Speaking of titles, let’s jump right in with the first title I picked up this week, Ultimate Spider-Man.
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #3
Have I mentioned lately that I love Ultimate Spider-Man? I love Spider-Man in general. I love Brian Michael Bendis in general. What a perfect marriage. The day Bendis puts this title down will be a sad day for Marvel and Spider-Man.
Comings out of the shittiness that was Jeph Loeb’s Ultimatum, Brian Bendis wastes no time re-establishing his characters and setting up a brand new cast for his ongoing series. With Gwen now at the helm as Peter’s girlfriend, it was inevitable that another major character would be introduced, and with Ultimate Fantastic Four being canceled, I suppose Johnny Storm is just the man for the job.
But this book ends by establishing that fact, it opens with Mary Jane Watson showing hostility towards her ex-boyfriend Peter “Spider-Man” Parker. Bendis has yet to explain the break-up, however he did drop some clues in this issue and even made mention of the fact that it was MJ that dumped Peter and not the other way around.
From there, Spidey has his first encounter with Ultimate Mysterio, who despite his physical differences from the regular 616 Mysterio, is pretty much the same in terms of power. It’s a short fight and ends with Spidey chasing him off and posing for a picture with the local police officers.
The issue ends with Peter finding out that the Human Torch is going to be living with him for awhile, further cementing Johnny Storm’s new role in USM.
Overall, the issue was well written, but not very interesting. It sort of follows the formula of Spidey books, but that’s not a bad thing. It’s just pushing the story along and not in a hurry, something other writers rarely have the balls to do.
Final Grade: B
Only one book this week? Well it’s hectic. If you only pick up one book this week, I would make it this one though.
Cover Credit: Marvel Comics
-Chris
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