "10 Smartest Magic Users In Comic Books" list. CBR.com ranked Doctor Strange 1st in their "10 Best Sorcerer Supremes" list, and 5th in their "10 Scariest Avengers" list. Collider ranked Doctor Strange 1st in their "Most Powerful Original Marvel Illuminati Members" list, and 14th in their "20 Most Powerful Marvel Characters" list. Lance Cartelli of GameSpot ranked Doctor Strange 27th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list. IGN ranked Doctor Strange 33rd in their "Top 50 Avengers" list, and 38th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" list. The A.V. Club ranked Doctor Strange 47th in their "100 best Marvel characters" list. Lance Cartelli of ComicBook.com ranked Doctor Strange 35th in their "50 Most Important Superheroes Ever" list. Wizard Magazine ranked Doctor Strange 83rd in their "200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time" list. Two months before
16564-645: The film's credited writer for the screenplay along with Sazama, Sharpless, and Claire Parker. Madame Web was released on February 14, 2024. Madame Web is set in 2003, and features Emma Roberts and Adam Scott as Mary and Ben Parker . Mary Parker is pregnant in the film, which depicts the birth of Peter Parker . Eddie Brock and Venom go on the run when they are hunted by both of their worlds. In August 2018, Hardy confirmed that he had signed on to star in three Venom films. Andy Serkis expressed interest in returning to direct another Venom film in September 2021, and that December, Pascal said they were in
16728-493: The final issue before the Nick Fury feature moved to its own title and Strange Tales was renamed Doctor Strange . Expanded to 20 pages per issue, the Doctor Strange solo series ran 15 issues, #169–183 (June 1968 – November 1969), continuing the numbering of Strange Tales . Thomas wrote the run of new stories, joined after the first three issues by the art team of penciler Gene Colan and inker Tom Palmer through
16892-459: The first one too much. Little sidelight: Originally decided to call him Mr. Strange, but thought the "Mr." bit too similar to Mister Fantastic -- now, however, I remember we had a villain called Dr. Strange just recently in one of our mags, hope it won't be too confusing! Doctor Strange debuted in Strange Tales #110 (July 1963), a split book shared with the feature " The Human Torch ". Doctor Strange appeared in issues #110–111 and #114 before
17056-680: The form of chaos magic , as well as a magic construct he used as a proxy. He would form the Secret Defenders with a rotating roster of heroes, and reunite with the original Defenders. Strange regained his title in Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #80 (August 1995). Strange appeared with the Human Torch and the Thing in the one-shot publication Strange Tales vol. 3, #1 (Nov. 1994). The character
17220-463: The former and to stop the latter caused him to start to doubt his abilities. After he was forced to use dark magic to confront an enraged Hulk , followed by further use of dark spells to save the New Avengers from the Hood's supervillain army, Strange renounced his status as Sorcerer Supreme, as he felt that he was no longer worthy of it. The Eye of Agamotto passed the mantle on to Jericho Drumm . He
17384-478: The last of his money to track down the aged mystic. The Ancient One refuses to help Strange due to his arrogance, but senses a good side that he attempts to bring to the surface. He fails, but Strange then commits a heroic act when he discovers the Ancient One's disciple, Baron Mordo , attempting to kill his mentor and usurp his power. After a confrontation with Mordo leads to him being shackled with restraining spells preventing him from either attacking Mordo or warning
17548-431: The losses were Doctor Strange's entire collection of mystic books and other important artifacts. As a consequence, Strange was now considerably weaker, and several spells designed to protect humanity from vampires and the evil serpent god Set expired. The title was discontinued so that the character's adventures could be transferred to another split-book format series. Strange Tales vol. 2, #1–19 (April 1987–Oct. 1988)
17712-438: The most complicated surgical procedures, Strange is self-centered and greedy, and only treats patients who can afford to pay his exorbitant fees. One night, while speeding in his car, a terrible accident shatters the bones in his hands, leading to extensive nerve damage. He soon finds that his fingers tremble uncontrollably , rendering him unable to perform surgery. Too vain to accept a teaching job, Strange desperately searches for
17876-420: The names of established mythological beings, Lee has said he never had any idea what the incantations meant and used them simply because they sounded mystical and mysterious. Ditko showcased surrealistic mystical landscapes and increasingly vivid visuals that helped make the feature a favorite of college students at the time. Comics historian Mike Benton wrote: The Dr. Strange stories of the 1960s constructed
