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Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) (Collected Editions)

Ultimate Spider-Man, Vol. 4: One Last Day

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Expected 21 Jul 26
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Jonathan Hickman’s acclaimed saga of a married Peter Parker and his amazing family continues!

Brace yourself for Fisk vs. Mr. Negative vs. Mysterio — with Spider-Man and his allies caught in the middle! Will the Sinister Six destroy New York before they destroy each other?! Plus: Harry Osborn lives! And Peter and Mary Jane share another fateful dinner with Harry and Gwen.

COLLECTING: Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) #19-24

192 pages, Paperback

Expected publication July 26, 2026

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Jonathan Hickman

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Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

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Profile Image for elliot.
313 reviews
February 23, 2026
i will never forgive marvel for canceling this.

it could’ve been a long series like bendis’s ultimate spiderman and it would’ve been a better series than that also. i wish we got to see more of this story by hickman.

i am glad harry finally erased norman’s ai from his suit. it was an awful idea to begin with.
187 reviews
Review of advance copy
February 21, 2026
Read as individual comics, ratings below:

#19= 4 stars
#20= 4 stars
#21= 2 stars
#22= 3 stars
#23= 4.5 stars
#24= 4 stars

Overall rating of 4 stars
Profile Image for Simone.
542 reviews32 followers
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
May 17, 2026
Penso che non riuscirò mai ad essere obiettivo fino in fondo con questa serie. Ultimate Spider-Man c'era nella mia adolescenza, e c'è stato nella mia età adulta, presentandosi sempre come quella pacca sulla spalla nei momenti difficili. Ma vediamo di provarci.

Partiamo da quello che credo sia il più grande rapporto conflittuale che la maggior parte dei lettori hanno con questa serie, ossia il fatto che abbiano ottenuto l'Uomo Ragno che volevano (sposato, figli, adulto ecc.) ma anche che - ad un certo punto - il protagonista sembrava perdersi nella sua stessa serie. E, può sembrare un paradosso, ma questo è il motivo per cui la serie funziona davvero.

Dopo One More Day, era chiaro come il sole che la Marvel non voleva far crescere Peter davvero. Ogni volta che sembrava vicino a una forma di maturità stabile — il matrimonio con Mary Jane, un lavoro, una serenità emotiva — la continuity trovava sempre il modo di riportarlo indietro. Peter doveva restare incompleto, precario, eternamente in ritardo sulla propria vita. Lo Spider-Man classico vive di questo squilibrio permanente: bollette non pagate, relazioni che crollano, senso di colpa, caos continuo. Hickman fa qualcosa di molto più radicale: ribalta l'obiettivo; la ricerca di Peter non diventa quella dell'equilibro ma del mantenimento dello stesso ora che è ottenuto. Non deve imparare cosa significhi la responsabilità. Non deve capire come bilanciare la maschera e la vita privata. Non deve ancora “diventare” sé stesso, perché già lo è; non lo vediamo direttamente ma, dopo tutti gli archi di formazione visti dentro e fuori dal fumetto, non c'era bisogno. L'arrivo della maschera è l'elemento destabilizzatore della felicità e Peter diventa il centro stabile attorno a cui il conflitto si genera. Diventa quasi più simile a personaggi come Seiya dei Cavalieri dello Zodiaco, dove il suo arco narrativo si è già concluso e fa da faro agli altri personaggi, ancora in cerca di crescita.

