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Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 2: Bring on the Bad Guys
After the dramatic events in Miles Morales' life, the young web-slinger must slow down and take stock] What do his parents and friends, particularly Bombshell, think of all of that's happened? Miles may never get to learn the answers - before he is taken] Grabbed from the streets by an unknown assailant, he's about to be bound, tested and observed like a bug under glass. If Miles is going to escape, he'll need help. Good thing his dad's a former Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.] And there's no price Jefferson Davis wouldn't pay to get his son back. But the decisions this father-and-son duo make may come back to haunt them when one of the most formidable foes that Miles has ever faced returns] Collecting: Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) 7-10, Free Comic Book Day 2019 Spider-Man/Venom (Spider-Man Story) 1
112 pages, Paperback
First published January 14, 2020
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About the author
Saladin Ahmed
478 books1,768 followersSaladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.
Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.
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April 8, 2021
In the lead story Miles is kidnapped and tortured by an A.I. called the Assessor. Miles is traumatized and to be honest a lot of it was painful to read. Then some old foes return. Somehow the Green Goblin from the Ultimate universe appears along with the main villain from Spider-Men II, a comic I'd purposely tried to forget. There also a short Starling origin story along with Peter and Miles arguing over the best pizza in the five boroughs. It's a really short arc at only 4 issues and feels unfinished. Javior Garron's art is very good, but the first issue has 4 artists on it and it sticks out like a sore thumb. Vanessa Del Rey's art is particularly fugly. The body proportions and eye site lines are all off. It really looks like amatuer hour.
September 16, 2020
A tele-porter who is also violent kidnapper and prisoner guard, then there's The Assessor overseeing all; and Miles Morales? - battered, unmasked and completely compromised! How in the world is he going to get out of this one? The big shoes hoping to be filled on this book, belonged to Brian Michael Bendis's, and Saladin Ahmed is doing a pretty solid job, despite the awful renditions of the Latino cast by the artists! 7 out of 12
The next major arc starts with a 32-pager at the end of this volume... and at last we have some bleed-over from the Ultimate Universe... woo woo!
The next major arc starts with a 32-pager at the end of this volume... and at last we have some bleed-over from the Ultimate Universe... woo woo!
March 17, 2020
Another really good volume of Miles Morales. It's all about family and there are a few big developments in Miles' own 'fam' (is that a new slang abbreviation? I don't remember seeing it before. Mind you, I don't remember what I had for breakfast, so that's not saying much).
I absolutely loved the one-two punch of issues eight and nine; I can't wait to see more of this new threat going forward. The reintroduction of some elements from Miles' pre-616 past in issue ten are intriguing, although part of me really wants them to just leave the Ultimate universe in the past for good.
The artwork's mostly nice, but the multiple artist changes in the first issue collected here (issue seven) were jarring and are the main reason I can't give this 5 stars.
I absolutely loved the one-two punch of issues eight and nine; I can't wait to see more of this new threat going forward. The reintroduction of some elements from Miles' pre-616 past in issue ten are intriguing, although part of me really wants them to just leave the Ultimate universe in the past for good.
The artwork's mostly nice, but the multiple artist changes in the first issue collected here (issue seven) were jarring and are the main reason I can't give this 5 stars.
February 7, 2020
Ahmed gets miles voice 100%
This story is basically about Miles getting kidnapped and tortured. And it sounds super bleak, but it somehow keeps up with hope. While that's happening, his father and uncle and mother must work together to rescue him. On top of that Green Goblin from the ultimate universe is here! What is happening? Oh yeah and it is Miles birthday too!
This is a jammed pack volume with a lot of wonderful family interactions. I loved Miles with his family and friends. I thought him being kidnapped was both scary and exciting. I loved Green Goblin showing his big goblin ass again. I loved almost all of this. The only thing I disliked it went so fast. Just when I was getting into it it ended. 6 issues a volume people, we need it!
Overall great stuff. Ahmed is doing great things for miles.
This story is basically about Miles getting kidnapped and tortured. And it sounds super bleak, but it somehow keeps up with hope. While that's happening, his father and uncle and mother must work together to rescue him. On top of that Green Goblin from the ultimate universe is here! What is happening? Oh yeah and it is Miles birthday too!
