Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Vol.2 by Brian Michael Bendis

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


This book collects Ultimate Comics Spider-man Issues 6-10 and sees Miles continue to learn about his powers while his uncle Aaron (The Prowler) battles the Scorpion. There are very few battles in this story. The Scorpion, a far more scary and imposing villain than why you saw in the 616 Universe makes his presence known and battles the Prowler, while Miles has a battle with Omega Red who (while not a top tier baddy) is still a challenge.

Mostly the book is about Miles still developing as Spider-man. I like the idea of him watching "YouTube" videos (or the overly sensitive trademark generic version they use here.) Still, being a Brian Michael Bendis story, you have to brace for a lot of text and lengthy conversations, which is quite unusual, and I really wished it'd been a bit less.

Still, I'm enjoying the character and liking the direction of the book, only I wish it wasn't so talky sometimes.



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