However, when Spider-Man comes back from retirement t… Now prepared for a final showdown, Venom sarcastically asks Peter if he's jealous as it and Waters did what he only was able to dream: protect New York City from itself. Finally realizing that Venom had tricked him all these time, Waters runs away from the room and leaves Venom to fight against Spider-Man when Spider-Man assures him that he will be blamed for Venom's actions.
Spider-Man defeats the remaining members of the Sinner Six and battles Venom, which would perhaps be his last fight. As Peter visits Mary Jane's grave, he states that he will join her in peace one day, but until then, he has "responsibilities". The group runs away. The issue was soon recalled and removed from the second run of Spider-Man activates the detonator, causing the Six to explode and killing Venom in the process. Afterwards, Venom accompanies Waters along with several Reign officers on his announcement of the WEBB's release, activating it and effectively sealing all the New Yorkers inside the city. The Sandman comes at the last minute and gives Spider-Man a detonator, telling him that the six of them were implanted with detonators that would explode if they ever disobeyed Waters' orders. Coming in terms to Mary Jane's death and deciding to resume his crusade against crime for the rest of his days, Spider-Man activates the detonator and the mayoralty explodes, not only deactivating the WEBB in the process, but killing Venom and putting an end to his "Reign" once and for all. However, when Jameson's child army encourages other citizens and start using sound to combat Venom's symbiote, Venom orders Waters to send Sandman to stop the civilians' plan, but Sandman ultimately desists upon releasing that Susie Baker, a girl from Jameson's army, is her long-lost daughter, turning on against the Reign. Spider-Man: Reign is a four-issue comic book limited series featuring Spider-Man, written and illustrated by Kaare Andrews and published by Marvel Comics. TBA Venom then reproaches Parker for abandoning it to die and revealing its intentions to let the Symbiotes devour all citizens of New York, including Jameson and Waters.
After Parker's retirement, Venom somehow came up with the idea of taking over New York City. . Under Venom's orders, Waters activates the Phase 2 of the WEBB and it projects Venom's suit, launching Venom's replicated symbiote into the streets, where they start to take over New Yorkers as their new hosts to do Venom's bidding while the Sinner Six and the Reign officers are asked to guard the mayoralty. Parker returns home and is haunted by memories of his deceased wife Mary Jane, as Mayor Waters announces the WEBB system to protect the city from attacks. Spider-Man: Reign is a four issue limited run 2007 comic book series starring an alternate future Peter Parker who has given up on being Spider-Man. With Jameson out of their way, Venom insults Mary Jane before taking Spidey and trying to suffocate him, but an illusionary Mary Jane encourages him to give his best and defeat Venom. Saks then visits a recovered Waters, whom Jameson is trying to talk him out from helping Venom. On December 12, 2006, Marvel announced that issue #1 had sold out through The book also has several themes relevant in the post Some teenagers are brutally attacked by the Reign after spray-painting a message, "Where did you go?
In a more negative review, Thomas Andrew from liveaboutdotcom ranked In issue #1, there is a panel known as the "Nude Panel". Spider-Man is cornered by the Sinner Six, but in the final moments, Kraven rips his mask off, disheartening the crowd when they realize their hero is an old, defeated man. Luring Venom and the Symbiotes to the top of the mayoralty, Spider-Man fights them until he considers surrendering and let them kill him to join his wife in death, but a reformed Sandman appears and gives Spidey the detonator Waters used to control the Six before sacrificing himself to give Spidey more time.