This is a jammed pack volume with a lot of wonderful family interactions. I loved Miles with his family and friends. I thought him being kidnapped was both scary and exciting. I loved Green Goblin showing his big goblin ass again. I loved almost all of this. The only thing I disliked it went so fast. Just when I was getting into it it ended. 6 issues a volume people, we need it!
Overall great stuff. Ahmed is doing great things for miles.
January 26, 2022
The opening scene with Miles and his Uncle was a nice touch. Afterwards however, Miles is kidnapped by an infinity stone carrier. He is tortured and drug through all kinds of crazy tests. It was dope seeing who had to team up to go find him. Later, Miles gets bum rushed by a couple of characters. One says they know him so they let him go and dip off. But reveal of this character at the end definitely has me intrigued.
March 17, 2023
Reread: 17/03/2023
Really enjoyed it more second time around while it starts off in a fun manner with Aaron and Miles talking it up and him getting big news but then it becomes dark as the two new villain Assessor and Quantum torture him and like I said previously it's brutal and truly sets the stage for an epic face off with them, and it's like calm before the storm in the start but that's what brings the family together so a story which really tests the Morales family and it's good in that regards. I highly recommend it. It's one of those emotional volumes that will make you love the character even more. ❤️❤️
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This one was quite too!
Here we have Spider-man teaming up with hs uncle and I love seeing the family moments between the two and how one is on the path of redemption but then comes the big emotional story when Miles is kidnapped by a guy called Quantum and taken to some place where another guy called the Assessor experiments on him like brutal ones, testing him and its upto his father and his uncle to rescue him and when they do..its so emotional and it makes you sad for him and he goes into PTSD.
He is gonna get a baby sister but still he feels a trauma in him and its not until Peter comes in and he realizes his responsibility and becomes Spidey again and there is this great story where we see the origin of Starling and also whats the best Pizza place in NY?
It was a great volume and had one of the most traumatic experiments Miles had and its gonna be building to something big but there is also a big threat of the Ultimate Green Goblin and Ultimatum and we getting some big things on that end too, and I was so hyped seeing those things as it hints at the big things Marvel has been teasing and I loved that they kept the original continuity rather than retcon it and it allows them to give Miles his own Universal level threat. Amazing volume and I love the writing and how the writer is handling multiple things and giving Miles some real challenge that will test his character massively going forward.
The art is good again and the way they sync up is awesome plus the teases ahh! Its a perfect follow up to the first volume and its a must read for sure!
Really enjoyed it more second time around while it starts off in a fun manner with Aaron and Miles talking it up and him getting big news but then it becomes dark as the two new villain Assessor and Quantum torture him and like I said previously it's brutal and truly sets the stage for an epic face off with them, and it's like calm before the storm in the start but that's what brings the family together so a story which really tests the Morales family and it's good in that regards. I highly recommend it. It's one of those emotional volumes that will make you love the character even more. ❤️❤️
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This one was quite too!
Here we have Spider-man teaming up with hs uncle and I love seeing the family moments between the two and how one is on the path of redemption but then comes the big emotional story when Miles is kidnapped by a guy called Quantum and taken to some place where another guy called the Assessor experiments on him like brutal ones, testing him and its upto his father and his uncle to rescue him and when they do..its so emotional and it makes you sad for him and he goes into PTSD.
He is gonna get a baby sister but still he feels a trauma in him and its not until Peter comes in and he realizes his responsibility and becomes Spidey again and there is this great story where we see the origin of Starling and also whats the best Pizza place in NY?
It was a great volume and had one of the most traumatic experiments Miles had and its gonna be building to something big but there is also a big threat of the Ultimate Green Goblin and Ultimatum and we getting some big things on that end too, and I was so hyped seeing those things as it hints at the big things Marvel has been teasing and I loved that they kept the original continuity rather than retcon it and it allows them to give Miles his own Universal level threat. Amazing volume and I love the writing and how the writer is handling multiple things and giving Miles some real challenge that will test his character massively going forward.
The art is good again and the way they sync up is awesome plus the teases ahh! Its a perfect follow up to the first volume and its a must read for sure!
