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Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Collected Editions)
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 4
Collects Spider-Man (2016) #234-240.
The Sinister Six reborn! Miles Morales' world has been shaken up lately, but nothing compares to what the mysterious Iron Spider and his new group of super villains are about to do. Sandman, Hobgoblin, the Spot, Electro and Bombshell(?!) have united — to make Spider-Man's life a living hell! And unfortunately for those closest to our hero, it's not just his life that's going to get obliterated. Miles' friend Lana has been through so much and grown into a hero. But with her mother, Bombshell, on the Sinister Six, things look set to blow up for her — in a bad way! Miles faces his greatest challenge yet — as writer Brian Michael Bendis bids a fond farewell to one of his most beloved creations! What legacy will he leave for Miles Morales, Spider-Man?
The Sinister Six reborn! Miles Morales' world has been shaken up lately, but nothing compares to what the mysterious Iron Spider and his new group of super villains are about to do. Sandman, Hobgoblin, the Spot, Electro and Bombshell(?!) have united — to make Spider-Man's life a living hell! And unfortunately for those closest to our hero, it's not just his life that's going to get obliterated. Miles' friend Lana has been through so much and grown into a hero. But with her mother, Bombshell, on the Sinister Six, things look set to blow up for her — in a bad way! Miles faces his greatest challenge yet — as writer Brian Michael Bendis bids a fond farewell to one of his most beloved creations! What legacy will he leave for Miles Morales, Spider-Man?
133 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 17, 2018
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Brian Michael Bendis
4,407 books2,574 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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January 23, 2024
A new Iron Spider puts together a Sinister Six to do the heist of the century! Only Lana and Miles are in a position to stop them. There's also the small mater of Miles being arrested! The end of an 18 year run of quality story telling! The final instalment of the Bendis 'Ultimate Spider-Man' a legacy that will one day create a franchise as big Peter Parker's I reckon. Thank you Mr Bendis, Mr Bagley, Ms Pacelli and all. A 7 out of 12, Three Star read.
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September 5, 2023
A good but not great ending to one of the best, long-running series in comics. Bendis has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man over the last 18 years often showing up the main Spider-Man books. For years, this was the Spider-Man book I had to read first every month. I remember back when the title was first released I scoffed at it, until I actually decided to read an issue of Ultimate Spider-Man. I instantly realized that is what I'm been missing in my monthly dose of Spider-Man for years. Spider-Man should be fun. Yes, he has his trials and tribulations but when I get to the end of each issue, I should think, "That was fun!". And that's what Bendis gave me every month for 18 years.
As for the actual issues, the writing isn't as tight as it could be. Bendis leaves a lot of dangling plot threads. But once you almost die a few times (Bendis describes his time in the hospital at the end of the book and is the impetus for much of the final issue.), those probably don't matter as much to you, especially when you need to finish this up before moving to DC. And it's not like there's not going to be another Miles Morales book. It's not like Marvel is going to stop the series now that Bendis has left, so hopefully the new creators will pick up those threads.
As for the actual issues, the writing isn't as tight as it could be. Bendis leaves a lot of dangling plot threads. But once you almost die a few times (Bendis describes his time in the hospital at the end of the book and is the impetus for much of the final issue.), those probably don't matter as much to you, especially when you need to finish this up before moving to DC. And it's not like there's not going to be another Miles Morales book. It's not like Marvel is going to stop the series now that Bendis has left, so hopefully the new creators will pick up those threads.
September 20, 2018
Oh thank god it’s over! Brian Bendis finally delivers the mercy kill to his aimless, tortured Miles Morales run and it’s as bad as the last few books have been! It was fantastic under the Ultimate banner but the series has never been good post-Cataclysm and I’ve only been reading out of the vain hope that the series will return to its past glory (spoilerz it DIN’T!).
SHIELD are no more. Uncle Aaron somehow returns from the dead (more Secret Wars bullshit) and plans to heist a helicarrier for a mysterious buyer. Ganke gets a girlfriend. Goldballs thinks Miles fancies a girl who isn’t his girlfriend. It’s pathetic that this is the best Bendis could come up with as a send-off for the character.
I couldn’t have cared less about the feeble romance subplots and the heist wasn’t the least bit interesting either - anything involving the Champions is pure anathema to me. And bringing Uncle Aaron back was as hackneyed a move as when Bendis brought Miles’ mom back from the dead. It just shows Bendis’ dearth of creativity and ideas at this point, the end of his time at Marvel.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Volume 4 is stupid, boring, pointless nonsense that’s not worth the time to yawn through. He’s a great character though and if you want to see why, check out Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vols 1-5 and then pretend everything after that never happened!
SHIELD are no more. Uncle Aaron somehow returns from the dead (more Secret Wars bullshit) and plans to heist a helicarrier for a mysterious buyer. Ganke gets a girlfriend. Goldballs thinks Miles fancies a girl who isn’t his girlfriend. It’s pathetic that this is the best Bendis could come up with as a send-off for the character.
I couldn’t have cared less about the feeble romance subplots and the heist wasn’t the least bit interesting either - anything involving the Champions is pure anathema to me. And bringing Uncle Aaron back was as hackneyed a move as when Bendis brought Miles’ mom back from the dead. It just shows Bendis’ dearth of creativity and ideas at this point, the end of his time at Marvel.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Volume 4 is stupid, boring, pointless nonsense that’s not worth the time to yawn through. He’s a great character though and if you want to see why, check out Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Vols 1-5 and then pretend everything after that never happened!
