Category Archives: Spider-Man
Review: Ultimate Comics: All-New Spider-Man #3
The heroism of Miles Morales, the new Spider-Man, kicks off with this issue! But poor, young Miles just isn’t ready for it. He’s only like 13, I think. He’s not a hero! He just wants to be a kid! I can really feel for the boy. Just because his best friend Ganke thinks it’s the coolest thing in the world (and it is) doesn’t mean Miles is ready to be a superhero.
But sometimes fate kills Peter Parker.
Ultimate Spider-Man #3
Comic rating: 5/5: Great!
I really enjoyed this issue. The All-New Spider-Man is not yet blowing me away, but it’s a fantastic read. And writer Brian Michael Bendis finally kicks off some real spidery-heroics with this issue. Miles makes his first big play at being the new Spider-Man, even if he doesn’t have the costume yet. And even if it’s a scene straight out of both the first and second Spider-Man movies. (Wow, now that I think about it, Spider-Man really did save a kid from a burning building in both movies…) Anyway, the introduction to Miles Morales continues to be stellar in both story and art.
But what the hell is up with that cover? Who thought it would be a great idea to awkwardly shove Spider-Man’s huge ass in our faces?
Further Scarlet Spider Teases
A new teaser image of the Scarlet Spider (or a version of him) was released by Marvel Comics today and it looks pretty cool. You may recall back at the San Diego Comic Con, Marvel released an image of his iconic sweatshirt on fire. I posted it then, excited that Scarlet Spider may return. He’s a clone of Peter Parker, and was a big deal when my brother and I first got into reading Spider-Man comics. Well he’s been dead since the mid-90s, so any hints that he might be coming back are pretty cool.
Check out the imagine and a new costume…though the same iconic blue hoodie.
Apparently he'll be teaming up with Bargain Basement Daredevil
Review: Ultimate Comics: All-New Spider-Man #2
The spidery world of Miles Morales grows a little bit bigger in this second issue. Some of it is welcome and exciting, and some of it is too much too soon. But once again writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli knock one out of the park in terms of character and storytelling. Miles takes a few big steps in this issue and learns some important life lessons – not to mention spider lessons. That the reader gets to go along for the ride is the real treat.
Ultimate Comics: All-New Spider-Man #2
The All-New Ultimate Spider-Man is off to a good start. But I don’t think the characters have yet earned the heavy drama in this issue, at least not Miles’ father.
There will be spoilers!
Once again, decompression is the name of the game. Bendis is taking his time introducing us to new star Miles Morales, and he’s also taking the time to introduce Miles to his new spider-powers. We all saw Miles get bitten by the bug last issue. Now it’s time to see what that means. I do not mind the decompression, especially not from Bendis. He practically introduced the concept to the world of comics with the original Ultimate Spider-Man. He writes great dialogue and really delves into the personality of his characters. Unfortunately, we only get a taste of Bendis’ usual snappy banter in this issue. Too much is given over to a long speech by Miles’ father. It’s a nice speech, but we don’t yet know the character enough for it to matter.
At least the rest of the issue is Miles having a goofy, youthful conversation with his dorky friend Ganke.
Project: Rooftop Spider-Man Winners!
I posted last week about the Spider-Man art contest at Project: Rooftop. But those were just the honorable mentions. Now I’m going to show you the contest winners! Seriously, the whole of Project: Rooftop is worth a look. The site is fantastic to explore, with beautiful superhero art. You could get lost for hours just browsing the awesome looking alternate superhero costumes.
First place: artist Mike Dimayuga
I dig the scarf. And the webbing from the fingers is a neat touch
Second place: artist Brett Howard
Futuristic and rather neat. Not my favorite, but it's got style
Third place: artist Rosy Higgins
Definitely loving this design. Very homemade, very chic. A winner by all accouts
Wait, What? Ultimate Prowler!?
I can’t believe I totally missed the debut of Ultimate Prowler in this weeks new Ultimate Spider-Man relaunch! The thief who broke into the crumbling Osborn Industries, who brought test spider #42 out into the world and may be Miles Morales’ Uncle Aaron, is the Ultimate Prowler! I thought the thief was just wearing some stupid Deadpool-esque mask, that he was nobody important.
But take a gander, Hench-fans, it’s the Ultimate Prowler!
Love the costume!
Who is the Prowler, you may ask. Why am I getting so worked up about this? Well, I’ll tell you! He may not have been on my list of My 6 Favorite Comic Book Characters, but I absolutely love the Prowler! He’s a superhero who is one of Spider-Man’s amazing friends. He’s an ally to Peter Parker, but he only exists in the Spider-Man family of comics. Spidey is friends with the Fantastic Four, with Captain America, Daredevil, etc…but they all have their own comics. The Prowler is only known for being Spidey’s pal. He’s a small time hero who was never popular enough to get more than a mini-series. So he’s only ever been Spidey’s ally.
Surprisingly, that’s pretty rare. Spider-Man has far more villains than allies.
Prowler's classic, non-Ultimate costume
The Prowler is Hobie Brown, a mechanical genius who wanted to use his gadgets for personal gain. But in his first outing as a bad guy, he got defeated by Spider-Man, who instead of turning him in, gave Hobie some advice. Hobie took it to heart and became a hero instead. Once he even impersonated Spider-Man so that Peter Parker’s friends could see Peter and Spidey together. Hobie’s a great guy.
So my interest in the new Ultimate Spider-Man has just jumped considerably.
Yep, definitely Deadpool-esque
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