3.5 stars"'With great power there must also come great responsibility.' It's something the first Spider-Man used to say to me. Well, I don't know if I have great power - I'm not Captain Marvel or Thor. But I use what I have to be responsible for as much as I can . . . " -- Miles Morales, on page 10Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn walks that tricky line (or should I say spins that tangled web?) in that it's hero and his problems will seem reminiscent of Peter Parker in his school days, yet everyt...

Saw this in a pile of comics here in the house and realized it was written by Saladin Ahmed, whose Black Bolt I thought was all right, and who is taking the Ms. Marvel reins from Willow Wilson, whose Kamala Khan lives in Jersey City. And doing this one with some more urban East coast vibe, straight outta Brooklyn, this time. Miles is, like Kamala, a "typical teenager" going to school, and his creative writing teacher has him keep a journal. Perfect for Miles, who has some secrets about himself h...

A very solid first outing out for Ahmed as he steps into the size 18 shoes left behind by Brian Michael Bendis. This wasn't half bad. I liked how Miles teams up with the Rhino to find some missing children. I dug seeing a different side of the Rhino. That seems to be one of Ahmed's strengths given he successfully used the Absorbing Man to be Black Bolt's best friend over in that title. Where this fell apart for me some is the lack of the supporting cast outside of Barbara. Everyone else was almo...

For fans of the Spider-verse film, this new Miles Morales comic is an excellent introduction to the character in comics form. Quality writing and art, while may not revolutionizing the medium, does succeed at entertaining and reminding fans what's to love about the superhero genre. One doesn't necessarily need an expert-level knowledge of the Marvel Universe for this one, which is its strength especially for new readers. There are some fun Spidey mythos that comes up in fresh ways, such as with

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Whohoooooo! Miles has a awesome Spider-man book again. Let's gooooo!!!!Saladin Ahmed is a pretty big writer now days. Writing the Black Bolt series critics and people loved, Exiles, the excellent Quicksilver Mini-series, and more. Now I didn't love Black Bolt but enjoyed it and I thought Exiles was meh, but loved Quicksilver. Saying that, Miles Morales lets Ahmed really shine as he brings Miles alive here. So Miles is still in school trying to be Spider-man on the side. This book balances his pe...

A strong start for this creative team. They do a wonderful job of evoking early-days Spidey, not easy to do while simultaneously navigating a much more complex contemporary environment. This book is fun, and I'm looking forward to more.

Man, I’ve been wanting to read this since the singles started up. Missed the first couple and then the price shot up. Oh well, I have all 5 trades now with volume 6 in the mail. This was fun. The first 3 issues deal with Miles looking into some kids going missing. Here we get the unlikely team up with Miles, Cap and the Rhino. Crazy as that sounds it was actually pretty cool. The middle focuses on Miles and his friends skipping school. Gave me some very strong Ferris Bueller’s day off vibes. The...

Miles Morales returns for the first time in a solo series by someone other than Brian Bendis, and it's definitely a breath of fresh air. Saladin Ahmed breathes new life into the character and his supporting cast, aging them up just a little and introducing a whole new slew of problems for Miles.It's difficult to write Miles stories now that aren't ones that you could just swap a younger Peter into and get the same result. Ahmed succeeds here by making sure that Miles' choices and the consequence...

Despite being a bit excessively cheesy, it does reset the game for Miles Morales and offer him the chance to shine as Spider-Man. There are some very awkward hero-villain moments that throws you off but it isn't that bad considering the humour writer Saladin Ahmed aims for here. The story-arc focused on Miles and not Spidy, with the vengeful principal, was unexciting though. I could've lived without having to go through that.Yours truly,Lashaan | Blogger and Book ReviewerOfficial blog: https://b...

This was really fun to read!I dropped out after volume 1 of Bendis' 2016 run. I just wasn't feeling it, but I'm glad I gave Ahmed's run a chance!This book feels youthful and fun! I really love seeing Miles balance his daily life with school, friends and family + being Spider-Man. He sounds like a teenager and I like seeing his thought process as the book went along. This book also tackled issues with deportation and it tackled it pretty well, in my opinion. I like the way Ahmed included aspects

An oh-so-very generic teen superhero comic with lots of high school hijinks, secret identity angst, an older superhero guest appearance, and c-list super villains, including a new one named Snatcher. (I couldn't resist, I had to yell, "Snatcher! No snatching!") I feel no need to pick up the next volume, especially if even the editors don't care enough about the book to correct Miles' main love interest, Barbara, being referred to by two different last names.

Pretty good volume! Was expecting a bit more though. I love the miles speaking spanglish content :D

When he was first conceived in 2011, the African-American-Hispanic Spider-Man Miles Morales has always been written by co-creator Brian Michael Bendis, with the exception of the character popping in event titles and superhero team-ups. As Bendis has left his beloved creation behind to hang out with the Man of Steel in DC, Miles Morales is now under the helm of Saladin Ahmed, who has already proven his talents at Marvel with Black Bolt.Balancing high school life at Brooklyn Visions Academy with t...

A satisfying, thorough re-introduction to the Mile Morales version of Spider-Man. Bland storylines are spiced with welcome cameos, such as a hero turn for the Rhino, the helping hand of Captain America (??), and a new frenemy in Starling. I can't say I enjoyed every minute of the volume, particularly finding myself sleepy during the Miles vs. Vice-principal Whoever issue, but it was overall a mild, nice time. Very reminiscent of Saladin Ahmed's run on Ms. Marvel. More hijinks than plot, although...

THIS WAS TOO GOOD!I remember reading about Miles here and there and some of Bendis USM work a few years back but this was like my first full on reading him and it was awesome! So this story is about Miles adjusting to his new life and his GF Barbara who I love and then he has to deal with the disappearance of her nephew, team up with Rhino and fight him first then Cap comes in and they have to rescue these kids from some mind controlling guy named the Snatcher.And then there is this fun adventur...

The story didn't really flow, but it was a lot of fun to read anyway. Loved the rhino especially and a nice cameo from Cap. Kinda wish they'd spent longer on the story in the first couple of comics.

Okay here is the bottom line. The artwork is solid and the writing is good on this book. But? It just isn't that exciting. For those who are becoming fans of the Spider-verse film this book works as a great jumping on point for new readers. Its just I have been reading Miles adventures since Bendis created the character and what truly made the character unique is missing. Miles just worked better in a universe where there was no Peter Parker. Do not get me wrong I like when Pete & Miles team up

With a near impossible job of taking over Bendis' 18+ year run on the 'Ultimate' Spider-Man, Saladin takes a laid back approach, preferring to fattening up and give more insight into Miles' supporting cast... which works OK alongside the 'get the bad guy' stories.Unfortunately for Ahmed, the bar being set so high may limit the amount of time, space and effort people (myself included) will put with before deciding that Morales is no more (without Bendis). 6 out of 12.

Pretty fun Spider-tale, but nothing ... Spectacular. I like Saladin Ahmed and that he chose to bring in Rhino as an ally for this first book, and expect the series to blossom in future volumes.