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Well, we guessed it, and now, all things considered, it looks like we were right.
In the latest issue of Amazing Spider-Man, New York recovers from the spider virus that plagued them throughout the past crossover arc. In the epilogue, we’re given a few short character pieces. Amongst them, we learn that Kaine, now healed from his physical deformity thanks to the the Anti-Venom serum is going on a field trip, and he’s taking with him a familiar looking blue hoodie and Spider-Man’s stealth suit:
While at no point does it explicitly say, “Hey, Peter, I’m going to go be the Scarlet Spider now, so see you later!”, but I think we can all read between the lines on this one.
Coming from writer Christopher Yost and artist Ryan Stegman, look for his first story in the pages of Point One next week, and check out his continued adventures in his ongoing come January 2012.
