Spider-Verse

"Spider-Verse"
Publisher Marvel Comics
Publication date November 2014 – February 2015
Genre
Main character(s) Spider-Man
Superior Spider-Man
Spider-Woman
Silk
Kaine
Spider-Gwen
Spider-Girl (Anya Corazon)
Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
Ultimate Black Widow (Jessica Drew
Spider-Man 2099
Spider-Girl (May "Mayday" Parker)
Disney's 2010s Animated Spider-Man
Morlun
Inheritors
Creative team
Writer(s) Dan Slott
Penciller(s) Olivier Coipel
Giuseppe Camuncoli
Inker(s) Wade Von Grawbadger
Cam Smith
Colorist(s) Justin Ponsor

"Spider-Verse" is a 2014 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics.[1] According to Marvel, the storyline features every Spider-Man that has appeared in any media, all under attack by Morlun and his family, the Inheritors.

Beginning in August 2014, the event was preceded by two new issues of the cancelled Superior Spider-Man, issues of Spider-Man 2099 and a five issue run of one shots-all under the Edge of Spider-Verse banner.

Following the conclusion of the event in Amazing Spider-Man #14, some of the Spiders were featured in titles of their own including Silk of Earth-616 and Spider-Gwen, the Spider-Woman of Earth-65.

Plot

The various Spider-Men that appear in the storyline. Art by Gabriele Dell'Otto.

Prelude

On Earth-311, Peter Parquagh is on stage at the Globe Theater when Morlun appears. Peter attempts to defend himself, but Morlun proves too powerful and absorbs Peter's life essence. Before disappearing into another dimension, Morlun declares that all spiders will die.[2]

Edge of Spider-Verse

Edge of Spider-Verse: Superior Spider-Man

The Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in Spider-Man's body) is pulled via a time warp into the year 2099. Superior Spider-Man attempts to return home, but instead transfers to alternate Earths, where he finds the bodies of alternate Spider-Men, all slain by similar double-puncture wounds. He decides to assemble an army of Spider-Men to fight the killer.

In the back-up story, the Earth-8351 version of Peter Parker battles Karn alongside Wolverine who is killed. Karn is about to kill Peter, only to be knocked down by the Superior Spider-Man. The Superior Spider-Man convinces Peter to join his army.[3]

In a world inhabited by a cyborg Spider-Man, the Superior Spider-Man and his Spider-Men attack Karn, but he is unaffected by their weapons. When Karn's brother and sister Brix and Bora arrive, the Spider-Men are forced to retreat. On Earth-1771, Karn kills that reality's version of Ai Apaec. The Superior Spider-Man makes plans with the assassin Spider-Man and a Spider-Girl to do what needs to be done to eliminate their foes.[4]

Edge of Spider-Verse: Miniseries

Earth-90214 is the home of Peter Parker, alias the Spider-Man. While battling Mysterio, the Spider-Man is attacked by Karn, but saved by the timely arrival of the Superior Spider-Man, who takes them back to the year 2099.[5]

On Earth-65, Gwen Stacy became Spider-Woman, while Peter Parker became the Lizard. Peter died while fighting Gwen, and Spider-Woman is blamed for his death by J. Jonah Jameson and her father, Captain George Stacy. She is a member of the Mary Janes, a rock band led by Mary Jane Watson. At a gig where her band is playing, an assassin makes an attempt on George Stacy's life. Gwen defeats the assassin, but Captain Stacy holds Spider-Woman at gun point. Gwen is forced to reveal who she is. Shocked, Captain Stacy tells her to leave while she can. The events are watched by a British Spider-Man called Spider-UK[6]

In an anime-like universe, Aaron Aikman uses his spider-based powers and an advanced suit of armor to become The Spider-Man. Years ago, Aaron's old lover Kaori Ikegami found her daughter brain dead after a car accident. Kaori became a recluse, but has now returned claiming that her daughter is awake and possessed by something. Kaori's daughter forces her to kidnap people, possessing those people in turn, and now the possessed are assembling into an army. Aaron suits up, but Morlun appears and tell him this is "the end of your story."[7]

In another universe, Patton Parnell is a disturbed young man who lives with his abusive Uncle Ted. Patton "experiments" on animals and spies on his next-door neighbor Sarah Jane. On a trip to Alcorp Industries, Patton is bitten by an enormous red spider. The following day he eats a mouse, which awakens his spider-like abilities. When his Uncle Ted comes home, Patton transforms into a spider-like monster and kills him, and later kills school bully Gene and a young boy. Sarah Jane comes to his house looking for Gene. Patton kisses her, bites her neck, then transforms into a monstrous spider-like creature. Morlun arrives and drains Patton's life force, allowing Sarah Jane to escape. The following morning, hundreds of baby spiders emerge from the bite on Sarah Jane's neck.[8]

In yet another universe, Peni Parker is a half-Asian school girl whose father piloted the robot SP//dr. SP//dr's pilot is chosen by an intelligent radioactive spider who becomes mentally-linked to the new pilot. After her father dies in battle, Peni take his place. After defeating Mysterio, Peni meets Spider-Ham and Old Man Spider (an elderly Spider-Man from Earth-4 who wears the same costume as "Last Stand Spider-Man"). The two tell Peni that Spiders all over the multiverse are being hunted, including her. Peni jumps with the other two into another universe.[9]

Edge of Spider-Verse: Spider-Man 2099

The Miguel from the Exiles begins having visions of other versions of himself being slain. These are caused when Morlun feasts on alternate versions of Miguel O'Hara. Miguel prepares to flee to Earth-616 where Morlun was once killed. As Morlun keeps killing iterations of Miguel, Earth-616's Miguel (now stuck in the 21st century) begins to feel the deaths as well. Just as the Exiles' Miguel is about to make the dimensional jump, Morlun arrives and kills him in front of the Earth-616 Miguel. Hesitant to step into Earth-616 as he is afraid of that Earth's Peter Parker, Morlun retreats. Miguel realizes he must find Peter Parker.[10]