October 29, 2018
Not bad, but things are sort of drawn-out -- especially with the seemingly repetitive-sounding and stereotypical dialogue between the newly-assembled Sinister Six -- until the final chapters (issues# 239 and 240) of Vol. 4. Oh, and Bombshell's mother - what a horrible character! (Not badly written, just the portrayal - a shrewish, manipulative alcoholic ex-convict who swears like a sailor . . . often directed at her teen daughter. Some uncomfortable moments with this pinch of realism.) The story perked up with the welcome appearance of at a crucial moment in the plot.
June 5, 2018
3.5. Solid but a choppy end.
World: The art is great, this book is gorgeous with the sense of motion and the character emotions, it's a very emotive book so I like it. The world building here is solid, it's a call back to the entire run of Miles and it's a great final arc to pull on all the past for an emotional journey that also builds upon the world moving forward. Some pieces are cool, some are kinda meh, but I will say that there is a sense of rushed in this that even permeates the world building.
Story: A solid story that needed a couple of more issues to really fully hit emotionally and have all the storylines pay off in a meaningful way. I like the journey that Miles is going through following Civil War and him finding his place in the world. I like the idea of Ganke and his story with both Miles and Danika and I love the story with Lana and her mom and also Miles and Iron Spider. It's all character driven and very good, these are the best parts of the story. But these also needed a bit more to really fully flesh out this arc. There needed to be more time with dealing with the Danika story to mean something, there needed to be more time for Ganke and Miles to have their moments. Then there's the great stuff with Mum an Dad which needed more time. I'm getting the sense that at the end of the day this series needed more time for Bendis to reach his best ending. It's good, it's smart and interesting but choppy because there were so many balls to juggle and in the end it just...ended. I know this is not the end for Miles but it is the end for Bendis doing Miles so I would have wanted a more complete ending. That being said, the final panel was perfect.
Characters: A lot of great characters this time around and a lot of potentially great drama. There has been a lot of threads with Mom and Dad, Miles and Ganke, Ganke and Danika, Miles and Lana, Lana and her Mum, Miles and Iron Spider, yeah there's been a lot of great mixes for potential awesome character drama. There is great character interaction, banter and drama but just rushed. This book needed a few more issues. There are great ideas here and great things that start with Miles #1 a long time ago and some pays off, some just whimpers.
I loved this series, I loved this character and what Bendis has created, it's a good ending but not a great ending.
Onward to the next book!
World: The art is great, this book is gorgeous with the sense of motion and the character emotions, it's a very emotive book so I like it. The world building here is solid, it's a call back to the entire run of Miles and it's a great final arc to pull on all the past for an emotional journey that also builds upon the world moving forward. Some pieces are cool, some are kinda meh, but I will say that there is a sense of rushed in this that even permeates the world building.
Story: A solid story that needed a couple of more issues to really fully hit emotionally and have all the storylines pay off in a meaningful way. I like the journey that Miles is going through following Civil War and him finding his place in the world. I like the idea of Ganke and his story with both Miles and Danika and I love the story with Lana and her mom and also Miles and Iron Spider. It's all character driven and very good, these are the best parts of the story. But these also needed a bit more to really fully flesh out this arc. There needed to be more time with dealing with the Danika story to mean something, there needed to be more time for Ganke and Miles to have their moments. Then there's the great stuff with Mum an Dad which needed more time. I'm getting the sense that at the end of the day this series needed more time for Bendis to reach his best ending. It's good, it's smart and interesting but choppy because there were so many balls to juggle and in the end it just...ended. I know this is not the end for Miles but it is the end for Bendis doing Miles so I would have wanted a more complete ending. That being said, the final panel was perfect.
Characters: A lot of great characters this time around and a lot of potentially great drama. There has been a lot of threads with Mom and Dad, Miles and Ganke, Ganke and Danika, Miles and Lana, Lana and her Mum, Miles and Iron Spider, yeah there's been a lot of great mixes for potential awesome character drama. There is great character interaction, banter and drama but just rushed. This book needed a few more issues. There are great ideas here and great things that start with Miles #1 a long time ago and some pays off, some just whimpers.
I loved this series, I loved this character and what Bendis has created, it's a good ending but not a great ending.
Onward to the next book!
July 4, 2018
[Read as single issues]
When Miles found himself as part of the main Marvel Universe, he found his mother alive once again. But she wasn’t the only relative to return from the dead – Uncle Aaron is back, and he’s got a new Sinister Six on call and his sights set on stealing a helicarrier! Of course, Miles isn’t having any of that.
This is Brian Bendis’s last arc on Miles Morales, a character that he created and took to great heights. Oh, how far things have fallen. This last arc is messy, repetitive, and unresolved by the end, and it just left a really bad taste in my mouth overall.
The new Sinister Six spend more time bickering with each other than anything else, and while the Bombshell drama between mother and daughter attempts to be interesting, it just goes around and around without actually progressing. Uncle Aaron’s return is never explained or addressed, nor are his reasons for…well, anything.
And then the arc ends, with Miles’s life up in the air, and a final splash page by Sara Pichelli, but it doesn’t feel complete at all, like this was an afterthought of Bendis’ rather than any attempt at a proper conclusion.
Oscar Bazaldua is the artist for this arc, and he’s fine, but like the story, his art feels rushed and unpolished in places. His close-up shots tend to be great, but fight scenes and pan shots are reduced to blobs of colour and lines to signify who characters are.
Disappointed is the word I’d use to cover this arc. Miles deserved better than this as his final hurrah under Bendis’ pen, and I think the fans deserved better too. Not a good arc, and definitely not a good ending.
