SPIDER-MAN: EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE
TPB
Dan Slott
is bringing multiple Spider-Men from various universes into the upcoming Spider-Verse story arc. Edge of Spider-Verse begins in
Superior-Spiderman where Doc Ock travels into the future Superior Spider-Man #19. Doc Ock travels to the
world of 2099 and builds a time portal to take him back. He
discovers a world where Spider-Man is the fifth member of the Fantastic Four as
well as the Indian Spider-Man. Doc Ock gathers other Spider-Men from other
timelines. Doc
Ock builds an army of Spider-Men to defend against an unknown clan of villains.
The
first part of Amazing Spider-Man #7
deals with a team-up between Spider-Man and the new Ms. Marvel. The second half
of the issue sees Morlun deal with the Spider-Man
and his Amazing Friends universe where we get to witness the deaths of
Iceman and Firestar. Billy Braddock is the Spider-UK of the Captain Britain
Corps and he witnesses the slaughter by Morlun and his family. His adventures
will continue is Spider-Verse.
The first half of Amazing
Spider-Man #8 sees Spider-Man and Ms. Marvel deal with an alien threat. The
surprise comes when one of the henchmen is really Clayton Cole from Learning to Crawl series early this year.
Peter offers him a job at his company Parker Industries. The second half of the
book deals with Spider-Girl surviving against an attack as she loses both her
parents. She rescues her little brother Ben Parker as the Spider-Men arrive to
save her. She vows to kill and avenge her family. Her story will continue is
November’s Spider-Verse event. The back
of the book has a checklist of Spider-Verse and its tie-ins making it 20 books
in all.
This
paperback collects
Superior
Spider-Man #32-33
Amazing
Spider-Man #7-8
Spider-Man 2099 #5
Spider-Man 2099 #5
RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5
