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3.0

You set out to fill in a gap with your Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider comics, and you end up with Spider-Person overload. Whoever imagined THAT many iterations existed in the minds of everyone involved in this collaboration? I have to applaud their creativity, particularly as each one requires a "unique" look and backstory. And while the tension of confronting the Inheritors built nicely, the final confrontation fell flat. And based on Ghost Spider's emotional reaction (not in this comic), I expected more of a...shall we say dramatic ending for the two fatalities? I had to go back and re-read the section to confirm they died, it was little more than a blip on the radar. Considering this IS a comic book, where one expects a priority of focus on action, it felt like most of the time fell to squabbling. And while I'm unaware of a Spider version of the Avengers, the lack of cohesion is probably why the final confrontation took less than a two-page spread (or seemed that way). Sure, they did a great job at creating a swarm of Spiders, but was that necessary? As someone who only reads one storyline, perhaps I'm not the best judge. However, I felt disappointed with the expected action. Maybe, next time, cut down on the cast a touch and give credit to the action (or consider a different title, so readers don't come in expecting epic battle).