Marvel's Spectacular Spider-Men just witnessed the darkest moment from Spider-Man: The Animated Series — and they have no idea why.
Spectacular Spider-Men #8 picks up not long after the destruction of K.N.A.I.V.E., the sentient artificial intelligence behind Arcade and Mentallo's mind-bending Arcadium. While the immediate threat has been laid to rest, the traumas suffered by those trapped within the Arcadium are still being felt in demonstrable ways. For Juliet Marcos, that doesn't just mean reeling from her time inside the Arcadium, but coming to terms with the fact that the woman she loved while there has no recollection of her whatsoever on the outside. And, as heartbreaking as that is, it is nothing compared to the sight of Juliet quickly falling to pieces as a being made of pure water.
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Spectacular Spider-Men #8
- Written by GREG WEISMAN
- Art by EMILIO LAISO & ANDRÉS GENOLET
- Colors by EDGAR DELGADO
- Letters by VC's JOE CARAAMAGNA
- Main cover art by HUMBERTO RAMOS & EDGAR DELGADO
- Variant cover art by CORY SMITH & EDGAR DELGADO
The Arcadium, the latest iteration of Arcade's infamous Murderworld, was introduced in the pages of Spectacular Spider-Men #1. Whereas other Murderworlds had been designed specifically to torture, maim, and dismember their victims as part of a twisted game show, the Arcadium was an entire world unto itself, one in which those confined to it could live out their wildest dreams. Originally, the villains behind the Arcadium had hoped to capture wealthy victims and steal away their fortunes without anyone ever catching on to their ruse, all at the behest of Maggia member Hammerhead.
Before long, the A.I. behind the Arcadium took on a life of its own. Crafted from stolen resources including Stark Tech, as well as software and hardware taken from the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building and the X-Men's Danger Room, the Arcadium had everything it needed for its rogue A.I. to create a body of its own. This gave rise to K.N.A.I.V.E. as it once stood, though it was only a matter of time before the mechanized monstrosity was brought down by the combined efforts of both Spider-Men and their allies.
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Juliet's post-Arcadium fate is shocking to say the least, yet it isn't the first time that Marvel fans have seen such a turn take the life of one of Spider-Man's allies. During the '90s Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Mary Jane Watson was kidnapped by the Green Goblin and thrust through a portal to worlds unknown. Though Mary Jane eventually returned, the form she came back in wasn't actually her own. In fact, this Mary Jane wasn't the original at all, but rather a water-clone created by Miles Warren, aka the Jackal, who had imbued his artifical M.J. with all the memories of the original. By the time the series ended, the truth had come out, yet Peter and Madame Webb were only just beginning on their journey to find and retrieve the real Mary Jane.
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