Edge of Spider-Verse: Amazing Spider-Man

At the Omniverse, Billy Braddock (AKA Spider-UK) is one of the newest recruits of the Captain Britain Corps. Scanning other universes, he see the deaths of alternate Spider-Men by the Inheritors: Morlun slays Earth-1983 Spider-Man and his teammates Iceman and Firestar; Brix and Bora kill a Spider-cat on Earth-999; and on Earth-7831, Daemos kills Spider-Man and several of the animalistic residents of Counter-Earth. Daemos' brother Jennix detects Billy watching them; he immediately cuts the scanner feed. As Saturnyne and Lady Roma discuss their concerns about the Incursions that are destroying many dimensions, Spider-UK tries to explain about the killings of the Spiders across the multiverse. Saturnyne rebuffs him. A sympathetic Roma gives him a talisman that allows him to travel through the web of life in order to save the remaining Spiders.[11]

On Earth-982, Daemos attacks May Parker (Peter Parker's daughter and the heroine known as Spider-Girl). Her boyfriend Wes, Peter, and Mary Jane sacrifice themselves in order to save her and her baby brother Ben. Spider-UK and Last Stand Spider-Man arrive via portal and take her and Benjy away. May vows to kill Daemos, even if that means going against everything her father taught her.[12]

Main plot

The story opens with Spider-Man waking up to a phone call from J. Jonah Jameson, telling him to get over to "Armstrong Park" to get pictures of a super villain. Morlun is waiting at the park and kills Peter. It is then revealed that this is Earth-449 where humanity lives on the Moon and that this Spider-Man is called Spider-Moon-Man.

On Earth-001, Morlun is taunted by Daemos and Verna about which Spider-Man he killed. Verna goes on a hunt with her Hounds Sable, Fireheart, and Kravinoff (Earth-001's version of Silver Sable, Puma, and Kraven the Hunter). Daemos tells Morlun the family knows he has been avoiding a specific thread of the Great Web, which is revealed to be Earth-616.

On Earth-616, Spider-Man and Silk discuss their problem (whenever they get close, they feel the need to mate) and possible solutions. They run into Looter who has stolen equipment from Spider-Island II. Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, and Spider-Man 2099 arrive and Spider-Man 2099 tells Peter they need to talk. The henchman is stopped by Spider-UK, Spider-Girl of Earth-982, and Spider-Ham. Spider-UK explains they are the Spiders of other dimensions and that all the strands of the Great Web are converging on him. Spider-Girl of Earth-982 says they need his help to stop the Inheritors. Spider-UK tells him Morlun's elder brother Daemos is coming to Earth-616 and all of them head into a portal to another dimension.

In Eastern Europe at the home of the New Warriors, Peter Parker's clone Kaine Parker (AKA Scarlet Spider) and other members of the New Warriors are beaten down by Daemos. Kaine stabs Daemos through the chest with his arm spikes. Daemos realizes that Kaine can hurt him, because he is the current receptacle of the Other. Old Man Spider-Man, Spider-Man of Earth-70105, and Spider-Woman of Earth-65 appear. Daemos snaps Spider-Man of Earth-70105's spine and the others escape through a portal.

On Earth-13, a large group of Spider-Men are gathered. Cosmic Spider-Man tells Spider-Man this is a world where he never lost the Enigma Force and the Inheritors would be foolish to come here. However, he cannot leave his world or the Enigma Force would stay behind. Spider-UK says there is a war coming and Peter is the greatest of them all.

On Earth-001, at a dinner-table laden with crippled Spider-Totems, Brix, Bora, Jennix, and Daemos wait impatiently for Morlun to arrive. Daemos dismisses Jennix's concern that the Spiders are banding together. The siblings' father Solus reveals he has known all along where the Bride, the Other, and the Scion are located, then asks his children what the Web of Life and Destiny means to them. Brix and Bora view the Web as an eternal game, a competition to see who can kill the most Totems. Jennix sees the Web as a puzzle to be solved as the Weaver told him that he would never unravel its secrets. Daemos views the Web as a license for debauchery, as the Master Weaver informed him that he would perish before his father and he wants to enjoy what life he had left to the fullest. Morlun responds that as Solus' chosen heir, the Great Web is his legacy and obligation. Solus says the Web is all things and everywhere and that it is their kingdom, making them the Inheritors of All Creation. The Spider-Man from Earth-9105 calls the Inheritors thieves and warns that the other Spiders will stop them.[13]

On Earth-1610, Miles Morales and Jessica Drew are attacked by Verna's Hounds, but are saved by Superior Spider-Man, Assassin Spider-Man, and Spider-Punk. While Verna mourns the deaths of her Hounds, Miles tells her she made things personal between them.

On Earth-13, Spider-Man asks why he is special and is told it is because he is the only one who faced an Inheritor and won. Spider-UK gets a reading on the second team and Old Man Spider-Man says they need to act quickly to recruit them. Peter insists Spider-Woman of Earth-65 stay behind. Old Man Spider-Man gives Spider-Man one of their devices to travel the Great Web and tells him to pick a team. Old Man Spider insists Silk remain behind, refusing to say why. Silk waits until they have gone through the portal and then follows.

