In terms of both premise and execution, Spider-Verse ranks among Marvel's best crossover events of the past decade. The idea of dozens of Spider-Men from across the multiverse joining forces is sound, and that crossover truly made the most of it weaving a dramatic conflict and celebrating the Spider-Man franchise in its many varied incarnations. But even with Spider-Man, it's possible to get too much of a good thing.
Spider-Geddon is both a direct sequel to Spider-Verse and a means of tying up one of the last loose ends from Dan Slott's massive Amazing Spider-Man run. Last time around, the united Spider-Men managed to outwit the Inheritors and leave them stranded and starving in a radioactive wasteland. But because they refused to kill these unstoppable vampires, the implication was that it would only be a matter of time until the Inheritors escape and the slaughter resumes. That day has arrived in Spider-Geddon.
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Spider-Geddon is both a direct sequel to Spider-Verse and a means of tying up one of the last loose ends from Dan Slott's massive Amazing Spider-Man run. Last time around, the united Spider-Men managed to outwit the Inheritors and leave them stranded and starving in a radioactive wasteland. But because they refused to kill these unstoppable vampires, the implication was that it would only be a matter of time until the Inheritors escape and the slaughter resumes. That day has arrived in Spider-Geddon.
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