February 5, 2020
I think Ahmed might actually be better suited to writing about Miles than BMB himself. This arc actually gave me a lump in the throat a couple of times (Miles' father and uncle reuniting, Miles' birthday). We also finally find out why Miles has his mother's last name (Miles' grandfather wasn't a very nice man, and also, if he had his father's last name, he'd be Miles Davis). The Assessor storyline was appropriately sinister (and depressing) and I imagine its effects will come back in some way in the future. The reappearance of the Ultimate Green Goblin is also interesting and we'll have to see where that goes. The artwork was strong throughout this. I loved this volume.
February 25, 2021
This was intense. At least for Miles Morales. He's quite literally tortured before having an existential crisis that has him asking himself questions about his role as Spider-Man and his purpose in life. And then there's also the love interest that's further explored through an odd character, who also gets her origin story here. While it's not bad in general, it does feel sloppy in its execution in the end.
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Lashaan | Blogger and Book Reviewer
Official blog: https://bookidote.com/
January 4, 2020
Bring On The Bad Guys is a little misleading - this volume pits Miles against a faceless villain who manages to warp his mind and body in a surprisingly heartwrenching few issues that require his father and his uncle to suit back up to try and free him. The art in these issues really sells the harrowing experience that poor Miles goes through, with some excellent use of blank space, a real testament to the old 'less is more' deal.
The oversized issue #10 (which is also issue...250? 300? I don't remember, it's an anniversary of some kind) was a surprise; the twist of the issue initially made me very sad, because it draws on Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli's horrendous Spider-Men II miniseries, but I trust Ahmed enough to know that he'll do something useful with the character in question. The Ultimate Green Goblin return is less of a twist (it's on the cover), but also intrigues me more than I'd expected.
The continued presence of Starling is quite nice too; her secret origin is only a few pages in issue 10, but she's itching to be the breakout character of the series. We'll see what Ahmed and friends have in store for her going forward. Oh, and there's some material from the Absolute Carnage prelude issue from FCBD 2019, but it's mostly just Miles and Peter meeting up to beat up Shocker. Short and sweet, but mostly just filler.
I'm rounding up for the most part here; this is more of s a 3.5 than a true 4, but hey, that's not bad.
The oversized issue #10 (which is also issue...250? 300? I don't remember, it's an anniversary of some kind) was a surprise; the twist of the issue initially made me very sad, because it draws on Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli's horrendous Spider-Men II miniseries, but I trust Ahmed enough to know that he'll do something useful with the character in question. The Ultimate Green Goblin return is less of a twist (it's on the cover), but also intrigues me more than I'd expected.
The continued presence of Starling is quite nice too; her secret origin is only a few pages in issue 10, but she's itching to be the breakout character of the series. We'll see what Ahmed and friends have in store for her going forward. Oh, and there's some material from the Absolute Carnage prelude issue from FCBD 2019, but it's mostly just Miles and Peter meeting up to beat up Shocker. Short and sweet, but mostly just filler.
I'm rounding up for the most part here; this is more of s a 3.5 than a true 4, but hey, that's not bad.
June 21, 2022
i very much loved this volume that focus on the family aspect:
his parents announcing they will have a newborn, his oncle Aaron and his dad working together to save him and the birthday issue ❤️
his parents announcing they will have a newborn, his oncle Aaron and his dad working together to save him and the birthday issue ❤️
February 16, 2020
A disjointed follow-up to Saladin Ahmed's decent first take on Mile Morales. The art is all over the place, the faces in particular looking quite bad. Miles is kidnapped by The Assessor, (possibly) an AI judging his superhuman abilities. That plotline abruptly ends with the introduction of Ultimatum - another Mile Morales, this one villainous. Neither plotline seems particularly interesting. Hopefully the next volume is longer and bothers to tell a coherent story.
February 25, 2020
A bit to reliant on cameos and crossovers. Miles Morales feels truly takes a back set in his own comic book series. Fans of Into the Spiderverse will find that this rendition of Morales is disappointing at best.
December 10, 2022
Excellent! There's a depth of character and emotion here that, sadly, I rarely find in the DC comics that make up the vast majority of my funnybook diet. As a life-long DC partisan, my faith is shaken! 😅❤️
August 9, 2020
Although I have enjoyed what co-creator Brian Michael Bendis has done with Miles Morales, it’s what came after Bendis where the character has truly shined from the cinematic masterpiece Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse to the current comic book run by Saladin Ahmed and Javier Garrón. Based on the first volume, Ahmed and Garrón makes Miles their own, as along with aging him up and has dialogue that feels true to his heritage, he has his own personal issues that are different from what Nick Spencer is currently doing with Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man.
