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Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018)
Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 3: Family Business
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #11/15
Miles Morales è pronto per una delle sue avventure più incredibili: avere una sorellina!
• Spider-Man, d’altro canto, è impegnatissimo sul fronte Ultimatum: chi sarà mai?
• Che ci fa lo zio Aaron con di nuovo addosso il costume di Prowler?
• E oltre al caos criminale in cui è finito, Miles deve guardarsi anche dal vicepreside…
Miles Morales: Spider-Man (2018) #11/15
Miles Morales è pronto per una delle sue avventure più incredibili: avere una sorellina!
• Spider-Man, d’altro canto, è impegnatissimo sul fronte Ultimatum: chi sarà mai?
• Che ci fa lo zio Aaron con di nuovo addosso il costume di Prowler?
• E oltre al caos criminale in cui è finito, Miles deve guardarsi anche dal vicepreside…
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First published August 4, 2020
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About the author
Saladin Ahmed
479 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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December 28, 2020
Life's a bit hectic for Miles after his near death experience in the previous volume - he has a baby sibling on the way; Ultimatum's people are pushing the 'Goblin' designer drug in his Brooklyn (where he lives); his Uncle Aaron is missing; his web fluid is running very low; and worse of all he is having trouble at school because of his patchy attendance! Ahmed brings all these threads together to make an OK-volume, but I swear these post-Bendis volumes have decreased the reading age by about 5 years! 6 out of 12.
September 7, 2020
This, just like every other story Ahmed has done on this title, is just OK. It feels like Marvel doesn't know what to do with the character now that Miles is in the normal 616 universe. Each story is very formulaic. Your standard meet the villain and then have a punch 'em up. Miles's life outside the costume has pretty much fallen along the wayside except for when it's convenient.
You can tell Garron is leaving the title during this arc as there are 6 artists that pitch in. That's never a good sign. Garron's a good artist but his complete lack of backgrounds at times really bug me.
You can tell Garron is leaving the title during this arc as there are 6 artists that pitch in. That's never a good sign. Garron's a good artist but his complete lack of backgrounds at times really bug me.
September 7, 2020
Story-wise this was another solid entry into Miles’ canon. I’m looking forward to seeing where this business with the alternate Green Goblin and 616-Miles Morales is going. Unfortunately, it was let down a bit by multiple artist changes, three times within the same issue sometimes. None of the artists were bad, by any means, but the constant shifting between artistic styles was jarring and detracted from the story.
September 12, 2020
Damn, Miles is by far having the better Spider-man run. Simple, fun adventures, and a lot of heart.
This volume is Miles dealing with SO much. Trying to find out what his villains are up to, dealing with his own green goblin, while also dealing with his Uncle who is doing shady business again, against his will. Miles also gets to deal with having a new baby sister. Ah big brother times are always just so much fun.
This is really fun and exciting. It helps the fights are super cool to look at and seeing Miles fight off against the green goblin is a treat. I also really enjoyed Miles internal dialogue or just his dialogue in general, it's all well done.
I think this series highlights what is good about Spider-man. Heart. And Ahmed gives miles plenty. A 4 out of 5.
This volume is Miles dealing with SO much. Trying to find out what his villains are up to, dealing with his own green goblin, while also dealing with his Uncle who is doing shady business again, against his will. Miles also gets to deal with having a new baby sister. Ah big brother times are always just so much fun.
This is really fun and exciting. It helps the fights are super cool to look at and seeing Miles fight off against the green goblin is a treat. I also really enjoyed Miles internal dialogue or just his dialogue in general, it's all well done.
I think this series highlights what is good about Spider-man. Heart. And Ahmed gives miles plenty. A 4 out of 5.
June 26, 2021
This was another great one as we see Miles fighting Prowler and then we understand why because of the last volume and they fight but then he redeems and prevents his uncle from killing but then the assassins are after them and they have to dodge Miles villain while bonding and we have this great moment where we see the birth of his sister Billie and it was emotional to see that family reunion moment and finally we have Miles trying to be a big bro!
Then his bad luck starts when his journal is missing and then he faces off against Ultimate Green Goblin and his Goblinoids but at a great personal cost.