The group arrive on Earth-928, and Peter is horrified to see the Superior Spider-Man in charge. Old Man Spider-Man tries to explain that Kaine and Silk are the receptacles of the Other and the Bride, but Superior Spider-Man dismisses his talk of Totems as superstition. Daemos emerges from a portal and kills Spider-Cyborg, but Superior Spider-Man manages to kill Daemos. Spider-Man is surprised that Daemos's body does not disintegrate as Morlun did when Spider-Man last killed him. Spider-Man 2099 explains they used 2099 technology to put Daemos' corpse in stasis. Old Man Spider-Man tries again to explain about the Totems, but is killed when a second Daemos (plus Brix and Bora) appears and snaps his neck. In the ensuing chaos, Assassin Spider-Man is killed. Kaine and Ben Reilly deduce that the Inheritors are clones (explaining why their bodies disintegrate upon death) and Ben opens a portal to the Inheritors' home base. Ultimate Spider-Woman (now going by the name Black Widow) joins them stating she is a clone as well. Spider-UK opens a portal to Earth-13 for the rest to escape. The dying Old Man Spider reveals himself to be Ezekiel Sims from Earth-4 and tells Peter to protect the Totems at all costs. Silk steals Spider-Man's portal device, intending to set right the deaths she caused and opens a portal while attracting the Inheritors' attention. Arriving on Earth-13, Spider-Man is met by an angry Superior Spider-Man, who announces they are at war with the Inheritors and from this point on, he is in charge.[14]

Peter and Otto argue about who is better suited to lead the Spiders. As they fight, Spider-Man realizes Otto thinks Peter is from before the mind-swap took place, not after. Taking advantage of this, Spider-Man challenges Superior Spider-Man to prove his superiority and kill him. Unwilling to create a time paradox, Superior Spider-Man backs down. Spider-Man tells Superior Spider-Man that since the Inheritors cannot die, killing is not the solution.

On Earth-13989, Karn slays a werewolf version of Spider-Man called Spider-Wolf and asks Solus if he can finally return home. Solus commands the Master Weaver to send Karn to another more challenging world. Solus mocks Morlun's fear of the Spider-Man of Earth-616. Morlun says he is concerned about the prophecy and that "the Other," "the Bride," and "the Scion" have all manifested. Solus agrees they could end the Inheritors' reign, but rebukes him when Morlun says the Scion still lies outside their reach. Solus calls for Jennix to join them, claiming it is time to crush the Spiders' last hope.

On Earth-13, Spider-Man tells Superior Spider-Man he respects his expertise and would be a fool not to seek his advice. Checking with their away teams, Peter gets no response from Kaine's group, and is brushed off by Spider-Man 2099. Spider-UK reports Spider-Man Noir was badly injured and Spider-Woman and Silk have taken him to die on his home world. Superior Spider-Man says he has located the Inheritors' homeworld, but they need a stronger army. Peter asks Spider-Girl and Spider-Woman of Earth-65 to help him gather recruits. Spider-Man apologizes to Gwen for his prior over protectiveness. He confesses he failed to save the Gwen Stacy of his world and in turn, Gwen tells him of her failure to save the Peter of her world. They agree to watch each other's backs. Peter sends Miles Morales and Animated Spider-Man to gather more troops.

On Earth-13, Morlun and Jennix emerge from portals, killing Captain Spider and Spider-Monkey. Captain Universe destroys Jennis with the Enigma Force. Solus arrives and reveals the Enigma Force is pure life force energy on which the Inheritors feed. and devours Cosmic Spider-Man. He tells the Spiders that nowhere is safe for them, then commands Morlun to claim their prize. Morlun takes Benjy Parker from Spider-Girl of Earth-982, declaring him to be the receptacle of the Scion.[15]

On Earth-802, Jennix regenerates from a clone fetus. He declines to return to the battlefield complaining that eating a monkey is hardly worth his time and returns to his research. Outside, Black Widow of Earth-1610, Kaine, and Ben Reilly prepare to make an assault on his headquarters, the Baxter Building.

Back on Earth-13, the Spider charge Solus, who mocks them for thinking him weakened after consuming the greatest life force of that dimension. He easily kills the Prince of Arachne and Spider-Arachnosaurus. Morlun takes Benjy to Earth-001. Spider-UK calls Spider-Man and tells him the Safe Zone is lost. Spider-Man, Spider-Woman of Earth-65, Spider-Girl, Mangaverse Spider-Man, and Spider-Man J arrive, followed by Takuya Yamashiro, the Spider-Man of Earth-51778 who is flying his giant robot Leopardon. Takuya charges Solus, but Solus destroys Leopardon. The Spiders open a random portal in order to escape. Superior Spider-Man congratulates Spider-Man for making the choice to leave a man behind for the safety of the rest. Spider-Man tells him he has a plan and swears to Spider-Girl that they will find Benjy.

Meanwhile, Silk, on the run from Brix and Bora, arrives on Earth-3145, a radioactive wasteland. When Brix steps out of the portal, he is nearly killed by the radiation before Bora can pull him to safety. Realizing that the irradiated world is off limits to the Inheritors, Silk covers herself in web for protection and sets off looking for a familiar location.

The Spider-Army arrives on Earth-8847. Spider-Man says he transported them randomly since the Inheritors will not know where they are if they do not know themselves. Spider-Man tries to talk to Spider-Girl of Earth-982, but she refuses to listen to him. Peter is contacted by Spider-Woman, who has infiltrated the Inheritors' house by impersonating her Earth-001 counterpart. As her communicator is damaged, Peter loses Jessica's signal. Peter calls Miguel and Lady Spider on Earth-928 as they dissect Daemos' corpse. Miguel tells him they have discovered more of the Inheritors' cloning process, but before he can say more, Jennix cuts the transmission. Since the Spiders have been moving and speaking across the dimensional threads of the Great Web, Jennix has been monitoring them the whole time. Jennix sends Verna their coordinates and she arrives with her Hounds.

