Spider-Men is a team-up between the Amazing Spider-Man (Peter Parker) and Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales). The theory of the Multiverse is that there are an infinite number of universes parallel to our own. In Miles Morales's universe, Peter Parker was killed, and Miles Morales, shortly thereafter, was bitten by a radioactive spider, becoming the new Spider-Man. Mysterio knocks Peter Parker into Miles Morales's universe and then tries to kill both of them. Of course, the idea of infinite universes is flawed because if there is an infinite number of universes, there is an infinite amount of gravitational energy, which would tear us apart almost instantly.
I know, I know. No one likes a Multiverse nerd, and unlike more seasoned Marvel fans, I cannot name the various universes in which these titles take place. One interesting bit of the 2016 Spider-Man comic, which is ongoing, is that even the super Marvel nerds don't know which universe it takes place in yet. Perhaps this will be elaborated upon this Wednesday, when Spider-Man, Issue #3 comes out. But I digress.
This is a fun title, and I'm glad I read it before I got too far into the 2016 Spider-Man. Mysterio is a cool villain, and seeing Thor, Iron Man, and Nick Fury is always good, but the real story of the title is the interplay between Miles Morales and Peter Parker. I'm beginning to wonder if the 2016 Spider-Man is just a run-off of this story, where Peter Parker returns to his own universe, looks up Miles Morales, and helps him become Spider-Man. Fun stuff.
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