18040-543: The next planned film in Sony's shared universe, Silver & Black , and that there was potential for Tom Holland 's Spider-Man to crossover from the MCU films to the films in Sony's universe. Holland was not contracted to appear outside of a trilogy of Spider-Man films and several other MCU films, but Sony intended to have the actor appear in their other Marvel films eventually. According to several reports, Holland spent several days during Venom 's production filming
18204-524: The non-Spider-Man MCU films already, and asked for a 25–50% stake in any future films Feige produces for Sony. Unable to come to an agreement, Sony announced that it would be moving forward on the next Spider-Man film without Feige or Marvel. They acknowledged that this could change in the future, thanked Feige for his work on Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and stated that they appreciated "the path [Feige] has helped put us on, which we will continue." The Hollywood Reporter added that
18368-413: The opportunity to investigate the near-abandoned facility. She is led to Madame Web, who refuses to take her medication to aid her in healing from Electro's attack. Madame Web has seen the future and refuses to be a part of it, and warns Julia to save Prowler before she dies from clone degeneration. Julia confronts Prowler in the facility, who is breaking down from clone degeneration and accuses her of being
18532-555: The original DNA." Because of this, Sony was hoping that individual filmmakers would give each film its own distinct style rather than having a single person in charge of the universe as with the MCU's Kevin Feige . The studio also wanted to avoid "conventional comic-book movies", with the intention of dealing in different genres such as horror or comedy, potential R-ratings, and even lower-than-usual budgets, depending on each project. By March 2018, Sony's executive vice president Palak Patel
18696-424: The others. The next month, Vinciquerra said there were five or six individual series in development for the universe. By January 2020, one of these series was believed to be a version of Silver & Black after development on that film was canceled in August 2018. Gina Prince-Bythewood , who co-wrote and was going to direct the film version before it was canceled, confirmed in April 2020 that Silver & Black
18860-430: The powerful Eye of Agamotto and Cloak of Levitation , and takes up residence in a mansion referred to as the Sanctum Sanctorum , located at 177A Bleecker Street , Greenwich Village , Manhattan , New York City . Strange assumes the title of Sorcerer Supreme and, with his friend and valet Wong , defends the world from mystical threats. In live-action adaptations, the character was first portrayed by Peter Hooten in
19024-437: The previous separate realities that existed. Circumstances force Strange to open a pod that releases the surviving heroes of the original Marvel continuity, known as Earth-616 . Doom kills Doctor Strange. In 2015, Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo teamed up for the fourth volume of Doctor Strange . A new character, reluctant librarian Zelma Stanton, agrees to reorganize Strange's magical library. Jericho Drumm returns, and
19188-465: The primary protector of Earth against magical and mystical threats. Strange was introduced during the Silver Age of Comic Books in an attempt to bring a different kind of character and themes of mysticism to Marvel Comics. The character starts as an intelligent and arrogant neurosurgeon who is injured in a car accident. Because his hands had suffered severe nerve damage from the accident, he
19352-545: The project further in a discussion regarding several Spider-Man spin-off films at a summit in January 2015. In February 2015, Sony, Disney and Marvel Studios announced a new partnership that would see the latter produce the next Spider-Man film for Sony, and integrate the character into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Sony still planned to produce the spin-off films without Marvel's involvement, but these were believed to have been "scrapped" by November, with Sony instead focusing on its new reboot with Marvel. Discussing
19516-545: The project, before hiring a new writer to craft the film with an actress in mind. By February 2022, Dakota Johnson was in talks to portray the lead character, and was confirmed to be starring that April. Filming began in mid-July, occurring in Boston and throughout Massachusetts until that September, before shooting in New York City by mid-October. Filming completed before the end of 2022. Clarkson also served as