When Miles found himself as part of the main Marvel Universe, he found his mother alive once again. But she wasn’t the only relative to return from the dead – Uncle Aaron is back, and he’s got a new Sinister Six on call and his sights set on stealing a helicarrier! Of course, Miles isn’t having any of that.
This is Brian Bendis’s last arc on Miles Morales, a character that he created and took to great heights. Oh, how far things have fallen. This last arc is messy, repetitive, and unresolved by the end, and it just left a really bad taste in my mouth overall.
The new Sinister Six spend more time bickering with each other than anything else, and while the Bombshell drama between mother and daughter attempts to be interesting, it just goes around and around without actually progressing. Uncle Aaron’s return is never explained or addressed, nor are his reasons for…well, anything.
And then the arc ends, with Miles’s life up in the air, and a final splash page by Sara Pichelli, but it doesn’t feel complete at all, like this was an afterthought of Bendis’ rather than any attempt at a proper conclusion.
Oscar Bazaldua is the artist for this arc, and he’s fine, but like the story, his art feels rushed and unpolished in places. His close-up shots tend to be great, but fight scenes and pan shots are reduced to blobs of colour and lines to signify who characters are.
Disappointed is the word I’d use to cover this arc. Miles deserved better than this as his final hurrah under Bendis’ pen, and I think the fans deserved better too. Not a good arc, and definitely not a good ending.
November 9, 2018
The end to a truly great run. I'm tempted to go back and start again at the beginning...
March 11, 2024
I love Miles Morales *almost* as much as I have always loved Peter Parker! This whole series was action packed fun! Five star volume and five star series!
September 6, 2023
The final story-arc by co-creator of Miles Morales, Brian Michael Bendis, and, boy, oh boy, did it feel like it was all over the place. What he tried to do in the first volume felt like one thing, and things never felt polished as he continued on to this final adventure.
There's a lot of sub-plots here, but the most important one gravitates around Miles Morales desire to steer away from the Spider-Man name and become something because of who he is and not the whole mythos attached to his superhero persona.
This volume also brings back an essential character in Miles Morales's life and spins an odd story around him that could be summarized as an origin story to a new Sinister Six.
The ending was too easy, but I guess you could say it was entertaining for what it was. The epilogue chapter also opened the door to a new story, but it remains to be seen where that will go.
There's a lot of sub-plots here, but the most important one gravitates around Miles Morales desire to steer away from the Spider-Man name and become something because of who he is and not the whole mythos attached to his superhero persona.
This volume also brings back an essential character in Miles Morales's life and spins an odd story around him that could be summarized as an origin story to a new Sinister Six.
The ending was too easy, but I guess you could say it was entertaining for what it was. The epilogue chapter also opened the door to a new story, but it remains to be seen where that will go.
May 22, 2018
IT'S OVER, AT LAST!
Bendis should have walked away from this character more than 30 issues ago. Ultimate Spider Man has been a fantastic series for years, but since the ANAD relaunch BMB's writing has become so lazy, uninspired and boring that I'm really glad we won't have to bear with it anymore.
Bendis should have walked away from this character more than 30 issues ago. Ultimate Spider Man has been a fantastic series for years, but since the ANAD relaunch BMB's writing has become so lazy, uninspired and boring that I'm really glad we won't have to bear with it anymore.
May 22, 2019
bendis lowkey hates Miles Morales and y’all can’t change my mind. also why did he leave some things unexplained like what about Miles’s girlfriend ?
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 1, 2020
This was always going to be a special review for me. Not simply because it is another farewell volume by the creator of a character that I liked, but because Miles Morales was the character that got me reading comics. In numerous reviews and essays on this site I have talked about why I started reading comics. I remember trying to think of what kind of comic book I would read as my first way back in that other world of 2013, and I remembered the 2011-12 news stories about a black Spider-Mam coming in the comics. At the time I did not pay much attention to it outside the hysterical reaction from fan-bros and conservative pundits. 2011 was the same year that Dwayne McDuffie had died and we were just coming off of Donald Glover's failed campaign to play Spider-Man in the movies. Glover was subject to a huge racist backlash over his trying to play the role and I was staying safely at arms-length from this white nerd-dom in my anime bubble. At the same time, Brian Michael Bendis was also watching all of this and decided that he would pay to watch Donald Glover as Spider-Man. Then Bendis remembered that he was writing a comic called Ultimate Spider-Man and he decided he would pull-off two of the most memorable moves in comic book history: He would kill-off (Ultimate) Peter Parker and bring in this new character called Miles Morales. All of that happened in 2011, I came on-board in 2013 and have been reading comic books in one form or another ever since. I don't read comic books as much now as I did in the mid-2010s (check my review of Ms. Marvel vol. 10 for why), but I still make time. Miles was my first and for awhile favorite comic book character for a long time. I remember those years always fearing that this character was going to get the axe because folks in this fandom had a hard time understanding a legacy character of color. Fortunately, this book had in Bendis a creator who felt passionately about the character and was willing to use his influence to keep him around. This paid off when other new and legacy characters of color started to follow--and not just at Marvel, but DC Comics as well. Now-a-days in 2020, this does not seem that amazing since our hero has an Oscar-winning movie about him, but damn I remember them early days....