On Earth-001, the Master Weaver tells Spider-Woman that Solus has forced him to reveal knowledge that has helped the Inheritors gain dominion over reality. As an act of rebellion, the Weaver has created seemingly insignificant threads that can change the design, allowing Spider-Woman to reach him so that he can give her the prophecies. These scrolls contain all they need to know of the Other, the Bride and the Scion and something else. Morlun arrives and gives Benjy to Brix and Bora. Jessica manages to use her damaged transporter to send the scrolls to Peter before Morlun discovers them.

On Earth-8847, Spider-Man receives the scrolls and is also contacted by Silk. She tells Peter to get to Earth-3145 before Jennix blocks her. Arriving on Earth-3145, Spider-Man India spots web arrows left by Cindy, and the Spiders follow the trail to Earth-3145's Sims Tower. They find Sim's bunker, which Spider-Man knows is designed to hide them from the Inheritors. Inside, they find Silk, along with Earth-3145's spider-totem: that world's Uncle Ben.[16]

On Earth-001, the Inheritors convene and Jennix apologizes to Solus for failing to stop the destruction of the cloning facility. Brix and Bora reveal that the Spiders have taken refuge on Earth-3145. Solus is unconcerned, saying that as long as they have the Scion, the Bride and the Other the rest will come to them.

On Earth-3145, Uncle Ben explains that after being bitten by the spider, he became his world's Spider-Man. All went well until his nemesis the Emerald Elf (this world's version of Green Goblin) discovered his secret identity and killed Aunt May and Peter. Brokenhearted, Ben gave up being Spider-Man. When Ezekiel Sims told him he was in danger from Morlun, Ben accepted his offer to stay in the bunker. Some time afterwards, this world's Doctor Octopus held the world at ransom with nuclear weapons. With no Spider-Man to face him, he detonated the bombs, killing everyone on this Earth.

Angered by the actions of his counterpart, Superior Spider-Man attempts to translate the scrolls using his holographic assistant. When Spider-Man notes that it resembles Anna Maria Marconi, Superior Spider-Man realizes that Spider-Man is from his future, meaning that Otto will evenutally lose everything. Spider-Girl reveals that due to her original powers having come from a cult that worships the Master Weaver, she can read the text. The first scroll contains a prophecy that the Inheritors will lose to the Spiders 1000 years in the future, and the only way of averting this fate is by sacrificing the Other, the Bride, and the Scion, which will stop new totems from existing. Spider-Girl of Earth-982 demands they travel to Earth-001 and rescue Benjy, the Scion.

On Earth-802, Kaine, Black Widow of Earth-1610, and Ben Reilly have destroyed Jennix's cloning facilities, but at the cost of Ben's life. The Inheritors, sensing the presence of the Other and the Bride, go on the offensive. On Earth-3145, Spider-Girl states they can use the contents of the second scroll which contains Karn's life story to turn him to their side. Spider-Man contacts Kaine, who reveals he is on Loomworld and intends to kill the Inheritors. Spider-Man then contacts his away teams, ordering them to rendezvous at Earth-001.

On Earth-001, Kaine transforms into a massive Man-Spider as the Inheritors arrive. The Other impales Solus on multiple spines, killing him. An enraged Morlun rips off one of the Other's legs and stab it through the head, apparently killed Kaine.

On Earth-3145, Peter tries to talk Uncle Ben into joining the fight, quoting his Uncle Ben's lesson that "with great power must also come great responsibility". Ben, however, is afraid to fail again. An angry Superior Spider-Man upbraids Ben, stating that he lost more times than he won but that did not keep him from fighting. Superior Spider-Man's rant inspires Ben to put the costume and the Spider-Army sets off for the final battle.[17]

The Spiders and a now redeemed Karn head to Loomworld for the final battle with the Inheritors. Miguel O'Hara and Lady Spider arrive with a repaired Leopardon, now powered by radioactive isotopes. Spider-Ham disguises himself as Benjy, allowing Ben Parker to take Benjy back to his home reality. Meanwhile, Superior Spider-Man's plan to put an end the Inheritors' reign by killing the Master Weaver does stop the Inheritors, but also causes the fabric of reality to unwind. Spider-Girl threatens to destroy the crystal that contains Solus' soul, but changes her mind after realizing that "heroes don't kill". The Inheritors are exiled to Earth-3145, where they are forced to hide in the bunker to avoid death by radiation. Karn discovers that the Master Weaver is a future version of himself, and his destiny is to take on the role. Superior Spider-Man is sent back to his correct time without any memory of the events. With the Inheritors no longer a threat, the Spider Army bids farwell to one another, and Peter returns to Earth-616.[18]

Tie-Ins

Scarlet Spiders

Earth-802 is ruled by Jennix of the Inheritors. Spider-Man of Earth-94, Scarlet Spider (Kaine), and Black Widow of Earth-1610 travel here in order to find the secret of his cloning process, but are intercepted by this Earth's Tony Stark. The Spiders overpower Stark and learn from him that Jennix's headquarters are in the Baxter Building. Spider-Man uses Stark's Iron Man armor to impersonate him and gain access to the Baxter Building.[19] In the Baxter Building, Jennix reveals to the Spiders that he has attempted to clone numerous Spider-Men from across the Multiverse, in an attempt to create a stock of spider-totems to consume. However, his experiments have failed because he has not been able to clone the essence of the spider (which the Inheritors feasted on) into the cloned body.[20] Spider-Man of Earth-94 sets out to destroy the device which receives the signal that allows the Inheritors to transmit their life force into new bodies. Unable to activate it remotely, Spider-Man is forced to explode the device manually, sacrificing himself in the process.[21]

Spider-Man 2099

Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Spider of Earth-803 travel to 2099 in order to dissect the clone body of the Inheritor Daemos for clues on how to defeat his brethren. Followed to the future by a new Daemos, Miguel manages to trap the Inheritor in statis field. This trap is short lived, as Daemos kills himself so yet another clone can be activated. Miguel enlists the help of Jake Gallows (the Earth-928 Punisher) to hold off the new Daemos until Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Spider of Earth-803 can transport back to the spider safe zone.[22]

