Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon

So what started me on this extended project to catch up on the more recent Spider-man was seeing "Into the Spider-Verse."  However, you can't just dive into "Edge of the Spider-verse". Oh no, no, no. To properly understand what's going on, you have to read "Spider-Noir", "Spider-Ham", "Miles Morales," and "Spider-Gwen." All of these are fun, and involve characters in the movie. So, good on that. However, when I finally got into "Edge of the Spider-Verse" and "Spider-Verse" I found that it had very little to do with the movie.

I have a student who apparently read the comic books first and had a very dim view of the movie. His view was that the movie was nothing like the comic series and he didn't like what they did to Miles's character either. I can see his point. It would seem, at first, like the movie has nothing to do with the comic books aside from sharing some characters. I've come to the conclusion that the events of "Into the Spider-Verse" happen just before "Edge of the Spider-Verse"

My reasoning is that soul sucking life-force vampires bent on devouring all the spider people in all of the dimensions of the multi-verse is a pretty big omission. These vampires are called The Inheritors and are the central conflict for both Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon.

So, I get to continue liking the movie.

Spider-Verse and Spider-Geddon are equal parts bedlam and inspired. (See my post about the Spider-Verse) Spider-Geddon sees the return of the Inheritors and the legions of spider people fighting them. Miles develops nicely and I have to admit that there are several new characters I would like to see more of such as Spider-Punk and several of the Spider-kids.

I don't know. It's fun, but I can see why people get obsessive. You almost have to be obsessed to keep it all straight.