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….
Tag: Brian Michael Bendis
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…
USM 008
Alright, we’re back, and it’s time for our 2nd arc. From now on, Bendis is the sole writer. Marvel came to him with USM, and Bill Jemas had the major beats hammered…
UMTU 01
The unexpected success of USM meant Marvel was keen to expand the Ultimate line. USM was followed almost immediately by Ultimate X-Men (Bendis was originally to write both titles, even), but as…
USM 007
I mean, no one would look at this and go “It’s the Green Goblin!” That feels like a mistake. The Ultimate versions of most characters are recognizable, both here and in Ultimate…
USM 006
Alright. We’ve finished the 21st Century version of the origin. What next? Gotta have a Bugle and a J. Jonah, of course! Bendis actually worked for a newspaper before (And, as I…
USM 005
Credits this month say “the author would like to give special regard to the work of Stan Lee & Steve Ditko,” for what will be obvious reasons. I have not yet mentioned,…
USM 004
The mandate for the Ultimate line, and soon all Marvel comics, was “iconic covers.” Just cool pictures of the characters instead of the traditional plot-centered kind. I think the idea was it…