Warning: spoilers ahead for The Amazing Spider-Man #70 and Sinister War #1!
Peter Parker, aka the Amazing Spider-Man, is facing all-out war, as thirty-four supervillains assemble against him in Marvel's Sinister War. While recent issues have seen Doctor Octopus assembling a classic Sinister Six for a shadowy conflict, Amazing Spider-Man #70 revealed that the war is going to be so much bigger than Spider-Man (and fans) realized, with Sinister War #1 hinting at the scale of the conflict to come as the Sinister Six and Savage Six clash at the premiere of the movie made by Mysterio and Mary Jane Watson.
In Amazing Spider-Man #70 from writer Nick Spencer and artist Federico Vicentini, Dr. Curt Connors was attacked by Doctor Octopus, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, and the newly resurrected Electro. While Octavius wanted the Lizard for his new Sinister Six, he didn't want Connors. As such, the villains used Connors' Isotope-Genome Accelerator to split the doctor from his more monstrous, reptilian self. Afterward, Doctor Octopus and his four teammates met with Kindred, who enlisted Octavius to unite the team in the first place. This is no doubt to torment Spider-Man in a final endgame, and he also provides the team with their sixth and final member: Quentin Beck's Mysterio.
However, Peter Parker's going to be facing a lot more than just six of his foes in the upcoming Sinister War. As revealed at the end of Amazing Spider-Man #70, it looks as though Kindred has gathered, manipulated, and/or planned for nearly every major villain Peter Parker has faced in the last few years to be involved in the coming conflict, and it's clear that the Webslinger is going to be pushed to his very limits before Nick Spencer's run comes to an end with issue 74. While Sinister War #1 has yet to introduce all the players, fans see five teams already assembled, including the Sinister Six. The other supervillains vying for supremacy are the Savage Six (Tarantula, King Cobra, Rhino, Stegron, and Scorpion, led by Vulture), the Foreigner's agents (Taskmaster, Black Ant, Jack O'Lantern, Chance, and Slyde), the former Boomerang Revenge Squad (Hydro-Man, Shocker, Speed Demon, and a reluctant Overdrive, led by Boomerang), and the Syndicate (Francine Frye's Electro, Lady Octopus, Scorpia, White Rabbit, and Trapstr, led by Beetle.)
If that wasn't enough, a wraparound cover revealed for the four-issue Sinister War miniseries included the recently resurrected Rose, commanding Fancy Dan, Ox, and Montana, aka the Enforcers, and bringing the grand total to thirty-four, also accounting for mega-villain Kindred. Cleary, things are about to get really intense with such a large number of villains. Sinister War #1 surprisingly saw Mysterio ditch his former teammates to save Mary Jane, but Spider-Man was quickly captured amidst a Savage Six vs Sinister Six battle royale.
At the heart of it all is Kindred, looking to torment Spider-Man with a confrontation guaranteed to put all of New York at risk. Here's hoping Spider-Man will be able to call on some friends and allies in his fight, such as the New Avengers, who recently had his back despite reminding him he's a terrible friend, or his fellow Spiders such as Miles Morales and Spider-Gwen. However it all plays out, Spider-Man fans should certainly expect big things from the climactic event, as it's very likely that Kindred's Sinister War will alter Spider-Man's status quo for his upcoming new era from Marvel Comics.