So here we are now, I have finally read Bendis' farewell to not simply Miles but Spider-Man (a character he's been writing since 2000) and Marvel Comics. To be honest, Bendis peaked with Miles with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis, Volume 5, but I was loyal enough to roll with this out of gratitude though I realize new voices for this character was needed. I am just amazed that he handed it off just as Miles finally made it to the big screen. Donald Glover did get to play Spider-Man when Miles made his television debut. This book sees Miles and his team come together to stop one of his first original villains from pulling-off a potentially deadly heist and we get to see Bendis write Miles with his friends for the last time and it is special. This was a special send-off for us day-one fans of Miles from the Ultimate Universe-era and I will give at the first volume of Saladin Ahmed's continuation a shot (he has also replaced G. Willow Wilson on Ms. Marvel). Bendis is now at DC Comics writing Superman and other books (like his original character that he based Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart, Volume 1: Riri Williams on. I'll read that eventually, but for now I'll remember the good times...
So here we are now, I have finally read Bendis' farewell to not simply Miles but Spider-Man (a character he's been writing since 2000) and Marvel Comics. To be honest, Bendis peaked with Miles with Ultimate Comics Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis, Volume 5, but I was loyal enough to roll with this out of gratitude though I realize new voices for this character was needed. I am just amazed that he handed it off just as Miles finally made it to the big screen. Donald Glover did get to play Spider-Man when Miles made his television debut. This book sees Miles and his team come together to stop one of his first original villains from pulling-off a potentially deadly heist and we get to see Bendis write Miles with his friends for the last time and it is special. This was a special send-off for us day-one fans of Miles from the Ultimate Universe-era and I will give at the first volume of Saladin Ahmed's continuation a shot (he has also replaced G. Willow Wilson on Ms. Marvel). Bendis is now at DC Comics writing Superman and other books (like his original character that he based Invincible Iron Man: Ironheart, Volume 1: Riri Williams on. I'll read that eventually, but for now I'll remember the good times...
October 6, 2023
Fucking finally. Amo mucho a Miles, se merece series más consistentes. A ver cómo le va con Ahmed.
https://www.neapoulain.com/2019/04/ha...
Esta reseña cubre nada más el run de 2016 a 2018, tras los eventos de Secret Wars (that thing we don't talk about) en el que Miles Morales (sí, el protagonista de Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) vive ahora en el universo principal de Marvel, en vez de en el universo Ultimate. Los otros runs no los he leído enteros, así que de esos les sigo debiendo reseñas. Y creo que esta es una de las series más inconsistentes que he leído en Marvel en el mal sentido (y, dios, juro que Spider-Gwen es incosistente). Creo que nadie sabía exactamente qué hacer con Miles Morales en este todo nuevo y todo diferente universo (además de que como juega un papel *importante* en Civil War II resulta que su trama se corta de manera abrupta todo el volumen dedicado a Civil War y la cosa acaba en una nada absoluta) y se nota. La mejor parte de todo son las issues del crossover de Spiderman con Spider-Gwen que funcionan impresionantemente bien.
Y ya.
En serio. Siento que no sabían que hacer con él, que no tenían ni la más remota idea. (¿Además a quién le parece buena idea revivir a Goldballs para algo? Marvel, no porque alguien tenga una idea estúpida para un personaje inútil tienes que publicarla si no tienes una buena idea para que exista una trama). Por la mayor parte de todos los volúmenes, Miles va dando tumbos de un lado a otro, al servicio de una trama que al parecer nadie sabía qué era. El highlight y lo que salva un poco más esta serie es, sinceramente, Rio Morales, su madre. Personaje bastante bien desarrollado de momento y cuyo hilo argumentativo era de los mejores.
Por lo pronto, es la primera vez que Brian Michael Bendis dejará de hacerse cargo de Miles Morales (porque se muda a DC Comics). A partir de 2019 se estrena nueva serie Miles Morales: Spider-Man, de la mano de Saladin Ahmed y de verdad espero que la cosa mejore. O me consolaré leyendo completos alguno de los antiguos runs, que creo recordar que tiene un par buenos. Porque en serio, Miles Morales es mi spiderman favorito. Los demás qué. Y me lo tratan mal.
https://www.neapoulain.com/2019/04/ha...
Esta reseña cubre nada más el run de 2016 a 2018, tras los eventos de Secret Wars (that thing we don't talk about) en el que Miles Morales (sí, el protagonista de Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) vive ahora en el universo principal de Marvel, en vez de en el universo Ultimate. Los otros runs no los he leído enteros, así que de esos les sigo debiendo reseñas. Y creo que esta es una de las series más inconsistentes que he leído en Marvel en el mal sentido (y, dios, juro que Spider-Gwen es incosistente). Creo que nadie sabía exactamente qué hacer con Miles Morales en este todo nuevo y todo diferente universo (además de que como juega un papel *importante* en Civil War II resulta que su trama se corta de manera abrupta todo el volumen dedicado a Civil War y la cosa acaba en una nada absoluta) y se nota. La mejor parte de todo son las issues del crossover de Spiderman con Spider-Gwen que funcionan impresionantemente bien.
Y ya.
En serio. Siento que no sabían que hacer con él, que no tenían ni la más remota idea. (¿Además a quién le parece buena idea revivir a Goldballs para algo? Marvel, no porque alguien tenga una idea estúpida para un personaje inútil tienes que publicarla si no tienes una buena idea para que exista una trama). Por la mayor parte de todos los volúmenes, Miles va dando tumbos de un lado a otro, al servicio de una trama que al parecer nadie sabía qué era. El highlight y lo que salva un poco más esta serie es, sinceramente, Rio Morales, su madre. Personaje bastante bien desarrollado de momento y cuyo hilo argumentativo era de los mejores.
