New York (CNN) -- In the Ultimate Universe of Marvel Comics, Peter Parker -- the original alter ego of Spider-Man -- is dead, and his replacement is a half-African-American, half-Latino teenager named Miles Morales. Wednesday, a new book -- Ultimate Comics Fallout #4 -- debuts, and the world will get to see the new web-slinging super hero. The book will be a glimpse into the Ultimate Comics universe after Peter Parker, when a new, multi-racial Spider-Man arrives on the scene. "He swings into action, kicks butt, and when he pulls back his mask, there is another face there," said Axel Alonso, editor in chief of Marvel Comics.
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A new Spider-Man debuts Wednesday with Ultimate Comics Fallout #4
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Peter Parker, the original alter ego of Spider-Man, "died" in Marvel Comics' Ultimate Universe
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The new Spider-Man is a half-African-American, half-Latino teenager
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The character "represents the diversity ... of the 21st century," the editor says
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