What’s interesting about this volume is that although the creators are pushing the character with his parents announcing that Miles is going to be a brother, Ahmed is going to similar territory to what Bendis was doing, from a central conflict involving his former supervillain of an uncle to a beastly supervillain whose appearance is spoiled from the front cover. Considering that the crazy stuff that happened a few years ago with Secret Wars which ended the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Miles is getting flashes of his Ultimate past, leading to a mighty cliffhanger tying in Bendis and Sara Pichelli’s lacklustre miniseries Spider-Men II.
What works best about this volume is when it was doing something new as there are two issues that showcases the best from Ahmed and Garrón. When Miles is kidnapped by a mysterious new villain known as the Assessor, he is tested and observed to chilling results with the fear of his friends and family in danger. Meanwhile, Miles’s parents search high and low for their firstborn, and suddenly seek help from Uncle Aaron, who uses his alter-ego of the Prowler to hopefully save our young Spidey.
With this new villain, who also has a cool teleporting henchman called Asset Quantum, he pushes Miles to his physical limit as no matter how many times he tries to break free, Miles is left traumatised by the whole experience. Due to our hero imprisoned, it allows the dynamic between Jefferson and his brother Aaron to change for the better. Most of this volume is drawn by Javier Garrón, who continues to make this title one of the most visually striking comic books to be published by Marvel. Garrón manages to give each of his issues its own identity with #8 being the standout as the panels are deliberately small with a lot of the pages in pitch black, metaphorically plunging Miles into literal darkness.
Anytime the comic breaks away from the horror, there is a breeze to Miles’s personal life that feels welcoming as his alter-ego is recognised by those closest to him, including his intimate birthday party. This balance of light and dark is compelling enough to explore where Miles’ adventure goes next.
What’s interesting about this volume is that although the creators are pushing the character with his parents announcing that Miles is going to be a brother, Ahmed is going to similar territory to what Bendis was doing, from a central conflict involving his former supervillain of an uncle to a beastly supervillain whose appearance is spoiled from the front cover. Considering that the crazy stuff that happened a few years ago with Secret Wars which ended the Ultimate Marvel imprint, Miles is getting flashes of his Ultimate past, leading to a mighty cliffhanger tying in Bendis and Sara Pichelli’s lacklustre miniseries Spider-Men II.
What works best about this volume is when it was doing something new as there are two issues that showcases the best from Ahmed and Garrón. When Miles is kidnapped by a mysterious new villain known as the Assessor, he is tested and observed to chilling results with the fear of his friends and family in danger. Meanwhile, Miles’s parents search high and low for their firstborn, and suddenly seek help from Uncle Aaron, who uses his alter-ego of the Prowler to hopefully save our young Spidey.
With this new villain, who also has a cool teleporting henchman called Asset Quantum, he pushes Miles to his physical limit as no matter how many times he tries to break free, Miles is left traumatised by the whole experience. Due to our hero imprisoned, it allows the dynamic between Jefferson and his brother Aaron to change for the better. Most of this volume is drawn by Javier Garrón, who continues to make this title one of the most visually striking comic books to be published by Marvel. Garrón manages to give each of his issues its own identity with #8 being the standout as the panels are deliberately small with a lot of the pages in pitch black, metaphorically plunging Miles into literal darkness.
Anytime the comic breaks away from the horror, there is a breeze to Miles’s personal life that feels welcoming as his alter-ego is recognised by those closest to him, including his intimate birthday party. This balance of light and dark is compelling enough to explore where Miles’ adventure goes next.
