Avengers: Secret Wars Probably Won't Include Marvel's Infamous Spider

Marvel Comics published their massive 12-issue crossover event "Secret Wars" in 1984, and, even at the time, it felt commercially mercenary. It certainly didn't help that it was released in conjunction with a new line of Mattel toys. The premise of "Secret Wars" was childishly simple: A powerful interdimensional entity called the Beyonder creates a new planet he calls Battleworld. He fills it with weapons and guns, then magically teleports a huge handful of Marvel superheroes and supervillains into the middle of it. He orders them to all fight. The winner will get a single wish. Then the heroes and villains all fight. And that's it. "Secret Wars" was the thinnest possible excuse to write scenes of heroes and villains fighting. There didn't need to be a story or motivations. It's just mindl