Spider-Verse

On Earth-803 in 1895, May Reilly's father kept numerous animals in his study. One of these animals was a spider. One day, May Reilly opened the spider's cage so it could get comfort as she believed it to be upset for its captivity. May then tried to pet the spider and as soon as her hand got near, the spider bit her. According to May, the spider taught her an important lesson which was not to let anyone cage you. After her father died, May used spare parts of his garage to create a suit with four mechanical arms which enabled her to climb walls. She also created mechanical web-shooters. During a ball May was attending, Electro took the mayor hostage. May used this as the opportunity to debut as the Lady Spider. She confronted Electro and webbed him up. However, soon the rest of the Six Men of Sinestry (which also consisted of Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Kraven the Hunter, Mysterio, and Vulture) arrived. After taking some plans the mayor had hidden in his tuxedo, the Six Men of Sinestry were forced to retreat due to the opposition Lady Spider posed for them. Believing she would miss the ball, May left the scene to return there.[23]

On Earth-30847 (the setting of the Marvel vs. Capcom franchise), Spider-Man is confronted by Morlun who announces his intent to kill him. Spider-Man goes on the offensive using his most powerful attacks, but Morlun is uninjured and defeats him with a single punch, leaving the boy playing the video game surprised and outraged. On Earth-138, Hobart "Hobie" Brown was a homeless teenager transformed by a spider that was irradiated as part of President Norman "Ozzy" Osborn's toxic waste dumping. He becomes the punk-rock inspired Spider-Man, leading the downtrodden people of New York and the Spider-Army against Osborn's V.E.N.O.M. troops. Originally operating as Spider-Punk, Hobie managed to kill President Osborn during a riot by bashing him with his guitar. After President Osborn is dead, Spider-Punk unmasked himself to the viewing crowd as their savior.[24]

On Spider-Verse #2, two spider men fell back to replace web cartridges and talked about some of the spider men they met. One of them was referred to as "The guy from seabiscuit" which is a reference to actor Tobey Maguire, which means the Spider-Man from the 2002-2007 trilogy was in the battle as well. Another reference was made about "the guy who was in The Social Network", a reference to Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man from the 2010-2012 reboot and a "guy singing show tunes" which is a possible reference to Broadway's Spider-Man show.

Spider-Verse Team-Up

On Earth-94, Ben Reilly was not killed by Green Goblin. He is fighting alternate versions of the Vulture sent by Verna when Old Man Spider and Spider-Ham arrive. During the fight, they are paralyzed by poisoned knives thrown by the Vultures. Ben manages to break free due to having fought a similar type of control when he was bonded with the Carnage symbiote. He webs one of the Vultures, causing him to throw acid at one of his partners. The distraction is enough for Old Man Spider and Spider-Ham to break free and web the rest of the Vultures. They escape to Earth-13.

On an unknown Earth, Peter Parker was allergic to the bite of the radioactive spider, and lapsed into a coma. Uncle Ben and Aunt May are with Peter at the hospital while their house is burgled (meaning this Uncle Ben is not killed as the mainstream one was). Spider-Man Noir and Six-Armed Spider-Man, having arrived to recruit Peter, realize the Inheritors will still come for him, despite his condition. The Six-Armed Spider-Man creates a cure similar to the one which had given him his extra arms in order to save the comatose Peter. Before the antidote can be completed, Peter turns into a mindless Man-Spider and attacks Uncle Ben and Aunt May, but is restrained by Spider-Man Noir. The Six-Armed Spider-Man is able to cure Peter with the serum.[25]

On Earth-67, Peter Parker hears of two Spider-Men spotted in New York City: the Animated Spider-Man and Miles Morales. Peter attacks them, but stops when Miles convinces him they are from alternate dimensions. Spider-Man-67 agrees to join them, but only after they help find the recently escaped Noah Boddy. Noah and the Spider-Catchers (consisting of Electro, Green Goblin, Scorpion, and Vulture) suddenly attack and incapacitate the three Spider-Men. When Noah and the Spider-Catchers argue over who should get the privilege to kill the heroes, the three Spider-Men manage to trick the Spider-Catchers into attacking each other, and Miles is able to render Noah Boddy unconscious with his venom blast. After dropping off the villains with the police, Spider-Man-67 leaves for Earth-13 with the other Spider-Men.

On Earth-21205, Verna and her Hounds Rhino and Scorpion arrive to hunt Hobgoblin (the identity of this world's Peter Parker) and drain his life force. They are thwarted when Peter sacrifices himself to buy time for an injured Spider-Woman of Earth-65 to escape.[26]

Karn came to Earth-3123 to kill the spider-totem of this reality called Spider-Ma'am (the identity of Aunt May). May surrendered herself willingly, if only to keep her husband and nephew from harm. However, Karn was stopped by Spider-Girl, Spider-UK, Spider-Punk, Spider-Man of Earth-50101, and Spider-Woman of Earth-807128. Disarmed, Karn rebukes their attempts to reason with him as they reveal intimate details about his history and ask him to join them. The Spiders state that they could come up with a method for Karn to survive without killing and fulfill his lifelong desire of traveling the Multiverse recording the beauty of the different dimensions. The Spiders reveal that the Master Weaver gave them the scroll which contains all the information regarding him and the other Inheritors stating that while Karn could use that information to undermine them and be taken back in by his family, he'd never be truly accepted. Karn acknowledges the truth in their words asking if they could truly forgive him for the atrocities he committed and warning them that his hunger might be uncontrollable. Karn also thanks them for giving him new hope. The Spiders allow him to drain a non-lethal amount of life-force from each of them to satiate his hunger and Karn agreed to join them against the Inheritors.[27]

