World Famous Comics: Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of a Goblin
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of a Goblin
By: Brian Michael Bendis Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Marvel Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 144 Publication Date: February 20, 2008 Reading Level: Young Adult
Product Description: Peter and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of Peter's life. It's a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you'll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion - the side housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance - a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control! The artistic baton is passed from longtime penciler Mark Bagley to stunning new ongoing artist Stuart Immonen, of Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four fame! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #112-117.
Great though Rushed Everything up to the last three pages felt great. Seeing green goblin back is always kick@$$ but i really had a problem with the ending. I thought it could of been done much better. Also the new art isn't nearly as good as the old but I'll live.
Good story and great dialogue, but artwork not to my taste I bought this volume (19) on the basis of other readers' recommendation and that it involved the Green Goblin, who is one of my favourite villians in the Spiderman world.
This is the first book drawn by Staurt Immonen who has taken over from the long running artist Mark Bagley, whose illustrations in the Ultimate Spiderman series I simply loved. I was sceptical of the changeover and I have to admit while Immonen's art is good and he does draw excellent background and fluid motion, the way he draws the faces of Peter Parker, MJ, Aunt May, seems to be lacking in detail, kinda of watered colours, lack of expression compared to Bagley. That was the only weak point for me, otherwise a great book. I would recommend it!
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of a Goblin My teen-aged son is a major Spider-man fan. He loves the movie series and the graphic novels. The Ultimate graphic novel series is his favorite. The writing and story line are very good and the art work is excellent.
good story 1st off the comic is drawn very well, which is a big selling point for me since i'm an art student. 2nd story is also very important, mainly because with a sucky story everything goes downhill. fortunatly for us this g.n. has both. without ruining the story, you real feel for spidey(which is like 95% of the time) in this one. so much keeps happening to him and yet he's still one of the good guys. if only the majority of us could do that in real life.
great continuation of excellent series This collects Ultimate Spider-Man issues 97-111. More of the same from Bendis and Bagley here - which is a very good thing. One of the most teen to adult accessible comics being written continues a stellar run. This marks the end of Bagley as artist, but Immonen comes in without missing a beat.
Two main arcs are portrayed in this collection. The first one has a rash of Spider-clones, of varying physical characteristics, tearing up Queens. It takes the assistance of the Fantastic Four and S.H.I.E.L.D. to put them down. Bendis continues to play with the 616 Universe mythos, altering the origins of the clone saga and even the powers of legendary villain Doctor Octopus. Throughout this struggle, Peter Parker remains a believable teenager dealing with crap he shouldn't have to. Some of the bits are predictable, such as the Richard Parker scenario, but others surprised me and will have long lasting effects - notably the Aunt May situation (will leave details out to avoid spoiling that).
The second arc deals with Daredevil recruiting various vigilante superheroes to bring down the Kingpin. The group is familiar to readers of the comic (DD, Doctor Strange, Moon Knight, Shang Chi, Iron Fist) but how it all goes down will surprise you. The pacing of this arc is a bit too quick for me - once the mole is revealed, it resolves rapidly. The exposition on motive is also a bit short and doesn't quite hit home. The highlight is Spider-Man standing up to Daredevil and imposing the limits on the group.
Overall an excellent collection that any Spider-Man fan should enjoy - and I continue to recommend this entire series for any new reader to comics.
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