Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 2 (Ultimate Spider-Man (2000-2009))

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The second volume of Bendis’s character revamp on Spider-Man is just as solid as the first, with constant payoff to things built up over the course of several issues, pacing that puts the 60s to shame and changes that work and feel fresh yet familiar, he somehow finds the balance.

When Zoe's friend falls victim to a female serial killer, Zoe vows to find the killer before the police and deliver her own razor-edged justice. But the clever assassin proves to be very hard to find as Zoe follows the trail of bodies and the few clues left behind. Using her own unique set of skills, Zoe eventually closes in on the killer until they come face to face for the final kill. Who will walk away? Find out in Terry Moore's newest suspense thriller featuring the irrepressible Zoe from Rachel Rising! Available in softcover and hardcover editions.This influenced every single film that has come out since the original Sam Raimi trilogy (and if memory serves Raimi and Tobey even make a cameo in later issues as they were filming at the time).

And so begins the read of the record-breaking longest collaboration on a run in Marvel comics between a writer/artist duo. And possibly the most famous and acclaimed run on Spider-Man, outside of the original Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.

Peter's coming of age and learning to live with _responsibility_ (and power) is handled with so much heart and crucially focuses on every aspect of his life, not just when he's in the Spidey suit. Aunt May is a standout character but so are Gwen Stacey and MJ. Both are modernised so that they're not idiot damsels who can't figure shit out for themselves. They challenge Peter. Superstars (#66-71). Three team-ups that would really have fit better in Ultimate Team-Up (and there's a reason that series isn't making it into the omnibuses!). Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly. Bref, le Volume 2 se concentre beaucoup plus sur les points forts de Bendis en tant qu'artiste que sur ces points faibles. Il y a bien quelques fillers, mais pas trop. (Et bon, quand on se rend au comic #71, il faut bien s'y attendre.)

Second, he is a smart kid. The story doesn't shy away from the fact that Parker cherishes his not quite genius-level intellect even though on the surface his powers are basically super-athleticism. And with the smart comes the tragedy of the Spiderman: the recognition of a responsibility to do what you can with the powers available to you. If only there were a snappy aphorism to convey that. Der Kalte Krieg, Vietnam und Kommunismusangst wurden getilgt, ebenso anderen Anklänge, die zu sehr den 60ern verhaftet waren. Bei aller Modernisierung hat Bendis an Peter Parkers Charakter festgehalten, der der unsichere Highschool-Schüler bleibt und mindestens soviel mit seinem Privatleben zu kämpfen hat wie als Spider-Man mit den Bösewichten; Ein sympathischer, tragischer Teenager, mit dem sich auch heute noch junge Menschen identifizieren können. Die Schule und die Bullies haben sich natürlich verändert, aber die Stimmungslage ist weitestgehend dieselbe geblieben. MJ und Gwen haben ihre Rollen tauschen müssen und die Kämpfe mit den albernsten Superschurken bleiben Spidey erspart (eine meiner Lieblingsszenen ist die, als Spidey mal wieder viel zu spät auftaucht um einen Superschurken zu stoppen und Iron Man den schon längst verarztet hat). The Ultimate Marvel line was launched to give creators the freedom to update these classic origin stories and continue on uninterrupted and unbound by continuity. The result here is a modernised and fleshed out story of Peter Parker in the early 21st century with excellent characterisation. Seeing the Across the spider-verse movie got me feeling that I want to work myself up and be reintroduced to Miles Morales again. And with all stories we have to start at the beginning...

Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion. Sorry to everyone who liked this, I really really really wanted to like it, but it just comes across with so little effort put into it. Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man. I will continue to avoid the ultimate marvel universe like the plague. The only thing worse than this is Ultimate X-Men and if you like that there's something wrong with you.

Fifth, his internal monologues save pretty much any story, by turns undercutting the ridiculousness and pomposity of villains, breathing life into exposition, and just riffing off whatever came into the writer's head. This era of Spider-Man is just prime to me, Bendis took years of history and merged it all together to make a modern (of that time) take, use all the good stuff leave out all the bloated and just run with it. Fourth, its about youth, and the painful desire to cling to innocence as well as an urge to develop maturity. There are plenty of sexy bodies on display, some absurd and sexist along the way, but perhaps (I can't say) balanced by a fair share of opportunity to ogle the Spiderman physique. The girls in his life are minor roles, but then again so are the boys, and at least the girls fight their own good fights. L'araignée radioactive? Elle vient D'Osborne Corporation. Plusieurs scientifiques qui formeront la galerie de vilains de Spiderman y sont aussi, mais se retrouvent sans emploi quand Norman Osborne devient le Green Goblin. Bref, on a un beau fil conducteur qui était absent des comics originaux.

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Ultimate Six (USM #46 + Ultimate Six #1-7). This was one of the first big Ultimate team-ups, and so it was great to see the Ultimates and Spider-Man together. Except it turns out they're barely on-screen at the same time, and when they are it's largely elided. Nonetheless, we get the Ultimates' view of the Spider-verse: what SHIELD has been doing with Spider-Man's villains and how Fury sees them as the first steps in a genetic war. That's all a pretty cool meeting of the worlds. Letztendlich war es Bendis´ Name, der mich zu diesem Omnibus greifen ließ, und ich habe es nicht bereut.