Chasm

Ben Reilly, a clone of Peter Parker, was driven to a breaking point after enduring repeated hardships, ultimately losing his sense of self and becoming Chasm — a villain defined by an obsessive, hollow hunger to reclaim an identity he no longer fully possesses.

Fresh out of the Modern Age at its most ambitious, Chasm burst onto the scene in 2022 courtesy of the acclaimed creative team of Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr., making their Amazing Spider-Man run an instant talking point for Marvel fans. With 48 catalog appearances spanning titles like Chasm: Curse of Kaine — a series bearing their very name — this is a character Marvel clearly invested in from the jump, not a throwaway debut. Chasm haunts the same pages as Spider-Man, Ben Reilly, Peter Parker, Janine Godbe, and Hallows' Eve, placing them squarely at the dark, tangled heart of Spider-Man's most complex corner of the Marvel Universe. If you're following the modern Spidey saga and haven't dug into Chasm yet, you're missing one of the most intriguing new presences the wall-crawler's world has produced in years.