Spider-Punk

During the "Spider-Verse" storyline, the Earth-138 version of Spider-Man is revealed to be Hobart Brown, originally operating as Spider-Punk. He is a homeless teenager who was transformed by a spider that was irradiated as part of President Norman Osborn's toxic waste dumping. He becomes the punk rock inspired Spider-Man, leading the downtrodden people of New York against Osborn's V.E.N.O.M. troops. Spider-Punk managed to kill Osborn during a riot by bashing the President with his guitar. After President Osborn's death, Spider-Punk unmasked himself to the viewing crowd as their savior.Spider-Verse #2. Marvel Comics. Spider-Punk was later recruited by Superior Spider-Man to join an army of Spider-Men.Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #10. Marvel Comics.

During the "Spider-Geddon" storyline, Spider-Punk is shown to be fighting Thunderstrike, while the other Web Warriors are dismantling Loomworld.Superior Octopus #1. Marvel Comics. Spider-Punk (who is starting to call himself Spider-Man) takes down Thunderstrike. When Spider-Punk states to Eric Masters to carry a message to the Red Skull about taking the Bowery, Eric is then reduced to a skeleton by Kang the Conqueror who claims that he has the rights to his name in the future for his company KangCo. When Spider-Punk goes on the attack, Kang summons some Spider-Punk dolls to assist him. After fighting them, Spider-Punk gets away from them and asks for a tape from Captain Anarchy who is busy fighting the Annihilation Wave when they emerged in Harlem from the Negative Zone. When the Spider-Punk dolls catch up, they get into a fight with the Annihilation Wave where one of them eats the tape that Captain Anarchy was going to give to Spider-Punk. After getting the tape out of the insectoid's mouth, Spider-Punk is surprised when Kang catches up to him. As Captain Anarchy holds Kang off, Spider-Punk swings away. Meeting up with Robbie Banner, Hobie tries to convince him to help while reminding him of how he helped in battles against the U-Foes, the Universal Church of Truth, and Hydra. When Kang catches up again, Robbie plays the tape and becomes the Hulk to attack Kang. When Kang is defeated, he states that Captain Anarchy is not marketable and died old while Hobie died young. After Kang disappears with Hulk confused on what Kang meant, Spider-Girl shows up and states that something big is coming, and Spider-Punk agrees to go with her.Edge of Spider-Geddon #1. Marvel Comics. Spider-Punk later visited an unnamed reality and saved the Norman Osborn version of Spider-Man from the collapsing Oscorp Tower.Edge of Spider-Geddon #4. Marvel Comics. Seven months ago, Spider-Punk assisted Spider-Girl, Pavitr Prabhakar, Spider-UK, and Karn as the Master Weaver have been keeping a surveillance on the Inheritors as they send a Spider-Bot to Earth-3145 to check up on the Inheritors. Spider-Girl and Pavitr consider Spider-Punk to be the worst Spider-Man.Spider-Geddon #0. Marvel Comics.

Spider-Punk is among the spider-powered characters that recruit Miles Morales to confront Superior Octopus when it was discovered that his cloning machine was made from the Inheritors' technology. They try to warn Superior Octopus, but it was too late as the Inheritors start to emerge as they kill Spider-Man Noir and Spider-UK.(Spider-Geddon) #1. Marvel Comics. After the Inheritors emerge, Spider-Punk and Superior Octopus come up with a plan to kill the Inheritors.Spider-Geddon #2. Marvel Comics. Spider-Punk informs the rest of Superior Spider-Man's group the bad news as Octavia Otto of Earth-1104 discovered that Solus lives again.Spider-Geddon #4. Marvel Comics. As Miles Morales' group joins Superior Spider-Man's group in fighting the Inheritors, Spider-Punk notices that Jennix was driven insane and Verna is missing.Spider-Geddon #5. Marvel Comics.