This volume tests the resilience of Miles as he tries to balance superheroics with personal life at great cost and even in the face of Armageddon he has some good moments with his sister and the big plot with how the Goblin and who is ultimatum is building up really well and Miles is figuring some stuff out which will change the Marvel universe in a big way and I love how the writer delves into it. I am loving the art also and how the artist is comfortable drawing it. Plus it brings about consistency and all.
This is a must read book for sure and continues Miles surprising development into the hero he is and also sheds some light on who he is as a person and how the people around him influence him that way and makes sense of his somewhat complex continuity with great writing!
Then his bad luck starts when his journal is missing and then he faces off against Ultimate Green Goblin and his Goblinoids but at a great personal cost.
This volume tests the resilience of Miles as he tries to balance superheroics with personal life at great cost and even in the face of Armageddon he has some good moments with his sister and the big plot with how the Goblin and who is ultimatum is building up really well and Miles is figuring some stuff out which will change the Marvel universe in a big way and I love how the writer delves into it. I am loving the art also and how the artist is comfortable drawing it. Plus it brings about consistency and all.
This is a must read book for sure and continues Miles surprising development into the hero he is and also sheds some light on who he is as a person and how the people around him influence him that way and makes sense of his somewhat complex continuity with great writing!
January 26, 2022
After the events of the last volume, Miles’ uncle finds himself between a rock and a hard place as there is a contract on his head. It’s up to him and Miles to make it across NYC to see if they can’t get the hit rescinded. Some fast pace action there. There were some moments in here that connect back to the previous volumes as well that landed perfectly. Plus this Ultimatum character from the last book is now even more of a problem. Another solid entry. On to volume 4.
May 10, 2020
Miles' third collection is squarely a family affair; the first four issues focus on his relationship with his Uncle Aaron as Ultimatum makes his move, and I was positive that there was nothing left to mine from this relationship that Brian Bendis hadn't found, but Ahmed proved me wrong easily. I'm also surprisingly a big fan of what Ahmed is doing with Ultimatum, who is a character that Bendis created that I did not see the need for at all, but again, Ahmed proved me wrong.
The final two issues bring Miles' academic storylines back to the fore, with a side-story featuring his new baby sister and the struggles of balancing his Spidey life with his babysitting duties. They're cute little stories, and I especially liked issue 15, which features Brooklyn Visions Academy getting attacked and Miles losing something extremely important at the exact wrong time.
The art's a bit more of a mixed bag, as series artist Javier Garron departs after issue 15. Other artists on show include Cory Smith, Ray-Anthony Height, Zé Carlos, Alitha Martinez, Kevin Libranda, and Ig Guara. Definitely the least visually consistent volume of the book so far, but apparently a new ongoing artist has been chosen so that won't last much longer, I hope.
Solid storytelling, innovative and unexpected twists, and a firm grasp on the family dynamic make Miles' third outing under Saladin Ahmed another home run in the story department. The art's a bit all over the shop, but it's never particularly bad. Miles continues to fly high.
The final two issues bring Miles' academic storylines back to the fore, with a side-story featuring his new baby sister and the struggles of balancing his Spidey life with his babysitting duties. They're cute little stories, and I especially liked issue 15, which features Brooklyn Visions Academy getting attacked and Miles losing something extremely important at the exact wrong time.
The art's a bit more of a mixed bag, as series artist Javier Garron departs after issue 15. Other artists on show include Cory Smith, Ray-Anthony Height, Zé Carlos, Alitha Martinez, Kevin Libranda, and Ig Guara. Definitely the least visually consistent volume of the book so far, but apparently a new ongoing artist has been chosen so that won't last much longer, I hope.
Solid storytelling, innovative and unexpected twists, and a firm grasp on the family dynamic make Miles' third outing under Saladin Ahmed another home run in the story department. The art's a bit all over the shop, but it's never particularly bad. Miles continues to fly high.
