Along Came A Spider: A Marvel Origin Story

Heroes. We think we know them. What they look like. What they do. They avenge the wronged, defend the weak, guard our galaxy. They kick some ass, take some names, and look good while doing it. They never end up covered in mud. Never bleed. Never fall. It's effortless. Easy as breathing... So why does it feel like I can't breathe? Why am I sat here covered in so much blood that I don't know where theirs ends and my own begins? Why does it feel like the whole world is coming to an end, and there's nothing I can do to save it? I was meant to be the hero of this story wasn't I? That's how all of this started. I was meant to save people. So how could it have turned out like this, all alone, watching the world burn, with her blood on my hands?

Am I really the hero of this story, or am I just another lonely pathetic universe filler? Some flat static stock character whose life doesn't matter and never will. Or worse, am I the villain? Have all my sins finally caught up with me, and this is just the price? The universe has judged me and found me wanting? I know the things I've done. The people I've hurt. The lies I've told. All just another strand in the web of my life.

But then, I guess I'd know more about that than most. I've been known by many names throughout the years. Savior. Murderer. Criminal. Spy. Thief. Freak. But these days, well, these days most people just call me Spider Woman.

**All Rights to Marvel characters and events are reserved to Marvel Studios, Marvel Enterprises, and The Walt Disney Company. Spider Woman was created by Marie Severin and Archie Goodwin. The Marvel Universe was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.