Spider-Punk's first solo mini-series, written by Cody Ziglar and drawn by Justin Mason, fleshes out Earth-138. After defeating Kraven and the Hunters, Spider-Punk and Captain Anarchy head back to their base to reconvene with Riri Williams/Riotheart to show her a weapon they pulled off of Kraven's group and determine where it came from. However, they are later attacked by Taskmaster.

Spider-Punk makes a cameo appearance in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Return to the Spider-Verse: Part 4", voiced by Drake Bell.{{cite episode |title=Return to the Spider-Verse Pt. 4 |series=Ultimate Spider-Man |network=Disney XD |season=4 |number=19 |airdate=September 17, 2016}} This version speaks with a Cockney accent. He is among several alternate reality Spider-Men that the villainous Wolf Spider took hostage to siphon their powers before the "prime" Spider-Man, Kid Arachnid, and Spider-Woman arrive to save them.

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• Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, voiced by Daniel Kaluuya.{{Cite web |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=November 7, 2022 |title=Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Adds Daniel Kaluuya as Spider-Punk |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-daniel-kaluuya-spider-punk-1235256848/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=November 7, 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} This version is a Briton who, like Kaluuya, comes from Camden.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-09 |title=How Daniel Kaluuya's Cockney-Speaking, Authority-Defying Spider-Punk Came to Life |url=https://www.gq.com/story/spider-punk-daniel-kaluuya-across-the-spider-verse |access-date=2023-06-11 |website=GQ |language=en-US}} Polygon noted a positive general consensus around him, saying he is one of the characters in the film "that's been blowing everyone's minds with just how wild he looks".{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Spider-Punk's chaotic look had to break Across the Spider-Verse's animation rules |url=https://www.polygon.com/23749792/across-the-spider-verse-spider-punk-animation-development |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}} Spider-Punk has been described as the "most entertaining Spider-Man variant we meet" in the film,{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Who is Hobie Brown in Across the Spider-Verse? |url=https://www.thedigitalfix.com/spider-man/hobie-brown-across-the-spider-verse |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Digital Fix |language=en-US}} as well as "one of the coolest".{{Cite web |last=Naseri |first=Amir |date=2023-06-05 |title=Who Is Spider-Punk in Across The Spider-Verse? |url=https://thenerdstash.com/who-is-spider-punk-in-across-the-spider-verse/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=The Nerd Stash |language=en-US}} Ayan Artan of Digital Spy (DS) saw the introduction of Spider-Punk into Miles Morales's story as positive Black British representation: "His character design is jagged around the edges and consistently shifting, while his personality swings between that classic Cockney sensibility and immeasurable Black-British street swagger. He's simply the coolest Spider-Man in Across the Spider-Verse and perhaps even more refreshingly, he knows it, revels in it".{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Across the Spider-Verse's Spider-Punk is a step forward for Black British representation |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a44104674/across-the-spider-verse-spider-punk/ |access-date=2023-06-10 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}
• Hobie Brown / Spider-Punk will appear in Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse.{{cn|date=August 2024}}

===Video games===

• Spider-Punk appears as an unlockable playable character in Spider-Man Unlimited.
• Spider-Punk's suit appears as an alternate skin for the titular character of Marvel's Spider-Man.{{cite web |last1=Carter |first1=Justin |title=A guide to Spider-Man PS4's many costumes, and their comic roots |url=https://www.polygon.com/2018/9/8/17831834/spider-man-game-ps4-costumes-comics |website=Polygon |access-date=30 January 2019 |date=8 September 2018}}
• Spider-Punk appears as an unlockable playable character in Marvel Strike Force.{{cite web |title=MARVEL Strike Force: Friendly Neighborhood Web-Warriors |url=https://www.marvelstrikeforce.com/en/updates/blog-update-12-3-21 |website=MARVEL Strike Force |access-date=19 January 2022}} This version is a member of the Web Warriors.
• Spider-Punk, as he appears in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, appears as a purchasable skin in Fortnite Battle Royale.

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