Ok . . a few months ago the Ultimate Universe gets destroyed . . pretty much, and then relaunched. The flagship of this project comes back and . . other than the things Peter went through during the attack . . like almost dying . . for the most part, it's pretty much the same. Which on one hand is ok. I loved this book, but . . things are different. There's been a major hemorrhage to this world, and . . for the most part, it's pretty much the same? Well . . I couldn't have been more wrong. First of all . . Ultimate Spider-man is now a team book. It started out with Gwen. Whom, Peter seems to have forgotten is actually Carnage. Anyways, she moves in with Peter and May. Next thing we know Johnny Storm shows up looking for shelter. And shortly after, Kitty shows up with an ostracized Bobby, Iceman . . or, I guess Ice-boy right now. Kitty isn't actually living with them, but she hangs out an awful lot. And that's not to forget that MJ is still a part of this group . . super-powers, or no. I guess this book should be called Spidey and Friends, or . . Spidey and his Amazing Friends. Or . . I'm sorry, Spidey and his Ultimate Friends. However, I will say this . . with this book . . it works. Brian Bendis has always done an amazing job with character development on this title. And not just with Peter . . everybody surrounding him also. Plus, why wouldn't the teen-aged hero have as much a supporting cast as the adult version? Anyways, that's just my analysis, but . . a lot of good stuff happened this issue. First of all, as we all know, May is an amazing woman. We get another confirmation of her strength, and strength of character this issue when she amazingly does everything she can for all these wayward teens. We also find out that this mysterious hero that's been running around and helping Peter is actually . . wait for it . . Kitty. Obviously she was a suspect, but . . where did she get these different powers from? And . . what exactly are her powers? And finally, Mysterio attacks again. Peter lost a drop of blood in their last fight and Mysterio used it to home in on his DNA. He then creates a Spider-Slayer to attack him at his school. But . . he doesn't have an exact identity. He's just narrowing down the kill-zone. Plus, I'm suspecting, when we see Kitty reveal herself after her fight this issue, she's got a nose-bleed. I'm betting the blood is actually hers. And, as Mysterio is narrowing in on Spider-man, so to is the police with him. They come knocking on his door near the end of the issue, and in order to avoid discovery he self-destructs the entire building. Obviously Mysterio will be back, but . . it may be a little while before he has the strength or resources to launch another attack. Like I said, I think Brian does an amazing job with this book. Also, I was a little concerned about the art when this book started, but . . David Lafuente seems to be rising to the challenge. Mark and Stuart both had a unique way of telling these stories . . panel organization and flow. It seems that David has incorporated some of that style into his own. Probably to give the book a familiar feel. Which seems to have worked because after 6 issues . . I'm no longer mourning the loss of the other 2 artists. This book definitely has a strength of it's own, and it appears to be growing with every issue. As you can tell . . I just can't say enough about it. Pick it up, if you aren't.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
Ultimate Comics Spider-man #6 - Marvel
Ok . . a few months ago the Ultimate Universe gets destroyed . . pretty much, and then relaunched. The flagship of this project comes back and . . other than the things Peter went through during the attack . . like almost dying . . for the most part, it's pretty much the same. Which on one hand is ok. I loved this book, but . . things are different. There's been a major hemorrhage to this world, and . . for the most part, it's pretty much the same? Well . . I couldn't have been more wrong. First of all . . Ultimate Spider-man is now a team book. It started out with Gwen. Whom, Peter seems to have forgotten is actually Carnage. Anyways, she moves in with Peter and May. Next thing we know Johnny Storm shows up looking for shelter. And shortly after, Kitty shows up with an ostracized Bobby, Iceman . . or, I guess Ice-boy right now. Kitty isn't actually living with them, but she hangs out an awful lot. And that's not to forget that MJ is still a part of this group . . super-powers, or no. I guess this book should be called Spidey and Friends, or . . Spidey and his Amazing Friends. Or . . I'm sorry, Spidey and his Ultimate Friends. However, I will say this . . with this book . . it works. Brian Bendis has always done an amazing job with character development on this title. And not just with Peter . . everybody surrounding him also. Plus, why wouldn't the teen-aged hero have as much a supporting cast as the adult version? Anyways, that's just my analysis, but . . a lot of good stuff happened this issue. First of all, as we all know, May is an amazing woman. We get another confirmation of her strength, and strength of character this issue when she amazingly does everything she can for all these wayward teens. We also find out that this mysterious hero that's been running around and helping Peter is actually . . wait for it . . Kitty. Obviously she was a suspect, but . . where did she get these different powers from? And . . what exactly are her powers? And finally, Mysterio attacks again. Peter lost a drop of blood in their last fight and Mysterio used it to home in on his DNA. He then creates a Spider-Slayer to attack him at his school. But . . he doesn't have an exact identity. He's just narrowing down the kill-zone. Plus, I'm suspecting, when we see Kitty reveal herself after her fight this issue, she's got a nose-bleed. I'm betting the blood is actually hers. And, as Mysterio is narrowing in on Spider-man, so to is the police with him. They come knocking on his door near the end of the issue, and in order to avoid discovery he self-destructs the entire building. Obviously Mysterio will be back, but . . it may be a little while before he has the strength or resources to launch another attack. Like I said, I think Brian does an amazing job with this book. Also, I was a little concerned about the art when this book started, but . . David Lafuente seems to be rising to the challenge. Mark and Stuart both had a unique way of telling these stories . . panel organization and flow. It seems that David has incorporated some of that style into his own. Probably to give the book a familiar feel. Which seems to have worked because after 6 issues . . I'm no longer mourning the loss of the other 2 artists. This book definitely has a strength of it's own, and it appears to be growing with every issue. As you can tell . . I just can't say enough about it. Pick it up, if you aren't.
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