Product Description: Spider-Man teams up with his new girlfriend - the X-Men's Kitty Pryde, who gets a new super-hero identity for when she's not hanging with her mutant mates! Plus: Meet the dangerous Ultimate Deadpool - and the Ultimate Reavers! It's mutant action, with Spidey caught in the middle! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #91-97, and Annual #2.
More from Bendis and Bagley This sixteenth trade paperback of the long running Bendis/Bagley series collects Ultimate Spiderman issues 91-96 as well as the second Annual. Issues 91-94 explore Peter Parker's budding romance with Kitty Pryde. Spiderman and the X-Men are kidnapped by Deadpool and his band of half-human, half-cyborg mutant hating mercenaries, the Reavers. Transported to Krakoa Island off the coast of Genosha, our heroes are hunted in a violent reality show resembling Richard Connell's classic short story 'The Most Dangerous Game.' Issues 95 and 96 feature Moribus, who is not a villian in Marvel's Ultimate Universe. Daredevil, The Punisher and Moon Knight guest in the Mark Brooks penciled Annual that closes this volume.
It's just OK. Overwrought is the word. OK, I read a ton of comics back in the day, which was mid-70's to early 90's. I picked up this trade paperback because I had about that much Amazon credit to spend, and occasionally I like to check in to see how they look these days. This one got good reviews here.
First of all, I'm not up to speed on what gimmick Marvel pulled so that Peter Parker is school age again, Aunt May is alive and kind of a senior hottie, while Kitty Pride's been allowed to age well past 13. But whoomp, there it is, they did something and we go with it.
Art-wise, I'm all about Neal Adams, so I still can't believe how consistently everyone's style these days is so over the top... like a cross between McFarlane and anime. Mark Bagley's art on Deadpool doesn't do it for me. Plus, I think John Byrne did a good thing when he decided that not all superhero women would have huge racks, and that Kitty Pryde would forever be in the have-not category (he's said this in interviews - it wasn't just because she was 13). Too bad this artist didn't respect that. As far as BMB's writing goes, it also is typical of the current age... heavy on soap-opera moments, quippy dialog, and a big page-burner. The Deadpool story's highlights were decent battle scenes and a spoof of reality TV. Overall, eh, I'd say 2 stars. If that's what's going on, I'm not missing anything.
The Morbius story isn't much more gripping, except seeing the young Spidey start to get what the vampire's all about is a little more interesting.
The story from the Annual is better. I like Mark Brooks' art better. While it is the same style, he's just better at it. The writing (still Bendis) is better here, keeping with the theme of Spidey getting some mature experience, particularly contrasted with Daredevil. I like the idea that these superheroes (and people - like DeWolfe) have personalties with attitudes and moral decisions. You can see everyone's point of view, even as they oppose each other. You see Spidey having doubt over being a tool. You see Daredevil try to take crime fighting to the next level by seeing if he can put together a team, starting with Moon Knight. His reason for it is believeable and practical, unlike the contrived reasons most superhero teams get together for. This story is more like 3 stars. But it's a minority section of the book. I'd rather this whole storyline was collected together.
I always liked Moon Knight... I think he didn't become all he could be. Check out Moon Knight #25 from around 1980 (original run) for one of my favorite comics ever... and I don't think this one was widely recognized for how good it was.
probably the second worst ultimate spidey book, but it's still great... ultimate spider-man by bendis and bagley is one of the best series out there. not as much action and non-stop bad guy fighting, but a good mix of that and a lot of peter parker being a teenager with problems (girls, bullies, being grounded, etc.) along with his spidey life. the series is great great great. only a few minor things that could be better: 1. i don't like how nick fury comes in and tells spider-man he's going to work his whole life for him and shield. the idea of peter being...trapped in a web? haha...well it isn't too cool. superheroes need to fight the good fight because they want to, not because shield will go and take away their superpowers (as fury has threatened) if they don't comply. 2. bendis needs to cut down on the tuchas talk. seriously if parker grew up in nyc today he'd more likely speak spanglish than yanglish. 3. geldoff.
16th Collecting issues #91-97, and Annual #2, this collection covers a lot of ground. Introducing Morbius, Blade, Deadpool, and Kangaroo, it also features the X-Men, Daredevil, Moon Knight, Kingpin and everyone's favorite villan The Shocker. Always well written and drawn by the durable team of Bendis and Bagley, there is nothing earth shaking in this collection. It does introduce a very differant Deadpool to the Ultimate universe. The other characters are very similar to the mainstream Marvel Universe. This also covers Peter and Kitty's romance which is funny and very realistic. Most of the trade involves Spider-man rather than Peter trying to be a kid. It is a good read and very enjoyable.
ultimate spider-man 16 This volume was allot of fun to read. The humor found inbetween spidy and kitty and hilarious. (and if you haven't read the previous you may want to skip this review and get vol. 15.)The product came in good shape in in good time. I highly recommend this espeically if you have been following the ultimate spider-man thus far.
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