February 13, 2021
O terceiro volume do Homem-Aranha Miles Morales é muito divertido e gradável de se ler. Saladin Ahmed, o roteirista, vem imprimindo um ritmo interesssante para as histórias do novo arcanídeo. Ele sabe muito bem, diferente da maioria dos roteiristas contemporâneos, trabalhar o paradoxo dos super-heróis de ter de se esconder atrás de uma máscara ou de uma identidade secreta. Neste encadernado, Miles Morales precisa se virar com o seu tio Aaron, o Gatuno, enquanto a nova organização criminosa, o Ultimatum os persegue, mas parece existir bem mais sob a fachada dessa organização do que Miles e o leitor desconfiam. Como por exemplo a produção e distribuição da droga "duende", que faz om que as pessoas se tranformem em musculosos duendes verdes. Os desenhos que compõem essa edição, de Javier Garrón, David Curiel e Zé Carlos são muitlo legais e combinam com a história que está sendo desevolvida pelo roteirista. Assim, temos um quadrinho empolgante que pode agradar tanto a novos como a antigos leitores da Marvel.
November 30, 2020
This volume is a continuation of volume 2 and definitely confirms that you need to read Spider-Men II before picking-up Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn. Miles is, as usual, balancing his superhero and non-superhero life by a thread and is making a lot of silly mistakes. He also becomes a big brother which is the big status upgrade for him as a character.
January 10, 2023
It seems Miles' editor at Marvel has clearly decided to reorient the series toward a much younger audience. No shame in that but that means a reassessment in plots and stakes and I feel like I’m drifting far far away from the target audience.
Even so I would have rated it 3*-being for youngsters doesn’t mean "bad"- if not for the irritating inconsistency in art. I swear, more than half a dozen artists were used to illustrate five bloody issues. Up to three different in a single issue. Twice. That alone pissed me off big time.
Even so I would have rated it 3*-being for youngsters doesn’t mean "bad"- if not for the irritating inconsistency in art. I swear, more than half a dozen artists were used to illustrate five bloody issues. Up to three different in a single issue. Twice. That alone pissed me off big time.
April 27, 2020
A little bit more here with the prowler and Im really impressed with Ahmeds writing in all his books so far. I hope he gets a larger character soon. I would love to see what he could do outside of Marvel as well
October 3, 2020
Miles is a writer?! I love this character 1000x more now!
December 2, 2020
It feels like good old fashioned Spidey adventures just with Miles!
May 23, 2021
THE GOOD:
-Miles is becoming more confident in himself and wears his heart on his sleeve...even around his Uncle Aaron. For instance, when Miles sees his Uncle getting pretty savage, he says, “Uncle Aaron, you can say whatever. But I can’t let you kill this guy. I just can’t.” To which Aaron replies, “Yeah. I know.”
-Another example of Miles being his version of a hero is when he and Prowler defeat Rhino. Miles admits, “I just feel bad for the man.” Aaron responds with, “”Feel bad for the man?” Whew! You got a good heart, Miles. I’ll say that. Always have.”
-These issues do a good job at establishing high stakes. Aaron “botched” a job he needed to complete as “payment” for his new Prowler suit, which he got in order to save Miles from the Assessor. Miles is the one who messed up the job for his Uncle, so he is trying to make things right. All the while his mother is in labor. Oh, and Prowler’s antigravity tech isn’t working and Spidey is all out of webbing.
-Was cool to see Rhino pop in again after he just teamed up with Miles to actually do some good. I like that we get to see how conflicted Rhino is, as he just wants to get this bounty money on Prowler so that he can quit with the madness. As he says, he just wants to “never have to hurt anybody again.”
-Starling swoops in to get Miles and Aaron out of a sticky situation. You can tell she’s going to have an ongoing presence in Miles’ storyline as they’re building at a dynamic between the two.
-Setting up future stakes in that Ultimatum lets the bounty on Aaron go but tells him, “you belong to Ultimatum now.” Always a red flag when someone talks in the third person, no?
-Delivered a few touching/emotional moments in here amongst all the commotion. There‘a a moment between Aaron and Rio that’s impactful, as it’s been made very clear that she pretty much despises him. She notices he came with Miles to the hospital and was about to bounce. But, she insisted that he not leave as she wanted him to meet his newborn niece, Billie Mariana Morales. There was also a funny moment later between Miles and Rio as she made him change Billie’s crap-filled diaper.
