And we are back to fully vague, “iconic” covers. We pick it right up from last issue, Harry waking up to the sight of his monstrous dad choking the life out of…
Tag: Harry Osborn
USM 026
This cover always seemed like a miss to me. Weird composition, and the background is really distracting. The Spider-Man, tho, would go on to be used in commercial products. Well, this one…
USM 025
Another cover with some indication of what’s inside, what a concept! Well, we’re back, and on a 2-page, 3-panel spread, we see Spider-Man and Harry both reacting to the Goblin runnin’ off…
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A surprisingly specific cover for the period. Cover date for this one is September 2002. UMTU is way behind. But UMTU 11 couldn’t happen til after Gwen Stacy was introduced, and none…
USM 023
This issue opens with Spider-Man swinging across town, only to stop, rip off his mask, throw up, and ask himself what he’s going to do while crying. Then we get back to…
USM 022
With Peter grounded, there’s not many places UMTU could feasibly be taking place, so we’ll have to see how long it lasts. This month, we open on a gang of purse snatchers…
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…
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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,…
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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…