Sony's animated Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and the 2014 Marvel Comics crossover that inspired it, showed that the ideas behind the iconic hero are so powerful they literally transcend dimensions. So, there’s an entire multiverse full of spider-powered people, and sometimes a threat arises that’s so great the only responsible thing to do is band together and confront it head-on. What happens, though, when the interdimensional legion of web-slingers can’t agree on how to tackle the crisis? And which versions of Spider-Man will step up when the Earth-616 Peter Parker is elsewhere fighting for his life?

Those are two of the central questions in Marvel's five-issue miniseries, Spider-Geddon, in which the monstrous Inheritors invade the Marvel Universe, and the various spider-heroes look to Miles Morales and Otto Octavius for the best way to combat them. Over the course of the miniseries and its tie-ins, the youthful and Superior Spider-Men lead the heroes on separate missions before finally joining forces and coming up with a non-lethal solution to the threat of the Reckoners.

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With the event concluded, Spider-Geddon writer Christos Gage joined CBR for a post-game chat about its twists and turns, continuing Otto Octavius' adventures in a new Superior Spider-Man series, debuting this week, and the joy of bringing the title character of Marvel's Spider-Man video game to comics.

CBR: One of the more interesting aspects of Spider-Geddon was that it ended up being a Spider-Man story that Peter Parker was not really a major player in. Was this always the plan? Why the focus on Otto Octavius and Miles Morales?

Christos Gage: Yes, it was always the plan that Pete's portion of Spider-Geddon would be primarily in Spectacular Spider-Man. A big reason for that is because Spider-Verse was about Pete being the general of the spider-army, so we already know he can do that. What was interesting to us for Spider-Geddon was for Miles and Otto to try stepping into that role, and seeing how they rose to the occasion (or didn't) and how it changed them.

Miles had a lot of big moments in this series, but perhaps his biggest was tapping into the Enigma Force and becoming the latest Captain Universe. What was it like writing that moment for Miles? What's your sense of where you left the character?

It was awesome! And it felt like something Miles has earned. That's a perfect example of why we wanted to put the spotlight on Miles and Otto: Pete has had these moments (including wielding the Enigma Force), so it was cool for Miles to have his chance. As for where Miles is going, that's in the capable hands of Saladin Ahmed and his collaborators on the new Miles book, but I'd say he's experienced being a leader of an army now, so it's a big step forward for him.

You're kicking off a new era for Otto Octavius in Superior Spider-Man #1. What's it like continuing Otto's adventures with artist Mike Hawthorne after this big event?

So much fun. I love writing Otto under any circumstances, but working with Mike, Wade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles has been so far beyond my expectations. Everyone seems to be inspired by the work of the others, and it's coming out beautifully. Just pick up the first issue and see what I mean. I promise you'll want to come back for more! It's one of the best-looking books I've ever worked on, I think.

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From Superior Spider-Man #1, by Christos Gage, Mike Hawthorne, ade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles

Another major character impacted by Spider-Geddon was Anna-May Parker, aka Spiderling. She is now the “Pattern-Maker.” With that role come some new abilities like creating battle armor for herself and the other stars of the Spider-Girls tie-in book. What inspired this new role for Spiderling? And what can you tell us about her new powers? Have we seen all of what she can do?

As far as I know, that came from the talented Jody Houser and her collaborators [on Spider-Girls]. I really liked that they leaned into the Spider-mythos established in prior comics, since we didn't have much room to do that in the core series. And it's really up to them, or other future creators, to decide where it goes from here, so I'll uncharacteristically keep my mouth shut!

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What was it like writing the PS4 Spider-Man in comics? Might we see how his experiences in Spider-Geddon impact him in future DLC or video games?

It was great fun, because I'd been writing him for three years while working on the video game, so it felt natural and right but also fresh and cool having him in the comics. I really liked that it wasn't just a gimmicky "look who's in comics now" thing. Given the story we told in the game, we really had an opportunity to build on his relationship with his world's Otto Octavius to give resonance to his meeting Superior Spider-Man. There are certainly opportunities for the comics to affect future gameplay, but that's up to Insomniac and Marvel!

From Superior Spider-Man #1, by Christos Gage, Mike Hawthorne, ade Von Grawbadger, Jordie Bellaire and Clayton Cowles

You left the Inheritors in a very interesting place with most of them being reborn as babies left in the care of Spider-Ma'am -- but there's one unaccounted for. Why leave Morlun on the table? Do you have plans for him in Superior?

It felt like Morlun being the one that got away put him in an interesting place and also made him scarier in a way. He's the last of his kind. He's got nothing to lose. I wouldn't want to face him now!

When it comes to a project like this, which featured a number of different artists it must take a different mindset when laying the story out. How did you balance writing a solid, cohesive story that would play well to each artists' individual strengths?

Honestly, a lot of it was getting out of their way. Jorge Molina, Stefano [Caselli] Carlo [Barberi], Joey [Vazquez], and the rest of our artistic dream team handled the huge number of characters beautifully. They embraced the craziness of the event and all the Spider-Folks in it. The mindset in an event like this is really hoping the artists won't hate you for all the stuff you're packing in, but they seemed to enjoy it! I know I enjoyed seeing what they did with it.

Finally, with the Spider-Verse getting major exposure, via the animated movie, and all the seeds you sowed for further adventures, it seems only a matter of time before Marvel heads back into the Spider-Verse. Do you have ideas about where you'd take some of those characters next?

I would probably just write endless vignettes of Japanese Spider-Man fighting giant monsters. In seriousness, though, it would really all depend on what is going on in the Spidey universe at the time ... what characters are ripe for spotlighting. But with Spider-Gwen now the only one who can traverse dimensions, it may be a while before the next Spider-Verse event. Unless something unusual happens.

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