Spider-Woman

Spider-Woman followed Silk with Spider-Man Noir to an unknown reality where they were being tracked by Brix and Bora. Spider-Man Noir was wounded and the trio escaped to Earth-90214 to allow him to recover from his injuries. After this, she was sent by Spider-Man to Earth-001 to gather more information on the Inheritors.[28] Spider-Woman begins her infiltration on the Inheritors' headquarters where she manages to pose as Miss Drew.[29]

Aftermath

After recuperating, the Spiders open a portal to Earth-982 to send Spider-Girl of Earth-982 home. Before leaving, Spider-Girl of Earth-982 apologizes to Spider-Man for her harsh words, but he tells her that she suffered more than anyone else and that he's proud of her for not letting that break her. Returning to the ruins of her home, Spider-Girl of Earth-982 encounters Ben Parker from Earth-3145 who reveals that Mary Jane and Wes survived Daemos' attack. After a tearful reunion, Spider-Girl of Earth-982 asks if her father survived, but is told that he died protecting his loved ones. Uncle Ben chooses to remain on Earth-982 and live out the remainder of his chance of life as Mayday's and Benjy's grandfather, something that other alternate reality Ben Parkers were unable to achieve so and Mayday is given her world's father's old costume renaming herself Spider-Woman. On Loomworld, the remainder of the Spider-Army says their goodbyes. Miles Morales laments that he and Spider-Man didn't get to spend more time together and Peter jokingly states that they'll meet again suggesting that they hang out in Earth-616 next time. Spider-Punk of Earth-138 tells Spider-UK to keep an eye on Karn stating that while he may seem reformed, he still killed a lot of Spiders. When only Spider-UK, Spider-Woman of Earth-65, Spider-Man 2099, and the Spiders from Earth-616 remain, Peter prepares to say goodbye to Spider-Man 2099 when their Spider Senses collectively overwhelm them with agony. Karn realizes someone is tampering with the Web of Life and Destiny and they rush to the web to find Superior Spider-Man hacking at the Web with Morlun's dagger. When Karn shouts that he could destroy the Multiverse, Superior Spider-Man sneers that he's aware of his destiny and tries to reject his fate, revealing that he figured out that Peter Parker from his universe is from the future.

On Earth-616, Julia Carpenter awakens from her coma and shouts that the Great Web is being destroyed and that she can see nothing of the future. As Superior Spider-Man continues to cut the threads, Karn states that at any moment he could erase them from existence and Spider-UK states they're losing portals home. Peter tells Spider-Woman of Earth-65 and Spider-Man 2099 to head to their home dimensions before it's too late while he leads the Earth-616 Spiders against Superior Spider-Man. Spider-Woman of Earth-65 complains that she never found out how the story ended. Spider-Man 2099 reveals to her that in the end Peter takes his body back from Doctor Octopus.

Superior Spider-Man battles with Spider-Woman and Spider-Girl stating that by destroying the Web, he's giving them free will. When Anya sees there's totemic script on the dagger, Superior Spider-Man attempts to stab her before being punched away by Spider-Man. Superior Spider-Man sneers that Spider-Man is a coward for ganging up on him, but Spider-Man points out that he did the same thing as the founder of the Sinister Six. Taking advantage of the distraction, Spider-Girl immobilizes Superior Spider-Man's arm and reads that there will always be a Master Weaver at the center of the Great Web. Silk recalls that the Inheritors referred to her as the "Spinner at the center of the Web" and wonders if her destiny is to take the Master Weaver's place. While Superior Spider-Man again tries to stab Spider-Girl, he snaps that his world needs him and that he's the greatest Spider-Man ever. Spider-Man and Spider-Woman knock him back, and Spider-Girl secures the dagger reading that anyone can take the place of the current Master Weaver, but only death can free the Master Weaver from their sacred obligation. Silk, having spent most of her life trapped in one room, balks at the idea of spending the rest of eternity trapped again and Karn commiserates with her.

Superior Spider-Man accuses Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of hypocritically claiming to fight for freedom while trying to lock him on a fixed path that ends in his death. Peter snaps that it was Superior Spider-Man himself that set the path in motion. Silk resolves to take the Master Weaver's place, unmasking him and expressing confusion at not recognizing his identity. Karn states that he finally knows who the Master Weaver is and unmasks himself revealing that he and the Master Weaver are one and the same. Superior Spider-Man punches Spider-Woman away, challenging Spider-Man to a one-on-one duel to see who the better hero is. Spider-Man retorts that a real hero wouldn't have tried to murder Spider-Girl or destroy the Multiverse in order to save himself, revealing that Superior Spider-Man will understand what it means to be a true hero when he willingly sacrifices himself and gives up their body of his own free will.

Analyzing the Master Weaver's armor, Karn notices a slot that fits the prongs of the spear he made as a child, which acts as a key to open the mechanism. When Silk asks how he could possibly be in two places at once, Karn states that the flow of time differs in Earth-001, using the coexistence of Spider-Man and Superior Spider-Man as an example. When Spider-Girl states that only a Spider Totem should be able to repair the web, Karn states that he's consumed enough Totems for their essence to enable him to take the Master Weaver's place, donning the Master Weaver's mask and stating that this shall be his penance and hopefully salvation. Spider-Man defeats Superior Spider-Man who feigns surrender, but puts Anna on a 100-day standby. Spider-Girl asks Karn if he can repair the damage done by the Inheritors and Superior Spider-Man. Karn states that in time he can fix the web, but that in the meantime all the Spiders' connections to it will be diminished where it will weaken their Spider-Senses.

