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The Spectacular Spider-Men (2025)
The Spectacular Spider-Men Vol. 3: Strange Love
Continuing the adventures of Marvel’s two greatest web-slingers, Peter Parker and Miles Morales — and the newest super-hero sensation, the young Elementary!
Elementary is embarking on her own heroic journey with both Spider-Men by her side — but she’s in for a shock, courtesy of not one but two Electros! This sinister tag team has leveled up, and they aren’t even the only surprise in store for Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Sssomone else has a bone to pick with the Ssspectacular Ssspider-Men. You guessed it, it’s the Lizard! You’d better dig deep, wall-crawlers — the Billy Connors’ life depends on you! But how can the Spider-Men hope to foil the Electros’ sinister plan when they’re at the Lizard’s mercy?! Plus: Tragedy strikes and Elementary goes missing! While every Coffee Bean-frequenting super hero (and villain) joins the search, the Spider-Men take a risky gamble to solve the mystery before it’s too late!
COLLECTING: The Spectacular Spider-Men (2024) 11-15
Elementary is embarking on her own heroic journey with both Spider-Men by her side — but she’s in for a shock, courtesy of not one but two Electros! This sinister tag team has leveled up, and they aren’t even the only surprise in store for Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Sssomone else has a bone to pick with the Ssspectacular Ssspider-Men. You guessed it, it’s the Lizard! You’d better dig deep, wall-crawlers — the Billy Connors’ life depends on you! But how can the Spider-Men hope to foil the Electros’ sinister plan when they’re at the Lizard’s mercy?! Plus: Tragedy strikes and Elementary goes missing! While every Coffee Bean-frequenting super hero (and villain) joins the search, the Spider-Men take a risky gamble to solve the mystery before it’s too late!
COLLECTING: The Spectacular Spider-Men (2024) 11-15
112 pages, Paperback
Published September 2, 2025
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About the author
Greg Weisman
263 books134 followersGreg Weisman (BA Stanford, MPW U.S.C.) has been a storyteller all his life. His first professional work was as an Editor for DC Comics, where he also wrote Captain Atom.
Greg worked at Walt Disney Television Animation from 1989 through 1996. In 1991, Greg created and developed a new series for Disney: GARGOYLES, becoming Supervising Producer and Supervising Story Editor of that series.
In 1998, Greg became a full-time Freelancer. He wrote the new Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic books for SLG Publishing, while producing, writing, story editing and voice acting for Sony’s The Spectacular Spider-Man. He then moved over to Warner Bros., where he produced, story edited, wrote and voice acted on the new series, Young Justice, as well as writing the companion Young Justice monthly comic book for DC.
Greg was a writer and Executive Producer on the first season of Star Wars Rebels for Lucasfilm and Disney, and he’s also writing the spin-off comic Star Wars Kanan: The Last Padawan. His first novel, Rain of the Ghosts, was published in 2013; its sequel, Spirits of Ash and Foam, arrived in bookstores in 2014.
Greg worked at Walt Disney Television Animation from 1989 through 1996. In 1991, Greg created and developed a new series for Disney: GARGOYLES, becoming Supervising Producer and Supervising Story Editor of that series.
In 1998, Greg became a full-time Freelancer. He wrote the new Gargoyles and Gargoyles: Bad Guys comic books for SLG Publishing, while producing, writing, story editing and voice acting for Sony’s The Spectacular Spider-Man. He then moved over to Warner Bros., where he produced, story edited, wrote and voice acted on the new series, Young Justice, as well as writing the companion Young Justice monthly comic book for DC.
Greg was a writer and Executive Producer on the first season of Star Wars Rebels for Lucasfilm and Disney, and he’s also writing the spin-off comic Star Wars Kanan: The Last Padawan. His first novel, Rain of the Ghosts, was published in 2013; its sequel, Spirits of Ash and Foam, arrived in bookstores in 2014.
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September 16, 2025
This book is just a soap opera. Who is with whom? Then there is some more superhero training for Juliet. The action is mainly the Spider-Men getting their butts' kicked.
The Electros have settled their differences with the help of Curt Connors. However, with Connor's family involved can the Lizard be far behind and whose side will he be on? All this revolves around therapy/dating sessions in the coffee shop.
This is what Spider-Man has come to. Sadly I am used to Peter Parker getting this treatment recently but Miles seems to be going in the same direction. If this was not the last book, I probably would not have bothered following this series. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
The Electros have settled their differences with the help of Curt Connors. However, with Connor's family involved can the Lizard be far behind and whose side will he be on? All this revolves around therapy/dating sessions in the coffee shop.
This is what Spider-Man has come to. Sadly I am used to Peter Parker getting this treatment recently but Miles seems to be going in the same direction. If this was not the last book, I probably would not have bothered following this series. The book finishes with a variant cover gallery.
August 18, 2025
2.8 stars
August 9, 2025
3.5/5
September 26, 2025
Originally a book to showcase the Miles/Peter teamups that we rarely get...
Now?
