56th book read in 2018.Number 133 out of 716 on my all time book list.My first book from the Ultimate universe, pretty great.

Introduction: I have been growing up with “Spider-Man” ever since I was a child and so far, the only comic I had read from the “Spider-Man” series was The Amazing Spider-Man: Origin of the Hobgoblin which I did enjoyed. Now, I had stumbled upon the Marvel Ultimate Universe and after I read Mark Millar’s run on “Ultimate X-Men” and kept hearing so many good things on this run, I decided to give Brian Michael Bendis’ run on “Ultimate Spider-Man” a chance. Now at first, I was a little hesitant

3.0 stars. Good, solid re-imagining and updating of the Spider-man character that I thought was pretty well done. With all of the inconsistencies and conundrums that developed over the four decades of Spidey's comic career, it is nice to be able to say, hey let's start fresh for a new generation of readers. Recommended.

Loved the art! The Green Goblin actually looked pretty scary! I'm used to seeing his skinny version, so it was kinda shocking to see him as a hulking monster. It was a good shock, though. Peter wasn't quite as snarky and funny as he usually is at first, but by the end some of the old humor was back. It's a good thing, too. Spidey's sense (Get it? Spidey sense?!) of humor was always the best thing about the comic, to me anyway.Uncle Ben as a hippie? Still not sure about that one.All in all, I lik...

This may be my all time favorite run of Spider-Man. Bendis for all his crime comics is one of the best writers of teenagers I've ever come across. He made Spider-Man fun again after a decade of grim-dark Spider-Man comics and clone sagas throughout the 90's. At this point, I'd given up on my favorite character when I picked this up on a whim. It's fantastic. Mark Bagley is a fantastic pairing for Spider-Man. At this point, he's probably drawn Spider-Man more than anyone else. The man knows how t...

This was really good.It starts with the usual getting powers except for the Osborn twist and then him and snapping at his bullies and all and him wrestling to earn quick buck as Spider-man but when one of the days he snaps and runs away and lets a criminal go and what he does to Uncle Ben, his whole life changes and he becomes the Ultimate Spider-man and also first villain: Green Goblin!This is a power packed volume and has lots of familiar stories but its the crispy dialogue and that tension th...

Unimpressed is the understatement of the year as far how I feel about this first volume.Let's get something out of the way first : I really, and I do mean really, dislike Mark Bagley's art. Never liked it, never will. Thick storytelling, cartoony heads with too big eyes, no real dynamics and poor actions scenes. In a nutshell. Colors are ugly too.The plot now... Well, no surprise here. I mean, no. surprise. at. all. It's the same story we all know already with minor cosmetic changes but the Gobl...

Saddle up, buckaroos - it’s another re-telling of the Petey Parker/Spider-Pants origin story! Brian Bendyman goes through the well-worn checklist: nerdy bully-magnet Peter gets bit by a magic spider, gets superpowers, doesn’t use them to stop crime, loses his Uncle Ben (the non-rice guy), and learns that With Great Blahblah Comes Blah Blahblah. And then decides to punch Norman Osborn who’s transformed himself into the Green Wheelie Bin! While Bendis’ writing and Mark Bagley’s art are both fine,

​Who needs a good reason for a re-read of some of the most fun comics in history? Not this guy.(Well, maybe a little kick in the pants. I'm in the middle of devouring the more tolerable chunk of Hickman's Secret Wars and it's tie-ins and I needed a break - lo and behold, the /r/MUBookClub subreddit called for a reading of the first 13 issues of this amazing series. Who am I to argue with Internet Authority?(Spoilers ahead, for anyone who has been living in a cave for the last 50 years. But still...

4.25 Golden Starsso this is what I've wanted since the beginning. a story from beginning, not just backstories in flashbacks.though I've heard this comic series has a different approach toward the characters at some points, compared to the Classic version (I guess we can say it's kind of a retelling, maybe?) in general, it has nothing to do with Amazing Spider-man stories. no crossing paths, no need to read anything in between, or before.it had everything even before the bite; Peter having probl...