As Karn prepares to return him to the past, Superior Spider-Man swears revenge on him, to which Karn dryly retorts that he already got by killing his future self. As Superior Spider-Man swears that he'll find a way to survive, Spider-Man shoves him through the portal and he reappears in the aftermath of the chronoton implosion that time-displaced him in the first place, his memory of the recent events erased. Karn remarks that weaving and repairing the Great Web is new to him, but that the existence of Earth-616 has been stabilized. Karn reveals that Spider-UK's dimension Earth-833 was destroyed. Spider-UK reveals that Incursions between dimensions have been erasing entire realities lamenting that he wasn't able to help his fellow corpsmen face the danger. The Earth-616 Spiders console him, reminding him that without his efforts they wouldn't have stood a chance against the Inheritors. When Silk asks if the Inheritors will be able to survive on Earth-3145 without draining the essence of Spider-Totems, Karn remarks that his family can subsist off the life force of any animal and that Earth-3145 is teeming with mutant spiders.

Spider-Man laments at the loss of Kaine gazing at the Other's corpse and stating that he deserved better than to die a monster. Spider-UK states that all the lost Spider-Totems deserved to live volunteering to travel the Multiverse and protect the worlds that lost their Spider-Totems. Spider-Girl volunteers to join him much to Spider-Woman's surprise. Karn dubs them the Warriors of the Great Web and charges them with helping him repair the severed thread. When Spider-Girl wonders if they can do it alone, Spider-UK remarks they made a number of Amazing Friends as images of Mayday Parker of Earth-982 (who is now dubbed as Spider-Woman), Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Pavitr Prabhakar, and Spider-Woman of Earth-65 appear in the Web of Life.

Karn opens a portal to Earth-616 and the Spiders bid farewell with Spider-Woman fussing over Spider-Girl and Spider-Man teasing Spider-UK one last time. After they depart, Karn offers the Warriors of the Great Web a tour of the Inheritor's palace. Unbeknown to them, a hand erupts from the Other's corpse revealing that Kaine is still alive.

On Earth-616, Silk realizes they've been gone for days and hopes the Fact Channel hasn't fired her. Spider-Woman remarks that as his own boss, Peter doesn't need to worry about such things. Spider-Man corrects her stating that for a long time, he didn't feel ready to run his own company. But that after leading the Spider-Army, he feels ready for anything. As he swings across Times Square, Spider-Man wonders if he can ever go back to the small stuff after everything he's seen. As a woman being mugged calls out for help, Spider-Man chides himself and returns her purse after subduing the robber.[30]

Titles involved

Title Issue(s) Citation(s)
Prelude
Guardians of the Galaxy FCBD 2014
The Amazing Spider-Man #4-6
Edge of Spider-Verse
Edge of Spider-Verse #1-5
Spider-Man 2099 #5
The Superior Spider-Man #32-33
The Amazing Spider-Man #7-8
Core series
The Amazing Spider-Man #9-15
Tie-ins
Scarlet Spiders #1-3
Spider-Man 2099 #6-8
Spider-Verse #1-2
Spider-Verse Team Up #1-3
Spider-Woman #1-4

Collected editions

Hardcover

Title Material collected Year ISBN
Spider-Verse The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #7-15, Superior Spider-Man 32-33, Free Comic Book Day: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (5 page Spider-Man story), Spider-Verse #1-2, Spider-Verse Team-Up #1-3, Scarlet Spiders #1-3, Spider-Woman #1-4, Spider-Man 2099 (Vol. 2) #6-8 May 2015 978-0785190356

Softcover

Title Material collected Year ISBN
The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 2: Spider-Verse Prelude The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #7-8, Superior Spider-Man 32-33, Free Comic Book Day: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (5 page Spider-Man story) Jan 2015 978-0785187981
Edge of Spider-Verse Edge of Spider-Verse #1-5 May 2015 978-0785197287
Spider-Woman Volume 1: Spider-Verse Spider-Woman (Vol. 5) #1-4 Jun 2015 978-0785154587
The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 3: Spider-Verse The Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 3) #9-15 Jul 2015 978-0785192343
Spider-Man 2099 Volume 2: Spider-Verse Spider-Man 2099 (Vol. 2) #6-12 Jul 2015 978-0785190806

Secret Wars (2015)

As part of the 2015 Secret Wars storyline, a Spider-Verse miniseries will be featured on the domain of the Battleworld called Arachnia[31] and will be starring Spider-Gwen, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Spider-Man: India, Spider-UK and Anya Corazon. After the conclusion of Secret Wars the team will rename itself and feature in a new ongoing series called Web Warriors (a name that was coined by Peter Parker from the Ultimate Spider-Man TV series during the original Spider-Verse).[32]

Months before the Secret Wars, the spider-based people of the multiverse came together as a team to stop the Inheritors from wiping them out. After the Secret Wars began however, some of them found themselves in New York with only faint glimpses of their lives before Battleworld. One of these people is Spider-Gwen (the Earth-65 version of Gwen Stacy) who is wandering around New York aimlessly as a superhero while trying to remember her life. Meanwhile, Spider-Man: India (Pavitr Prabhakar of Earth-50101), Spider-Girl, and Spider-UK (Billy Braddock of Earth-833) all come together realizing that they are all in a similar predicament of slight memory loss. Spider-Gwen begins investigating discovering that she was apparently murdered by Mayor Norman Osborn, Spider-Man's arch enemy before Spider-Man disappeared years ago. Gwen sneaks into Oscorp to discover a file in one of their tablets titled "Sinister Six", which contains pictures of Gwen, Anya, Pavitr, Billy, and two more spider-people Spider-Ham and Spider-Man Noir (from Earth-90214). Snooping around some more, Gwen finds Spider-Ham hooked up to several machines until she is caught by Mayor Norman Osborn.[33]