19680-674: The real Prowler who just emerged from cryo-sleep and tells him about his clone's actions. Spider-Woman possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, and reflexes. She also possesses the ability to spin a "psi-web" of psionic energy between two surfaces. This web, once solidified, possesses sufficient tensile strength to support a 10-ton weight. It remains in effect for up to approximately 1 hour. She can also project and release sufficient psionic energy through her hands and feet to enable her to walk on walls and ceilings. Julia's powers required considerable concentration for her to manifest them, and she found that physical gesturing aids her in
19844-403: The relationship between the two universes, but said there was a plan to clarify this and he believed it was already "getting a little more clear for people [as to] where we're headed" at that time. He added that the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) would reveal more of this plan. In No Way Home , Doctor Strange casts two spells: one that brings characters from other universes into
20008-417: The script evaluation. In February, The Ankler further reported that, after work resumed for a few weeks, the series had paused the writers' room and let go several of its members to pursue other opportunities, except for Kang and one of the series' co-executive producers. Amazon was no longer moving forward with Silk: Spider Society by May 2024, when they instead chose to first proceed with greenlighting
20172-482: The series and a spinoff, Dr. Strange: Last Days of Magic , sees such characters as Medico Mistico, Magik , Scarlet Witch, Mahatma Doom, Professor Xu, Monako , and Alice Gulliver. With the laws of magic fundamentally altered, and with the loss of his former resources, Doctor Strange is forced to depend on his own physical skills and inventive use of his few functional spells. He eventually no longer has access to most of his former spells or his levitating cape. During
20336-424: The series without pay but were unable to pursue other opportunities at that time. The WGA threatened to take legal action against Amazon Studios in response. The Ankler reported it was unclear if the continued suspension of production was related to the strike or other production issues. The following month, the writers' room was set to resume work in January 2024, which had the potential to change depending on
20500-458: The series, and their run became known for its psychedelic visuals and plots. In issues #8–10 (May–September 1973), Strange is forced to shut down the Ancient One's mind, causing his mentor's physical death. Strange then assumes the title of Sorcerer Supreme. Englehart and Brunner created another multi-issue storyline featuring sorcerer Sise-Neg ("Genesis" spelled backward) going back through history, collecting all magical energies, until he reaches
20664-428: The strike's conclusion, and was nearly completed by February 2024. The title was revealed the following month. Venom: The Last Dance was released on October 25, 2024. Venom: The Last Dance continues directly from the post-credits scene of Spider-Man: No Way Home , where Eddie and Venom return from the MCU to the SSU, with Cristo Fernández reprising his role as a bartender, while also portraying his version from
20828-434: The studio, including their Marvel-based series, which could potentially include characters from Into the Spider-Verse as well as live-action properties. Select projects would be produced in conjunction with Pascal. Discussing these series in August, Miller could not update where or when the series would be released but said there would be several live-action series and they would each be a unique experience with connections to
20992-469: The superhero business to concentrate on raising her daughter. Like Jessica Drew (the original Spider-Woman), Julia was attacked by Charlotte Witter and had her powers stolen. After the loss of her superpowers, Julia returned to the life of a normal mother. Julia reappeared in a story arc of the 2006 Ms. Marvel series, using the codename Arachne (which she intended to use). Her powers have clearly been restored. During Civil War , Julia registers under
21156-652: The superhuman champions. She battled the Absorbing Man , Doctor Doom , and the Hulk . She was killed and resurrected by Doom with the power of the Beyonder . After returning to Earth, Julia joined Freedom Force (a government-sponsored super team made up primarily of former members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants who enlisted into government service to avoid prison terms). In an early mission with Freedom Force,
21320-450: The symbiote black costume that would eventually become the symbiote -charged villain known as Venom , he surmised that he had subconsciously redesigned his costume to look more like Julia's. During her brief tenure with Omega Flight, Julia began wearing a redesigned costume similar to her original one. After gaining Madame Web's mental powers, she passed her Arachne costume on to Anya Corazon , who then goes on to wear it as Spider-Girl. In
