But the issues with it were most definitely linked to the lack of care for Spider-Man's lore. Arachne was, technically, pulled from the comics. — Bendis' own Ultimate Spider-Man comic.

Avi Arad, Marvel’s chief creative officer, objected: Arachne had nothing to do with Spider-Man, and her inclusion as a major character would be ‘entirely wrong’. Taymor stood her ground.

Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark loosely follows the ... As Parker’s troubles begin to pile up, he looks toward Arachne, a mythical spider goddess, for inspiration.