May 27, 2020
Saladin Ahmed tem um jeitinho legal de nos conquistar com a sua narrativa. Talvez, porque, diferente da maioria dos escritores atuais de quadrinhos ele realmente se importe com os personagens e o impacto que eles podem ter nos leitores. Os desenhos de David Baldeon fecham "como uma luva, uma máscara e um collant" com os personagens de Miles Morales, pensa que esse encadernado abra com outras pessoas desenhando as histórias, deixando Miles parecendo um adulto e não um adolescente. Além disso a equipe de roteirista e escritor também fecham alguns pontos soltos deixados por Brian Michael Bendis na miologia de Miles Morales, nosso querido Homem-Aranha negro. Eles atacam, por exemplo o status do tio de Miles, Aaron, que é o Gatuno. Eles também exploram um novíssimo personagem e sua implicação com Miles Morales: ele é o outro Miles Morales, o da terra "Normal", ou seja 616, da Marvel, aquele cheio de cicatrizes que apareceu na minissérie Homens-Aranha 2. Aqui, no finalzinho do encadernado ele se revela como Ultimatum! Mas o que isso implica para o Miles Morales que amamos, só saberemos mais adiante! Ótima sacada!
July 23, 2020
I gave this 4 stars as ultimately I enjoyed reading it a lot (and I tend to be generous with my star ratings) but I found Miles' sudden kidnapping and experimentation quite an abrupt departure from the more relationship-focused stuff that came before it and it gave me a bit of tonal whiplash. Also the montage of Awful Things Happening to Miles didn't really convey the impact that the prolonged torture and experimentation would have had on him in a way that felt realistic. It was just like "okay, torture montage now".
Perhaps it's because none of it was ultimately explained but that whole arc left me a little cold, though I loved Miles' uncle and his dad teaming up to rescue him. The other story arcs in this issue were more satisfying and I love the character of Starling. Her backstory at the end was great as well.
On a final note of criticism, the art changes midway through were SUPER jarring and I'm not really sure what the creators were thinking there. At one point I thought I was just seeing things or that it was meant to be a flashback sequence but then it kept going. I didn't love the style of some of them either. I hope the next issues keep things more consistent.
Perhaps it's because none of it was ultimately explained but that whole arc left me a little cold, though I loved Miles' uncle and his dad teaming up to rescue him. The other story arcs in this issue were more satisfying and I love the character of Starling. Her backstory at the end was great as well.
On a final note of criticism, the art changes midway through were SUPER jarring and I'm not really sure what the creators were thinking there. At one point I thought I was just seeing things or that it was meant to be a flashback sequence but then it kept going. I didn't love the style of some of them either. I hope the next issues keep things more consistent.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 1, 2020
Miles has a hard life, but it gets jaw-droppingly harder in this Volume. Taking the 'ups' into account: his uncle has basically given up a life of crime as The Prowler, and his mom is pregnant, making Miles a big brother for the first time... but... when you factor in the downs: getting abducted by an organization that wants to do nothing but experiment on him, torture him, and gather data on him, by threatening his friends and family? Seriously, Miles needs a break...
... and he gets one, but it's short lived at the arrival of Ultimatum, a villain from Earth-1610 (commonly known as the Ultimate Universe) who brought Green Goblin from E-1610 as well. Surprise ending though... Ultimatum is actually E-616 (the Prime Marvel Universe) Miles Morales! This will definitely come up in the next Volume.
Overall, this one was really good. Overall, a 'middle' Volume, but provided a strong base for the next several to be strong.
Recommend.
... and he gets one, but it's short lived at the arrival of Ultimatum, a villain from Earth-1610 (commonly known as the Ultimate Universe) who brought Green Goblin from E-1610 as well. Surprise ending though... Ultimatum is actually E-616 (the Prime Marvel Universe) Miles Morales! This will definitely come up in the next Volume.
Overall, this one was really good. Overall, a 'middle' Volume, but provided a strong base for the next several to be strong.
Recommend.
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June 3, 2020For all that it works as a teen superhero adventure (complete with hilarious lampshading of a birthday where somehow we never quite find out how old the birthday boy is), this is quite a knotty read too. Some of that comes with the arrival of the Ultimate Green Goblin and his associate, reopening the mysteries in which previous writers tangled Miles without ever fully resolving them - does he remember that the world where he lived wasn't always the world he was from? And part of it, alas rather closer to the bone right now, is just the constant background noise of a young man trying to be a hero in a world where the past never lets go, evil is in power, and the colour of his skin constantly threatens to make him a specimen or a target.
