Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This post is about all the heroes that can do whatever a spider can from Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse!

Be sure to check out the first part of this blog series, where we covered the Spider-heroes and their villains who appeared in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.

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Spider-Verse sequel comics

Warzones: Spider-Verse

The first Spider-Verse sequel was set during the Secret Wars storyline, featuring a team of Spiders that would later become the multiverse-protecting Web Warriors.

Spider-Verse / Costa, Mike

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 1, Electroverse / Costa, Mike

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 2, Spiders vs / Costa, Mike


Spider-Geddon

Spider-Geddon sees the Inheritors return to destroy Spiders across time and space, and a new Spider-Army assembles to stop them. Notable new recruits include Spiders-Mana sentient cluster of spiders who shape themselves into a Spider-Man, and Spider-Ma’am, a version of Aunt May who was bitten by a radioactive spider instead of Peter.

Spider-Geddon (ONLY on Libby)

Peter Parker : the spectacular Spider-Man. Volume 5, Spider-geddon

Spider-Geddon : covert ops / Priest, Christopher J.

Spider-geddon : edge of Spider-geddon

The superior Spider-Man. Vol. 2, Otto-matic / Gage, Christos

Spider-Gwen : Ghost-Spider. Vol. 1, Spider-geddon / McGuire, Seanan


Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero

Spider-Verse: Spider-Zero sees Miles Morales return to the multiverse to help Spider-Zero, a girl with spider-powers who has no universe to call home. This comic is notable featuring fan commissions for new Spider-characters, playing into the ‘Spidersona’ hashtag from social media.

Spider-Verse : Spider-Zero / MacKay, Jed


The End of the Spider-Verse

In The End of the Spider-Verse, the wasp-goddess Shathra takes over the Spider-Verse, and its up to a new team of Spider-Heroes to stop her. New Spiders introduced here include a Disney-inspired Spider-princess named Spinstress, a queer teenager with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome named Sun-Spider, and the Spider-Rex, a web-slinging dinosaur who was hit by a spider-meteor.

Edge of Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Spider-Man [1] : end of the Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Edge of Spider-Verse. : bleeding edge / Pacheco, Karla


Who’s Who in Across the Spider-Verse?

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sees Miles Morales being recruited into the Spider Society, an interdimensional team of Spiders who help fix the broken multiverse, alongside Spider-Gwen and Peter B. Parker. Here are just some of the Spiders who debut in the new film:


Spider-Man 2099 (Earth-928)

In the cyberpunk future of the year 2099, geneticist Miguel O’Hara has his DNA spliced with that of a spider and gains its powers. Aided by his AI companion Lyla, Miguel uses his new abilities to battle the evil Alchemax corporation as the Spider-Man of 2099.

Spider-Man 2099 reading order

Spider-Man : 2099 / David, Peter (the original Spider-Man 2099 series)

The amazing Spider-Man [2] : Spider-Verse prelude / Slott, Dan

The amazing Spider-Man [3] : Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Spider-Man 2099 [1] : out of time / David, Peter

Spider-Man 2099. Vol. 3, Smack to the future / David, Peter

Spider-Man 2099. vol. 4, Gods and women / David, Peter

Spider-Man 2099 [6] : Apocalypse soon / David, Peter

Spider-Man 2099 [7] : back to the future, shock / David, Peter

The amazing Spider-Man [7] : 2099 / Spencer, Nick

Spider-Man 2099 : dark genesis / Orlando, Steve

Other stories from Marvel 2099 include:

Secret wars 2099 / David, Peter

Deadpool 2099 / Duggan, Gerry


Spider-Woman (Earth-616)

There have been several Spider-Women over the years, but the first to bear the name was Jessica Drew, who gained her powers from a spider-blood serum made by her geneticist father. Trained in espionage, Jessica has been a private eye, an Agent of SHIELD, and a member of both the New Avengers and the Secret Avengers.

Spider-Woman reading order

Spider-Woman [1] : Spider-Verse / Hopeless, Dennis

Spider-Woman. Vol. 2, New duds / Hopeless, Dennis

Spider-Women / Hopeless, Dennis (crossover with Silk and Spider-Gwen)

Spider-Woman : shifting gears. Vol. 2, Civil war II / Hopeless, Dennis

Spider-Geddon (ONLY on Libby)

Spider-Geddon : covert ops / Priest, Christopher J.

