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Miles Morales: ‘Ultimate Spider-Man’ #5 is a Beautifully Colored Setup Issue

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #5 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Dave Marquez Colors by Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics In its role as a penultimate issue in a story arc, Miles Morales Ultimate Spider-Man #5 fulfills its goals of having enough twists and turns to set up for a real doozie of a final issue. But Brian Michael Bendis manages to …

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Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is a Great Reintroduction to the Character

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Dave Marquez Colors by Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics It’s been seven months since an issue of Ultimate Spider-Man that wasn’t tied into the Cataclysm event came out. Between this issue and the last, Miles Morales has fought Galactus, seen heroes like Captain America and Thor …

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To Better Know a Hero: Ultimate Spider-Man, The Boy Who Slayed A Monster

Real name: Peter Benjamin Parker First Appearance: Ultimate Spider-Man #1, 2000 Status: Deceased Powers and Abilities: Spider-Man possesses superhuman strength, agility, reflexes, equilibrium, the ability to cling to surfaces, and a sixth sense that warns him of impending danger. However, his Spider-Sense is not as accurate as 616 Spider-Man, as he cannot pinpoint the locations …

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Ultimate Mary Jane Watson, Friend and Soulmate to Peter Parker

One of the major differences between Spider-Man in the main Marvel universe and the Ultimate Marvel universe is the centrality of his relationship with Mary Jane Watson. In the mainstream universe, Peter Parker had been in serious relationships with Daily Bugle secretary Betty Brant and Gwen Stacy before he started dating Mary Jane. However, in …

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Uncle Ben, Father and Mentor to Ultimate Spider-Man

In Spider-Man’s origin story in Amazing Fantasy #15, we don’t get to spend much time with Uncle Ben. We get to see that he cares for his nephew Peter and gets him a science set. He also gets to say a quote that has become synonymous with Spider-Man, “With great power, there must also come great …

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Ultimate Spider-Man #200 is an Emotional Love Letter to Peter Parker

Ultimate Spider-Man #200 Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Dave Marquez, David Lafuente, Sara Pichelli, Mark Brooks, and Mark Bagley Colors by Justin Ponsor Published by Marvel Comics Fourteen years ago, Marvel hired an indie crime comics writer named Brian Michael Bendis to reimagine Spider-Man for the 21st century. Eleven years later, he killed off Peter Parker and replaced …

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Ultimate Spider-Man and Kitty Pryde are a Shortlived, Underrated Pairing

If you’ve read my work on this site or listened to my podcast Geeks Coast to Coast, you probably have realized that Kitty Pryde is my favorite comics character and Ultimate Spider-Man is my all-time favorite comic. So this pairing of Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate Kitty Pryde is a bit personal for me. They began dating in …

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Ultimate Spider-Man: Brian Michael Bendis Redefines the Teen Superhero for the 2000s

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1 1-133, 150-160 (2000-2011) Vol. 2 1-15 (2009-2010) Written by Brian Michael Bendis Art by Mark Bagley, Stuart Immonen, David Lafuente, Takeshi Miyazawa, and  Sara Pichelli Published by Marvel Comics For eleven years, Brian Michael Bendis chronicled the life and death of Peter Parker in the pages of Ultimate Spider-Man. He updated Spider-Man for …

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Cataclysm #1 Is Mark Bagley’s Triumphant Return to the Ultimate Universe

Cataclysm: Ultimates’ Last Stand #1 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Penciller: Mark Bagley Inker: Andrew Hennessy Colorist: Jason Keith Publisher: Marvel Cataclysm #1 is like the beginning of the third act of a blockbuster action film, and it is only the first issue of a six issue miniseries. Basically, because of the events of Age of Ultron, Galactus …

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Ultimate Spider-Man #28 Ties Up Miles Morales’ Story Nicely

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #28 Writer: Brian Michael Bendis Art: Dave Marquez Colors: Justin Ponsor Publisher: Marvel To start things off, Ultimate Spider-Man (starring Peter Parker) was the first comic I ever read, and this is probably the last issue of the Ultimate Spider-Man series. (Miles Morales will return in the Cataclysm event which will most likely end the Ultimate Universe.) So …

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