"Black heart. Black soul. Spider-Man is back in black. The Civil War has ended: one side has won, another has lost, and all the rules have changed. With Spider-man's identity revealed to the world, he has exposed himself to the treachery of his enemies. Peter Parker's life has been turned upside down-- and along with it, the lives of his dearest friends and family members. As this nightmare spins a treacherous web from which he cannot escape, Spider-Man embraces the darkness and finds he must make a stand-- maybe his last stand-- against some of his fiercest foes, including the Sandman, the mysterious 'Other' and the deadly Kingpin"--Jacket