Per certi versi, Hickman scrive Peter più come scriverebbe Reed Richards che come l'UR tradizionale. Non è più un outsider nevrotico che rincorre la vita. È una figura adulta, paterna, a cui attorno a cui iniziano a orbitare un sistema. Non deve cambiare: deve reggere il peso del cambiamento intorno a lui. Ecco perché la serie rallenta così tanto. Ecco perché dedica così tanto spazio ai dialoghi domestici, alle cene, ai silenzi, ai momenti quotidiani. Non sono pause dalla trama: sono la trama. Perché il compito di questo Uomo Ragno, è non perdere quei momenti lì. È un paradosso interessante: molti lettori volevano uno Spider-Man adulto, sposato e finalmente sereno. Ma quando ottengono davvero quella versione del personaggio, scoprono che un Peter Parker emotivamente stabile genera meno caos, meno nevrosi, meno centralità assoluta. Perché gran parte della forza narrativa dello Spider-Man classico nasceva proprio dalla sua incapacità di essere pronto. Ed è forse qui che si nasconde il vero motivo del successo della serie, perché è una di quelle versioni dell'eroe in cui è possibile immaginare un futuro.
Profile Image for Shivesh.
285 reviews10 followers
Review of advance copy
March 3, 2026
Bittersweet to note that this really did feel like the best possible ending for this run/alternative Spidey. As a finale volume, it lands with emotional clarity and a sense of thematic closure that feels earned. And yet… it’s bittersweet because it’s hard not to see all the stories we won’t get. This world was messy, strange, full of potential—Hobgoblins as a Zodiac‑killer legion, Hydro‑Man causing tsunamis, all the wild corners Hickman could’ve explored if he weren’t juggling Three Worlds/Three Moons and unfinished projects. There was so much room to grow. I read this after waiting a long time and it hit right. I will miss Mayday and Richard Parker - they didn't get enough time.

The series started strong, then slowed down and repeated beats, especially around the time jump. I still don’t understand how Richard accessed the suit or why Peter and Harry’s disappearance barely registers in the narrative. Actually he disappeared twice. His dad/AI also could have been explored deeply - it would have been another villain arc lasting 5 issues in itself. But even with those stumbles, I genuinely enjoyed this book. Hickman’s voice is still commanding in the comics world—and even when this run wasn’t perfect, it was never boring.

There were so many standout choices. Ben Parker being alive and teaming up with J. Jonah Jameson? Incredible bromance. Harry staying morally grounded instead of spiraling into the usual Osborn melodrama? Loved it. Kingpin and his Sinister Six were fun, Mole Man was surprisingly funny with his Molepeople, MJ and the kids were warm and believable, Gwen as Mysterio was inspired. Otto’s arc was way too short, but what we got was good. Above all: MJ as everyone's perfect girlfriend turned wife... we could not ask for more than that, and the epilogue here sealed the five stars for me. It was a deep hit of nostalgia for the child inside me reading old issues on my bed on a warm Saturday morning.

In the end, this wasn’t the next long‑form Ultimate Spider-Man epic we hoped for. It became something else—a sharp, heartfelt anthology about a new Peter Parker in a new world, wearing a familiar mask but carrying different burdens. And honestly? It was a blast. The characters worked, the writing hit more than it missed, and the art was consistently gorgeous.

I’m going to miss this series. Maybe in ten years Marvel will give us a “Newer New Ultimate Universe,” and maybe we’ll get to revisit this Peter again. I hope so. For now, this was a beautiful goodbye. See ya later Pete.
Profile Image for Ángel Javier.
762 reviews16 followers
Review of advance copy
April 7, 2026
A ver, esto lo he leído número a número, y es el perfecto tebeo serializado: pasan muchísimas cosas dentro de un arco argumental potente que va in crescendo constantemente, mostrando la pericia de un guionista que, cuando quiere y le dejan, está entre los mejores de la industria y, sin duda, el mejor de Marvel.

En estos episodios vamos de sorpresa en sorpresa, de emoción en emoción, y continuamos amando a los Parker y preocupándonos por el Duende y Gwen aunque constantemente tengamos la sensación de que van a acabar fatal. Los malos son creíbles, con ambiciones realistas, especialmente Kingpin: Wilson Fisk se muestra en estas páginas a la altura de sus apariciones más icónicas, rozando la colosal estatura de Born Again. En el apartado gr��fico, que quede claro que hay un abismo entre Chechetto, espectacular, y Messina, cumplidor.

