Warning ! Spoilers for Spider - Man : Reign 2 # 5!Marvelheroes likeSpider - Manaren’t alien to exploring the benighted side ofthe vast Marvel Multiverse , but theSpider - Man : Reigntimeline has put on a repute among readers as perhaps the publishing company ’s darkest continuity yet - except the closing toSpider - Man : Reign 2is circumstantially upbeat , offering hope for this variant of the Marvel Universe .

Spider - Man : Reign 2#5 by Kaare Andrews features the climax of the miniseries , throughout which the intact city has been trapped behind theWEBB and under the vicious rule of the Kingpin , swerve off from the rest of the globe , which is apparently a atomic wasteland with nothing but endless decease . The city ’s citizens have no alternative but to pass on to Kingpin ’s rule , as they believe the only choice is last .

When the giant WEBB barrier around the city began to break down , everyone remember the end was near . People encompass their loved ones and waited for a grim end , butwhen the WEBB fell , it was n’t dire radiation or terrible monsters that poured into the urban center - alternatively , it was virginal light and the Avengers . But this Book of Revelation , which altogether changes how readers read theReignstory , would never have been possible without a major sacrifice from Spider - Man .

Kitty Kat Black Cat and Spider-Man Leirix Cover

In Marvel’s Darkest Spider-Man Story Ever, the “WEBB” Was Keeping out the Light

Spider-Man: Reign 2#5 by Kaare Andrews, Brian Reber, and Joe Caramagna

TheSpider - Man : Reignuniverse is one of the most dire and direful universes thatSpider - Man has ever been in . The story pop out with the Apocalypse thatMary Jane was kill due to her relationship with Spider - Man . Since then , Peter has grown older and retired from being a hoagy , let his city come down into wickedness as Venom manipulates the mayor to create a stark eating earth for the symbiotes . While Spider - Mandefeated Venom , he could n’t mend the world , and the first series ends on a hopeful night , but it ’s still bath in darkness .

hold captive 30 years in the futurity , Spider - Man is rescue by Kitty - Kat , the daughter of his ally and one - sentence love interest , Black Cat .

The subsequence account goes even darker , with Spider - Man confront off against aVenomized version of Mary Janeand sustain to battle an old and grizzled adaptation of Miles Morales . It seemed thatReign 2was poise to finish even morose than the original , but rather , the story ends with the world bathed in light . It ’s a perfect way for Spider - Man ’s darkest write up to stop , as Spider - Man ultimately represent hope ; no matter how regretful things get , Spider - Man is always there to try and serve . Even in his darkest universe , it ’s Spider - Man ’s ritual killing that at long last frees everyone from Kingpin ’s WEBB .

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Spider-Man Proves Himself a True Hero in His Final Moments

Even in Death, Spider-Man Provides Hope

The entire story , Spider - Man has fail in everything he attempted to do . He was completely ineffectual to save Mary Jane even after being sent back in prison term and given a chance to do so . But this pursuance was finally expose to be nothing more than a pointless beguilement . The real purpose of the time - travel was to plant a turkey where the WEBB power source would be , which was plant by someone else . Everything Peter did in this storyline was pointless . He ’s done nothing but Salmon Portland Chase ghosts and miscarry to preserve anyone .

With Fisk on the leaflet of winning , Spider - Man decide to finally do something that matters .

That ’s where his ultimate sacrifice come in . The bomb intended to destroy the WEBB author is n’t strong enough ; it barely even scratches the generator . With Fisk on the cusp of winning , Spider - Man determine to finally do something that matters . With everyone ’s lives at interest , Spider - Man merges with the Venom symbiote and fights his path down to the WEBB power core , tearing it open and causing a monolithic explosion that seemingly kill the WWW - slinger , but he also shuts down the WEBB and end Kingpin ’s villainous plan once and for all .

Palpatine, Vader, and Momin

Spider-Man’s Darkest Storyline Ends with New York City Bathed in Light

Reign Has an Unexpected Happy Ending

This happy end also perfectly explain exactly how this creation pay back so dark . For a muckle of the story - in bothReignandReign 2- Spider - Man is the only champion that lector see . The comic never really plunk into what bump with the others , only giving generic lip servicing about how hero are n’t welcome in this city anymore . But this major reveal , thatthe outside world was completely fine all along , perfectly explain what hap . The urban center was allow to become so dark because the Avengers and every other major hoagy were locked out of the metropolis , with only a Spider - Man , who had given up , exit as the sole bomber .

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The entirety ofSpider - Man : Reign 2revolves around Spider - Man ’s feeling of uselessness . No matter how heavily he tries , he ca n’t carry through Mary Jane , and despite him break off Venom in the first story , he at long last reach nothing . Spider - Man was defeated and charm by Kingpin , put him in a false reality in betweenSpider - Man : ReignandSpider - Man : Reign2.Peter ’s entire story show how he mat up useless , but he was in the end able to save up everyone . WhileSpider - Manwent through absolute hell , he was able-bodied to contribute down the WEBB and release everyone else into one ofMarvel’smore hopeful worlds .

Comic book art: the Reign version of Spider-Man wrapped in webbing, emerging from shadows.

Spider - Man : Reign 2#5is available now from Marvel Comics !

Spider - Man is the name given to several individuals who have engage a spider - cognomen throughout Marvel Comics . Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider , the different Spider - Man heroes employ super - strength , agility , and intellect while utilizing webbing to sway and ravel up their enemy . The most notable of these Spider - Men is Peter Parker , who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world .

Comic book panels: the WEBB collapses and light pours into NYC.

Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.

Comic book panel: The Avengers Arrive After The WEBB Falls

Comic book page: Spider-Man Sacrifices Himself To Bring Down The Webb

Spider-Man Swinging in Dodson Comic Art

Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.

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