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When homicidal supervillain Carnage escapes from incarceration and gathers a cadre of similarly murderous superpowered followers, the motley crew go on rampage through New York City, slaughtering countless innocent civilians and sparking mass rioting and mob violence. Spider-Man teams up with a voluminous number of guest stars (including one-time foe Venom) to stem the tide of violence and recapture Carnage.

 

 

The event was poorly received and in hindsight marked the beginning of a [[Dork Age|downward spiral]] in quality in the Spider-Man books over the next several years. In fact, the whole thing might have faded into obscurity if it hadn't been unexpectedly adapted into a surprisingly popular beat 'em up game for the [[Sega Genesis]] and [[Super NES]], Which was published by [[LJN Toys]]. The game allowed players to control either Spider-Man of Venom, and featured the rest of the hero cast as summonable power-ups. A surprising amount of attention was paid to accurately recreating the comic, including levels modeled after scenes from individual issues, and villains' vulnerabilities or resistances to certain attacks.

 

 

* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: The sonic gun fires, well, sonic rays, and the heroes' secret weapon harms the bad guys by (wait for it) shooting ''positive emotions'' at them. Apparently, Demogoblin had a similar idea much earlier, because in Part 3, he blasts Spidey with a pumpkin grenade that covers him in ''sadness'' (or something. It's really not clear what the hell is going on here).

* [[Abusive Parents]]: Poor Shriek had a rough childhood. Carnage was abused in an orphanage.

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: Weird example, where the Black Cat berates Spider-Man for taking time to address lesser crimes and emergencies instead of single-mindedly pursuing Carnage, including one instances where she yells at him for ''saving her life''. [[Your Mileage May Vary]] as to whether her argument makes sense in theory, but in practice, all she was really saying is that Spider-Man should try to take on a bunch of villains he clearly wasn't qualified to fight. Venom also encourages Spidey to pursue Carnage rather than help him (Spider-Man, amusingly, chooses to do neither).

* [[Women in Refrigerators]]: Played straight or subverted, depending on your point of view. {{spoiler|On the one hand, Dagger gets better, so perhaps a subversion, but then again, [[Death Is Cheap]], so maybe the resurrection doesn't undermine the trope, since such things are so common they're almost a given.}}

 

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