Tweaking destiny.
The cast keeps on expanding even as it seems hopeless to
struggle further. The Spider gang seems to need every help they can get, and
the Weaver seems to be their only chance.
As much as I liked Coipel, Guiseppe Camuncoli seems to have
been born to draw the Spider Universe.
SPOILERS FOLLOW……………..
Morlun manages to take Benny away despite his sister’s best
efforts, while Solus the Elder continues to prey on the Spiders, taking out
Spider Lizard and Spider Knight.
But Spider-Man brings reinforcements, including a Power
Ranger inspired one who manages to keep Solus at bay. The robot is lost, but it’s
host manages to escape alongwith the other Spiders to another Jurrasic style
universe.
As seen in Spider-Woman #2, Silk manages to find an universe
where the Inheritors cannot tread due to radiation though it is more bearable
(but lethal) to the Spiders.
Also, Spider-Woman aka Jessica Drew is undercover as a hand
maiden for the Inheritors – apparently thanks to a doppelganger in the
Inheritor universe who she took out. But the Weaver mentions that he altered
reality to make that exchange possible, and gives Jessica some important
scrolls.
She sends them to Peter just as Morlun and Solus arrive.
Peter catches up with all of them, as we see Miguel and Lady
Spider operating on Daemos’ corpse, Spider-Woman as above and Miles on a
bizarre team-up mission (was that a Spider-Horse?) but are interrupted by Jennix,
the scholar Inheritor, who has been listening all along.
Lady Verna and her pets arrive and the fight takes place
with casualties, before Silk informs them that she’s found a new base.
We see the radioactive world and following Silk’s elaborate
directions, they reach Ezekiel’s base for Inheritor protection where they meet
the newest recruit – Uncle Ben.
Say Whatttttt????
One thing you cannot accuse Slott of is shying away from the
ridiculous aspects of Peter’s world. We saw a Spider-Horse, a talking Spider
Car and a black and white small Japanese Spider-Man, not to mention Power
Ranger Spidey!
But by including so many side-missions, the focus seems to
be disrupted to the point where the coherency is being lost. Catching up
involves lot of panels without context and this is one event where the tie-ins
need to be read to fully understand the plot.
SPOILERS END………………..
The frantic battle continues, as every time the Spider resistance
appears to have the upper hand, they are proved otherwise.
There are some intriguing ideas thrown out here (one of
which seems a cheap out), and overall combined with an exceptional art display,
continues the forward momentum of this event.
So, I give it 8.5 out of 10.
+Excellent forward momentum
+Great imagery
+Some great character moments
+Intriguing ideas
+Tie-ins made to be important
-One reveal felt like a cheap out
-Unnecessary catching up with some of the tie-ins
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