21484-536: The team was sent to arrest the X-Men . During this conflict with the X-Men, Julia also began to question her teammates' exceedingly brutal attitudes that they held over from their criminal pasts. Subsequently, Freedom Force was sent to arrest the Avengers after a disgruntled Quicksilver made false accusations against them. Freedom Force actually defeated the combined East and West Coast Avengers teams and helped bring
21648-585: The team. After a battle against the Wrecking Crew , Julia decided to stay on the team. Afterward, Julia (still calling herself Arachne) became a victim of a grudge match between Spider-Man and the Kraven family. After escaping with Spider-Man from Ana and Alyosha Kravinoff , they are confronted by the Chameleon disguised as Ezekiel Sims , who informs them of a battle between the Spider and Hunter tribes. Julia
21812-409: The upcoming series on Prime Video. In November 2022, the series were set to debut on the television network MGM+ before streaming on Prime Video. The Silk series was titled Silk: Spider Society when it was being re-developed, while a series centered on the character Spider-Man Noir was revealed to be in development in February 2023 for Amazon. The writers' rooms for Silk: Spider Society and
21976-406: The various characters. The series were expected to be released on a traditional television platform before moving to streaming. By then, the first series intended to be part of this deal was one focused on the character Silk , who had been identified as a good candidate for a series after a film was previously being developed. Amazon was confirmed at the end of April 2021 to have the rights to stream
22140-460: The weaving of her psionic webs. By using psychokinetic energy, Spider-Woman can bind ambient free-floating molecules into strands of solid force. Her psi-webs can be used to wrap enemies, or focused into narrow web-lines that she can swing from. Due to their psychic nature, her psi-webs can form from a distance, and she can mentally control the movement of her webbing. In addition to her natural superhuman advantages, she has been extensively trained by
22304-433: The work... we're pretty capable of doing what we have to do here." Following a negative fan reaction at Disney's biennial D23 Expo , and at the urging of Holland who personally spoke to Rothman and Disney CEO Bob Iger , Disney returned to negotiations with Sony. Later that September, Sony and Disney announced a new agreement that would allow Marvel Studios and Feige to produce a third MCU Spider-Man film for Sony. Disney
22468-472: The world even without the title. The Book of the Vishanti , portrayed as being written by unknown authors, is closely associated with Doctor Strange and is the greatest known source of white magical knowledge on Earth. The Book of the Vishanti contains spells of defensive magic and is indestructible. Its counterpart, the Darkhold , contains all the knowledge of black magic in the Marvel Universe and
22632-531: Was about to flee the country with her daughter. Julia is captured and summarily incarcerated. It is revealed in Ms. Marvel #13 that Julia escaped captivity during the Negative Zone prison break, and she returned to Colorado in search of Rachel. A S.H.I.E.L.D. Psy Ops team telepathically traces her to Brooklyn, where she furiously confronts and attacks Araña, demanding to know where her daughter has been taken. She
22796-429: Was added because Sony and the producers of Venom were excited by the possibility of crossovers between the live-action and animated films after seeing the quality of Into the Spider-Verse . Eddie Brock continues to rebuild his career by interviewing serial killer Cletus Kasady , who becomes the host of the symbiote Carnage and escapes prison after a failed execution. Woody Harrelson appeared as Cletus Kasady at
22960-551: Was also featured in The Order , which spun out of the 2001 Defenders revival, and the Indefensible Defenders mini-series. Doctor Strange appeared as a regular character throughout the 2010-2013 The New Avengers series. Jericho Drumm , now newly appointed Sorcerer Supreme Doctor Voodoo, sacrifices himself to stop the powerful mystical entity Agamotto from reclaiming the Eye. A guilt-ridden Strange rejoins
23124-490: Was asked if that film was set in the same universe as Holland's Spider-Man films, and he said, "without revealing anything that I'm not allowed to reveal, it is not impossible that in a future/upcoming Venom movie, Spider-Man will play a significant role". Pascal added, in reference to a crossover between the MCU Spider-Man films, Sony's own shared universe films, and Sony's animated Spider-Verse films, that "there's
23288-563: Was being re-developed for television. She suggested that it could be a limited series, and had the potential to be released on Disney+. That June, former Marvel Television and Marvel Studios television executive Karim Zreik was made head of television for Lord and Miller, putting him in charge of all their planned series including the Marvel-based ones. The latter were described as a priority for Sony Pictures Television, and Zreik's experience with previous Marvel television series made him