-Cool that Mister Sumida pulls Miles aside to speak with him about a potential scholarship. With proper training, he thinks Miles has the talent to make a career out of writing. And I must say, his journal is becoming one of my favorite parts of these issues. It’s just relatable and honest.....For instance. Miles writes, “The world makes no sense to me, Journal. The good. The bad. Why any of it happens. Some days it makes me nuts. But some days, even though the world makes no sense...It works out, just the same.”
-Mister Dutcher, the Vice Principle at Brooklyn Visions and the dude who’s been psycho about Miles’ attendance, discovers Miles’ journal. He’s surprisingly not a demon after learning Miles’ real reason for missing so much class. Later when Green Goblin and a bunch of his mini-mes attack the school, Dutcher causes a distraction by saying he’s Spider-Man. More importantly, he removed the threat of putting Miles on “academic probation.” He also is technically supposed to report any instance of a student engaging in dangerous stuff. But, he lets that go, agreeing to just pretend like everything he read in Miles’ journal is fiction.
THE “I COULD’VE DONE WITHOUT”:
-Weird villains popping up. Sure, they’re kind of amusing. Even so, they feel kind of disjointed with the rest of the stuff going on and seem to have been thrown in just for laughs. But, for me, they just don’t land. We got a lot going on with a mob-type dude who calls himself “Man-Mountain Marko.” Then there’s, “Scorpio and the Syndicate,” “White Rabbit” and “TRPSTR.” Oh, and we can’t forget the “Frost Pharaoh.”
-Miles is becoming more confident in himself and wears his heart on his sleeve...even around his Uncle Aaron. For instance, when Miles sees his Uncle getting pretty savage, he says, “Uncle Aaron, you can say whatever. But I can’t let you kill this guy. I just can’t.” To which Aaron replies, “Yeah. I know.”
-Another example of Miles being his version of a hero is when he and Prowler defeat Rhino. Miles admits, “I just feel bad for the man.” Aaron responds with, “”Feel bad for the man?” Whew! You got a good heart, Miles. I’ll say that. Always have.”
-These issues do a good job at establishing high stakes. Aaron “botched” a job he needed to complete as “payment” for his new Prowler suit, which he got in order to save Miles from the Assessor. Miles is the one who messed up the job for his Uncle, so he is trying to make things right. All the while his mother is in labor. Oh, and Prowler’s antigravity tech isn’t working and Spidey is all out of webbing.
-Was cool to see Rhino pop in again after he just teamed up with Miles to actually do some good. I like that we get to see how conflicted Rhino is, as he just wants to get this bounty money on Prowler so that he can quit with the madness. As he says, he just wants to “never have to hurt anybody again.”
-Starling swoops in to get Miles and Aaron out of a sticky situation. You can tell she’s going to have an ongoing presence in Miles’ storyline as they’re building at a dynamic between the two.
-Setting up future stakes in that Ultimatum lets the bounty on Aaron go but tells him, “you belong to Ultimatum now.” Always a red flag when someone talks in the third person, no?
-Delivered a few touching/emotional moments in here amongst all the commotion. There‘a a moment between Aaron and Rio that’s impactful, as it’s been made very clear that she pretty much despises him. She notices he came with Miles to the hospital and was about to bounce. But, she insisted that he not leave as she wanted him to meet his newborn niece, Billie Mariana Morales. There was also a funny moment later between Miles and Rio as she made him change Billie’s crap-filled diaper.
-Cool that Mister Sumida pulls Miles aside to speak with him about a potential scholarship. With proper training, he thinks Miles has the talent to make a career out of writing. And I must say, his journal is becoming one of my favorite parts of these issues. It’s just relatable and honest.....For instance. Miles writes, “The world makes no sense to me, Journal. The good. The bad. Why any of it happens. Some days it makes me nuts. But some days, even though the world makes no sense...It works out, just the same.”
