In which we conclude the current volume of this series by having the anarchic saboteur Ghost demolish Parker Industries.  As much as I love Dan Slott’s writing, I think the time may come for me to part ways with Spider-Man; during the Superior Spider-Man era, in which Otto Octavius inhabiting Peter Parker’s body resulted in a Spider-Man series without fun, I had to intentionally douse my love of Spider-Man down to the embers in order to break up with it.  And now Peter Parker’s back, and Spider-Verse was fun in a “fun but exhausting vacation that was way too jam-packed with activities and now I’m glad it’s over and looking forward to getting back to real life” kind of way… but my heart’s just not in it, and my anticipation for the upcoming Secret Wars series “Renew Your Vows,” teasing at the return of Peter’s magically-annulled marriage to Mary Jane, is tepid at best.  But for now, this issue had two big things going for it: first, Otto’s genius ex-girlfriend Anna Maria Marconi, who is perfect as Peter Parker’s ally and not yet another person around whom he needs to tip-toe.  I just love the way she blithely cuts through Peter’s entire lifestyle of secrecy and lies, and in this issue, she even donned a pair of modified web-shooters to help snare the Ghost.  Secondly: Black Cat affirming her new role as supervillain by stealing back everything she lost during her most recent incarceration… and then setting it all on fire!  I’ve often felt that there is a lack of quality Marvel villains in recent years, so I think Black Cat is much better served as an adversary to Spider-Man than as yet another one of his on-again/off-again love interests.  Faster, Felicia, kill, kill!