Spider-Man: 10 Things Nobody Wants To Admit About Spider-Verse
5. The Story Falls Into The Background As The Characters Pummel Each Other
The story of Morlun's family hunting Spider-Men and Women across all universes is a grand idea, and it was fleshed out with some remarkably detailed points about the Great Web and the existence of the Inheritors themselves. Slott's space-bending adventure gives nods to great his love of Doctor Who, and the story has all the makings of being one of Peter Parker's very best.
Just when everything starts to get truly interesting and exciting, however, the action takes over and the nuances of the story get marginalised. Some of the negative reviews of the latter issues criticised Slott for simply treating the resolution like a child bashing action figures against each other would. Action at breakneck speed in search of bombastic battles was taking over.
Splitting the massive band of heroes into tie-ins and side issues was a good way to stop the action overshadowing the story early on, but when many of the gang come back together for the final battle we mostly see the characters pummel each other in search of physical superiority. Most of the justification and resolution followed in epilogue form during later issues of Peter's story, and it's a shame that the end of the event didn't quite hit the same high notes as the beginning.