Well, Gwen’s dead. Gwen’s death was an albatross around ASM’s neck in 1971, as Peter couldn’t very well just go back to normal like nothing happened, but the book kind of wanted…
Tag: JD Smith
USM 064
We open on Peter and Curt staring at the thing, Peter demanding to know how it kills people. Curt has no idea, it’s pretty different from the last time he saw it….
USM 063
Really striking cover. I think it’s pretty interesting that so much of the theme of USM is “genetic experimentation is very dangerous.” The rest of the Ultimate line was so much more…
USM 062
In USM 33, probably, I don’t know, I talked about how Bags seemed most qualified to redesign Venom due to having drawn him so much more than anyone. But Carnage? He co-created…
USM 061
This issue begins in the morning, when Peter should be catching the bus, but he is not doing well after all he went through last night. Aunt May can see he’s bad…
USM 060
A return to USM should be a time of great joy. It’s one of the best comics I’ve ever read. But nothing is perfect, and this 150+ issue series is entering its…
USM 059
Big finish. It’s very Ultimate Spider-Man that this story isn’t over when Doc Ock is defeated. The Peter Parker story is more important. A core reason this was the best Spider-Man comic…
USM 058
This time out, Ock’s stolen plane has just landed at an airport in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Wouldn’t language have been a factor when the pilot was negotiating to land then?). Ock is…
USM 057
So! Spider-Man has woken up on a plane. He begins calling out to see who’s there, and, I mean, obviously… The single most brutal thing to ever happen to a Spider-Man? Maybe!…
USM 056
Back to pretty generic. And a bit odd looking, too. Maybe it’s Isanove, but it sort of looks like someone doing a Bagley impression more than Bags himself. This month beings at…