April 3, 2021
Tohle bylo kratší ale zato údernější.
Strejda Aaron se vrací a je vidět, že se ho Marvel snaží v téhle podobě co nejvíc přiblížit filmovému Aaronovi, který má... Měkčí srdce. Nepřekvapilo. Co si budem, Bendisův Aaron je č*rák. Teď má čistý štít, 616 prowlerovský kostým a možnost zkapat úplně stejně jako ve filmu (očekávejte velké Já to říkal!!). Miles si mezitím zažívá hodně temnou chvilku. Počítám, že tohle se nějakým způsobem propsalo do připravované klonové ságy...
PS: Objevil se Spidey! A zachoval se jako kretén! ... Ach jo.
Strejda Aaron se vrací a je vidět, že se ho Marvel snaží v téhle podobě co nejvíc přiblížit filmovému Aaronovi, který má... Měkčí srdce. Nepřekvapilo. Co si budem, Bendisův Aaron je č*rák. Teď má čistý štít, 616 prowlerovský kostým a možnost zkapat úplně stejně jako ve filmu (očekávejte velké Já to říkal!!). Miles si mezitím zažívá hodně temnou chvilku. Počítám, že tohle se nějakým způsobem propsalo do připravované klonové ságy...
PS: Objevil se Spidey! A zachoval se jako kretén! ... Ach jo.
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July 1, 2023
I enjoyed "Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol 2". It is cool. We don't get to see Miles in action as much. However, the story is still very good. In this one, he gets kidnapped by the Assessor. This villain is able to stop Miles from escaping and has countermeasures ready. They also experiment on Miles. It's heartbreaking to see the pain that Miles endures. Ahmed does a great job in showing the bleakness of the situation. Ahmed also does a good job overall in writing how difficult the experience was for him and the lasting trauma.
Ahmed also does a great job in writing Miles' family, especially the bond between Aaron and Jeff. It's a strained bond and Rio doesn't trust Aaron either. Yet, Aaron and Jeff care deeply for each other and work so well together. They and Rio care deeply for Miles - and it was so cool seeing how they went about looking for him and how selfless they are.
I also love the bond that Miles shares with his parents. Rio and Jeff are wonderful parents. They know Miles is Spider-Man, but are also very supportive of him. They are thoughtful too. There are lots of warm, wholesome moments between them and Miles. It's beautiful.
But, it wouldn't be a Spider-Man story without something interrupting their times together. The Green Goblin attacks. The battle between Spider-Man/Miles and Green Goblin was well written and well illustrated. There was a great twist with a different antagonist, Ultimatum.
The twist does involve some multiverse elements. For the most part, this is explained well. However, I felt like I was missing something. I think it referenced some comics before Ahmed's run. But, this was not a major issue.
Another minor issue was the pacing. It was good for the most part. The fast pacing worked for most of the story. However, Miles getting back into action that quickly after what he went through happened a bit too fast. Still, the story worked out.
Overall, this is a very good book. I enjoyed the story and characterization. The pacing was mostly good and the art was great also. I can't wait to read Volume 3!
Ahmed also does a great job in writing Miles' family, especially the bond between Aaron and Jeff. It's a strained bond and Rio doesn't trust Aaron either. Yet, Aaron and Jeff care deeply for each other and work so well together. They and Rio care deeply for Miles - and it was so cool seeing how they went about looking for him and how selfless they are.
I also love the bond that Miles shares with his parents. Rio and Jeff are wonderful parents. They know Miles is Spider-Man, but are also very supportive of him. They are thoughtful too. There are lots of warm, wholesome moments between them and Miles. It's beautiful.
But, it wouldn't be a Spider-Man story without something interrupting their times together. The Green Goblin attacks. The battle between Spider-Man/Miles and Green Goblin was well written and well illustrated. There was a great twist with a different antagonist, Ultimatum.
The twist does involve some multiverse elements. For the most part, this is explained well. However, I felt like I was missing something. I think it referenced some comics before Ahmed's run. But, this was not a major issue.
Another minor issue was the pacing. It was good for the most part. The fast pacing worked for most of the story. However, Miles getting back into action that quickly after what he went through happened a bit too fast. Still, the story worked out.
