"The End" Week: Edge of Spider-Verse #4!

There were a small fistful of new books that I picked up off the racks, because they were the last issues: I want to say I picked up the finale of the most recent Star Wars series, which featured Ben "Kylo Ren" Solo being a little bitch even as a kid. Spoiler: I didn't like that one. And this one I picked up on the strength of its cover, a homage to Star Wars #107! From 2024, Edge of Spider-Verse #4, featuring "The Hard Road" Written by Nilah Magruder, art by Marcus Williams and Eric Gapstur; "The Lizard's Tale" Written by Karla Pacheco, art by Pere Perez and Wade Von Grawbadger; and "In the Crosshairs" Written by Alex Segura, art by Salvador Larroca.

I think there had been a couple of these series, and the stories varied between introducing new characters that might be big going forward like Spider-Boy, or complete fluff. This one might be closer to the fluff side; but in the first story, Spider-Woman (from the Into the Spider-Verse movie) narrates for their kid, explaining their dad was nearly (that universe's) Hawkeye, who had gone at least a bit bad. Next, a Spider-Rex tale, as a small lizard injured in Rex's origin plots revenge, which is stupid, but also doesn't go well for him. (He had lost his tail, but multiple characters point out, he was a lizard, it'd grow back! Settle already.)

In the final story, Arana recruits "Weapon VIII," which maybe might get him out of the brainwashed-weapon gig. Don't love his costume though; and it's colored like Jim Lee-era Cyclops, which doesn't help.