Warning! Spoilers ahead for Amazing Spider-Man #65!Unfortunately,Spider-Manis about to feel something that’s far, far worse than the death of his beloved Uncle Ben. Marvel’s wall-crawler is under fire as he faces powerful evil gods. Even with extra lives on his side,Spider-Man is about to go througha torment he may not be able to withstand.
In a preview forAmazing Spider-Man #65by Joe Kelly, CAFU, and Frank D’Armata, Peter has just defeated the Scion Callix and is now being challenged by his sister, Cyra. The two find some common ground insulting Callix, but Cyra proceeds with her duty and reveals her challenge.
She presents Spider-Man with an orb and tells him she wins if he puts it down. Peter asks if the orb causes pain, but Cyra says that it just reveals truth.She hands the sphere over to Spider-Man and tells him to hold onto ituntil it has nothing left to share.
Spider-Man is About to Experience the Death of Everyone He Loves
His Latest Challenge is a Dark Truth He Doesn’t Want to Face
The vampire-filled Marvel crossover “Blood Hunt” sawDoctor Doom seize the title of Sorcerer Supremefrom Doctor Strange. Strange had previously made deals with the avatars of powerful entities, but rather than make deals, Doom chose to have a champion fight in his place. Armed with a magical set of armor and handful of extra lives,Spider-Man embarked on his new mission andfought the Scions of Cyttorak, siblings who each represent the inevitability of concepts like time, death, or pain. It’s taken some clever thinking on Spider-Man’s part, but he’s defeated over half of the Scions.
Cyra has already announced that she represented the inevitability of death and as the solicitation forAmazing Spider-Man #65reveals, Peter is about to be forced to watch the deaths of his loved ones. Now Peter is obviously well aware that he doesn’t have the power to save everyone in his life. But it’s a huge difference to know that and to see it play out right in front of his face. The death of Uncle Ben was a crushing moment for Spider-Man in his early career, sowhat’s it going to be like when Spider-Man sees everyone else die?
Will the Knowledge of Death Ultimately Defeat Spider-Man?
Or Will it Strengthen His Resolve to Defeat Cyra?
It was watching Uncle Ben die that helped Peter learn everything he knows about power and responsibility. But Cyra is utilizing the eventual deaths of everyone that Spider-Man loves to torment him, possibly stop him by pointing out the futility of his actions. There’s no doubt that watching his friends and family die is going to be traumatic. But Spider-Man has an inner strength that can’t be easily done away with a vision, no matter how terrible. There’s no doubt that what Peter is about to see will be awful, but it’s not going to be enough to stopSpider-Man.
