History ComicBook / SpiderVerse

** Also mentioned in ''Spider-Verse'' #2 was Komori Yuu, the Spider-Man from ''Manga/SpiderManTheManga''.

** They also mention a [[Series/TheElectricCompany1971 Spider-Man who was constantly trying to teach proper grammar to everyone]] and a [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Spider-Man who sings show tunes]]. They also get in the ''actual'' [[Manga/SpiderManTheManga manga Spider-Man]] in a name drop. Spider-Boy, Spider-Prime and even 3 Dev Adam Spider-Man also appear as small cameos in the same issue.

* MultinationalTeam: Most of the Spiders are Americans. A couple are British (616 Jessica Drew and Spider-UK), one is Indian (Spider-Man India) and five are Japanese (Sp//dr, Manga/SpiderManJ, Mangaverse Spider-Man, [[Manga/SpiderManTheManga Manga Spider-Man]], and {{toku}} Spider-Man). Some, like [[PhysicalGod Anansi]] and [[HumanoidAbomination Doppelgänger]], aren't even human.

* SuperDeformed: Spider-Ham, Mini Marvels Spider-Man, and Manga/SpiderManJ have ridiculously large heads in comparison to the rest of their bodies. Animated Ultimate Spider-Man also becomes super deformed in his {{Imagine Spot}}s, which it turns out [[ImagineSpotting aren't so imaginary]].

** Oh, is there ever. The arc promises to feature some Spideys even dedicated fans would barely remember, like the [[ComicBook/MarvelFairyTales Prince of Arachne]], Spider-Monkey, Old Man Spider-Man from ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign'', and ''Manga/SpiderManJ''. Then you have the various costumes Pete's worn over the years -- Big Time, Future Foundation, Secret War, Iron Spider, Captain Universe, ''Bombastic Bag-Man'', etc. They even included Betty Brant as Spider-Girl, from the "What If?" story where the spider bit her instead of Peter. Most of them are BackForTheDead cameos, though.

Creator/SonyPicturesAnimation produced a number of ''[[WesternAnimation/SpiderManSpiderVerse Spider-Verse]]'' animated films that are loosely related to this storyline. The first entry, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', was released in December 2018. The second entry, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAcrossTheSpiderVerse'' was released in June 2023, with a third film titled ''Beyond the Spider-Verse'' releasing in March 2024.

The ongoing series involved with the event included the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book, ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan2013'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'', and ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014''. Outside the bookending ''Spider-Verse'' issues, a number of miniseries were also created for the event, including ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' (an anthology series focused on the various alternate Spider-Men and -Women), ''ComicBook/{{Scarlet Spider}}s'' (following Ben Reilly, Kaine Parker and Ultimate Jessica Drew on a smaller sting operation against Jennix), and ''Spider-Verse Team-Up'' #1–3.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: While researching the spider that bit him, Patton Parnell learns that it lays its eggs in those it bites. The idea that any spider species can do this is just an [[UrbanLegends urban legend]]. Even more jarring is that the spider is a real life species, the ''Loxosceles Reclusa'' (also known as the Brown recluse).

* AssholeVictim: Very few people will miss [[TheSociopath Patton Parnel]], an evil red-headed version of Peter Parker who mutated into a spider-monster before being killed by Morlun.
* BackdoorPilot: David Hine [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53261 has stated]] that ''Edge of Spider Verse'' #1 was partly written as a pitch to revive ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir''.

* BadPowersBadPeople: When Patton Parnell gets bitten by a radioactive spider he gets an insatiable hunger, monstrous appearance and his bite infests people with hundreds of spider eggs. Every other Spider-Man featured in the story has at least heroic intentions and all have a variation of the standard Spider-Man powers.

* BigBrotherMentor: ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} serves as this to Peni Parker.
* BigDamnVillain: Morlun, when he [[spoiler: kills Patton Parnel, who had turned into a monster]].

** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, Asuka Langley Soryu, Kaworu Nagisa]], and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]] can be seen as Peni's classmates. Later, in the same story, [[Anime/GhostInTheShell Motoko Kusanagi and Batou]] appear.
** Alternate (presumably civilian) versions of Idie Okonkwo from the ComicBook/XMen and [[ComicBook/MsMarvel2014 Kamala Khan]] briefly appear in Peni's issue as well.
** In keeping with the animesque theme of Peni's issue, the gangs she and Daredevil take down bear striking resemblances to [[Franchise/GhostInTheShell Section 9]] and [[Manga/{{Akira}} The Capsules.]]

