Key Takeaways
- New Storyline: J.M. DeMatteis revisits Kraven’s Last Hunt, exploring an alternate ending where Kraven survives.
- Character Development: The one-shot delves into the psychological impact on Peter Parker after his traumatic encounter with Kraven.
- Unique Twist: The narrative concludes with a surprising revelation that suggests Kraven’s story is not over.
- Comic Quality: This installment is considered one of the strongest What If…? comics Marvel has released in years.
Marvel has revisited classic Spider-Man stories before, but it’s rare for the publisher to hand one back to the writer who made it iconic in the first place. Nearly four decades after Kraven’s Last Hunt became one of the defining stories in Peter Parker’s history, J.M. DeMatteis returns to Sergei Kravinoff with What If…? Spider-Man: What If Kraven Survived His “Last Hunt”? to explore the one question fans have wondered ever since the original ended: what if Kraven never died?
The one-shot imagines an entirely different future for both Peter Parker and his greatest hunter. It follows the psychological scars left by Kraven’s victory, the years of obsession that follow, and a final twist that transforms one of Spider-Man’s most famous endings into something even darker. It’s hard not to admire the sheer audacity of Marvel’s approach. Instead of asking another writer to imagine how Kraven’s Last Hunt might have ended differently, the publisher invited J.M. DeMatteis back to rewrite his own masterpiece nearly 40 years later. The result isn’t a cheap attempt to improve on one of Spider-Man’s greatest stories, because it doesn’t need to. The original ending remains untouchable. Instead, DeMatteis delivers a haunting alternate conclusion that feels like the kind of story only the creator of Kraven’s Last Hunt could have written. It’s one of the strongest What If…? comics Marvel has published in years.
Spoilers below for What If…? Spider-Man: What If Kraven Survived His “Last Hunt”?.
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- Movie(s)
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Spider-Man, Spider-Man Strikes Back, Spider-Man: The Dragon’s Challenge, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse - TV Show(s)
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Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Spider-Man Unlimited, Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man, Spider-Man, Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, Spider-Noir - First Film
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Spider-Man
- Cast
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Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, Shameik Moore, Zendaya, Kirsten Dunst, Emma Stone, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Sally Field, Jacob Batalon, J.K. Simmons, Willem Dafoe, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton, Jamie Foxx, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Laura Harrier, Angourie Rice, Benedict Cumberbatch, Nicholas Hammond