Y van y nos cierran la serie. La miopía de Marvel es extraordinaria, chapando (en teoría, esperemos que sea otro «bluff» publicitario por el que la Casa sin Ideas es conocida en el mundo entero) su universo mejor construido, el Ultimate. ¿De verdad nos vamos a quedar sin los Parker como deberían ser, y nos tendremos que conformar con la anémica versión de Amazing, con un Peter congelado en los veintimuchos, una MJ que no es más que una caricatura de la que los fans de toda la vida amamos, una May que cambia de edad como quien cambia de camisa, etc., etc.? Sinceramente, espero que Marvel (y Hickman) recapacite y nos ofrezca más de esta versión, que, insisto, debería ser la principal —la evolución natural del personaje creado por Steve Ditko—, del lanzarredes. Tan solo el flashback en el que se muestra la conversación entre una MJ que acaba de enterarse de que está embarazada y Peter (su novio, en ese momento) suena más emotiva y auténtica, más propia de estos personajes que conocemos y amamos desde hace (en mi caso) más de cuatro décadas, que todo lo que se ha escrito sobre ellos en el Universo Marvel mainstream en los últimos veintipico años. Quo vadis, Marvel??
Profile Image for Chris Gooch.
29 reviews
Review of advance copy
April 16, 2026
So it’s finally done!

After 24 issues, Hickman has finally finished this Ultimate Spider-Man narrative…

Was it good? Well the art was good. Was it well paced? Not at all. The ending felt rushed, and when we look at the story overall, with all the issues devoted to two or more people talking at a bar, or over dinner, or in their office, or in a bunker (each of these issues, quite literally the entirety of a chapter will be people talking in a restaurant setting with little to no progress made.) Add to this, the constant time-jumps after big game-changing cliffhangers; you can’t help but feel all those chapters devoted to people chatting over dinner could have been used to delve into what happened during said time-jumps (you know, instead of doing the actual time-jump)

So with the climax finally… well… climaxed, this has a similar issue that the series finale of Strangers Things has: long-winded, drawn-out endings for all the characters that takes up about 16 more pages than it really needed to have.

Some people may absolutely love this run. It did not really connect with me. The initial idea, I feel was, “what if Peter Parker had a beard and a family?” And that is where the originality comes to an end - everything else about this run became a test of how many different ways can we still shoe-horn in characters from regular continuity and make them more or less look the same and make tangential changes to these characters that just muddy the story more than add to the story. From Mysterio, to Venom/Anti-Venom, Mole Man, Mr. Negative, Black Cat and so on and so forth; everyone and everything looks the same but is just different enough for the sake of being different rather than being essential to the narrative.

Anyway. I’m glad I read it, but I’m more glad it is over.
Profile Image for Alex.
742 reviews11 followers
Review of advance copy
March 2, 2026
Man, do I really wish this felt like the ending we have come to expect from Hickman. Spoiler warning: it's not.

Ultimate Spidey was the big series coming out of this relaunch, and was pretty strong through the first year. But after the kraven stuff, this book was simultaneously doing too much/not enough with the remaining time it had. I still suspect the "line conclusion" from Marvel wasn't planned, and this is what we are left with.

This whole volume felt like throwing ideas at the wall, with no time to see them develop. It does wrap up the Kingpin plot, sure. The micro hero vs villain catharsis is there. But the grand scheme is found very wanting. I don't think I care for Richard as a second Spidey, and I never felt positive about Black Cat.

I'm still torn on MJ as a whole throughout this whole series, she seemed too doting and too supportive, past all limits. Seeing her and Pete be a married couple was kinda novel, but it didn't amount to anything tangible.

Mirroring the first issues final page with a updated version for this issue was a artistic touch, but it rings hollow. This book just ran out of gas, and I'm more saddened by what it could have been, and not what it became. With great power comes great responsibility, and I don't think Hickman/Checcetto used their powers to their full potential.
Profile Image for James De Leon.
465 reviews8 followers
Review of advance copy
February 22, 2026
What the heck is going on with Marvel’s editorial? Ugh anyway, in general, this arc was … fine. It’s hard not to grade it on a negative curve - and it’s hard to treat this arc by itself being the culmination of it all.

Solid, but frustratingly short of what it could have been. The biggest issue might have been the decision to jump an in-universe month between every issue. That structure undercut character development and skipped over interactions that should have carried emotional weight. For a story built around Peter’s life and relationships, that is a major flaw.

The scale also worked against it. The plot grew too large, with too many characters for a 24-issue run to properly service. It either needed more room to breathe or a tighter, more focused scope.

There is still a lot to appreciate, especially giving Peter and MJ a stable, intact family and a definitive ending. But in the end, it feels like wasted potential. A good Spider-Man story that could have been much more.
Profile Image for esther ☾⋆⁺₊.
44 reviews29 followers
Review of advance copy
March 8, 2026
“You know, a good friend of
mine once told me that with great
power comes great responsibility.
But I think each of us has the great
responsibility of fighting for what
we believe in, great power or not.”


