Dork alert! Comic creators bringing new Marvel superhero to Houston on Wednesday

Dork alert! The Scarlet Spider (a Spider-Man clone) is moving to Houston and the creative team behind the new comic book series will be autographing copies Wednesday at 8th Dimension Comics and Games from noon to 4 p.m. Christopher Yost and Ryan Stegman will also appear at a Q&A panel Wednesday evening at the Alamo Draft House Cinema at West Oaks Mall. Scarlet Spider is a clone of the original Spider-Man who is struggling to find his place in the world. The Marvel Comics character is moving to Houston to seek his own identity. Yost, the writer, and Stegman, the artist, will be in Houston to debut the new comic and to get a lay of the land. The men will be signing books at 8th Dimension Comics & Games, 8475 N. Highway 6, Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. An Evening With Marvel, which includes the Q&A with Yost and Stegman, a limited comic book giveaway, and the screening of animated episodes of The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, will take place 7:30 p.m. Wednesday at Alamo Draft House, West Oaks Mall No. 429. Admission is $6 per ticket online (to be guaranteed a copy of Scarlet Spider #1) for people ages 18 and older; children 6 and older must be accompanied by a parent/guardian. No children younger than 6 will be allowed. For more information, call 281-920-9268 or visit drafthouse.com/houston/west_oaks.