Product Description: As Peter Parker tries to sort out his relationship with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde - and continue his friendship with Mary Jane - a mall-food-court lunch turns into a free-for-all as Peter and MJ are interrupted by the debut of... the Ultimate Scorpion! But who is the Scorpion - and what sinister conspiracy is threatening Spider-Man's very existence? The clues have been laid over the past 96 issues... and it all starts to come together here, as we begin the most shocking, most mind-blowing Spider-Man story ever published! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #97-104.
Well above average It takes what the clone wars sort of was and reworks it into a modern day mini adventure. Works well and satisfies.
fabulous I've collected all the Ultimate Spiderman books now and just finished getting through the Clone Saga. One thing I enjoy doing with graphic novels is to thumb through initially and see if I can guess to story from the images... I'm usually off-base and this was no exception. Like everything I've read from the Bendis/Bagley team, the story sucks you in and holds your attention and the panels are second to none. If you like Spidey and enjoy new twists on previously told stories, you have to get not only this book, but the entire series! Must admit this did not fulfill missing Gwen from the line up though...
Worst Book of the Series I never read the original Clone Saga, but I don't think I would like that either. The story is really wacky and off the wall, and a great sci fi story, but I do not think it has a place in this series. This book easily stands out as a sore thumb. The pacing is off and is the events that transpire are just unbelievable to say the least. Although the writer makes sure the pieces fit, sometimes it's not enough that they fit but belong to the same puzzle! However, if you can suspend your belief well enough, this is probably the most exciting story in the series as Peter is faced with multitude of problems.
Not Bad At All After being disappointed in the issue before this and the venom saga lacking i thought the clone saga would suck also but I was pleasantly surprised. If You enjoy seeing poor spidy getting his life even more screwed up You'll enjoy this one. The two reviews already posted explain it much better then i could but what I'm posting here is don't worry, they didn't screw up the clone saga to bad.
The best issue yet! I got started reading Ultimate Spider-Man a few years back. I liked the idea of being able to jump right into the story without reading 40 years of back issues.
While I have a lot of respect for the original Spider-Man (go Stan Lee), Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley have put together an awesome retelling of the Spidey legend.
The Clone Saga is the best volume yet! The storytelling is excellent; many twists and turns, yet not too confusing to follow. Many rewarding surprises and conclusions.
And the artwork is outstanding! I get tired of comics where every guy is super-ripped, and every girl is busting out of her clothes.
Mark Bagley's characters are attractive, expressive (love the eyes), and instantly recognizable (every guy and girl doesn't look exactly the same with a different color hair and outfit).
If you've been following the Ultimate Spider-Man series, you will love this book. But if you're just getting started, you will want to read some of the back story first.
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