The sequel to the hit animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse came out yesterday here, and believe it or not, I have something prepared for the occasion, THE THEME: I mentioned in a recent blog entry that Marvel has made a bit of a tradition of releasing a Spider-Man/Venom FCBD title for the past few years now, so I've decided to take the ones I haven't read yet (plus other Spider-Man FCBD titles) and read them for today. Expect a bit of recency bias here, as these are all from the past two years. THE COMICS: ![]() SPIDER-MAN/VENOM (FCBD 2021) Publisher: Marvel Writers: Zeb Wells, Ram V., Al Ewing Artists: Patrick Gleason, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie 2021 was an interesting year for Spider-Man, as Beyond Corporation recruits Ben Reilly (the clone better known as the Scarlet Spider) to be Spider-Man.... without Peter Parker's knowledge. Here, he takes a new high-tech suit for a spin against the weird villain known as Bushwacker. In the Venom story, we get a taste of Eddie Brock being the king of the symbiotes after Knull was defeated. ![]() SPIDER-MAN/VENOM (FCBD 2022) Publisher: Marvel Writers: Zeb Wells, Ram V. Al Ewing Artists: John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, Stefano Raffaele We get a bit of a continuation of Ben Reilly's story, as he's apparently teamed up with Madelyne Pryor (clone of Jean Grey and the Goblin Queen) as the power duo of disgruntled clones. This is the premise of Dark Web, a storyline I'm interested in reading, though the setup here is rather comical (Ben fights some sort of demon in a... bizarre form). Venom's story has grown to a cosmic scale at this point, as Eddie communes with an otherworldly being; meanwhile, his son Dylan enlists the help of Normie Osborn (who was infected with the symbiote during the Red Goblin arc) in an effort to find his dad. ![]() SPIDER-MAN/VENOM (FCBD 2023) Publisher: Marvel Writers: Zeb Wells, Al Ewing Artists: Patrick Gleason, Cafu Spider-Man appears to be working with Norman Osborn this time (and he has the tech to show it), and after a strange incident that involves a gorilla, it's revealed that Kraven and Doc Ock orchestrated the plot for... something. I'm not updated on this bit of the series, so I have some reading to do. On the Venom side, things get interesting, as we see a previously unknown story involving the symbiote set in the 1940s. I wanna read about that, too. ![]() SPIDEY AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS (FCBD 2023) Publisher: Marvel Writer: Steve Behling Artists: Cristina Giorgilli, Cristina Stella This all-ages affair features three of the most popular Spidey variants in very tame superhero adventures, like stopping Doc Ock from... turning the park into a fish tank (with the help of a few Avengers), Peter helping citizens on his way to watch a movie, and stopping a horde of... rabbit clones? ![]() MARVEL'S SPIDER-MAN 2 (2023) #1 Publisher: Marvel Writer: Christos Gage Artist: Ig Guara Set in the universe of the games made by Insomniac for PlayStation, we get to see equal portions of Miles and Peter figuring out their personal lives and fighting crime as Spider-Man. In this one, they take on The Hood (a criminal with magic abilities), which is an interesting pull for a villain (and the version of him they have here is interesting to boot). Wonder if he'll be in the new game. - read this one for free here Though it takes me a while to update myself on the latest comic storylines, it's always interesting to see where they're headed with these FCBD titles. I've been interested in the Dark Web story since I first heard of it, and this is actually the first I've heard of Peter Parker working with Norman Osborn. Plus, the Gamerverse comic with Miles and Peter has once again reminded me that I really need to play those Spider-Man games. Definitely an exciting time to be a Spider-Man fan. PANEL OF THE WEEK: - end -
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