Snark Industries digs into Spider-Noir's fifth entry, one of the busiest of the run with a recap to match. The full plot gets walked through, from the World War I flashback that finally reveals Ben's origin, to the introduction of Dr. Faber and the awful truth that her work on the enhanced veterans is slowly killing them, to Cat's wrenching final choice. The story juggles a lot at once, with Robbie leveraging his story to reclaim his job at the Bugle, Silvermane assembling his army of powered goons, and Ben and Cat planning to run away together, all building toward a betrayal that lands hard. Comic connections stay thematic rather than direct, with the hosts noting the flipped origin, the familiar mad-scientist trope in the vein of Dr. Connors, and Peter Parker's recurring wish to be rid of his powers, all pulled from the same era of Spider-Man s ...