-Mister Dutcher, the Vice Principle at Brooklyn Visions and the dude who’s been psycho about Miles’ attendance, discovers Miles’ journal. He’s surprisingly not a demon after learning Miles’ real reason for missing so much class. Later when Green Goblin and a bunch of his mini-mes attack the school, Dutcher causes a distraction by saying he’s Spider-Man. More importantly, he removed the threat of putting Miles on “academic probation.” He also is technically supposed to report any instance of a student engaging in dangerous stuff. But, he lets that go, agreeing to just pretend like everything he read in Miles’ journal is fiction.
THE “I COULD’VE DONE WITHOUT”:
-Weird villains popping up. Sure, they’re kind of amusing. Even so, they feel kind of disjointed with the rest of the stuff going on and seem to have been thrown in just for laughs. But, for me, they just don’t land. We got a lot going on with a mob-type dude who calls himself “Man-Mountain Marko.” Then there’s, “Scorpio and the Syndicate,” “White Rabbit” and “TRPSTR.” Oh, and we can’t forget the “Frost Pharaoh.”
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February 9, 2022
the villain named Ultimatum is still a thing. It's still weird.
Looks like Brooklyn is getting upgraded in the gang warfare game. There's also a new street drug Miles is trying to find the source of. They also crammed in another appearance of some form of the Ultimate universe Green Goblin (and a bunch of average size goblin guys). Did I say this is weird? Because it feels weird.
Bonus: Miles finds out that babies poop SO much
Looks like Brooklyn is getting upgraded in the gang warfare game. There's also a new street drug Miles is trying to find the source of. They also crammed in another appearance of some form of the Ultimate universe Green Goblin (and a bunch of average size goblin guys). Did I say this is weird? Because it feels weird.
Bonus: Miles finds out that babies poop SO much
November 9, 2023
(3.5*)
Miles Morales is a lot of fun. Can't say I loved the issue where he gets a sister, but the others ones are good. The new Green Goblin took a little adjusting for me. I suppose he replaces Rhino a bit, who's more of an ally for Spidey here.
Anyway, it's a decent run so far. Might take a break for a little while.
Miles Morales is a lot of fun. Can't say I loved the issue where he gets a sister, but the others ones are good. The new Green Goblin took a little adjusting for me. I suppose he replaces Rhino a bit, who's more of an ally for Spidey here.
Anyway, it's a decent run so far. Might take a break for a little while.
January 26, 2021
COLLECTS MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN (2018) ISSUES #11-15
This collection seems to contain stories that are putting the pieces into place for the bigger story that the writer is telling. With that being said, I was entertained from start to finish. This may be my favorite volume of this run yet.
This collection seems to contain stories that are putting the pieces into place for the bigger story that the writer is telling. With that being said, I was entertained from start to finish. This may be my favorite volume of this run yet.
October 24, 2024
Fun quick read. Being Spider-Man seems painful.
October 9, 2021
I dunno if it's just me tearing through a whole bunch of volumes one after another, but it's becoming kinda repetitive. Short snippets of conversation in-between fight sequences, and not that much more.
June 18, 2022
This was an okay trade. Not epic and not terrible. Decent art and story
January 30, 2024
i should’ve read the previous volumes but i still enjoyed this! i love it when comics fit one comic panel in a whole page that showcases a masterpiece of a scene where the characters are doing a really cool action/pose AAAAA I GO CRAZY you’ll know it when you see it
March 7, 2021
Really good with great art. Nothing groundbreaking happens, but I love how much spiderman shines both as himself and as a superhero. And, I like how human and real the villains and their motives are.
August 13, 2020
Disappointing. The last story was pretty decent, though. Post-Bendis Miles is just...ok. It feels like Marvel doesn't really know what to do with the character in the 616 universe.
March 6, 2020
Miles Morales continues to be a great series for Marvel (and their best Spider-Man as well). Ahmed manages to keep the day-to-day Brooklyn life of Miles well balanced with the hectic life of Spider-Man. His family and friends are super important to him, and unlike some recent Peter Parker stories, these characters do not get pushed to the side in lieu of more action. I don't know what the numbers are like, but I hope Marvel and Ahmed keep this one going for a long while.
