REVIEW: Dark clouds and heavy rain fill the New York City skies. Sitting on a rooftop ledge, underneath a web-umbrella, Spider-Man is eating Chinese food. When he reads his fortune cookie, it says that "today will be his lucky day".

Minutes later, out of costume – though still somewhat wet – Peter Parker rushes into a nearby subway station. As he crosses the ticket gate, he is happy to find out that there is two dollars left on the subway card, which is enough for another ride. He continues his descent into the subway terminal. When he reaches his train, he goes to climb aboard the last (and closest) subway car, but two police officers prevent him from getting on without an explanation. Thankfully for Peter, a rather beautiful woman holds the door of the next car over open for him to get on. As Peter runs toward the next car, he wonders why the cops wouldn't let him in the first car, as there are no more than a dozen passengers on it. Regardless of the explanation (for now anyways), Peter makes it in the next car over just before the door closes shut behind him. With the subway car full to the brim, Peter ends up being smooched into the woman who kept the door open for him. It turns out that she is wearing very little clothing under her raincoat – she explains that she was on her way to a photo shoot but it got cancelled – and she is now looking for someone to take pictures of/for her. When she asks Peter what he does for a living, Peter remains speechless, not knowing exactly what to answer. Before he can respond, his spider-sense kicks in, warning him of danger. His luck having obviously run out, Peter leaves the woman (who calls him a loser) and squeezes his way toward the rear of the car, where he thinks the danger is coming from. Just as he reaches the back door, the whole subway car starts shaking violently and, seconds later, everything is dark.

A flashlight is lit in the darkness. When the beam of light points to the back of the car, everybody is surprised to see Spider-Man holding up a huge pile of debris, preventing it from crushing the two injured individuals lying on the ground at his feet. With only seconds to spare before he has to let go, Spidey instructs some of the unharmed passengers (there are many despite the crash) to pull the wounded out of harm’s way. When they're all clear, Spidey leaps forward and lets the debris collapse onto the ground.

Spidey is about to get back on his feet, when one of the police officers seen earlier points a gun at him and orders him to stand down. The cop asks his partner to keep Spidey covered but he does not respond. It is sadly revealed that he didn't make it and was killed when the subway crashed. Upset, and irrational, the cop continues to point his gun at Spidey, ordering him to "freeze". Spidey quickly disarms him and goes on telling everybody to remain calm. He then suggests they all work together to try and get out of this predicament. With that out of the way, he asks if anybody knows why or how this happened. An older man speaks up and indicates that they may have been targeted. By they, he means himself and the other jury members for the Giacomo trial – they were on their way to survey a crime scene. A counsellor with the District Attorney's office cautions the man not to compromise the trial but the man is of the opinion that the whole subway accident already constitutes a mistrial. Spidey recognizes the Giacomo name as being that of one of Carmine Karnelli's henchmen and reckons Karnelli put out a hit on the whole jury. Another man speaks up and tells Spidey that he cannot prove that. Spidey deduces that this man is Giacomo's lawyer and it turns out to be true. With the reason as to why the subway car was attacked now clear, Spidey rips open the subway car door and he and fellow commuters make their way out.

As people exit the car, Spidey indicates that his spider-sense is still tingling, meaning that they are not safe yet. Spidey is somewhat impressed at all the effort that has been put in, by Karnelli presumably, to cause the proceedings to go to mistrial, as he thinks there are easier methods to accomplish that. One of the men who spoke to Spidey earlier deduces that Karnelli wants to send a message that he is not to be messed with – Spidey comments that his observations are very true and asks the man what his name is, as he seems really familiar to him for some reason. The man responds that he prefers not saying. Jus then, the tunnel floor, walls and ceiling start to shake uncontrollably. Spidey yells that the ceiling is giving way and for them to pull back. On cue, a huge chunk of the ceiling caves in, making way for a huge gush of water from the river up above. As the passengers scatter away, Spidey tries to web the hole in the ceiling shut; though he knows that, whatever he does, it is only a matter of time before the water pressure causes his webbing to give way. Making matters even worse is the fact that the surviving police officer ends up dropping his flashlight – the only one – when one of the passengers bumps into him. Thankfully, Spidey's spider-signal saves the day, though for how long is not known. When he turns it on and points it toward the passengers, he discovers that they have found a ladder and that they have begun climbing up to try and get a cell phone signal. Spidey senses that something is wrong so he leaps and stops them from going any further up the ladder. It turns out that Spidey was right on the money as none other than the Shocker makes his presence known, attacking Spidey. In the ensuing battle, Spidey has the difficult task of having to fight in tight quarters. Just when the Shocker appears to be getting the upper hand, Spidey finds a way to use the Shocker's own vibro-blasters against him by causing them to generate so much feedback that the whole passageway collapses and comes crashing down on top of them. When the dust settles, Spidey stumbles out of the debris, holding Shocker, who is out for the count. Spidey rejoins the passengers and comes to the realization that his webbing is starting to fail and that the ceiling is about to cave in. With the access shaft blocked and the water rising fast, Spidey has no idea what to do. The man that had been friendly with Spider-Man all along says that he doesn't want to go to his grave not apologizing to him. When Spidey asks what he means by that, the man replies "For my son. I suppose I should introduce myself. My name is J. Jonah Jameson Sr.".

To be continued.