Warning: SPOILERS for Spider-Man End of the Spider-Verse #5Marvel Comics' "End of the Spider-Verse" shows that becoming Peter is erased from the Web of Life and Destiny by Shathra's Totem Dagger, reality rewrites itself into a world where Peter was never bitten by the radioactive spider. The cruel twist is that, in this new world, Peter's life has been absolutely perfect.
In "End of the Spider-Verse" Shathra, a primordial wasp goddess, makes her move to take over the Web of Life and Destiny weaved by her sister Neith. Shathra attacks all the Spider Totems throughout the Multiverse, turning them into her slave drones. For those who resist the transformation, Shathra's minions use the Totem Dagger, a powerful artifact that can sever a person from the Web of Life and destiny, essentially erasing their connection with the Multiverse. After Peter Parker of Earth-616, the "chosen one", falls victim to the Totem Dagger, he is reborn in a world where he never became Spider-Man, and his life is much better in this way.
Peter's Life Is Perfect In A World Where He Is Not Spider-Man
In Spider-Man End of the Spider-Verse #5, by Dan Slott, Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Edgar Delgado, readers get a look at how different Peter's life is, starting from the fact that his Cindy Moon, aka Silk, who became New York's prominent hero.
Even in this new life, Peter Parker felt the urge of doing something heroic, so he became Silk's "tech guy", building her gadgets and acting as her . Overall, Peter's life in this new reality is perfect (except for the leg injury that requires him to use a crutch). in her canon origins, Cindy/Silk was forced to spend ten years in a bunker to hide from Morlun).
Peter Doesn't Actually Need To Be Spider-Man - Someone Else Will Take His Place
This story disproves the main reason why Peter never quit being Spider-Man: his sense of duty towards a role that, he thinks, no one else can burden. However, End of the Spider-Verse throws all of that away, showing that the world would still go on and someone else would take on Spider-Man's role, proving that Madam Web was right when, many years ago, she told Peter: "You can stop. The Web will reweave itself and another Spider-Man will take your place." An important part of Spider-Man's appeal is that readers are aware of how much Peter had, and still has, to sacrifice to fulfill his duties, because "from great power comes great responsibility". However, this story shows that perhaps Peter Parker has sacrificed too much, and his life would have been much better if he never became Spider-Man.
Spider-Man End of the Spider-Verse #5 is available now from Marvel Comics.
