Review: ASM #10 Spider-Verse Part 2

ASM #10 released 11.19.14

Story By: Dan Slott

Artist: Olivier Coipel

 

            Cover Art: Olivier Coipel

Publisher: Marvel Comics

 

Cover Price: $3.99

Wow, if you thought that Spider-Verse Part one had a lot happening and was fast paced then be prepared for part 2. If anything the actions and story continues at break neck speed (Pun intended, buy the issue you'll get what I mean).

The story picks up immediately where it was left in ASM #9 and we join Miles Morales and Jessica Drew of Earth -1610 under attack from the hounds of Verna. When A portal opens and salvation arrives for the two teen spider's in the form of Assassin Spider-Man, Spider-Punk and also Superior Spider-Man, whom Miles mistakes for 616 Peter...well it is, but kinda isn't.....you've read Superior Spider-Man right? ok, then lets continue. The Hounds are dispatched by Assassain and Spider-Punk, who then growl at Miles and Jess to join them or die. 

the intensity of the opening is stated a bit a we find Peter and the other spider's recruited by Spider-UK in their safe haven Earth-13, when they detect the signal from Superior Spider-Man's team. Three teams are formed and they depart to bring the other team back to the safe zone. when they arrive on Earth-616 in the year 2099 Miguel gets a bit distracted by being back home, for the time being at least and Ashley Barton (Spider-Bitch) informs Superior they have guests. 

Peter is a little taken back by seeing Superior but puts it down to the possibility of an AU SpOCK. 

SpOCK is angered that his reading's indicate that with the arrival of the new team that his army is now at risk, as the inheritors are able to detect them now that Silk and Kaine, both being "The Bride" and "The Other" appear to emit stronger reading than the other Spider's. To emphasise this point there then follows the fist big battle of the Spider-Verse as Daemos arrives via the Master Weaver's portal SpOCK orders his team to attack and a couple of Spider's fall one of which is Assassin, which i'm not happy about, the other one was Cyborg Spider-Man. Under Peter's charge all the Spider's then converge on Daemos, with Mayday and Kaine particularly keen to hey at him. but it's SpOCK who takes the inheritor down killing him. 

Old Man Spidey is offering an explanation about whats going on when he suddenly is killed by Daemos who has re-appeared along with his sisters. It transpires that the inheritors apparently clone themselves, in one of many surprises in this issue. Ben Reilly and Kaine along with Earth-1610  Jessica Drew depart via a portal after Ben gets a fix on where Daemos and the inheritors come from. (Their mission is told in the pages of the mini-series Scarlet Spider's)

Silk also departs hoping to lead the Inheritors away from the other Spidet's so they can make an escape, she is followed through the portal by Spider-Woman and SpOCK orders Spider-Man Noir to accompany her (This mission is told in the pages of Spider-Woman #1-4) 

Six armed Spider-Man grabs the corpse of Daemos during the chaos and makes an escape with Spider-Man 2099, as SpOCK earlier stated that withe corpse they can disect it and understand the inheritors weakness. This mission is told in the pages of Spider-Man 2099 #6. 

The other Spider's manage to escape but not before there's a further reveal. which is Old Man Spidey is actually none other than Ezekiel, who first alerted Peter to the existence of Morlun during J M Straczynski's run of Amazing Spider-Man. As he's dying Ezekiel tells Peter that he must keep The Bride, The Other and The Scion safe at all costs. We know that Silk is the Bride and that Kaine is The Other, which begs the question who is The Scion?

The writing here by Dan Slott continues to be First class as with all the action and fast paced story telling of multiple characters it doesn't miss a beat and is easy to follow whats going on. Olivier Coipel's art is as fantastic as ever and it's such as shame that with ASM #11 we'll be reaching the end of his run on this storyline. Personally i think Marvel should move heaven and earth to get Coipel as a regular artist on the title.

The score for ASM #9 was a impressive 9.0 but this issue is better than that so I'd give it a huge 9.5. the start of this storyline continues to amaze and impress, and leaves you craving for ASM #11

Pick it up you won't be disappointed 

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