23452-466: Was cast in the title role. Filming began in late March 2022 in London, and concluded by mid-June. Kraven the Hunter is set to be released on December 13, 2024. Sony has scheduled an unspecified film to release on June 27, 2025. The following is a list of known projects that are or were in development. Spider-Noir follows an aging down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York City who
23616-473: Was confirmed and Harry Bradbeer joined to direct and executive produce the first two episodes. That July, the series was retitled Spider-Noir to better highlight its connections to the Spider-Man universe. Filming had begun by August 2024 in Los Angeles , and is scheduled to conclude in February 2025. Spider-Noir is set to debut in the United States on MGM+ before releasing internationally and in
23780-417: Was confirmed to have the rights to 900 Marvel Comics characters, and Panitch explained that "Spider-Man connects to a lot of the characters. There are villains, heroes, and antiheroes, and a lot are female characters, many of whom are bona fide, fully dimensionalized, and utterly unique. We feel there's no reason the Marvel characters shouldn't be able to embrace diversity." When asked whether Venom would act as
23944-460: Was eventually offered membership in the team, and joined the Avengers West Coast. As a member of the West Coast Avengers, Julia battled some of the Marvel Universe's major foes including Doctor Demonicus , Ultron and Mephisto as well as participating in the Infinity War cosmic crossover. In addition while still a member of the West Coast Avengers, Julia was chosen by Doctor Strange to be
24108-522: Was expected within the next few months, with the networks owned by Marvel's parent Disney—including their new streaming service Disney+ —being considered alongside others. These television plans were attributed to the success of Venom and Into the Spider-Verse , which "bolstered confidence that there's an appetite for Sony's slice of Marvel". After their work on Into the Spider-Verse , Lord and Miller signed an overall deal with Sony Pictures Television in April 2019 to develop multiple television series for
24272-494: Was featured in several limited series . The first was Doctor Strange: The Flight of Bones #1–4 (February–May 1999), with a series of spontaneous combustions by criminals instigated by old foe Dormammu . Strange was the catalyst for the creation of a trio of sorceresses in Witches #1–4 (August–November 2004). The Strange limited series (November 2004 – July 2005) by writers J. Michael Straczynski and Samm Barnes updated
24436-487: Was not considered a spin-off of any other film, and would officially begin its own shared universe. Sony was looking to build out this new universe gradually rather than rush in as they had previously tried with the Amazing Spider-Man spin-offs. In July, Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch explained that they were looking to "do what's the absolute best for each individual property. I just want to honor
24600-654: Was now working as Devil Spider. After having a particularly strong vision of the future of the Marvel Universe, Julia enters into a comatose state. In the finale of the Spider-Verse storyline, Julia wakes out of her coma, and distresses over the Great Web's strands being severed by the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Peter Parker's body) in a desperate attempt to alter his fate and prevent Peter Parker from returning. Though his attempt
24764-584: Was overseeing all of the universe's films for the studio. In July, Vulture interviewed several creatives involved in the universe to try alleviate the fears of some fans concerning Sony's plans. Jonathan Goldstein —writer of the first MCU Spider-Man film, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)—said the future of the universe would be decided by the success of Venom , and noted that other studios had struggled to replicate Marvel Studios' MCU success. Brian Michael Bendis , comic creator of many Marvel characters that Sony planned to add to its universe, consulted on Into
24928-449: Was potential for Nicolas Cage to portray the titular role in the series after he previously voiced the character in Into the Spider-Verse . In December, Steve Lightfoot was hired to serve as co- showrunner and executive producer alongside Uziel, and Cage was in talks for the title role by February 2024. The series was officially ordered and titled Noir in May 2024, when Cage's casting
25092-552: Was released on October 1, 2021. Serkis said Venom: Let There Be Carnage was set in its own world, with its characters unaware of other heroes such as Spider-Man, though the film does have some references to the wider Marvel Universe. These include the Daily Bugle newspaper, which has the same title treatment in the film as it did in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film series . The mid-credits scene transports Brock and Venom to
