A different time period, in a New York far, far away… Miles Morales was engaged in a clone war. See what I did there? The wordplay is strong with this one. As you can tell I have Star Wars on the brain, that’s because BioWare’s great MMO dropped last week and when my free time has allowed it, I’ve been spending lots of time leveling up my Sith Sorceror. Electro ain’t got nothin’ on my force lightening. Pretty, pretty fun. But anyway, this is about Miles Morales. We wrap up his origin story with this issue and a couple of people aren’t too happy with the new guise he has been sporting. Read on to find out who. (Shameless plug time: Anyone who is interested in hearing Nate, Shaun and I cover the recent events of the Ultimate Universe since the death of Spider-Man, make sure to check out episode 4 of our Mixed Marvel Arts podcast here.)

Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #5

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis

Artist: Sara Pichelli
Colors: Justin Ponsor
Lettering: VC’s Cory Petit
Cover: Kaare Andrews

Plot: Miles Morales, garbed in his Spider-Man costume, is confronted by Spider-Woman who demands answers. She uses her organic webbing to pull the mask off Miles’ face and to wrap him up in a cocoon. Miles threatens to go to the police, but trips when he attempts to flee. He hits his head on a satellite dish, knocking himself unconscious. (more…)