While trying to find out about her counterpart's life and death, Gwen Stacy snuck into Oscorp's Special Projets division and discovered Peter Porker. She escaped of the building after being discovered by Mayor Norman Osborn and was later found by the Spider-Man of India, Spider-Girl, and Spider-UK. The India Spider-Man brought them to his hideout in Chinatown where he had devised a machine to track the exotic resonances of the spider-heroes in this dimension, the device subsequently picked up another Spider. The signal brought the spider-heroes to the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Once there, they stopped the criminals Carnage and Tombstone, and discovered the origin of the signal in the form of the Noir Spider-Man of Earth-90214. The spiders were soon interrupted by the arrival of the Sinister Six (consisting of Doctor Octopus, Electro, Kraven the Hunter, Sandman, Scorpion, and Vulture).[34]

The Sinister Six defeated the Spider-Men and brought them to Mayor Norman Osborn who stated he wanted to help the, and showed no ulterior motives. Using a similar procedure to Paviitr, Mayor Osborn had developed lenses that could focus in fifth-dimensional space and created the mapping of a tattered web that appeared to be the structure of the universe using the resonances of the heroes. All of the Spider-Heroes decided to stay at the Ozcorp Tower except for Gwen. When she went to the Mount Olivet Cemetery to visit the gravestone of her deceased counterpart, she was startled by the arrival of this domain's native Peter Parker who stated that he used to be Spider-Man.[35]

Gwen and Peter were soon attacked by Venom who was sent by Mayor Osborn to follow Gwen at a discreet distance and Peter (who had lost his powers a long time ago) was captured by him, but Gwen was able to save him and defeat Venom. Afterwards, Gwen devised a plan to defeat Mayor Osborn and put it into motion. Peter sent a photo of himself to Osborn, proving he was still alive and well, for them to meet at the George Washington Bridge which destabilized him. As he prepared himself and his Sinister Six to go after Parker, Anya Corazon took the other Spider-Men to see Norman's "Caesar's Palace" which Spider-Ham mentioned to her when they were having lunch. Inside the room was the Siege Perilous, the chair reserved for the man who finds the Holy Grail, and hanging above it was a helmet linked to the chamber where the energies of the web were being directed. According to Spider-Ham whenever Osborn started to get really mad and complaining about how he was going to overthrow God Emperor Doom, he went to this room to sit in its chair. Suddenly, the room started to be filled by lightning bolts and a Thor appeared before them to reclaim the chair.[36]

Peter confronted Osborn in order to expose him as a mad man, and distract him long enough to help Spider-Woman, who had returned to Ozcorp Tower. The other Spiders were busy trying to prove the Thor they were not a threat, and Spider-Woman convinced Electro to help them by destroying the Siege Perilous to show the Thor they were on her side. The chair surged into a feedback loop that caused an explosion which destroyed the entire floor. Osborn returned shortly after, and took the advantage of all of the spiders being unconscious in the same place to tap into the chair's power. After being rescued by Spider-Ham, Peter disrupted the chair, knocking Osborn unconscious. The Sinister Six appeared immediately after the spiders had recovered, ready to destroy them now that Osborn was out of the picture. Paviitr threatened the Sinister Six with using the chair to boost their powers, and the villains called his bluff, prompting them to surrender. With Osborn defeated, the heroes concluded that the domain would go through dire times due to the lack of authority, but they were ready to help it.[37]

In other media

Although a direct adaptation of the story is yet to appear, two similar plots have appeared in a television series and a video game.

Television

Video games

References

  1. ↑ "Marvel Announces 'Spider-Verse' Event By Slott And Coipel". Comics Alliance. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  2. ↑ Free Comic Book Day Vol 2014 #Guardians
  3. ↑ The Superior Spider-Man #32
  4. ↑ The Superior Spider-Man #33
  5. ↑ Edge of Spider-Verse #1
  6. ↑ Edge of Spider-Verse #2
  7. ↑ Edge of Spider-Verse #3
  8. ↑ Edge of Spider-Verse #4
  9. ↑ "Edge of Spider-Verse #5
  10. ↑ Spider-Man 2099 (2014) #5
  11. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #7
  12. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #8
  13. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #9
  14. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #10
  15. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #11
  16. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #12
  17. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #13
  18. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #14
  19. ↑ Scarlet Spiders #1
  20. ↑ Scarlet Spiders #2
  21. ↑ Scarlet Spiders #3
  22. ↑ Spider-Man 2099 Vol. 2 #7
  23. ↑ Spider-Verse #1
  24. ↑ Spider-Verse #2
  25. ↑ Spider-Verse Team-Up #1
  26. ↑ Spider-Verse Team-Up #2
  27. ↑ Spider-Verse Team-Up #3
  28. ↑ Spider-Woman Vol. 5 #1
  29. ↑ Spider-Woman Vol. 5 #2
  30. ↑ Amazing Spider-Man Vol. 3 #15
  31. ↑ "Exclusive: Mike Costa Talks SPIDER-VERSE, Marvel’s New SECRET WARS Series". Nerdist.
  32. ↑ Rich Johnston. "Spider-Gwen Stars In Web Warriors Launched By Mike Costa And David Baldeon #MarvelOctober (UPDATE)". Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movie, TV News.
  33. ↑ Spider-Verse Vol 2. #1
  34. ↑ Spider-Verse Vol. 2 #2
  35. ↑ Spider-Verse Vol. 2 #3
  36. ↑ Spider-Verse Vol. 2 #4
  37. ↑ Spider-Verse Vol. 2 #5
  38. ↑ http://www.windowscentral.com/spider-man-unlimited-update-draws-it-marvels-spider-verse-comics-event
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  40. ↑ "Solus Crashes Down in Spider-Man Unlimited - News - Marvel.com".
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