25256-416: Was released on October 5, 2018. The producers wanted to focus on telling a standalone story with Venom , rather than having it introduce crossover opportunities for future films. However, the film does include a post-credits scene featuring a clip from Sony's Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) that reveals that Venom 's universe is part of the Spider-Verse , a shared multiverse . This
25420-414: Was reported to be co-financing 25% of the film in exchange for 25% of the film's profits while retaining the merchandising rights to the character. The agreement also allowed Holland's Spider-Man to appear in a future Marvel Studios film, while Feige stated that moving forward the MCU's Spider-Man would be able to "cross cinematic universes" and appear in Sony's own shared universe as well. This interaction
25584-436: Was said to be a " 'call and answer' between the two franchises as they acknowledge details between the two in what would loosely be described as a shared detailed universe". Sony described their previous films with Marvel Studios as a "great collaboration", and said "our mutual desire to continue was equal to that of the many fans." Panitch acknowledged in May 2021 that there had been confusion and frustration from fans regarding
25748-469: Was shared with street heroes Cloak and Dagger . This new Doctor Strange series resolved Strange's quest to reclaim his power and missing artifacts, as well as resurrecting the Defenders, who had died in the last issue of that team's title. Strange was returned to his own series, this time titled Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme , which ran 90 issues (November 1988 – June 1996). The initial creative team
25912-519: Was significant coordination between the Let There Be Carnage and No Way Home teams to create the two scenes, with No Way Home director Jon Watts directing both scenes during production of that film. In the mid-credits scenes of Morbius , taking place simultaneously with the events of No Way Home , Adrian Toomes / Vulture is revealed to have been transported to the SSU by the same spell, meeting with Morbius in an effort to form
26076-646: Was thwarted, the damage caused to the Great Web had weakened every Spider's spider-sense and left Julia bereft of her precognition. During the Dead No More: The Clone Conspiracy storyline, Julia Carpenter is shown to be the one hacking into the computers of Jackal 's company New U Technologies from her hideout in Alcatraz as seen when she has a clone of Prowler as her prisoner. It is also revealed that she has been doing this with Shroud 's technology. Prowler angers Julia by severing
26240-504: Was told that current medical therapy and rehabilitation would not be enough to enable him to practice again as a surgeon. Unable to accept this prognosis , he travels the world searching for alternative ways of healing, which leads him to the Ancient One , the Sorcerer Supreme. Strange becomes his student and learns to be a master of both the mystical and the martial arts . He acquires an assortment of mystical objects, including
26404-487: Was unclear if Sony could shop the series to Disney, which had previously released several Marvel-based television series . Sony was not expected to renew its deal with Lord and Miller by August 2024 after the duo disagreed with the studio over the budget for Spider-Noir . Following a scandal, journalist Eddie Brock attempts to revive his career by investigating the Life Foundation , but comes into contact with
26568-418: Was unknowingly a test subject in their experiments. During the experiment, they "accidentally" injected Julia with a mix of spider venom and exotic plant extracts, which gave Julia powers very similar to those of Spider-Man . Not long after she was given the identity of Spider-Woman, she was drawn into the first Secret Wars , where she met Spider-Man and the Avengers for the first time, and allied herself with
26732-412: Was widely criticized, with commentators mocking its length compared to shorter franchise names like the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) and DC Extended Universe (DCEU), as well as the acronym "SPUMC". James Whitbrook of io9 questioned why the term "Spider-Verse" was not being used. Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch stated that Sony did not want to refer to their shared universe as
26896-478: Was writer Peter B. Gillis and artists Richard Case and Randy Emberlin , with storylines often spanning multiple issues. Strange lost the title of "Sorcerer Supreme" in issues #48–49 (Dec. 1992 – Jan. 1993) when he refused to fight a war on behalf of the Vishanti, the mystical entities that empower his spells. During this time the series became part of the " Midnight Sons " group of Marvel's supernatural comics. Doctor Strange found new sources of magical strength in
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