Miles Morales: Spider-Man #1 Relaunches August 2026 With Bryan Edward Hill and Nico Leon

Marvel Comics is relaunching MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN with a new #1 on August 12, 2026 from writer Bryan Edward Hill (Ultimate Black Panther) and artist Nico Leon (Psylocke: Ninja). Miles returns to his classic red-and-black costume in Brooklyn while a dangerous secret from his father Jeff Morales' S.H.I.E.L.D. past threatens the entire Morales family. Main covers come from Marvel Stormbreaker Simone Di Meo.

Miles Morales is swinging back into his classic red-and-black costume for a new era of MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN, with issue #1 arriving from writer Bryan Edward Hill and artist Nico Leon on August 12, 2026. The relaunch picks up after Miles' chaotic trip to the Ultimate Universe and pulls a dangerous secret from Jeff Morales' S.H.I.E.L.D. past back into Brooklyn.

The Next Era of Miles Morales

Marvel is framing this launch as a reset for the Brooklyn-based Spider-Man. After years of Ultimate Universe detours and multiverse crossovers, Miles Morales is back in the classic red-and-black suit that defined the character's breakout run — and he's balancing the full teenage-superhero juggling act: homework, super villains, a new school crush, Friendly. Neighborhood. Spider-Manning.

The central conflict comes from a vengeful villain tied to Jeff Morales' past with S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel is teasing the threat as one with the potential to destroy not just Spider-Man, but the entire Morales family. After Miles' chaotic trip to the Ultimate Universe, this new arc pulls him firmly back into his Brooklyn-based, family-rooted story.

The Creative Team

Bryan Edward Hill arrives hot off Ultimate Black Panther, widely credited with redefining what a Black Panther book could look like in Marvel's new Ultimate line. Nico Leon's recent work on Psylocke: Ninja established him as one of the strongest character-focused action artists on Marvel's roster. Main covers come from Simone Di Meo, a current Marvel Stormbreaker.

"I was really humbled when Marvel contacted me because Miles Morales is such an important character to people. No one knows, but I'm a HUGE Spider-Man and Spider-Verse fan, so I'm going all out here with new villains, new allies, thrilling action and a real exploration of that essential struggle of being a hero and maintaining a life connected to others." — Bryan Edward Hill, writer

"Sara Pichelli opened the door to a new generation of comic book artists with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011), and being able to step into that lineage now is a real privilege. Drawing Miles Morales in his classic suit, a design that turned iconic from the first second, is an opportunity you can bet I will not take lightly." — Nico Leon, artist

"Bryan Hill redefined what a Black Panther book could be for Ultimate Black Panther, and he's raising the bar even higher with MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN. He and the incomparable Nico Leon are a dynamic duo of Spider-Storytelling greatness!" — Tom Groneman, series editor

Why This Relaunch Matters

Miles Morales first debuted in 2011's Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man from Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli, and has since evolved into one of Marvel's biggest cross-media characters through the Spider-Verse films and the Marvel's Spider-Man video games from Insomniac. Each new Miles ongoing is effectively a measuring stick for how Marvel Comics is positioning a character whose screen and game footprint now outweighs most of the main Marvel Comics roster.

The choice of the classic red-and-black costume — explicitly called out by both Hill and Leon — is a deliberate signal that the new era is leaning into the iconic look most fans associate with the character from the movies and games, rather than any of the more experimental recent designs.

How to Get the Issue

MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1 is available for pre-order at local comic shops now (use ComicShopLocator.com to find one), and ships August 12, 2026. Print issues include a code that redeems the digital copy in the Marvel Unlimited app, which gives subscribers access to 30,000+ digital back issues across Marvel Comics history.

What This Means for Marvel Fans

With Spider-Man on every screen possible — Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, and multiple Insomniac games — the Miles Morales comic relaunch lands at peak Spider-exposure. Hill and Leon are both coming off creatively acclaimed runs, which raises the ceiling on what this book can be. MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #1 hits August 12.