Review: Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse No. 1

Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse No. 1 does a nice job of exploring how the Web-Warriors work as a team and the dynamic that comes with it.

While Spider-Man: Enter the Spider-Verse No. 1 doesn’t quite have the same team as the upcoming Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, it gives us a good look at how some of our favorite Spider-Heroes work together. The team consists of Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, Miles Morales, Spider-Punk, Spider-Gwen and Spider-Ham.

Right off the bat, one thing that would be nice is for Marvel to have some consistency between using Spider-Gwen or Ghost-Spider when it comes to Gwen Stacy’s code name. However, that doesn’t detract from the story really and is just a nit-pick of mine at the moment.

To no one’s surprise, the Web-Warriors head to Earth-717 and find yet another Doctor Octopus who is a criminal. While this is predictable, it’s still nice to see there heroes teaming up. It surely makes going up against the Sinister Six easier when you can divide and conquer.

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Ralph Macchio has a good sense of the various personalities that he’s working with in this book. Peter is older now and isn’t quite as quippy in this instance, but he’s more experienced and that shows in his leadership. Each character also has a good sense of what their strengths are. Spider-Ham knows he can take on Rhino, even though Miles gives him a little assist. This makes the characters more enjoyable to read.

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Flaviano has a lot of different characters to work on in this issue, too. While most of the Sinister Six don’t have a ton of lines, that means the focus is more on the art. The battle scenes have a good focus on facial expressions. While every little detail isn’t shown, the focuses on the faces makes up for it.

While I wouldn’t say this issue is absolutely stellar, it is a fun read. It also includes the first appearance of Miles in the Marvel Universe with Spider-Man No. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. So if you haven’t read that yet, this is a good opportunity to do so. It gives you a little more background on Miles and it’s worth checking out.

Grade: B+