Overall, this is a very good book. I enjoyed the story and characterization. The pacing was mostly good and the art was great also. I can't wait to read Volume 3!
December 21, 2021
Enjoyable but I wish this had come with a trigger warning. The first story with Miles's uncle was interesting, and I enjoyed Miles's team up with a female super I'm not familiar with. What comes next is intense and reminded me of watching Jadon Smith get pummeled in the most recent version of The Karate Kid (y'know, the one with Jackie Chan as Mr. M.) I had a hard time recovering from that issue / storyline. Finally, the art is a mixed bag. People seem to draw Miles VERY differently, the attempt at depicting his newly pregnant mother was a big miss (are artists not aware that it's many months before a pregnancy is visible?), and what happened to Peter Parker being curly haired? That not a thing anymore? I did have a good time reading the pizza search story. 🍕
April 3, 2024
While I did enjoy the majority of the book, I felt it was a bit too focused on setting up other stories. And I am not a big fan of that since they’ve done it in the past and just not finished the story or they had to rush to tie up loose ends.
If they do continue these stories, I will be glad since they seem interesting and could lead to some unique arcs. I liked the writing, and action scenes, throughout the book.
Art was quite good and there were some interesting page layouts in the middle section of the book.
Also this is not a spoiler since he’s on the cover, but HOW AND WHY ARE THEY STILL USING GREEN GOBLIN?! There are so many other villains yet they have come back to GG about 4 times already in Miles short history. Rant over :)
If they do continue these stories, I will be glad since they seem interesting and could lead to some unique arcs. I liked the writing, and action scenes, throughout the book.
Art was quite good and there were some interesting page layouts in the middle section of the book.
Also this is not a spoiler since he’s on the cover, but HOW AND WHY ARE THEY STILL USING GREEN GOBLIN?! There are so many other villains yet they have come back to GG about 4 times already in Miles short history. Rant over :)
July 17, 2024
Ahmed's Miles Morales series now has 10 issues under its belt and the focus on family has been tremendous but its been seriously lacking interesting adversaries. Here, Miles is tortured for a very long time by something for some reason. We don't get any answers and it doesn't intrigue me as much as it annoys me. I loved seeing the family's reaction to Miles being gone and their solution. I also and somewhat uneasy on the return of characters I was pretty sure I never wanted to see again. I enjoyed our brief look at Starling's past but I want more. There were a handful of artists and they all did a really solid job. Overall, the family drama has been very very good but Miles needs a better rogues gallery.
October 21, 2020
More great adventures with Miles as Spidey. I get a big kick out of this character and I'm so glad I got introduced to him in the Spiderverse movie. This is a diverting collection of one-offs mostly. In one story Miles gets kidnapped and tortured by a weird, powerful organization... I presume there will be some sort of payoff down the line. I really hope my library carries that one! That really seems like the kind of thing where should put out an all-points-bulletin to all the other supers in the area - um, heads up guys. Good stuff.
February 27, 2020
Short review: The magic continues!
I thought Ahmed and team had knocked it out of the park with the first storyline but maaaan, they took it up even more notches with this one and I have nothing to say that can't spoil this book - just go read it. Please. It is gorgeous.
If you love Spiderman and/or Miles Morales or just a really well crafted story, go read this book!
I thought Ahmed and team had knocked it out of the park with the first storyline but maaaan, they took it up even more notches with this one and I have nothing to say that can't spoil this book - just go read it. Please. It is gorgeous.
If you love Spiderman and/or Miles Morales or just a really well crafted story, go read this book!
August 14, 2020
That was weird and random. Not a cohesive story at all, just some... stuff.
February 19, 2021
Par contre je suis pas d'accord c'est interdit de torturer miles comme ça 😭😭😭 (littéralement Miles se fait kidnapper et torturer/subit des expériences 😭)
March 1, 2021
It has some good action but for the most part I'm not the biggest fan of this iteration of Spider-man.
June 21, 2021
Didn't enjoy this one as much as the first but very much loved the exploration of Aaron as the Prowler and his relationship with Miles' father. Peter's appearance and the way he and Miles interact also did bring this up by a star.
June 12, 2022
This was good. Really good. The mid-way issue, was just super intense. Really made me not able to put this trade down. I like where it seems to be going and I like the suspense! Very well done
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