Otherwise known as Dan Slott's mean-spirited troll of fandom.The story, if one can call it that, is ridiculously trite. Dan Slott reaches back to the far superior J. Michael Straczynski era and brings back Morlun, a fearsome foe on the metaphysical level whose defeat almost killed Peter (or did actually kill him, only for Peter to come back thanks to spiritual forces). The Straczynski story had many layers, putting a man of science (Peter) up against a force of nature (Morlun), forcing Peter to

There is a lot to like here but this collection is not without flaws. Story-wise, this is an interesting effort by Dan Slott. I was surprised by how dark the story starts out. A great hero needs great challenges to overcome and Slott creates a very challenging family of villains, the Inheritor family, working their way thru the multi-verse killing each world's version of Spider-Man. It is pretty cool to see some of the different versions of Spider-Man and the main story starts out featuring the

When it comes to Spider-Man, I’ve always been more of a fan of his street level adventures. So Spider-Verse, an epic that sees Peter Parker traversing the multiverse, didn’t have much surface appeal to me. So I’m thankful that I took the plunge based on affection for writer Dan Slott’s run on the character thus far, because this is one of the more enjoyable crossovers in recent memory.Morlun, an unstoppable, vampiric supervillain introduced during JMS’ Spider-Man is back and this time, he’s brou...

I did it! I read the whole thing in monthlies as it came out. From the prelude spider-verse tie ins introducing Spider-Gwen to the team up books. I don't usually go all in for Marvel events. I sometimes read them when they go out on Unlimited or if they're released in one omnibus. Going all in for events is expensive, but chose to do it for Spider-Verse because the premise intrigued me. Every Spider-man from the multiverse must come together in order to stop the evil inheritors. Slott uses it as...

I was really hoping that Marvel would put something like this together for Spider-Verse, a massive crossover event in the Spider-books from last year. I had considered trying to find all of the issues individually, something I've only done one other time in the past (in the early 90s) with the original Crisis on Infinite Earths by DC. That hunt took almost two years to find all of the issues and tie-ins, and it was a lot of fun, but not something I relish doing again.The best thing I liked about...

This started off well, but quickly delved into inanity; by the time I finished it, I was past ready for it to be over. I'll stick with single universe Peter Parker from now on.

This event was much more interested in toying around with lots of different Spider-Men than it was with having an interesting plot or three-dimensional villains. It was also way too long. I was ready for this to be over by about the half-way point. Still, all of the different Spider-Men were neat and this event gave us Spider-Gwen-whose comics I enjoy quite a bit-so it wasn't completely skippable. Also, the movie (which, oddly enough, has nothing to do with this event at all plot-wise) was much,...

A very beefy story with so many different Spider-Man heroes from other universes all team up together with plenty of that Spidey action and attitude that never stops. A- (91%/Excellent)

Good fun, but nothing more. Just spiderman candy at the end of the day.

Wow! I picked up the Spider-Verse hardcover on sale for almost no money at all, not expecting much and just out of curiosity — after all, I wasn’t a huge fan of Dan Slott’s Superior Spider-Man or the first volume of Marvel NOW Amazing Spider-Man. Little did I know that Spider-Verse would end up one of my favorite Marvel global events!Now, let’s get this straight: my standard for event books like this is lower than for normal comics. These things are plotted, structured, written and drawn by a hu...

While certainly boring at times and arguably too long, I thoroughly enjoyed "Spider-Verse" on the whole. It achieved just about everything I ask of an event comic:1. Tie-ins that actually add value? Check!2. Mystery and intrigue? Yes.3. An epic conflict worthy of an event? Absolutely.4. Good character development in spite of a large cast? Absofreakinglutely5. Balance of humor, terror, sadness and triumph? Yep.6. A meaningful resolution of conflict? Si.7. Lasting impact? Sure looks that way.There...

3.5! Reads a lot like “Crisis on Infinite Earths” and “Blackest Night”World: The art is solid, there are a lot of different artists in this event and that is expected but most of the art is solid, it fits the tone of the series and the subtle and not so subtle changes in the illustration style for each Spidey is a beautiful touch. I will say though the Spidey 2099 issues were by far the most unappealing of the lot, especially the way Drew was drawn...I don’t need all these porn poses. The world

Check out the main book's review for the summary, here for the colour commentary.I had so much fun with the main book that it was a *pleasure* chasing all the crossovers and spin-off miniseries. Even the stuff that Marvel pasted together into this, the obligatory grab-bag of issues and stories (i.e. the stuff that no reader in their right mind would buy on its own). (When was the last time you could say *this* about a modern-day comics event? Not I.)Every big and small side-story felt like it *a...

A great Spidey event! Loved all the little interactions and how they all worked together!TW for death, cannibalism, humans being hunted for sport, a few bits of body horror

This is really more of a 3.5-er for me.But I'm feeling generous about the Spider-Man Mythos today. (That, and this was nowhere NEAR as bad as the "Clone Saga" which I finished reading recently.)

This is a monster volume of comics at 600+ pages. It includes the main Spider-Verse story and all of the tie-in stories. However, it organizes the stories in a way that doesn't make much sense. It presents a Superior Spider-man series that provides some background for the main story. After that, it presents the event story, and then all of the rest of the tie-in stories after that. The problem with that is that once you get to the tie-in stories, you already know how the main plot resolves, so a...

The concept is a bit ridiculous but Dan Slott pulls it off. I've enjoyed his Spider-Man stories greatly.

#13 of 2015 Reading ChallengeSpiderverse summed up in one word: BORING!!!

Read all these in single issue. It was just so insane. Really loved. it. Like all the different spider-men from all the different worlds.

Whilst the Avengers and X-Men drip drip mediocre events towards The End, Dan Slott and co. produce a great piece of work it’s the Inheritors again, ready for it… ALL the Spider-Men, including Spider-Woman, Arana, Silk, Spider-Ham, Spider-Man Noir, Mayday, Kaine, Ben Reilly, Spider-Man UK and many many more. Great event, especially for the fan boys (and girls). This is another innovative piece of work that has helped Spider-verse supplant the Avengers-verse as my favourite Marvel reality. 7 out o...