Spider-Woman. Vol. 1, Bad blood / Pacheco, Karla

Spider-Woman. Vol. 2, King in black / Pacheco, Karla

Spider-Woman. Vol. 3, Back to basics / Pacheco, Karla

Spider-Woman. Vol. 4, Devil’s reign / Pacheco, Karla

Spider-Woman in The Avengers

New Avengers (2004), Volumes 1-4 (all ONLY on Libby)

Avengers assemble : the forgeries of jealousy / DeConnick, Kelly Sue

Avengers [1] : Avengers world / Hickman, Jonathan

Avengers [2] : the last white event / Hickman, Jonathan

Secret Avengers [1] : let’s have a problem / Kot, Ales

Secret Avengers [2] : the labyrinth / Kot, Ales

Secret Avengers [3] : God level / Kot, Ales


Spider-Man India (Earth-50101)

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Pavitr Prabhakar is a boy from Mumbai who was given spider-powers by a yogi, and learned the lesson of great power and great responsibility after the death of his Uncle Bhim. In addition to being the Spider-Man of India, Pavitr is the resident tech whiz for the Web Warriors.

Spider-Man India appearances

The amazing Spider-Man [2] : Spider-Verse prelude / Slott, Dan

The amazing Spider-Man [3] : Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Spider-Verse / Costa, Mike

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 1, Electroverse / Costa, Mike

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 2, Spiders vs / Costa, Mike

Edge of Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan


Spider-Punk (Earth-138)

In a country under totalitarian rule, punk musician Hobie Brown is bitten by a spider mutated by illegal waste dumping. Brown now uses his spider-powers and his sick guitar to inspire rebellions as an anarchic Spider-Punk.

Spider-Punk appearances

The amazing Spider-Man [3] : Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 2, Spiders vs / Costa, Mike

Spider-Geddon (ONLY on Libby)

Spider-geddon : edge of Spider-geddon

Spider-Punk : battle of the banned / Ziglar, Cody


Mayday Parker, Spider-Girl (Earth-982)

May ‘Mayday’ Parker is the daughter of Peter Parker and Mary-Jane Watson from the ‘MC2’ universe, a world where the Marvel heroes aged out of their roles and new heroes take their place.

Spider-Girl appearances

Spider-Girl : the complete collection. Vol. 4 / McKeever, Sean

The amazing Spider-Man [2] : Spider-Verse prelude / Slott, Dan

The amazing Spider-Man [3] : Spider-Verse / Slott, Dan

Spider-Island : Warzones / Gage, Christos

Web Warriors, protectors of the Spider-verse. Volume 1, Electroverse / Costa, Mike

Spider-Geddon (ONLY on Libby)


Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (Earth-18119)

The Renew Your Vows series shows a future where Peter Parker, Mary Jane, and their daughter Annie-May fight crime together as a family, with Mary Jane taking up the name Spinneret and Annie-May going by Spiderling.

The amazing Spider-Man. Renew your vows / Slott, Dan

The amazing Spider-Man : renew your vows [1] : brawl in the family / Conway, Gerry

The Amazing Spider-Man : renew your vows [2] : the Venom experiment / Conway, Gerry

The Amazing Spider-Man : renew your vows. Vol. 3, Eight years later / Houser, Jody

The amazing Spider-Man : renew your vows. Vol. 4, Are you okay, Annie / Houser, Jody


Scarlet Spiders (both Earth-616)

Scarlet Spider is an alias used by two different clones of Peter Parker: the amiable identical clone Ben Reilly, who briefly replaced Peter as Spider-Man, and the grizzled flawed clone Kaine.

Ben Reilly as Scarlet Spider

Ben Reilly, Spider-Man / DeMatteis, J. M

Ben Reilly : the Scarlet Spider [2] : death’s sting / David, Peter

Ben Reilly : the Scarlet Spider [4] : damnation / David, Peter

Kaine as Scarlet Spider

Scarlet Spider : life after death / Yost, Christopher

Scarlet Spider : lone star / Yost, Christopher

Scarlet Spider. Vol. 3, The big leagues / Yost, Christopher

Scarlet Spider [4] : into the grave / Yost, Christopher

Superior Spider-Man team-up [1] : versus / Yost, Christopher

Spider-Geddon : covert ops / Priest, Christopher J.