September 17, 2020
The core message of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is that anyone can wear the mask and thus whoever dons the role of the superhero, has to balance that with the everyday problems that everyone can relate to. As much as Nick Spencer has been doing okay in his current run on The Amazing Spider-Man, Saladin Ahmed has been more successful in exploring that balance with his run on Miles Morales. As the black-Hispanic Spidey who is expecting a new addition into his family, whilst an evil version of himself from an alternate dimension has been trafficking a mysterious new drug in Brooklyn.
As Miles is trying to figure out who’s filling in the city’s criminal leadership vacuum Tombstone has left, he finds himself in an awkward situation with his uncle Aaron, who returns as the Prowler and is attempting to assassinate someone. During this brief moment between nephew and uncle, Miles ultimately has to protect Aaron, who now has a bounty on his head. To make matters worse, Miles’s mother Rio is having baby complications and is now in the hospital.
The first three issues of the volume cover the above synopsis and is the highlight as despite the numerous villains arriving in an attempt to collect the bounty as Spidey and the Prowler, it’s really about the Morales family and the complications they have been through in recent years. From Ahmed’s witty dialogue for Miles and Aaron, to the art (predominately drawn by series regular Javier Garrón) excels when it comes to action set-pieces including a brawl against Man Mountain Marko, these issues have everything you want in a Spidey story, ending on a touching family reunion and the birth of Billie Mariana Morales.
Considering the darkness that lurks throughout the series, Ahmed never forgets the warmth that you should expect from our youthful hero, as seen when he shows a loving face towards his baby sister. Despite the family being in a good space, Miles himself continues to have more problems as the mysterious drug is revealed to be a Goblin substance, whilst his personal journal falls into the worst person possible in Miles’ eyes: the menacing teacher, Mister Dutcher. I’ve never been on board with the Ultimate version of the Green Goblin from the beginning and I still don’t, but what saves the remaining issues is the journal, which was established as Miles’ inner monologue throughout the series, but is cleverly used as a potential instrument of destruction towards Miles.
Along with Javier Garrón, who has drawn the majority of the series, there are six other artists involved in this volume. The art from all players aren’t bad as this title remains one of the visually impressive Marvel titles in recent years, the shift from one artist to the next can be jarring.
Whether featuring superheroes or not, the best soap operas should be about relationships and how they progressed, as that’s exactly what to expect with this current run on Miles Morales.
As Miles is trying to figure out who’s filling in the city’s criminal leadership vacuum Tombstone has left, he finds himself in an awkward situation with his uncle Aaron, who returns as the Prowler and is attempting to assassinate someone. During this brief moment between nephew and uncle, Miles ultimately has to protect Aaron, who now has a bounty on his head. To make matters worse, Miles’s mother Rio is having baby complications and is now in the hospital.
The first three issues of the volume cover the above synopsis and is the highlight as despite the numerous villains arriving in an attempt to collect the bounty as Spidey and the Prowler, it’s really about the Morales family and the complications they have been through in recent years. From Ahmed’s witty dialogue for Miles and Aaron, to the art (predominately drawn by series regular Javier Garrón) excels when it comes to action set-pieces including a brawl against Man Mountain Marko, these issues have everything you want in a Spidey story, ending on a touching family reunion and the birth of Billie Mariana Morales.
Considering the darkness that lurks throughout the series, Ahmed never forgets the warmth that you should expect from our youthful hero, as seen when he shows a loving face towards his baby sister. Despite the family being in a good space, Miles himself continues to have more problems as the mysterious drug is revealed to be a Goblin substance, whilst his personal journal falls into the worst person possible in Miles’ eyes: the menacing teacher, Mister Dutcher. I’ve never been on board with the Ultimate version of the Green Goblin from the beginning and I still don’t, but what saves the remaining issues is the journal, which was established as Miles’ inner monologue throughout the series, but is cleverly used as a potential instrument of destruction towards Miles.
Along with Javier Garrón, who has drawn the majority of the series, there are six other artists involved in this volume. The art from all players aren’t bad as this title remains one of the visually impressive Marvel titles in recent years, the shift from one artist to the next can be jarring.
Whether featuring superheroes or not, the best soap operas should be about relationships and how they progressed, as that’s exactly what to expect with this current run on Miles Morales.