Por lo pronto, es la primera vez que Brian Michael Bendis dejará de hacerse cargo de Miles Morales (porque se muda a DC Comics). A partir de 2019 se estrena nueva serie Miles Morales: Spider-Man, de la mano de Saladin Ahmed y de verdad espero que la cosa mejore. O me consolaré leyendo completos alguno de los antiguos runs, que creo recordar que tiene un par buenos. Porque en serio, Miles Morales es mi spiderman favorito. Los demás qué. Y me lo tratan mal.
February 28, 2021
A good ending to Miles Morales, even if it seems a bit rushed, like Bendis is pushing around the pieces, at times. But we get lots of great character moments for Miles, his parents, Ganke, Goldballs, Bombshell, and the rest. It's also fun to see him go up against his own Sinister Six.
July 13, 2019
I read Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 4 in single issues through the Marvel Unlimited app.
This is the fourth and final volume of Miles Morales, as written by Brian Michael Bendis. Since I’m behind on reading this, I already know that his series gets picked up again (confession: I’ve been reading the new issue as they come out, even though I hadn’t finished his backlog yet).
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 4 seems to be divided among the fans. Some people loved it, while others…not so much. Personally? There were elements in this volume that I absolutely loved (and I’ll cover them later). And admittedly there were elements that I didn’t love quite as much.
This volume brings Miles Morales up against the Sinister Six (not by name, but in essence), some family issues he thought he was past, and some troubles from the friendship department as well. But Miles did a pretty solid job of taking it all in stride. Well, all things considered.
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
This is the fourth and final volume of Miles Morales, as written by Brian Michael Bendis. Since I’m behind on reading this, I already know that his series gets picked up again (confession: I’ve been reading the new issue as they come out, even though I hadn’t finished his backlog yet).
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Vol. 4 seems to be divided among the fans. Some people loved it, while others…not so much. Personally? There were elements in this volume that I absolutely loved (and I’ll cover them later). And admittedly there were elements that I didn’t love quite as much.
This volume brings Miles Morales up against the Sinister Six (not by name, but in essence), some family issues he thought he was past, and some troubles from the friendship department as well. But Miles did a pretty solid job of taking it all in stride. Well, all things considered.
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
July 13, 2019
Bendis somehow ends his run of his (most?) famous character creation, Miles Morales, and his tenure at Marvel, on such a fantastic high note!
I loved the references to DC characters, which Bendis was getting ready to move to. I loved Sandman looking like Baby Groot. The Iron Spider costume wielded by back-to-life (from another part of the multiverse that got folded into this one, presumably) works to great effect. Supporting characters are well-done. All around, some of the best writing I've seen from this living legend.
In the afterword, Bendis explains that after announcing his departure from Marvel, he was struck by a near-fatal illness, which informs much of this volume, and it shows. This final collection of issues really draws well from personal experience of staring death in the face and being blessed by those who love you and won't give up on you.
I loved the references to DC characters, which Bendis was getting ready to move to. I loved Sandman looking like Baby Groot. The Iron Spider costume wielded by back-to-life (from another part of the multiverse that got folded into this one, presumably) works to great effect. Supporting characters are well-done. All around, some of the best writing I've seen from this living legend.
In the afterword, Bendis explains that after announcing his departure from Marvel, he was struck by a near-fatal illness, which informs much of this volume, and it shows. This final collection of issues really draws well from personal experience of staring death in the face and being blessed by those who love you and won't give up on you.
July 4, 2021
Good for what it is, but not my favorite volume (or ending). :(
Probably like a solid 3.
Because we get a revival of Uncle Aaron, there a lot of time given to the set-up of Aaron's heist and the Sinister Six working together to steal the now-defunct S.H.E.I.L.D.'s Helicarrier. Sure, Miles & Lana (Bomshell) are mixed up in it, but I was a little bummed this last volume introduced a new storyline and then left a lot open with ...
I did like Miles' new venom blast. Growing/changing powers is always cool!
Also LOL to the two cops that were on the scene when Miles beat Armadillo.
Cop #1: "This is why I hate New York!"
Cop #2: "Awww. This is why I love New York."
Cop #1: "Your paperwork..."
Cop #2: "(And it's going in my novel...)"
The last issue (#240) was my absolute favorite with Miles in the hospital & everyone in and out praying for him to beat his infection... It was a sweet goodbye to BMB's Miles (and Spider-Man) run. (In the end letter by BMB he says the inspiration for these scenes came from real life. They happened to him- when he was in the hospital, almost dying multiple times from an MRSA infection, -all his friends and colleagues were in and out, surrounding him, supporting him & rooting for him... I loved that he wrote the same for Miles.)
Tony was there.
Miles: "Tony Stark."
Tony: "Hey, kid. Let's see if we can't fix this for you."
Miles: "M'really dizzy."
Tony: "Well, it is exciting to meet me."
Miles: "Met y'bfore..."
Tony: "I remember, Miles. I remember what you did for me. For the country. Just last week you kept that Helicarrier out of a madwoman's hands. You saved Europe from a massive terrorist attack." <3
Ganke was there, of course.
And so was Peter. <3 Sleeping outside Miles' room in a web hammock. <3 <3
Miles noticing Spider-Man snoozing outside his room: "How long has he been here?"
Ganke: "Like thew whole time."
Miles: "Really? That guy's life is so crazy and he's been hanging out here?"
Ganke: "Everyone's worried."
<3
And going back to BMB's goodbye letter, I liked what he had to say about the creation of Miles.
"(On a Marvel retreat) We talked about what we would do differently today. We talked about his universal appeal. We talked about how Spider-Man, if you look at the basic building blocks of his origin, where he's from, what motivated him, there's really nothing that said this character should be Caucasian...
Could Spider-Man BE someone else? Who? Why?
