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* BaldOfAwesome: Mangaverse Spider-Man has shaved his head since the last time we saw him.

* TheBlackSheep: Karn is considered this amongst the Inheritors. [[spoiler:His shame at not killing the Master Weaver when he had the chance mirrors Peter's own arrogance leading to the death of Uncle Ben.]]

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.

The titles comprising the event are:

* ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' (Free Comic Book Day 2014)
* ''Amazing Spider-Man''
* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan''
* ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #1-5
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099''
* ''ComicBook/{{Scarlet Spider}}s''
* ''ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014''
* ''Spider-Verse'' (Vol. 1) #1–2
* ''Spider-Verse Team-Up'' #1–3

The titles comprising the series are:

* ''ComicBook/SuperiorSpiderMan'' #32-33
* ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' #1-5: An anthology series where each issue focuses on a different alternate Spider-Man.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan2099'' #5 (Edge of Spider-Verse tie-in) 6-8
* ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #7-8 (Edge of Spider-Verse tie-in), 9-15
* ''[[ComicBook/SpiderWoman2014 Spider-Woman]]'' #1-3
* ''Spider-Verse Team-Up'' miniseries
* ''ComicBook/{{Scarlet Spider}}s'' miniseries: In which Ben Reilly, Kaine Parker and Ultimate Jessica Drew team up to fight Jennix.

''Spider-Verse'' is a 2014 BatFamilyCrossover storyline within the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' comics. Inspired by the finale of the [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries 1990s animated series]], it continues of the "Spider Totem" arc introduced by Creator/JMichaelStraczynski during [[ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan his 2000s run of the comic]], featuring Spider-Heroes from across the multiverse -- up-to-and-including the likes of characters like ComicBook/SpiderHam and [[Series/SpiderManJapan live-action tokusatsu Spidey]].

''Spider-Verse'' is the 2014-2015 BatFamilyCrossover for the ''Franchise/SpiderMan'' comic series, and is a continuation of the [[ComicBook/JMSSpiderMan Spider Totem arc]] on a multiversal level.

Morlun, the vampiric creature that once infamously killed Peter Parker, is back - and he's looking to wipe out ''anyone'' that wears a large spider on their chest. And that means going on a multiverse roadtrip. As mentioned, last time Pete dealt with this guy, he died. And with Morlun gunning for ''all'' Spiders, he's gonna need help: he's not stopping with the Spiders in the 616 universe - Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2099, Scarlet Spider, Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl - he's going for ''everyone'', from Miles Morales and Jessica Drew in the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel Universe, to May "Mayday" Parker in the ''ComicBook/MarvelComics2'' Universe, to ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'' and ''beyond''! Can our heroes stop Morlun from succeeding or will their combined egos be enough to drive themselves crazy?

Season 3 of ''WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan'', called ''Web Warriors'', also ties into ''Spider-Verse'', with the cartoon's version of Peter Parker teaming up with Miguel O'Hara, Miles Morales, a version of Spider-Knight, Spider-Ham, and a female version of himself named Petra Parker. An endless runner mobile game called ''VideoGame/SpiderManUnlimited'' was also released during the lead-up to the event, with the selling point of players being able to collect various alternate-dimension Spider-Men. However, both tie-ins had alternate plots with different villains prompting the multiversal team-up: ''Ultimate'' has the Green Goblin traveling to different universes to get spider-DNA samples to enhance himself with, while ''Unlimited'' features an invasion by an interdimensional Sinister Six. ''Unlimited'' did hold a more direct tie-in while the comic was running, though, bringing in Inheritors as guest bosses in daily events and specifically adding Spider-Men (and -Women) who were being featured in the comic to the game's roster.

In the aftermath of the comic were two new series, ''ComicBook/SpiderGwen'', focusing on both the aftermath of Gwen's romp in the story and picking up where her tale in ''Edge of Spider-Verse'' left off and ''ComicBook/{{Silk}}'', following the adventures of Cindy Moon. It was followed up in ''ComicBook/SecretWars2015'' with a self-titled series being one of the many tie-ins. This tie-in received a follow-up after the event, ''ComicBook/WebWarriors''. In 2018, Marvel announced a sequel event called ''ComicBook/SpiderGeddon''.

In 2019, a new ''Spider-Verse'' mini-series was released. Starring Miles Morales, Miles hops through time/space in order to fix the Web of Life and Destiny with the help of other Spiders.

An animated film loosely based on this storyline, ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', was released in December 2018.

** 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/SpiderMan 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.