September 30, 2021
This volume is more Spider-Man than Miles Morales (more costume than high-school kid). It's all action from page 1 until the end.
Spider-Man is trying to figure out this new silent & self-destructive drug ring (organization? crew? syndicate?) that popped up, figure out how Ultimatum became the head crime boss of Brooklyn all of a sudden, and figure out who Ultimatum is.
It's a lot for an over-tired/over-worked Spider-Man/High school student.
The action was good in this volume, but was also a bit of a bummer:
Spider-Man has a run-in with the Prowler. Miles fights Aaron to try and prevent him from assassinating a mob guy on a hit for Ultimatum. But Prowler is kinda/super indebted to him (/Ceres) for getting him the suit to save Miles in the last volume! :(
They both end up fighting Rhino (shout-out to scenes of Washington Heights, Fort Tryon Park, and the Cloisters!). I loved Rhino's good-guy team-up in Miles Morales, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn. :(
And then Green Goblin destroys Brooklyn Visions Academy looking for Spider-Man. :(
It's still a great Spidy book though.
Some of the great stuff from Family Buisness: When Spidy decides to haunt the cemetery where a drug deal is going down. "Woe unto you, trespassers! Wooooooe!" LOL
Vice-Principal Dutcher finding Miles' journal and calling it fiction/also totally knowing it's not fiction, and taking Miles off academic probation for Miles' "contributions" to the school. <3
How Vice-Principal Dutcher & Ganke stand up to Green Goblin in defense of Spider-Man.
And, the sweetest one...Miles has a baby sister!!! Billie Mariana Morales. <3
Loving this run so far!
Spider-Man is trying to figure out this new silent & self-destructive drug ring (organization? crew? syndicate?) that popped up, figure out how Ultimatum became the head crime boss of Brooklyn all of a sudden, and figure out who Ultimatum is.
It's a lot for an over-tired/over-worked Spider-Man/High school student.
The action was good in this volume, but was also a bit of a bummer:
Spider-Man has a run-in with the Prowler. Miles fights Aaron to try and prevent him from assassinating a mob guy on a hit for Ultimatum. But Prowler is kinda/super indebted to him (/Ceres) for getting him the suit to save Miles in the last volume! :(
They both end up fighting Rhino (shout-out to scenes of Washington Heights, Fort Tryon Park, and the Cloisters!). I loved Rhino's good-guy team-up in Miles Morales, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn. :(
And then Green Goblin destroys Brooklyn Visions Academy looking for Spider-Man. :(
It's still a great Spidy book though.
Some of the great stuff from Family Buisness: When Spidy decides to haunt the cemetery where a drug deal is going down. "Woe unto you, trespassers! Wooooooe!" LOL
Vice-Principal Dutcher finding Miles' journal and calling it fiction/also totally knowing it's not fiction, and taking Miles off academic probation for Miles' "contributions" to the school. <3
How Vice-Principal Dutcher & Ganke stand up to Green Goblin in defense of Spider-Man.
And, the sweetest one...Miles has a baby sister!!! Billie Mariana Morales. <3
Loving this run so far!
April 22, 2022
Spanish/English review:
Not much about this,it's just there. After a good start Miles is getting some Bendis like stories were not much is going on. Poor guy is fighting against/side to side his uncle for the hundredth time,he literally hasn't got a life now,there's literally almost ZERO interaction with Ganke throught three books,dude's got a sister now and it didn't move me a bit. I guess this Goblin's not Norman cos he's so stupid and do jokes that doesn't feel like him AT ALL.
I'ts not a bad comic,quite enjoyable,but there's nothing exciting here.
Spanish:
No mucho sobre esto,simplemente está ahí. Después de un buen comienzo,Miles está teniendo algunas historias del estilo Bendis en las que no pasa mucho. El pobre está peleando contra/al lado de su tío por centésima vez,literalmente no tiene una vida ahora,hay casi CERO interacción con Ganke a través de tres libros,el chabón tiene una hermana ahora y no me conmovió ni un poco. Supongo que este Goblin no es Norman porque es tan estúpido y hace bromas que no se sienten como él EN ABSOLUTO.
