The Next Big Spider-Verse Event is Finally Here – And It Is Awesome

The epic confrontation between the Spider-Verse and Venomverse has finally arrived, and there is no telling which side will come out on top.

A new preview of Marvel Comics' Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #1 finds Peter Parker and Eddie Brock each ruminating on their respective lives. As different as they have been, the parallels between the paths that Peter and Eddie have walked are unmistakable, all the way up through their respective battles against seemingly insurmountable forces like Knull and the Inheritors. Unfortunately, the latest of these encounters has pitted the two fan-favorites against one another, and no matter who wins, an entire swathe of the Multiverse is bound to lose.

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #1

• Written by KYLE HIGGINS & MAT GROOM
• Art by LUCIANO VECCHIO
• Main cover art by LUCIANO VECCHIO & MARTE GRACIA
• Variant covers by GREG LAND & EDGAR DELGADO, JAVIER GARRÓN & EDGAR DELGADO, LESLEY LI, PACO MEDINA & JESUS ABURTOV, and JOHN GIANG

The war between the Spider-Verse and Venomverse has been building up for months now. Back in March, "The Web-Heart" from Web of Spider-Verse: New Blood #1 introduced the literal beating, sentient heart of the Spider-Verse itself. At the time, the Web-Heart revealed that it had long foreseen the eventual battle between the champions of the Spider-Verse and those of the Venomverse, though not the details of why that battle was set to take place. As such, the Web-Heart had amassed its own crack team of Spider Totems to defend it when the time came.

This development was met in kind in the pages of Venomverse: Fresh Brains #1, which introduced the Web-Heart's symbiote counterpart, the Multiversal Symbiote Hive Mind. While the Venomverse doesn't have the same level of depth as the Spider-Verse, it is no less full of its own variants of fans' favorite symbiote superhero. Like the Web-Heart, the Multiversal Symbiote Hive Mind set out to select seven different Venom variants to stand on the front lines against the Spider-Verse's own champions, including a few rarely seen additions to the wider Multiverse.

Following the story's initial setup, readers can expect all manner of explosive action to come as the war between the Spider-Verse and Venomverse unfolds. The second issue of Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse is set to arrive on comic book store shelves in July, and will expand upon the fight at hand with multiple new characters making their debuts within. Per the official synopsis for Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #2 from Marvel Comics:

"Round two has begun! But who was able to make it? Now that blood has been spilled, the webs are off as Spider-Man and friends face off yet again against Venom and the symbiotes! But not before TWO new champions are added to the roster! Who could these warriors be? And will they add to the slaughter that has now unleashed among the competitors, or will they betray their own team to avoid the conflict?"

Spider-Verse vs. Venomverse #1 will be available May 14 from Marvel Comics.

Source: Marvel Comics

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  Spider-Man

  Since his first appearance in 1962, Spider-Man has almost always been Marvel Comics' most popular character. Known for his sense of humor and bad luck as well as his selflessness and super-strength, Spider-Man has helmed countless titles over the years, Spider-Man's most prominent comics include The Amazing Spider-Man, Web of Spider-Man, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man.

  Peter Parker was the original Spider-Man but the Spider-Verse has become an important part of the character's lore in recent years. Multiversal and future Spider-Men include Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen, Miguel O'Hara and Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham. This provided the premise for the popular Spider-Verse film trilogy, which makes Miles its primary hero.

  Spider-Man is also the basis of several live-action film franchises and numerous animated television series. He is one of the most recognizable characters in the world. While he's changed a lot over the decades, Steve Ditko and Stan Lee gave the world an unforgettable hero when they created Spider-Man.

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  Venom

  Venom is a sentient alien symbiote from the planet Klyntar that has appeared in the Marvel universe since the mid-1980s. Numerous heroes have played host to Venom over the years.