₊˚ʚ 10 out of 10! ₊˚✧ ゚🖇️ .
゚ 🦢⋆ 𝘋𝘈𝘛𝘌: 06/03/2026 - 08/03/2026☂︎ ⋆ ゚

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MJ is THE ONE for Peter and I won’t hear anyone who thinks otherwise. I feel like this was MADE for me because I loved every damn panel and every damn word. I get why it was so short butI really wish they would have done something more with it. We’ll have to wait to Ultimate Endgame I guess.

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Profile Image for Shelby Fielding.
276 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy
March 10, 2026
All in all, I give Hickman a lot of credit for finding a way to breathe some new life in a character that is too often playing covers of his best hits. That said, I also can fathom how some might argue Hickman devolves into the same fate. Starting from a place of ripe potential, and ending somewhere so common. Still, I can appreciate the thematic tenants of Hickman’s version the character. Peter’s greatest power is also his greatest struggle, and without it, life may be simpler. He could grow up, start a family, become someone else, but there would still be something missing. Our passions shape us as much as our loved ones do, and while Hickman crafts an uneven and overly wrought path of getting there, I do still love that central idea.
1,003 reviews6 followers
Review of advance copy
February 28, 2026
Sticks the landing. Hickman’s best Marvel work since Secret Wars. And though it does feel like there was a lot more meat on the bone, it’s also the longest thing he’s done in years. Some fun twists and turns. The Checcetto pages are great; the others are just okay. This will be a series I return to often.
Profile Image for Mark.
370 reviews14 followers
Review of advance copy
March 8, 2026
Decent ending to an inspired reimagining of Spiderman as an older, family man who gets his powers later in life. This is the ultimate showdown with the Kingpin as the current world order is threatened by Peter and his allies. There is lots of danger and I worried this might have a tragic end. The end was more hopeful than I expected which was nice. Read this as monthly issues.
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431 reviews20 followers
Review of advance copy
April 7, 2026
What a book! This is the ultimate Ultimate. Instead of going to teenager-land (Miles), going older into current millennial age is perfect. Much more mature notes, lots of fun.

Anti-Venom was a nice touch in this one.

Mr negative sucked tho lol dang.

Wish this one was a long series. I prefer the characters to the 616 version now!
Profile Image for Chad.
10.8k reviews1,096 followers
Review of advance copy
February 20, 2026
Throughout its run, Ultimate Spider-Man has easily been the best of the Ultimate line. That trend continues with the end of the run. This is the comic I'll miss when the Ultimate line ends in a few months.
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5,139 reviews
Review of advance copy
May 25, 2026
5
This might be the best Spider-Man story of all time.

Yes, it sucks this run is ending. But it sucks even more that we have to go back to the ongoing inferior Spider-Man knowing they could do better but just don't.
Profile Image for Keegan Schueler.
842 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy
February 18, 2026
The sad end of ultimate Spider-Man which should’ve had more issues. Not the best issues of the run in my opinion but still good and I enjoyed the somewhat rushed ending.
Profile Image for Andres Pasten.
1,236 reviews5 followers
Review of advance copy
March 21, 2026
la serie fue de mas a menos, demasiados personajes
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14 reviews2 followers
Review of advance copy received from Otros
April 21, 2026
No le dejaron 😞
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1,046 reviews3 followers
Review of advance copy
May 25, 2026
The finale is so freaking good
Profile Image for Ben Rowe.
364 reviews28 followers
Review of advance copy
May 27, 2026
Ended the series pretty strong. Read on marvel unlimited as individual issues.
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77 reviews1 follower
Review of advance copy received from Sonstiges
May 28, 2026
Ganz große Klasse.
Das neue Ultimate Universe ist großartig und vor allem Spider-Man kommt darin richtig gut rüber.
Schade, dass die Reihe hier wohl endgültig endet.
172 reviews13 followers
Review of advance copy
June 1, 2026
Дуже сумбурна, поспішна й навіть де в чому смішна й наївна кінцівка. Як усе-таки рідко супергеройські комікси вміють поставити ефектну крапку в історії.
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