Ben Reilly as Spider-Man Beyond

Recently, Reilly replaced Peter as Spider-Man again, this time as a corporate-sponsored hero working for the tech company Beyond.

The amazing Spider-Man : beyond [1]

The amazing Spider-Man : beyond [2]

The amazing Spider-Man : beyond [3]

The amazing Spider-Man : beyond [4]


Gamerverse Spider-Man (Earth-1048)

The ‘Gamerverse’ Spider-Man is the Peter Parker from the 2018 Spider-Man game. He made his comic debut during Spider-Geddon, and later received his own series.

Spider-Man : Velocity / Hopeless, Dennis

Spider-Man : city at war / Hopeless, Dennis

Spider-Man : the Black Cat strikes / Hopeless, Dennis


Superior Spider-Man (Earth-616)

During the Dying Wish storyline, an expiring Otto Octavius (Doctor Octopus) swapped his mind with Spider-Man in order to prolong his life. When Peter’s mind seemingly died in Otto’s body, Doc Ock was inspired not only to take up Spider-Man’s mantle, but become a better Spider-Man than Peter ever was… a Superior Spider-Man.

Superior Spider-Man appearances

The amazing Spider-Man : dying wish / Slott, Dan

The superior Spider-Man [1] : my own worst enemy / Slott, Dan

The superior Spider-Man [3] : no escape / Slott, Dan

The Superior Spider-Man. 5, Superior Venom / Slott, Dan

The superior Spider-Man [6] : Goblin Nation / Slott, Dan

Superior Spider-Man team-up [1] : versus / Yost, Christopher

Superior Spider-Man team-up : superiority complex / Yost, Christopher

Superior Spider-Man team-up : friendly fire / Gage, Christos

While Spider-Verse takes place after Peter took back control of his body, Doc Ock was able to participate in the cross-over due to a time warp. Later, Otto clones himself into a new body to continue his Superior mission.

The amazing Spider-Man : worldwide [7] / Slott, Dan

The superior Spider-Man [1] : full Otto / Gage, Christos

The superior Spider-Man. Vol. 2, Otto-matic / Gage, Christos

Spider-Geddon (ONLY on Libby)


Villains of Across the Spider-Verse

The Spot

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Scientist Johnathan Ohnn gained the power to generate spot-shaped portals and set off on a life of crime as ‘The Spot’, with the advantage that his portals don’t trigger Spider-Man’s precognitive ‘Spider-Sense’. While powerful in his own right, Ohnn is not the smartest crook, and his powers are often exploited by other villains, including MODOK, the Kingpin, the Prowler, Carnage, and the Daredevil villain Coyote.

The Spot appearances

Super-villain team-up : MODOK’s 11 / Van Lente, Fred

Daredevil. Vol. 1 / Waid, Mark

Daredevil [4] / Waid, Mark

Spider-Man : Miles Morales [4] / Bendis, Brian Michael

The amazing Spider-Man [12] : shattered web / Spencer, Nick

The amazing Spider-Man [13] : king’s ransom / Spencer, Nick

Carnage. Vol. 1, In the court of crimson / V, Ram


More Spider-Man tales from the Marvel Multiverse

Spider-Man : life story / Zdarsky, Chip – A universe where characters age in real time, following Spider-Man’s career from the 1960s to the present day.

Marvel mangaverse : the complete collection – A manga-inspired universe, home to a Peter Parker trained by spider-ninjas.

What if? With great power – Collects two Spider-Man What If? stories, one where Peter’s jock classmate Flash Thompson became Spider-Man, and one where Peter became a web-slinging Punisher.

What if… : Miles Morales / Ziglar, Cody – What if Miles Morales became a different Marvel hero instead of Spider-Man?

Spider-Man : Spider’s shadow / Zdarsky, Chip – This miniseries explores what would have happened if Peter had fully embraced the Venom symbiote.

The end / Larsen, Erik – Features ‘Miles Morales: The End’, a possible future where an elderly Miles defends a post-apocalyptic Brooklyn.