Spider-Verse is a 2015 Marvel Comics limited series written by Mike Costa with art by Nick Bradshaw.
The series is part of the Secret Wars (2015) event, set at a time when reality has been remade and the only remaining planet is Battleworld, a patchwork of different realms held together by the will of Doctor Doom.
Spider-Verse (2015) contains examples of the following tropes:
- Gadgeteer Genius: 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.
- Godhood Seeker: Norman initially seems like a changed man... 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.
- I Am a Humanitarian: Gwen is horrified that Spider-Ham is all too happy to eat pork, ham, and bacon. He retorts that him eating non-sentient pigs is comparable to humans eating monkeys,
- Made of Iron: Spider-Ham reveals that he can get hit really hard and not get hurt. He demonstrates this by pulling a Your Mom on a Thor and getting smashed through several walls by her hammer. Cartoon Physics may be in play here, as well, given Ham's original universe.
- Threads of Fate: The Web of Life and Destiny is a Three-Dimensional construct in Five-Dimensional space that connects realities together. It was created by the Egyptian Goddess Neith to not only map out The Multiverse but to chart the destiny of humanity, specifically designing it so that mankind would be able to choose their own lives and destiny. She also created the Spider-Totems, god-like entities that are connected to the web and can pass on their powers to people they choose as their avatars. The Great Weaver is one Spider-Totem that has a special interest in Peter Parker, which is why most Peters (or at least variations of him) are destined to become Spider-Man. Breaking a thread of the web can also either radically change one's destiny or instantly end their life, which the Master Weaver demonstrates by breaking the thread of the mother of the Inheritors, killing her instantly and permanently. The Web is also the source of the famous Spider-Sense, explaining why they know of upcoming danger beforehand, and why some Spiders are borderline Seers. In essence, Fate itself is warning of upcoming danger.
- Unperson: Gwen Stacy discovers that the history of Battleworld says that she should be dead, fridged off a bridge.
- What the Hell, Hero?: The other Spiders call Spider-Man Noir out on violating their Thou Shalt Not Kill policy when he shoots Cletus Kasady twice in the chest, and for his apparent racism.
- You Remind Me of X: When Gwen first sees Spider-Ham, she remarks that he reminds her of an imaginary friend she had as a girl. Whether that means she's eight years older than she was in Spider-Gwen or that's part of her muddled memories is unknown.
"Doom bless Ozcorp, and Doom bless America."
— Mayor Osborn, Spider-Verse #1