Well, those ideas scared the hell out of me. So I did what you do when something scares the hell out of you creatively. You do it. You do it in spite of."
And I can't even imagine how terrifying it was to introduce a new Spider-Man to the world. <3 <3
And now, here we are 18 years later saying goodbye to Brian Michael Bendis' Spider-Man... :'(
I'll always love BMB's Spider-Man & I'm so grateful to have seen the invention of Miles, and his growth as a character. Thank you, Bendis, for your dedication to these characters! <3
Probably like a solid 3.
Because we get a revival of Uncle Aaron, there a lot of time given to the set-up of Aaron's heist and the Sinister Six working together to steal the now-defunct S.H.E.I.L.D.'s Helicarrier. Sure, Miles & Lana (Bomshell) are mixed up in it, but I was a little bummed this last volume introduced a new storyline and then left a lot open with ...
I did like Miles' new venom blast. Growing/changing powers is always cool!
Also LOL to the two cops that were on the scene when Miles beat Armadillo.
Cop #1: "This is why I hate New York!"
Cop #2: "Awww. This is why I love New York."
Cop #1: "Your paperwork..."
Cop #2: "(And it's going in my novel...)"
The last issue (#240) was my absolute favorite with Miles in the hospital & everyone in and out praying for him to beat his infection... It was a sweet goodbye to BMB's Miles (and Spider-Man) run. (In the end letter by BMB he says the inspiration for these scenes came from real life. They happened to him- when he was in the hospital, almost dying multiple times from an MRSA infection, -all his friends and colleagues were in and out, surrounding him, supporting him & rooting for him... I loved that he wrote the same for Miles.)
Tony was there.
Miles: "Tony Stark."
Tony: "Hey, kid. Let's see if we can't fix this for you."
Miles: "M'really dizzy."
Tony: "Well, it is exciting to meet me."
Miles: "Met y'bfore..."
Tony: "I remember, Miles. I remember what you did for me. For the country. Just last week you kept that Helicarrier out of a madwoman's hands. You saved Europe from a massive terrorist attack." <3
Ganke was there, of course.
And so was Peter. <3 Sleeping outside Miles' room in a web hammock. <3 <3
Miles noticing Spider-Man snoozing outside his room: "How long has he been here?"
Ganke: "Like thew whole time."
Miles: "Really? That guy's life is so crazy and he's been hanging out here?"
Ganke: "Everyone's worried."
<3
And going back to BMB's goodbye letter, I liked what he had to say about the creation of Miles.
"(On a Marvel retreat) We talked about what we would do differently today. We talked about his universal appeal. We talked about how Spider-Man, if you look at the basic building blocks of his origin, where he's from, what motivated him, there's really nothing that said this character should be Caucasian...
Could Spider-Man BE someone else? Who? Why?
Well, those ideas scared the hell out of me. So I did what you do when something scares the hell out of you creatively. You do it. You do it in spite of."
And I can't even imagine how terrifying it was to introduce a new Spider-Man to the world. <3 <3
And now, here we are 18 years later saying goodbye to Brian Michael Bendis' Spider-Man... :'(
I'll always love BMB's Spider-Man & I'm so grateful to have seen the invention of Miles, and his growth as a character. Thank you, Bendis, for your dedication to these characters! <3
May 3, 2021
It was a little bittersweet going into this knowing it was Bendis’ sign off. That being said, it was wholehearted and satisfying as he clearly wrapped things up in a way that would satisfy his own needs as the writer and creator of this character, and those of his reader. Namely, Rio and Jefferson are at least on the road to recovery when it comes to their relationship. Rio was deeply hurt that Jefferson had lied to her with regard to Miles’ other identity. The situation wasn’t black and white and the lines of what is right and wrong, morally speaking, becomes a bit blurry when your son is Spider-Man. You will do just about anything to ensure his and your safety. Also satisfying was Miles actually heeding Ganke’s advice and approaching the role of Spider-Man on his own terms. Maybe there is something more to him being Spider-Man than simply trying to live up to expectations or mirror Peter Parker in all ways.
The strong points for me revolved around the main conflict and event of the book. Miles’ uncle, Aaron Davis, is somehow back from the dead (we never really learn why) and has gotten an Iron Spider suit from Ceres. He wants to steal S.H.I.E.LD’s hellicarier and sell it for a big payday, as S.H.I.EL.D is currently defunct. To do this, we see him link up with Bombshell, Electro, Sandman, Hobgoblin, and Spot aka The Sinister Six. There are trust issues in the group, which are compelling, as no one knows who the buyer is that Jefferson plans to sell the stolen hellicarrier to. Yada yada yada, one thing leads to another, and we have The Champions and Miles show up on the stolen hellicarier to help stop the sale of it to Lucia Van Bardas of Latveria. Once again, we see Miles go toe to toe with his Uncle, who seemingly falls from the hellicarier to his death. Though, we later learn that he’s still alive as Miles gets a visit from him while he’s injured post fight in the hospital. Throughout all of this, we see Miles nobly protect his own mom and dad, telling them to get out of the city once he learns his uncle is actually alive. Coolest of all is Miles becoming more and more in tune with his growing powers and abilities. He’s able to do a lot more with his venom blasts and isn’t solely relying on web shooters to take people down. Also charming is Ganke and Miles’ friendship. By the end of the book, all Miles wants to do is be a normal teenager and go to the movies with his best friend. While he’s more connected with his powers, we still have this never-ending conflict of the difficulty of being Spider-Man while also just wanting to be a kid with a normal life surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones.
