But now it looks like the comics are using some cosmic fuckery to alter things in the comic’s “main” timeline, and fans are ...

Spider-Man lore changes forever, as Marvel permanently resurrects a classic character whose death fundamentally changed Peter ...

Brand New Daymay have received its most likely antagonist. Destin Daniel Cretton's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in active ...

Marvel Comics is repivoting one of its most successful additions to the Spider-Canon of the last decade—and for better or ...

After the events of Secret Wars, Marvel Comics got rid of the Earth 616 nomenclature for the regular Marvel Universe introduced by Dave Thorpe, Alan Moore and Alan Davis.Creators were told to use ...

So while Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is still massively popular among mainstream viewers, that Earth-616 vs. Earth-199999 distinction is important to a lot of Spidey comics fans. And Across the ...

However, Alpha seems like the obvious choice that is being set up to take over as Spider-Man. If Marvel really wanted to shock people, then Miles Morales of Earth 616 would be the unexpected choice.

Earth-616 and Earth-833 play a key role in the MCU’s new Spider-Man sequel. Jake Gyllenhaal claims to be from an alternate universe, and one that has comic book origins.

This meant that both Miles and Peter were Spider-Man in 616, and the Ultimate Universe was, basically, defunct. But there was still the matter of Earth-616’s native Miles Morales.

But moreover, a statement that the Marvel Earth which has the current Superior Spider-Man in it, Doctor Octavius trying to be a superhero now, is claiming to be from Marvel Earth 616.

At the same time Marvel was injecting new life into teenage Peter Parker in the Ultimate Spider-Man titles, the comics publisher had to figure out what to do with the adult Peter in the 616 universe.

For the comics, all you need to remember is that seeing the numbers "616" means you're reading or watching a story that is considered part of the primary continuity. Don't stress the details too much.