Secret Wars has been really effective at times in putting together fun takes on old stories, but it has also fallen a bit flat with others. That Spider-Verse is so fresh hinders it, but the series doesn't really dwell on it either, instead giving us what is essentially a fairly average comic, except for a few deeper moments with Gwen. The first half of the issue might have easily been lifted from a comic from the 1980s, and it is only with Gwen towards the end that there is any redeeming material here. It is fun at times, and a bit of a disappointment, but it at least provides some hope for an interesting resolution with the plot development at the end. Read Full Review

Andre Araujo's art is proving less than ideal for this book. For such athletic, aerodynamic heroes, the Spiders look decidedly flat and chunky throughout this issue. Araujo is far better at rendering ordinary civilian characters than larger-than-life heroes. Read Full Review

While continuing to improve over previous issues, this miniseries still doesn't do enough to make readers care about what's happening to the Web of Life. Not-so-great artwork helps make Spider-Verse #3 a safely skip-able installment. Read Full Review