It's a cameo heavy book about all the supporting characters and how they interact in a Spider-Men story. This last volume focuses on the new (magic) elemental, 'Elementary'. She was one of the people locked into Arcadium and is dealing with a life outside of it that is rough to deal with. She's challenged by the faerie, attacked by the Electros, and blamed for the coffee shop damage.
The sidestory is about Doc Conners trying to locate his kidnapped lizard/human son. A Lizard/Conners team-up could get pretty bloody if the Electros won't lead them to him.
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It's a fun idea and it honestly ran its course. It works well as a backup story, but I don't know how sustainable it is as a book of its own. People expect BIG things in Spidey books, not coffee house therapy sessions. Still, it's the equivalent of watching a 'Love Island' reality show episode. The development of a supporting cast is key to the longevity of a character's book. Got to have something for them to bounce off of besides the BIG BOOM adventures.
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Bonus: It's taken someone THIS long to hookup the Electros?
Bonus Bonus: Nobody knows there's faerie in NY? Wouldn't you warn random heroes?
Now?
It's a cameo heavy book about all the supporting characters and how they interact in a Spider-Men story. This last volume focuses on the new (magic) elemental, 'Elementary'. She was one of the people locked into Arcadium and is dealing with a life outside of it that is rough to deal with. She's challenged by the faerie, attacked by the Electros, and blamed for the coffee shop damage.
The sidestory is about Doc Conners trying to locate his kidnapped lizard/human son. A Lizard/Conners team-up could get pretty bloody if the Electros won't lead them to him.
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It's a fun idea and it honestly ran its course. It works well as a backup story, but I don't know how sustainable it is as a book of its own. People expect BIG things in Spidey books, not coffee house therapy sessions. Still, it's the equivalent of watching a 'Love Island' reality show episode. The development of a supporting cast is key to the longevity of a character's book. Got to have something for them to bounce off of besides the BIG BOOM adventures.
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Bonus: It's taken someone THIS long to hookup the Electros?
Bonus Bonus: Nobody knows there's faerie in NY? Wouldn't you warn random heroes?
September 1, 2025
Things come full circle for the Spider-Men as Elementary goes rogue, the Lizard kidnaps a pair of Electros, and no one learns a lesson at the Coffee Bean.
This wasn't bad, but I wanted a little more from this final collection. These issues bring Elementary's story to a close, but it feels like Weisman was more interested in that story and just threw in the Electros and the Lizard for fun. Even then, he sidelines Elementary for an entire issue or two near the end so that we can have a reunion of every character featured in the book coming together to find her, only for her to be like "Psych, I'm fine!". It's weird.
The art at least has climbed back to the original level. Andres Genolet and Emilio Laiso return from the last volume, but they don't have to share issues any longer, so the overall consistency of the issues improves.
A nice round-up, but a bit scatterbrained in terms of what we're meant to be focusing on. Also, does Greg Weisman get the fey courts into everything he writes?
This wasn't bad, but I wanted a little more from this final collection. These issues bring Elementary's story to a close, but it feels like Weisman was more interested in that story and just threw in the Electros and the Lizard for fun. Even then, he sidelines Elementary for an entire issue or two near the end so that we can have a reunion of every character featured in the book coming together to find her, only for her to be like "Psych, I'm fine!". It's weird.
The art at least has climbed back to the original level. Andres Genolet and Emilio Laiso return from the last volume, but they don't have to share issues any longer, so the overall consistency of the issues improves.
A nice round-up, but a bit scatterbrained in terms of what we're meant to be focusing on. Also, does Greg Weisman get the fey courts into everything he writes?
June 3, 2025
Okay este es el momento de las teorías conspirativas, ¿porque está serie fue tan mala? Greg Weisman es buenísimo con la representación, con la historias serializadas, con el equilibrar casta enormes de personajes, ¿que paso? fue cosa de los editores, Greg Weisman quería hacer su oc pero lo forzaron a hacer una serie de Spider-Man, que paso? esto es de mis mayores decepciones en la historia de los cómics
December 16, 2025
3.5 Stars.
Finishing up this short run on Spectacular Spider-Men. We get the same charming stuff from the coffee shop, continue the fight against both Electros, and finalize the story with the sewer "freaks" by getting Billy's dad, the Lizard, involved. Overall, a fun story, but not meant to be part of the main continuity.
I enjoyed it, but looking forward to getting back to the main Spidey title.
Recommend.
Finishing up this short run on Spectacular Spider-Men. We get the same charming stuff from the coffee shop, continue the fight against both Electros, and finalize the story with the sewer "freaks" by getting Billy's dad, the Lizard, involved. Overall, a fun story, but not meant to be part of the main continuity.
I enjoyed it, but looking forward to getting back to the main Spidey title.
Recommend.
June 1, 2025
I mean, I can see why this was cancelled. It's a bit directionless and low stakes. There's also way too many characters as everyone that comes to this coffee place seems to get time in the comic. Could have been pretty good if it had some stronger plots.
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