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Summary: Great for the new fan generation
Review: I'll admit, I didn't like it the very first time I read it; I almost never like anything revamped new the first time. After I re-read it, though, I really honestly enjoyed it. The artwork, I like just 'cause it's new and I'm still a kid. I loved how they actually did some character build up before jumping into the big story we all know. Some interesting relationships there in the beginning. It's a great retelling of the original 1963 story. My generation connects with it more because, well, it's in 2001, not 1963. I let some of my friends who saw the movie read it: they want my entire small collection now. Anyway, if you're in the mood for a new Spider-man (like the one in the movie) pick this up. Heck, even if you're a die hard traditional Spidey fan, try it out. When you're done with it, pick up the second: Learning Curve. Oh, and by the way, new Green Goblin: Freaked Me Out!
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Summary: A move in the right decrection for the dieing marvel.
Review: I've been a spider-man geek sence I was 7 years old. I've gone though the trails and tribulations, the death of aunt may and the whole god awful clone saga. Spider-man is a total joy to read. It would make you pick up a copy and wait and once the next issue came out you'd buy it. No questions asked. That changed Once Todd Mcfarline and Jim lee Revolted, Marvel and Spider-man were never the same again. The killer to spider-man was the "maximum clonage" saga (come on! even the tital is a corny rip off) It riped apart everything us fan boys thought was real about spidy. Spidy isn't spidy. there are millons of spidys. This guy is spidy but not spidy but the guy who is spidy in the Kan planet of hoth! Spidr-man Ultimate lets us push those painful memories far into the back of our minds by giving Spider-man a new begining. The wise cracking crime fighter we have grown to love is back in a new Gen X type New york city With new vilans and life problems to juggle. The art work is vivid and so are the story lines. A must buy for web heads and beginers.
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Summary: This time Marvel got it right!
Review: I've read Spider-Man comics since 1990 and have endured and enjoyed various eras that have varied wildly in quality. Ultimate Spider-Man is the best single treatment of the character I've read. There have been recent attempts by Marvel Comics at re-telling Spider-Man's origin and early adventures; Ultimate Spider-Man takes the best of the mid-90s Untold Tales Of Spider-Man (clearly thought-out plots, good dialogue, great artwork) and thankfully avoids the pitfalls of Spider-Man:Chapter One from the late 90s (change for changes sake, no direction). Ultimate Spider-Man's success is mainly due to writer Brian Michael Bendis, who has given the character a convincingly modern feel. Bendis has also introduced subtle changes such as the fifteen yaer-old Peter Parker working as a website designer with the Daily Bugle newspaper, as opposed to a freelance photographer as he was originally. The character continues as a twenty-something in the two regular montly titles (Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker Spider-Man), of which Paul Jenkins' Peter Parker title is of a consistently high quality. If you'd like to start at the beginning, Ultimate Spider-Man should be your first choice.
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Summary: ultimate spiderman rules
Review: if you liked the movies and want to continue learning about spiderman i highly suggest theses books it si the begining to a great series of spiderman comics that is more modern and I find that the drawings are easier on the eyes (even though i love the old spiderman)
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Summary: Welcome Back Spidey
Review: In 1995, I quit comic books. I had collected everything that had Spider-Man's face on it for the past 5 or 6 years. I was a big fan of Mark Bagley's art and enjoyed the fun-spirited stories of Spidey. Then the whole Clone Saga started. If you don't know what I'm referring to consider yourself lucky. Anyway, while it was going on Mark Bagley left Spider-Man and so did I. It wasn't until about 6 years later I was in a book store and I saw "Power and Responsibility." I just happened to pick it up and saw Mark Bagley was the artist.I had no clue what it was about but I thought I'd check it out for old time's sake and I was blown away. This story forgets everything that's ever happened to Spider-Man and starts his whole story over in the year 2000. The script, by Brian Michael Bendis is spectacular. He has retold the story in a way it makes Spidey seem like a brand-new cahracter. Bagley's art is as great as it's ever been and his re-imagining of the Green Goblin is fearsome. This book reprints Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7. If you like this be sure to check out the other 2 Ultimate Spdier-Man trade-paperbacks or get the hard-back of issues #1-13 and then start buying the regular series. You'll have to look hard to find a brand new copy cheaper than it is on Amazon so this is the place to get it. GOOD PLACE FOR YOU FANS OF THE MOVIE TO START READING.