** After being hyped up as an evil version of Peter Parker, [[spoiler:Parnell is eaten by Morlun. Then again, the ending might hint at his transformation into a Thousand-like being.]]

* CrypticBackgroundReference: ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #3, which features Aaron Aikman, has references to comics where mentioned villains debuted... comics which don't exist in real life.

* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Naamurah is an extra-dimensional entity allied with Morlun, and she is possessing the body of Hannah Ikegami]].

* EscapeArtist: Mysterio Noir's main shtick.

** One of the new Spider-Men is Patton Parnell, a twisted, bloodthirsty version of Spider-Man.
** The Peter of Spider-Gwen's Universe died when he attempted to get revenge on his bullies by (possibly unintentionally) turning himself into the Lizard. He also had ScaryShinyGlasses. He serves as a bizarre mixture of her StarterVillain, [[ILetGwenStacyDie Gwen Stacy]], and [[DeathByOriginStory Uncle Ben]]. Finally, her version of [[ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} Matt Murdoch]] works for ComicBook/TheKingpin.

* EvilRedhead: Patton Parnell is a teenager who "experiments" on his neighbours' pets, spies on his next-door neighbour Sarah Jane while she's changing, and after he gets spider powers [[spoiler:eats his uncle (who, granted, was an abusive SOB) and bites Sarah Jane to impregnate her. Ironically, it's Morlun who becomes the hero of that story by eating him]].

* ForWantOfANail: As with many {{Alternate Universe}}s in Marvel, this is how things tend to turn out. Patton Parnell, according to WordOfGod, is basically Peter Parker if he'd made the exact opposite choice at almost every major event in his life. [[spoiler:This turns out to have been a lie, as Parnell only spends three days as [[HumanoidAbomination Spider-Man]] before Morlun kills him.]]
** In the Spider-Gwen universe, Gwen becoming Spider-Woman leads to Peter becoming [[spoiler:The Lizard]] and [[spoiler:Matt Murdock]] working for the Kingpin.

* FromNobodyToNightmare: Patton Parnell, like Peter, was a bullied teenager who gained incredible abilities after being bitten by a radioactive spider. Rather than using them to help people, however, he uses them to take vengeance on his tormentors.
* GameFace: Patton Parnell can turn his teeth into shark-like fangs, protrude chelicerae from his mouth, and grow eight glowing red compound eyes.

** Peni Parker, aka SP//dr
** Penelope Parker, aka Spider-Girl

* {{Homage}}: Peni Parker is a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Japanese 14-year old who pilots a Mini Mecha designed by her deceased parent]], which [[Film/PacificRim she controls via]] a PsychicLink with the mind of a radioactive spider housed inside the robot.
* HumanoidAbomination: Some of the Spider-Men are monsters who have let their spider side take over. The first one to have direct focus as a new one is [[EvilCounterpart Patton Parnell]].
* HumongousMecha: Peni Parker is an original character who pilots the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]]-esque SP//dr, and Leopardon from ''Series/SpiderManJapan'' appears as well.

* InMediasRes: Most of the ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' issues are deliberately written as though they are in the middle of running storylines, in order to give the feel that [[HeroOfAnotherStory these characters are the stars of their own narratives]] in their respective universes.

* LaserGuidedKarma: After Patton commits a string of killings ([[WouldHurtAChild including the murder of a child]]), [[spoiler:he's promptly mutilated and killed by Morlun]].

* MisterSeahorse: Patton Parnell learns that [[spoiler:the spider that bit him transfers its young through bites, and infects Gene Thompson and Sara Jane with his offspring before being eaten by Morlun.]]

* NeverTrustATrailer:
** Well... maybe not a trailer, but solicits and interviews described Patton Parnell as an evil version of Spider-Man who had made the opposite choices that Peter had. [[spoiler:Instead, he only has spider powers for three days before Morlun eats him, and turns into a Man-Spider type monster. Also, the choices presented to him are far and wide not the same ones Peter even had, with the situation around him being as different as he himself is]].
** The solicits proclaimed "every Spider-Man ever" and then some would partake in the event. Not even close to all of them did, with notable absentees including Poison from ''WhatIf: The Other'', Izumi from ''[[ComicBook/MarvelFairyTales Spider-Man: Fairy Tales #3]]'', Zombie Spider-Man from ''ComicBook/MarvelZombies'', Symbiote Spider-Man from ''What If: Brave New World'', the Spider-Man from the [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2000 Playstation]] [[VideoGame/SpiderMan2EnterElectro video-games]], and Ai Apaec as Dark Spider-Man. It was even admitted in a LettersToTheEditor section that delivering on this would have been an impossibility and that they had to draw the line somewhere, specifically choosing to exclude the symbiote-related characters like Agent Venom and Carnage.

