8 months after the events of Spider-Man 3, Peter Parker is a broken man. He is still grieving Harry Osborn’s death, the daily bugle has succeeded in turning the country against everybody’s favourite web swinger, and MJ has recently become pregnant with Peter’s child. Meanwhile, a former Air Force pilot and OsCorp employee is using the city’s anti Spider-Man mob to his own advantage, moulding them into a Terrifying army of flying, brainwashed Vultures to wreak havoc on New York’s citizens. Meanwhile, a sultry, independent female thief named Black Cat is rounding up the few people who care for Spidey’s innocence, including Peter, MJ and Gwen Stacey. Crippled by self doubt and determined to put his grief aside to clear his name, Parker must make amends for the past, find new allies, and stop the Vulture from destroying New York and creating a dystopia.