Spider-Man, Punisher, And The Hulk Officially Meeting In 2026 Marvel Release Before Spider-Man: Brand New Day & It's Perfect

Published Mar 5, 2026, 12:45 PM EST

Felipe Rangel is a Superheroes Lead Writer and Reviewer at ScreenRant. He has been writing about movies and TV since 2021, with a focus on superhero projects. Felipe joined ScreenRant in 2022, working across different teams, covering everything from breaking news to features to reviews and more. Since the launch of the Superheroes vertical in 2023, he has focused his efforts on coming up with insightful analyses of Marvel and DC's projects.

Felipe is a writer who is an avid film and TV fan, with superhero movies and series being his biggest passion. He graduated from college in 2019, having studied Journalism. Before college, he spent a month studying at the Oxford English Centre. His superhero knowledge expands to the comics, with his undergraduate thesis being "Politics Reflected In American Comics."

Spider-Man, The Punisher, And The Hulk Meet Before Brand New Day

Marvel Comics has announced Spider-Man: Long Way Home, a new limited series that features the wall-crawler, the Hulk, and the Punisher in a very different scenario than the one they will be in the MCU movie. The 5-part series is not set in the Marvel Universe's main continuity, with the three heroes going after the Cosmic Cube that A.I.M. has just created.

The Marvel adventure sees the trio journey to the jungles of South America, where each character is trying to keep the Cosmic Cube from going to the wrong hands, leading to a three-way fight. Written by Jonathan Hickman & Adam Kubert, with art by Kubert, Spider-Man: Long Way Home is set before Frank Castle becomes the Punisher, with the Hulk only a rumor at this point, too.

Spider-Man: Long Way Home Is The Perfect Companion To Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Spider-Man: Long Way Home is one of the best ways Marvel could add to the hype surrounding the upcoming MCU movie. For starters, it unites the film's three biggest heroes in a fresh setting, providing a tale unlike what fans are expected to see in the MCU, but that highlights how fights and interactions between the three should go.

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On top of that, the new limited series does something that Marvel fans have been asking for a long time. Spider-Man: Long Way Home is MCU synergy done right. In the past, fans have complained about how certain characters, suits, teams, and storylines in the comics and animation were changed to reflect what was going on in the MCU. This became a recurring practice.

The 2026 Spider-Man release does away with that, taking the action to a separate universe outside of Marvel Comics continuity. With its exciting story, major characters, and proximity to Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the upcoming Spider-Man: Long Way Home should not only be a hit but help boost interest in the movie, with the opposite also applying, making for a two-punch Marvel knockout.

Release Date July 31, 2026

Director Destin Daniel Cretton

Producers Amy Pascal, Kevin Feige, Rachel O'Connor, Avi Arad, Louis D'Esposito