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Summary: Spidey Swings into the new Millenium with Style
Review: It's very hard to play around with a great character's history and get away with it. Hmmmm... How about giving the character the same teen years that he first started with some 40 years ago and 7 issues to retell the origin that was told in just one classic all that time back. Does that work? It sure does! Ultimate Spider-Man introduces you to a Spidey that is just a teen and brings back that teen angst that he was famous for during his starting years. While those old issues worked during the 60s, these ones truly make you have the feel of the 21st century. The hairdos, the internet ruled life and the clothes they wear. They make you feel that these events are happening right here and now in a Queens neighborhood.The story telling is top-notch. The classic Spidey history is not touched. This TPB is just an introduction of a character that has endured so much, but clearly does not replace the history. If it did just that, Bendis's and Jemas's heads would be on a platter a long time ago. Seriously though, the book is really well told. Let's also not forget the art. The art is top notch. Mark Bagley returns to the character that has made him famous in the 90s. His take on the character though is different than when he drew the Amazing Spider-Man. This Spidey is much thinner and sleeker. He not only acts like a 15 year older, but also looks like one, which is a great and believable thing. Now what do I really think about the Ultimate Spidey? Hmmmm... I like the concept of introducing Spidey to the young folks out there and truly making him hip. Make him more accessible. I also like the fact that the character was not introduced as the real deal and all 40 years of continuity was wiped away. That's about it, I guess. I have to admit, I love the real Peter Parker. The original Spidey. I love the way he matured. The way he acts now, his flaws and the man he has become. I grew up with him and that means a lot. You just can't take that away. He's just the real Spidey and that's the bottom line. Ultimate Spidey is a nice concept. It's great in making new readers know who and what Spidey is and what he stands for. Through it all, the Ultimate line of comics is just a stepping stone in which new readers would later graduate to read the real deal.
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Summary: Spider-man for today's world
Review: Ok, so when I first saw the ultimate line of comics come out for Spider-man and X-men I thought that it was going to be .... So I was a bit hesitant about reading this title. I must say that I was completely shocked out of my mind. THIS SERIES ROCKS! First of all it I absolutely love how Marvel delves into the minds of their characters. This book is not about Spider-man, this book is about Peter Parker, a boy who got bitten by a genetically engineered spider (the way the main title is going right now with the whole Eziekiel thing makes this a possibility). In the main comic line you never really get to see what Uncle Ben is like. In Ultimate Uncle Ben was my favorite character. He is like the best grandfather you could ever have. As well they give Aunt May a character instead of keeping her one dimensional like in the main title. Then if you want to talk about the Psycosis of Norman Osborne, they got it spot on. Absolutely great book, great title, and if you want to see the best one yet, check out the fourth graphic novel of the ultimate Spider-man line.
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Summary: Spider-man for today's world
Review: Ok, so when I first saw the ultimate line of comics come out for Spider-man and X-men I thought that it was going to be .... So I was a bit hesitant about reading this title. I must say that I was completely shocked out of my mind. THIS SERIES ROCKS! First of all it I absolutely love how Marvel delves into the minds of their characters. This book is not about Spider-man, this book is about Peter Parker, a boy who got bitten by a genetically engineered spider (the way the main title is going right now with the whole Eziekiel thing makes this a possibility). In the main comic line you never really get to see what Uncle Ben is like. In Ultimate Uncle Ben was my favorite character. He is like the best grandfather you could ever have. As well they give Aunt May a character instead of keeping her one dimensional like in the main title. Then if you want to talk about the Psycosis of Norman Osborne, they got it spot on. Absolutely great book, great title, and if you want to see the best one yet, check out the fourth graphic novel of the ultimate Spider-man line.
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Summary: Ultimately well written
Review: Proving Brian Micheal Bendis is a very talented writer, Ultimate Spider-Man actually lives up to it's title. A retelling of the Spider-Man mythos in modern times, Ultimate Spider-Man features a young boy by the name of Peter Parker who is bit by a genetically altered spider while on a feild trip. This later gives Peter super powers, which he quickly uses to make himself the star athlete at school and make money wrestling under the alias Spider-Man. Unfotunatly, Peter's new powers have made him the target of Osborn Chemicals. Meanwhile Peter's personal life is worsening and he's getting into more trouble at school. Can his uncle teach him the meaning of responcibility? Yes, but at a very high cost.
Ultimate Spider-Man features the phenominal writing talents of Brain Micheal Bendis and the great art of Mark Bagley. Peter is an extremely likable young man dealing with the usual problems of high school. You know, except for the super-powers. On par with the original origin story, this story doesn't even have Spider-Man until the third chapter but it doesn't need that. The pacing is well done, and even though we know who certain parts are going to end, it still touches us. My only complaint is that the Green Goblin part at the end feels a little rushed and should have been saved for a larger story. However, Bendis is the master of dialogue and make all the words shine. It's also fun to watch the contrast to people's reactions to Spider-man with how they treat Peter. Pick this up with Tangled Web, and you have some great Spider-Man reading.
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Summary: Don't read this review, Buy the Book. Now
Review: Seriously. GO spend the 15 Dollers....now..... OK...now that you have bought it I will tell you what you just purchesed. Only the greatest starting of a comic book ever. Never before has a book seemed this fresh and fun. Never has dialogue been this crisp and down to earth. Never before has the art of a comic ever been better suited, fully giving off the perfect sense of youth, fun, and action that Spider-Man needs. Never has a character ever seem as real and natural as Peter Parker. Never has a cast had such great FOILS for the protaganist. Never before has there been a book more apropos for children and adults. so congrats, for never before has your money been better spent.
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