The only thing I really didn’t like was the introduction of another love interest to Miles, Barbara. I get it, there needs to be conflict as we want to see Bombshell (Lana) and Miles together, but it felt forced. Also kind of forced, was the relationship between Ganke and Danika Hart. This is mostly probably because I don’t like the character of Danika. I find her highly annoying. Which is probably the point, somewhat. She’s an annoying blogger obsessed with Spider-Man. Which, does create an interesting future dilemma for Miles and Ganke as she doesn’t know Miles’ true identity as of yet.
Overall, a fun, action-packed way to end Bendis’ run, with plenty of those emotional, dramatic beats that we’ve come to love.
The strong points for me revolved around the main conflict and event of the book. Miles’ uncle, Aaron Davis, is somehow back from the dead (we never really learn why) and has gotten an Iron Spider suit from Ceres. He wants to steal S.H.I.E.LD’s hellicarier and sell it for a big payday, as S.H.I.EL.D is currently defunct. To do this, we see him link up with Bombshell, Electro, Sandman, Hobgoblin, and Spot aka The Sinister Six. There are trust issues in the group, which are compelling, as no one knows who the buyer is that Jefferson plans to sell the stolen hellicarrier to. Yada yada yada, one thing leads to another, and we have The Champions and Miles show up on the stolen hellicarier to help stop the sale of it to Lucia Van Bardas of Latveria. Once again, we see Miles go toe to toe with his Uncle, who seemingly falls from the hellicarier to his death. Though, we later learn that he’s still alive as Miles gets a visit from him while he’s injured post fight in the hospital. Throughout all of this, we see Miles nobly protect his own mom and dad, telling them to get out of the city once he learns his uncle is actually alive. Coolest of all is Miles becoming more and more in tune with his growing powers and abilities. He’s able to do a lot more with his venom blasts and isn’t solely relying on web shooters to take people down. Also charming is Ganke and Miles’ friendship. By the end of the book, all Miles wants to do is be a normal teenager and go to the movies with his best friend. While he’s more connected with his powers, we still have this never-ending conflict of the difficulty of being Spider-Man while also just wanting to be a kid with a normal life surrounded by friends, family, and loved ones.
The only thing I really didn’t like was the introduction of another love interest to Miles, Barbara. I get it, there needs to be conflict as we want to see Bombshell (Lana) and Miles together, but it felt forced. Also kind of forced, was the relationship between Ganke and Danika Hart. This is mostly probably because I don’t like the character of Danika. I find her highly annoying. Which is probably the point, somewhat. She’s an annoying blogger obsessed with Spider-Man. Which, does create an interesting future dilemma for Miles and Ganke as she doesn’t know Miles’ true identity as of yet.
Overall, a fun, action-packed way to end Bendis’ run, with plenty of those emotional, dramatic beats that we’ve come to love.
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September 28, 2018
I loved this one. Bendis gives us a great farewell volume here.
Bendis was right in his letter at the back of the book--Miles shouldn't have worked. Not because there's anything about the character that didn't, but because as he said, Spider-Mam didn't need fixing. But Miles does work, because Bendis and his co-creators have created a fully human, believable character, let him succeed, let him fail, surrounded him with equally fully-realized friends, tied him into Pete's legacy, and just written damned good comic stories that feature him. I love how this reaches way back to the earliest Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man issues to bring back Uncle Aaron. I love the tremendously mixed emotions he engenders in Miles and that the creative team is able to create in us, the readers because of it. I love how beautiful this book is. I love the adventure and that the story grew into one embracing all the major figures personal and superheroey in Miles' life organically and as a result of Miles' choices and the story demands rather than editorial dictates. It's just great comics. I sincerely hope that whatever/whoever comes next can match it.
Bendis was right in his letter at the back of the book--Miles shouldn't have worked. Not because there's anything about the character that didn't, but because as he said, Spider-Mam didn't need fixing. But Miles does work, because Bendis and his co-creators have created a fully human, believable character, let him succeed, let him fail, surrounded him with equally fully-realized friends, tied him into Pete's legacy, and just written damned good comic stories that feature him. I love how this reaches way back to the earliest Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man issues to bring back Uncle Aaron. I love the tremendously mixed emotions he engenders in Miles and that the creative team is able to create in us, the readers because of it. I love how beautiful this book is. I love the adventure and that the story grew into one embracing all the major figures personal and superheroey in Miles' life organically and as a result of Miles' choices and the story demands rather than editorial dictates. It's just great comics. I sincerely hope that whatever/whoever comes next can match it.
May 13, 2025
Not to be a hater but this has so much of the stuff that feels like a new Disney movie, full of fake heart. The only character I enjoyed in these issues was Ganke, total puppy love and very sweet. Goldballs comes back and is just like oh ok, uncle Aaron who definitely owns one of those beanies with a brim that make guys rap about pyramids and just feels like Bendis googled “how do cool black guys act?” It just feels so fake and inclusive for the sake of inclusion but not really inclusive like joe Biden wearing a dashiki!
I’m not sure why but this whole collection felt so corny to me and I had been enjoying the run. Bad way to end the run and I don’t want to see what Cable is up to.
I’m not sure why but this whole collection felt so corny to me and I had been enjoying the run. Bad way to end the run and I don’t want to see what Cable is up to.
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January 31, 2018"I needed a tuxedo to accept this invitation to an underground yakuza casino fight club..."
"These are all words a father never wants to hear..."
For all its title changes and renumberings and shifts from one world to another, Ultimate Spider-Man was one of the first books to get me into Bendis, and one of the last I'm still reading after his writing mannerisms grew increasingly grating elsewhere. I hope Miles Morales is going to end up in safe hands, but whoever ends up writing him, I'll miss this.