* OneWingedAngel:
** Patton Parnell transforms into [[spoiler:a Man-Spider-like creature with four legs, four arms, fangs, mandibles, and eight glowing red compound eyes. Unlike Peter Parker's spider-monster form, it doesn't help him against Morlun.]]
** When Kaine arrives on [[spoiler:Loomworld, he transforms into a Man-Spider so monstrous that even Morlun is scared]].

* PantyThief: Patton Parnell comments that he will need to collect "samples" from the subjects room, while he watches Sara Jane change through binoculars. It's one of the first indications of how creepy he is.

* SequelHook:
** ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #1 ends with Felicia obtaining the sample of Spider-Man Noir's blood that Mysterio was after.
** Tyler Stone secretly oversees Spider-Man 2099 and Lady Spider's scanning[=/=]dissection of both Daemos and a device that allows dimension hopping.
---> '''Lady Spider:''' Astounding. I've never seen anything like this.
---> '''Spider-Man 2099''': Stick with me. You'll see all kinds of new things.
---> '''Tyler:''' Indeed. We all will.

** One of the Spider-Men, Patton Parnell, is named after comedians Patton Oswalt and Chris Parnell.
** Speaking of Patton Parnell, the story's ending with Sara Jane [[spoiler:waking up and seeing baby spiders hatching from her bite mark under her face]] is fairly reminiscent of ''The Red Spot'' story from ''Literature/ScaryStoriesToTellInTheDark.''
** Paying tribute to its anime roots, the Peni Parker issue features cameos of characters from ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', ''Manga/{{Akira}}'', ''Manga/GhostInTheShell'', and ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''.

* SlasherSmile: After Patton Parnell eats a rat, he flashes a menacing bloodstained grin, revealing his new [[FangsAreEvil shark-like teeth]].

* TranshumanTreachery: Immediately after Patton Parnell awakens his powers, he starts thinking of other people as [[IAmAHumanitarian food]] or [[spoiler:[[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong incubators for his spider offspring]]]].

* VillainousRescue: Morlun unintentionally saves Sara Jane from Patton Parnel by making a meal of the fledgeling Spider-Totem.
* WeCanRebuildHim: Miguel and Lady Spider quickly return to Earth-13, only to find the carnage done by Morlun, Solus and Jennix. However, they also find [[spoiler:the wreckage of the fallen Leopardon]] and Lady Spider declares she can fix it and she knows the perfect place to do so. [[spoiler:They also enhance its weapons with radiation, making it an even bigger threat to the Inheritors.]]
* WeHardlyKnewYe: Patton Parnell was only "Spider-Man" for three days in-universe, and less than one issue in real life.

* AlternateUniverseReedRichardsIsAwesome: Some of the alternate Spiders invoke this (such as Cosmic Spider-Man), but the Ben Reilly of Earth-94 has a string of successes under his belt. He even won during events where 616 Spidey failed, such as stopping Electro's attack on the Daily Bugle building, preventing the Spider Slayer's attempted murder of Marla Jameson, and even reversing Dr Octopus' attempt to switch bodies with him.

* AssholeVictim: Very few people will miss [[TheSociopath Patton Parnel]], an evil red-headed version of Peter Parker who mutated into a spider-monster before being killed by Morlun

* BackdoorPilot: David Hine [[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=53261 has stated]] that ''Edge of Spider Verse'' #1 was partly written as a pitch to revive ''ComicBook/SpiderManNoir''.

--> '''Daemos:''' You don't really think you can beat us do you?
--> '''Spider-Man:''' Actually, I'm Spider-Man. So yes I do.

* BroughtDownToNormal: The Six-Armed Spidey saves a Peter Parker from his Man-Spider transformation by using the formula that gave him his extra arms. It pretty much saves him from the Inheritors.

** The Inheritors have a natural advantage over animal themed beings, thus aside from the Spiders, any other animal based superhero is doomed to lose quickly, such as the entire population from WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited.

* {{Homage}}: Peni Parker is a [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Japanese 14-year old who pilots a Mini Mecha designed by her deceased parent]], which [[Film/PacificRim she controls via]] a PsychicLink with the mind of a radioactive spider housed inside the robot.

* HeroicSpirit: The Ben Reilly of Earth-94 speaks of overcoming "impossible odds," and even managed to shake off a paralytic effect that had Old Man Spider and Spider-Ham frozen in place.

