Spider-Man: India (subtitled Seva for the collected edition) is a 2023 comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. It's part of the wider Spider-Man franchise and is written by Nikesh Shula, with art by Abhishek Malsuni and Scott Hanna, and color art by Neeraj Menon.
The series stars Pavitr Prabhakar as the titular Spider-Man, and is linked to the shared Marvel Universe. However, whereas most Marvel stories are set on Earth-616, Pavitr is the Spider-Man of the Alternate Universe of Earth-50101.
Many aspects of Pavitr's life mirror Marvel's original Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and he's sometimes worked with Peter as part of an Alliance of Alternates.
The first issue was released June 14, 2023.
Spider-Man: India (2023) contains examples of the following tropes:
- Alliance of Alternates: The first issue's Batman Cold Open shows Pavitr on Earth-616, teaming up with his counterpart Peter Parker and Miles Morales to defeat Mysterio.
- Alternate Universe: Although some of Pavitr's adventures take him to alternate worlds, his life and most of his adventures are rooted in Earth-50101, not Marvel's usual Earth-616 setting. The first issue has a Batman Cold Open on Earth-616, then moves events back to Pavitr's home on Earth-50101.
- Batman Cold Open: The first issue opens with Earth-616's Peter Parker, Pavitr, and Miles Morales allied against a three-headed Mysterio who's been supercharged by a stolen artifact. The fight doesn't appear to be linked to the rest of the plot.
- Recycled Title: Pavitr's original 2004 series was also titled Spider-Man: India. The 2023 series doesn't add any subtitle to differentiate it from that previous run. For the collected edition it's renamed to Spider-Man: India - Seva.
- Retronym: Spider-Man: India is a Recycled Title, and the series is renamed to Spider-Man: India - Seva for the collected edition.
- Variant Cover: The first issue has seven variant covers as well as the standard one. They include a 'Window Shades' version - a recurring Marvel cover variant, which normally shows the character half-hidden by blinds. In Pavitr's case, it shows him behind the ornate carvings of an old-fashioned Indian window.
