Spider-Man & The Secret Wars #1 (2010) serves as a prequel, re-examining an untold story from the original 1984 Secret Wars event from Spider-Man's perspective. The first issue begins in media res, with ten heroes—including Spider-Man, the Hulk, and members of the Fantastic Four—buried under a mountain range's worth of rock.
The main plot of issue #1 is to build up to this desperate situation by exploring the events leading to the catastrophe on Battleworld.
Key plot points in issue #1
A look back at the original event: A cosmic entity known as the Beyonder teleports a group of heroes and villains to a distant planet, Battleworld, to fight for his entertainment.
The Denver subplot: The series incorporates the characters from the original event who were taken from Denver, Titania and Volcana, into a more central alien invasion storyline, rather than just introducing them.
Alien invaders: On Battleworld, a portion of the city of Denver is being defended by Spider-Man and Ben Grimm (the Thing) against an alien race called the Spindlies.
An uneasy alliance: Doctor Doom is also in the Denver area, plotting his own agenda while seemingly allying with the heroes.
A flashback narrative: The story uses a flashback structure to show what led to the heroes' predicament, peeling back the layers on events that went unseen in the original Secret Wars.
Spider-Man & The Secret Wars #1 (2010) serves as a prequel, re-examining an untold story from the original 1984 Secret Wars event from Spider-Man's perspective. The first issue begins in media res, with ten heroes—including Spider-Man, the Hulk, and members of the Fantastic Four—buried under a mountain range's worth of rock.
The main plot of issue #1 is to build up to this desperate situation by exploring the events leading to the catastrophe on Battleworld.
Key plot points in issue #1
A look back at the original event: A cosmic entity known as the Beyonder teleports a group of heroes and villains to a distant planet, Battleworld, to fight for his entertainment.
The Denver subplot: The series incorporates the characters from the original event who were taken from Denver, Titania and Volcana, into a more central alien invasion storyline, rather than just introducing them.
Alien invaders: On Battleworld, a portion of the city of Denver is being defended by Spider-Man and Ben Grimm (the Thing) against an alien race called the Spindlies.
An uneasy alliance: Doctor Doom is also in the Denver area, plotting his own agenda while seemingly allying with the heroes.
A flashback narrative: The story uses a flashback structure to show what led to the heroes' predicament, peeling back the layers on events that went unseen in the original Secret Wars.
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