* ChekovsGunman: Takuya Yamashiro is the one who introduces Miles to Spider-Zero. In the final battle, he arrives to [[BigDamnHeroes help the other Spiders and fight off the Machine BEMs with Leopardon]].

* HesBack: Concerning the ComicBook/MarvelMangaverse Spider-Man, as the last time we saw him he had retired after trying to get in touch with his Spider-Side and just rejecting everything.

** Such crossovers sometimes have fun with the more weird versions of their characters and so does this, featured on that arc, you have Spider-Man from the corny 60s cartoon, Six-Armed Spider-Man, Spider-Ham, the pig from the alternate universe populated by Funny Animals, and Takuya Yamashiro AKA Japanese Spider-Man, from the 70s Live-Action series were he has a giant robot, that he brought to the crossover.
** However, thanks to copyright issues, they can't have all the versions of Spider-Man as promised, the famous versions from Live-Action movies couldn't be shown on panel, but one Spider-Man mentions that he saw another one that looks like the guy from ''Film/{{Seabiscuit}}'', another movie by Creator/TobeyMaguire, and another one mentions one that looks the guy from ''Film/TheSocialNetwork'', another movie by Creator/AndrewGarfield.

Current list of titles are:

* BackForTheDead: Many incarnations of Spider-Man, [[spoiler: including [[ComicBook/{{Marvel 1602}} Spider-Man 1602]], ''ComicBook/HouseOfM'' Spider-Man, Assassin Spider-Man from ''The Spider Who Went Into The Cold'', the protagonists from ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManAndHisAmazingFriends'' and ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'', the elderly Spider-Man from ''ComicBook/SpiderManReign'', [[ComicBook/{{Exiles}} the Mary Jane Spider-Woman]], the Hostess-advertising Spider-Man from ''ComicBook/HowardTheDuck'', MC2 Spider-Man, Bullet Points Spider-Man, Spider-Monkey from ''Marvel Apes'', the Prince of Arachne from ''ComicBook/MarvelFairyTales'', the Betty Brant Spider-Girl, Arachnosaur, and the Spidey from ''VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom'']] reappear only to be killed.

* CrisisCrossover: Between the various ''Spider-Man'' related titles, such as ''Spider-Man 2099'', MC2 Spider-Girl, and Spider-Man Noir, as well as the numerous ''ComicBook/WhatIf'' comics and animated series featuring versions of Spider-Man.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:In ''Amazing Spider-Man'' #8, the MC2 Peter Parker and Mary Jane stay behind to deal with Daemos. It doesn't hold much, but it's enough for Spider-UK and Last Stand Spider-Man to save Spider-Girl and Benjy.]]

* {{Adorkable}}: Penelope Parker, the nerdy, 11-year old Spider-Girl.

* AGodAmI: Norman initially seems like a changed man... [[spoiler:but it turns out he's crazy as ever and was trying to tap into the Web of Life and Destiny in order to obtain the power to overthrow Doom.]]
* GadgeteerGenius: Spider-Man India built a device that can locate and track his fellow Spiders. Spider-Man Noir built a counter device that masked his presence, as well as a sonic blaster that stunned Carnage in epic fashion.

* ParodyProductPlacement: The [[Advertising/HostessFruitPies snack cake-advertising]] Spider-Man from ''Howard the Duck'' #14 learns the hard way that [[spoiler:Morlun is able to resist them]]. We can only speculate as to whether things might have worked out different if [[VillainousGlutton Daemos]] had been the one to face "[[BlandNameProduct So-So Cakies]]" Spider-Man.

* CliffhangerEnding: The second issue ends with the reveal that [[spoiler:Spider-Ma'am's Peter is hiding a still-living sample of the Carnage symbiote in his room.]] The story even ends with, "The End... for now?"

* ParodyProductPlacement: The [[Advertising/HostessFruitPies snack cake-advertising]] Spider-Man from ''Howard the Duck'' #14 learns that [[spoiler: Morlun is able to resist them]]. We can only speculate as to whether things might have worked out different if [[VillainousGlutton Daemos]] had been the one to face "[[BlandNameProduct So-So Cakies]]" Spider-Man.

* DeliciousFruitPies: The snack cake-advertising Spider-Man from ''Howard the Duck'' #14 learns that [[spoiler: Morlun is able to resist them]]. We can only speculate as to whether things might have worked out different if [[VillainousGlutton Daemos]] had been the one to face "[[BlandNameProduct So-So Cakies]]" Spider-Man.

* AGodIAm: Norman initially seems like a changed man... [[spoiler:but it turns out he's crazy as ever and was trying to tap into the Web of Life and Destiny in order to obtain the power to overthrow Doom.]]