Warning! Spoilers for Spider-Man: Reign 2 #3!It’s hard to count just how many timesSpider-Manhas saved the world. He’s one of Marvel’s greatest heroes, but in one dark universe, instead of being the world’s savior, he ends up being its destroyer. In a desperate attempt to save Mary Jane Watson, Spider-Man brings about the complete end of the world.
This dark revelation was seen inSpider-Man: Reign 2#3 by Kaare Andrews. In this story,Peter Parker is thrownfrom a dark future into the past, where he believes that he’ll have a second chance to save Mary Jane. Unfortunately, this belief is whatends up causing the death of everyone else.
Miles Morales reveals that this isn’t the first time that Peter Parker has gone back in time to save MJ, andhis continual exploitation of the timeline eventually results in everything being destroyed, with everyone outside of New York dying in an apocalypse that Peter caused.
Spider-Man’s Love Ended The World
Spider-Man: Reign 2#3 by Kaare Andrews, Brian Reber, and Joe Caramagna
TheSpider-Man:Reignuniverse is one of Marvel’s darker corners. In this world, Peter Parker causes the death of Mary Jane due to his physical relationship with her. This loss of his wife absolutely broke Peter, and he retired from being a hero. He then slowly watched the world fall into chaos, as he simply didn’t have the willpower to fight for a world without Mary Jane in it. Peter’s attitude changes when Venom returnes and threatens to destroy everything,finally bringing Peter back to being Spider-Man.And now that he has a chance to save MJ, he’s willing to destroy everything.
The most heartbreaking part of theReignuniverse is that Peter and Mary Jane seemingly can’t be together.
The most heartbreaking part of theReignuniverse is that Peter and Mary Jane seemingly can’t be together. The story starts with Peter having unintentionally killed her due to their love, and now it seems thatPeter is stuck in a time loop of ruining her life. To try and save her from her original fate, Peter goes back in time and kills a younger version of himself, hoping this will set Mary Jane free. Instead, it just sets off a chain reaction that results in the death of the world, and now,a new Venomized Mary Janewants nothing to do with Peter at all.
Spider-Man’s Love for Mary Jane Finally Went Too Far
It’s Literally Apocalyptic
Mary Jane has always been the greatest love of Peter Parker’s life, and there is almost nothing he wouldn’t do to be reunited with her. While this is certainly one of his more heroic qualities in the 616 universe, it’s the downfall of everyone in the world ofReign. Completely unable to move on with his life or accept the fate he was dealt,Spider-Mancontinually travels back in time over and over again, destroying the world in the process, and the Mary Jane he so desperately wants to be reunited with wants nothing to do with him.
Spider-Man: Reign 2#3is available now from Marvel Comics!
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is the name given to several individuals who have employed a spider-moniker throughout Marvel Comics. Typically gaining their powers through a bite from a radioactive spider, the different Spider-Man heroes employ super-strength, agility, and intellect while utilizing webbing to swing and tangle up their foes. The most notable of these Spider-Men is Peter Parker, who remains one of the most popular superheroes throughout the world.
