Something noteworthy is going on with this cover. Or rather, not going on. There’s no Comics Code Authority approval stamp. This is because the radical new management decided they didn’t need it…
Category: 2000s
UTMU 05
Spidey and IM didn’t actually manage to team up last issue, so let’s see how it goes this time. First, we flash back 10 years to when Tony went to Guatemala based…
UMTU 04
This month, Team-Up welcomes Iron Man and Mike Allred to the Ultimate party. “JC” hangs in there on colors. I really wonder why he didn’t go by his name. Because this series…
USM 013
Now there’s a cover that’ll get your attention. Is it real? Let’s see. It dawns on me now that this is going to be a tough issue to summarize… …because it’s essentially…
USM 012
John Byrne’s Electro redesign was boring and terrible, removing almost any identifying characteristics and changing his color scheme for no reason. One would hope that someone else tasked with redesigning Electro only…
USM 011
This month, we open on Peter at a computer at school, narrating that he’s been too stupid as Spider-Man, and that has to stop. He’s found the company that makes Kingpin’s security…
USM 010
In my recollection, this treatment of the webbing here is a reaction to the upcoming Spider-Man movie suit. I’m not sure the timeline works, but that’s what I think was going on….
USM 009
Looks like trouble! They forgot the credits this issue, so we’ll have to assume it’s the usual suspects. We open on the introduction of The Enforcers. Bit of a troubling thing I’ve…
UTMU 03
If there’s one surefire selling method for comics, it’s “big foot on cover.” The covers to both these issues got some gentle and sometimes not-so-gentle ribbing online. Well, Hulk’s about to crush…
UMTU 02
Before Peter can investigate the Kingpin, he’s got someone else to meet. I mean, maybe. I’m not sure what the intended reading order was. UMTU 3 came out the same month as…