3.5 Stars! (Good) This's a nicely done origin story of spiderman for modern readers and also a really great starting point for post 2000 spiderman comics I guess. It's well written, well paced and well drawn comic. But I already knew everything shown in this book already in various media. 90% of this story is exact same as Sam Raimi's Spiderman (2002) movie. so this book felt very predictable and there was nothing new or interesting for me to read. Mark Bagley's artwork is nice and his design

I think I used to watch Spider-man cartoons, or certainly I had Spider-man somewhere in my consciousness, but I haven't seen the films (although I got a free download of the latest one for my PS Vita when I bought it, I should look into that) and I wasn't entirely clear on Spider-man lore. So the Ultimates collection seems to be a good choice for me, given that they update and clarify the origin stories as a start. And lucky me, my girlfriend has a whole stack of them.(I hear Ultimate Cap is a d...

Upon re-reading comics that got me into comics I decided to pick up my volume 1 of Ultimate Spider-man. I remember first opening this book at around 12 or 13 and just loving every minute of it. Now that I'm 31 years old, does it still hold up? Well...YES. This was prime time Spidy. While amazing Spider-man in the 616 was in good hands and focused on an adult Peter dealing with being a teacher and soon to be husband, this was all about Pete back in High School. The thing Bendis does really well b...

I like a good origin story. I'm very much into knowing why. And this is a very good reboot of the Spider-Man origin story, taking us back to when Peter Parker was 15. The writer does a good job of updating the story for the 21st century while including all the elements Spidey fans expect.Peter Parker has long been one of my favourite characters. He's proof that "good" doesn't have to be boring. I like him and sympathise with him. I cringe when he gets picked on. He's the kind of guy I would've w...

I am not a big fan of the Ultimate line. It seems like, for most of them, the writers decide to push for "edgy", and just end up writing a lot of painfully unsympathetic people acting horribly to everybody around them until they happen to save the world. Frankly, it's kind of boring to read, when it isn't irritating. Bendis went a totally different route with Peter Parker. He wrote just wrote a modern Spider-Man. Which means that Peter isn't an insufferably arrogant jerk for no reason, he's a ki...

Collects Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) #1-7While some of the Ultimate Marvel line of comics come off as trying too hard to be edgy, new, and modern, the Spider-Man reboot is worth visiting. The influence it has had on the rebranding of Spider-Man as we know the web-slinger today is obvious . . . and tremendous. The art in this, so far, is phenomenal. This feels appropriately updated for when it was first published in 2000, and Bendis slows the story down for those who might prefer more on-the-page

A fresh start for the web slinger. We get to see Spider-Man's origin story for the millionth time, and I don't mind that. It's more fleshed out, which is something I can appreciate. The dialogue, for the most part, is functional.I wasn't super keen on the new Green Goblin design though.What Bendis excels at is writing for teenagers, and in this case, it works well enough.Sometimes the dialogue can be a little bit repetitive, but that's kinda the charm of it.What I liked about it is the way Bendi...

This was not nearly as good as I remember it, which I think speaks to the quality of Spider-man comics at the time this came out being complete crap where something that sucked as bad as this was considered great. It's very, very contrived, the dialogue is obnoxious, and the plotting is more scotch taped together than flowing. Nixing my plans to re-read the rest of the series.

Spider-Man borns again in modern times! This TPB collects "Ultimate Spider-Man" #1-7.Creative Team:Writer: Brian Michael BendisIllustrator: Mark Bagley POWER The Amazing Spider-Man "borns" again for a new generation in the 2001's Ultimate Marvel Universe.This first storyarc re-tells the classic origin of Spider-Man but setting in the new millenium, with current technology, modern storytelling style and......an excellent choice for any Spider-Man fan (like me!) for reading Peter Parker's fir

Book Info: This collection contains Ultimate Spider-Man issues #1-7.Other Useful Reviews: Sesana's review and Nicole's reviewABSOLUTE RATING: {3.5/5 stars} (Rounded Up)STANDARDIZED RATING: <4/5 stars>"I was selfish. So selfish, and you paid the price. You did. I did. Aunt May did. I will never ever forgive myself for that. I will never ever forget that I could have stopped it... You were right; with power comes responsibility. Absolutely. For some reason I've been given great power. And with...