C’mere boy — Spider-Man has Rebel roots, like

He’s always been a rebel — but now it’s official. Web-slinging superhero Spider-Man is from Cork.

C’mere boy — Spider-Man has Rebel roots, like

Comic giants Marvel have given the green light for the main character in their hugely successful Spider-Man 2099 comic series to have Rebel roots.

Irish graphic artist Will Sliney, from Ballycotton in East Cork, who draws the superhero for the series, said he was absolutely delighted to have helped persuade chief writer, the legendary Peter David, to give the man behind the mask a Cork connection.

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