* IHatePastMe:
** Superior Spider-Man assumes Amazing Spider-Man is from earlier in the Earth-616 timeline, before Otto pulled his FreakyFridayFlip on Peter. Later on, this crosses over with OtherMeAnnoysMe when he finds out that his Earth-3145 counterpart was responsible for that Earth being a radioactive wasteland.

* MoralMyopia: The Inheritors see absolutely nothing wrong with murdering Spiders across the multiverse but go absolutely ''batshit'' if anyone of their own is harmed. [[spoiler:Morlun seems to be the only who understands them as he quietly asks them why they are only banishing him and his family after their defeat.]]

* SchizoTech: There's a point where May Reilly and Miguel O'Hara fix up Takuya Yamashiro's {{giant robot}} using a combination of [[{{steampunk}} 1895]] and [[{{cyberpunk}} 2099]] technology.

--> '''Lady Spider:''' Astounding. I've never seen anything like this.
--> '''Spider-Man 2099''': Stick with me. You'll see all kinds of new things.
--> '''Tyler:''' Indeed. We all will.

* StoryBreakerPower: Played with: The Spider-Man of Earth-13 has the powers of ComicBook/CaptainUniverse. Despite being pretty much omnipotent, he can't actually deal with Morlun and pals because the Enigma Force is tied to his universe, meaning that if he tries to leave it he'll just become a "normal" webslinger once again. However, it does make his world one of if not the only safe haven for the Spider-Men of the multiverse... [[spoiler:At least until it turns out the Enigma force is pure life and creation, which is exactly what the Inheritors feed on. Universe!Spidey [[CurbstompCushion takes out only one of them]] before Solus easily defeats him.]]

* TalkToTheFist: Peter punches [=SpOck=] in the face in order to get him to shut up and work with the rest of the team.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler:During ''Spider-Geddon'', Spider-Norman destroyed the Web of Life and Destiny in anger over being snubbed by [=SpOck=]. As it turns out, Annie May's awakening as the Patternmaker ended up rebuilding the Web, so Norman's attack did nothing.]]

The ongoing series involved with the event included the main ''Amazing Spider-Man'' book, ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'', ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'', and ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014''. Outside the bookending ''Spider-Verse'' issues, a number of miniseries were also created for the event, including ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' (an anthology series focused on the various alternate Spider-Men and -Women), ''ComicBook/{{Scarlet Spider}}s'' (following Ben Reilly, Kaine Parker and Ultimate Jessica Drew on a smaller sting operation against Jennix), and ''Spider-Verse Team-Up'' #1–3.

In the aftermath of the event were two new solo series: ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'', focusing on both the aftermath of the Earth-65 Gwen Stacy's romp in the story and picking up where her tale in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' left off; and ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'', focusing the adventures of Cindy Moon as she works as a mole for S.H.I.E.L.D. and tries to adjust to modern life after years of isolation.

* BigGood: 616 Peter is hailed as the best of all the Spiders, though [=SpOck=] ''thinks'' he's the hero, as this happens in the last issue of the "Necessary Evil" arc of ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan, which is before his CharacterDevelopment and HeelRealization.

** For the storyline itself. During ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'', the current Madame Web (ex-Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter) cryptically says "ALL SPIDERS MUST DIE!", which goes ignored while doctors go treat Angelina Brancale (a.k.a. Stunner), Doc Ock's ex-girlfriend who'd just came out of her coma and found out about Doc Ock's "death".

** ''Superior Spider-Man'' #32 shows us that [[spoiler:the Spidey of the Fantastic Five, the Spidey of ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'', a Spidey that stuck with Iron Man during ''ComicBook/CivilWar'' and a Spidey that kept wearing the old Spider-Armor]] have perished. ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #7 ups the ante by killing off even more Spiders, [[spoiler:namely the cast of ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited''.]]

* EvilCounterpart: When you're gonna bring in every version of Spider-Man, it's important to remember that some versions of him - like the Superior Spider-Man, Spider from ''Exiles'', and Assassin Spider-Man from ''The Spider Who Went Into The Cold'', to name a few - have been far darker, if not outright turned super-villain... and that's not counting the non-Spider-Man Spider-themed villains.

** As a non-Spider-Man counterpart to Peter, we have [[spoiler:Karn, as shown in Superior Spider-Man issue 33, whose hesitation to kill [[HumanoidAbomination the Master Weaver]] resulted in his mother's death and his own shame, mirroring Peter's arrogance leading to the death of Uncle Ben, with each going down diametrically opposed paths of heroism versus murder to secure their place as heroes of their people once again]].