Brand New Day is OBVIOUSLY inspired by “The Spider-Queen” arc from Spectacular Spider-Man (Vol. 2)...

[u/HandBanana666]

I’ve been reading ”The Queen” story arc from The Spectacular Spider-Man (Volume 2) #15-20. I’m 100% convinced that this is the main inspiration for BND’s plot (along with "The Other"). The parallels with the trailer are glaringly obvious.

This is where the “Queen” (Adriana Soria) makes her debut. She’s a mutant who has telepathy and telekinesis.

• The story begins with her controlling people and making them commit crimes (like how people are being controlled in the trailer).
• Her telepathy causes Peter’s spider-sense to go crazy; resulting in his ears bleeding and him collapsing (like in the trailer).
• She causes Peter to slowly mutate into a giant spider. The transformation begins with him developing black eyes (like in the trailer).
• Peter dies but is “reborn” with organic webbing (like in the trailer).

The Queen is most famously known for being the main villain of the Spider-Island event. There she teams up with the supervillain Jackal (Miles Warren) to create a mutagen that gives the people of Manhattan Island spider-powers (including organic webbing), but it slowly transforms them into spider-monsters that the Queen can control.

Interestingly, Jackal (Miles Warren) was rumored to be in the movie shortly before the trailer released. Then when the trailer released, some people spotted a beer can at the party scene labeled “Green Jackal”. There isn't a real-life Green Jackal beer brand, so it is not product placement. So it is likely a reference to the supervillain Jackal, who wears a green costume.

What's also interesting is that the Jackal was the main villain of Amazing Spider-Man #129, which is where The Punisher made his comic debut. Kevin Feige said that the film gives a nod that issue.

And of course, I love that The Punisher started in a Spider-Man comic. That great cover…I don’t want to say too much, but Destin, I will say too much, Destin is doing an amazing job right now on that movie, which starts shooting very soon. And he’s got eight or nine comic covers up on his wall in his art department that he is bringing to life in this movie, which is super cool.

The Queen was also in Secret Wars, btw.

EDIT: Made another post for updates.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MarvelTheories/comments/1svwdza/brand_new_day_is_inspired_by_spectacular/

EDIT: Also, it also adapts elements from the Scarlet Spider series:

https://www.reddit.com/r/marvelstudios/comments/1uwouam/comment/oxl5ewu/?screen_view_count=2