No es un cómic malo,bastante agradable,pero no hay nada emocionante aquí.
Not much about this,it's just there. After a good start Miles is getting some Bendis like stories were not much is going on. Poor guy is fighting against/side to side his uncle for the hundredth time,he literally hasn't got a life now,there's literally almost ZERO interaction with Ganke throught three books,dude's got a sister now and it didn't move me a bit. I guess this Goblin's not Norman cos he's so stupid and do jokes that doesn't feel like him AT ALL.
I'ts not a bad comic,quite enjoyable,but there's nothing exciting here.
Spanish:
No mucho sobre esto,simplemente está ahí. Después de un buen comienzo,Miles está teniendo algunas historias del estilo Bendis en las que no pasa mucho. El pobre está peleando contra/al lado de su tío por centésima vez,literalmente no tiene una vida ahora,hay casi CERO interacción con Ganke a través de tres libros,el chabón tiene una hermana ahora y no me conmovió ni un poco. Supongo que este Goblin no es Norman porque es tan estúpido y hace bromas que no se sienten como él EN ABSOLUTO.
No es un cómic malo,bastante agradable,pero no hay nada emocionante aquí.
July 8, 2023
"Family Business" is another solid entry in Saladin Ahmed's Spider-Man series. Miles goes through a lot in this story. First, Ultimatum's gang is pushing drugs and trying to fill the void that Tombstone left. Miles tries to get to the bottom of this, but runs into obstacles. This leads to a good ongoing story.
Then, Miles runs into his uncle, Aaron. Aaron is in some deep trouble. He also is a wanted man. Miles has to protect his uncle as they go through the city. This storyline was exciting and had great action. However, it went by a bit too fast and the pacing throughout the book was super fast throughout, a bit too fast altogether. There was also a plot thread of Miles' mother giving birth and Miles missing this. It was largely overshadowed by Aaron's troubles. Still though, it was a good story. Aaron's characterization is good too. I can see the reason why he did what he did and the struggles that he faces.
All of this is happening while Mr. Dutcher has placed Miles on academic probation. Dutcher continues to target Miles and scapegoat him. Meanwhile, the Green Goblin has reappeared and causes chaos. This story was exciting. I also really like the ending of it.
Overall, this is a very good book. The art is good. The characterization and stories are good too. Nevertheless, the pacing was a bit too fast. However, it was a good read and I enjoyed it a lot.
Then, Miles runs into his uncle, Aaron. Aaron is in some deep trouble. He also is a wanted man. Miles has to protect his uncle as they go through the city. This storyline was exciting and had great action. However, it went by a bit too fast and the pacing throughout the book was super fast throughout, a bit too fast altogether. There was also a plot thread of Miles' mother giving birth and Miles missing this. It was largely overshadowed by Aaron's troubles. Still though, it was a good story. Aaron's characterization is good too. I can see the reason why he did what he did and the struggles that he faces.
All of this is happening while Mr. Dutcher has placed Miles on academic probation. Dutcher continues to target Miles and scapegoat him. Meanwhile, the Green Goblin has reappeared and causes chaos. This story was exciting. I also really like the ending of it.
Overall, this is a very good book. The art is good. The characterization and stories are good too. Nevertheless, the pacing was a bit too fast. However, it was a good read and I enjoyed it a lot.
February 10, 2022
A perfectly fine volume but feels especially flat after a harrowing and traumatizing volume for Miles last time. Miles reunites with Uncle Aaron and then must protect him - without web fluid - while missing his baby sister's birth. This could have been a powerful moment but instead it feels like...it just happens, and Aaron's choices are only a setup rather than a meaningful sacrifice. We had a convenient several month time jump, as Miles' family restructuring their lives to accommodate a baby was totally skipped over. Ahmed intentionally missed an opportunity to further develop Miles' relationship with his family, which is a shame - and it seems almost unnatural that there are no messy feelings here, at all. And just as Ganke misses seeing Miles for several days at a time, Ganke is also missed from this volume; while the volume closes with events back at Miles' school, with the Ferris Bueller principle feeling even more like a caricature. Garron's art is fine, but not my favorite, and the rotating artists in several issues don't particularly help things.
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