"These are all words a father never wants to hear..."
For all its title changes and renumberings and shifts from one world to another, Ultimate Spider-Man was one of the first books to get me into Bendis, and one of the last I'm still reading after his writing mannerisms grew increasingly grating elsewhere. I hope Miles Morales is going to end up in safe hands, but whoever ends up writing him, I'll miss this.
August 24, 2019
This was a little anti-climactic, but sweet nonetheless. I liked the Champions cameo and I'm looking forward to reading more of the team and Miles this year. I wasn't a huge fan of this arc overall, but I am glad that Miles and characters like him are being included more. This story wasn't groundbreaking, but it's important to have it.
September 20, 2020
Miles faces a new secret six and fights to save his father.
October 20, 2020
Really solid story. A lot of heart in it. Definitely a good and fun portrayal of a younger Spiderman. Miles is great in this trade.
Also the art is fantastic!
Also the art is fantastic!
September 2, 2018
3.5
Bendis works a little of his real life into his tenure ending.
Some things wrapped up a bit too easy.
Wow...a little commentary on Spider-Man Homecoming!
Bendis works a little of his real life into his tenure ending.
Some things wrapped up a bit too easy.
Wow...a little commentary on Spider-Man Homecoming!
February 25, 2019
Uncle Aaron walks among the living and he's teaming up with a nefarious bunch for the heist of a lifetime to steal a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicarrier for a mysterious buyer. One may have thought that he'd use this second chance to live a better life, maybe even reconnect with his family, but he is a burglar at heart, and stealing from a corrupt system is his own form of justice. He and Miles will never see eye-to-eye on this, and although he's been warned to mind his own business, Miles is going after the Sinister Six anyway, leading to great misfortune.
I was rooting for relationships to be mended in this volume. For secrets to not keep the Davis family apart. The dynamics may be different, but they can still be a family. With his mother now in on the secret, things will definitely be different. Like how his parents are mysteriously working with some guy named Cable who wants Miles to be a part of his spy organization. What is that all about?
In the meantime, can we just celebrate the fact that Ganke has a girlfriend?! I'm glad to find out that Danika was legit because at first, I thought she was really only interested in what information he might be able to share with her about Spider-Man. Ganke is a nice guy and he deserves someone who is sincere. Miles has some work to do though as it concerns girls because his new girlfriend seems to think that he is still into his ex Lana. He's got some serious explaining to do. I wonder if he would ever tell her his secret or if he even should? It doesn't seem to work out when masked heroes do. His calling is great and we've only seen the beginnings of what he's capable of. I look forward to seeing the heights and depths of his abilities in future comics.
With the announcement of Brian Michael Bendis making the move to DC Comics, I thought I'd read my last Miles Morales comic. I was thrilled, however, to find volume 4 at my local library. The cover looked to me like old friends welcoming me back for a read. It was a satisfying experience, especially because of the farewell letter at the end penned to readers of his books. I am a new fan as of summer 2018. I was new to comics of any kind really because I never thought I would enjoy them. Bendis was the first one that I read and I knew that I'd struck gold. Miles Morales was the perfect place to begin my comic book experience so as you might imagine, it was rather disappointing to learn that Bendis was ending his career with Marvel. I thought it might also mean the end of Miles. I am glad to know that his story will continue on. I don't know anything about Saladin Ahmed but I do look forward to seeing where he'll take Miles. Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1 releases this summer (7/30/19) and I can't wait to check it out.
I was rooting for relationships to be mended in this volume. For secrets to not keep the Davis family apart. The dynamics may be different, but they can still be a family. With his mother now in on the secret, things will definitely be different. Like how his parents are mysteriously working with some guy named Cable who wants Miles to be a part of his spy organization. What is that all about?
In the meantime, can we just celebrate the fact that Ganke has a girlfriend?! I'm glad to find out that Danika was legit because at first, I thought she was really only interested in what information he might be able to share with her about Spider-Man. Ganke is a nice guy and he deserves someone who is sincere. Miles has some work to do though as it concerns girls because his new girlfriend seems to think that he is still into his ex Lana. He's got some serious explaining to do. I wonder if he would ever tell her his secret or if he even should? It doesn't seem to work out when masked heroes do. His calling is great and we've only seen the beginnings of what he's capable of. I look forward to seeing the heights and depths of his abilities in future comics.
With the announcement of Brian Michael Bendis making the move to DC Comics, I thought I'd read my last Miles Morales comic. I was thrilled, however, to find volume 4 at my local library. The cover looked to me like old friends welcoming me back for a read. It was a satisfying experience, especially because of the farewell letter at the end penned to readers of his books. I am a new fan as of summer 2018. I was new to comics of any kind really because I never thought I would enjoy them. Bendis was the first one that I read and I knew that I'd struck gold. Miles Morales was the perfect place to begin my comic book experience so as you might imagine, it was rather disappointing to learn that Bendis was ending his career with Marvel. I thought it might also mean the end of Miles. I am glad to know that his story will continue on. I don't know anything about Saladin Ahmed but I do look forward to seeing where he'll take Miles. Miles Morales: Spider-Man Vol. 1 releases this summer (7/30/19) and I can't wait to check it out.
August 5, 2018
I usually like reading Miles Morales books, but I really struggled with this one. The plot was just too convoluted to follow, there were way too many characters to keep up with, and there were moments that were clearly filler. This could be so much better, but in the end just a forgettable mess.
January 16, 2019
An ok ending to what started out as a fantastic adventure in the Ultimate Universe.
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