Ultimate
Spider-Man #100
Title: Clone Saga: Part 4
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell & Drew Hennessy
Colorist: Justin Ponsor
Plot:
Peter is shocked to see his dad alive, and standing in front of him. Richard approaches Gwen and asks how she is feeling. Richard then says that he will explain everything, while they eat some cold pizza. Skip over to Oscorp, MJ is strapped into a familiar chair with the disfigured Peter standing by. Peter says that soon she’ll be transformed, but he’s suddenly attacked by a six armed Spider-Man in a black costume! The disfigured Peter ends up winning the fight and he continues what he was doing. Back at the Parker house, Richard explains that he never got on the plane that crashed and supposedly killed him along with his wife and the Brocks. Richard had intentions of coming to get Peter from Ben and May, but the CIA got in the way. Richard ended up working for the CIA so that they could stay one step ahead of Nick Fury and his super soldier serum. Working with the CIA, Richard found out that Peter is Spider-Man, and so he went to visit May. When May saw him, she was frightened and told him to stay away from Peter. Before Richard can go too much further with his story, Nick Fury arrives outside the home with a battalion of Spider Slayers. Suddenly, Gwen transforms into Carnage. Peter is shocked and wants to just talk to Fury, but as he turns around, May falls to the ground complaining about her heart. Skip back over to Oscorp, the disfigured Peter says to MJ, “It’s an all-new you.”
Likes:
For the landmark 100th issue, this was awesome! There are way
too many likable things in this issue to list, so here’s just a few:
Bendis kept me on edge through the whole book, dangling clues in front of
me, but I’m still not sure what’s what yet. Richard Parker being alive is
a really bold move for this book. Assuming that Richard will stick around
past this story arc, his presence in Peter’s life will most likely change
everything. But with Richard’s story being, as of now, incomplete, and a
bit fishy, something tells me that he’s got his own hidden agenda. Asking
Peter to suit up and fight Fury and the Spider-Slayers seemed a little
peculiar, but it’s definitely making me anxious to read the next issue.
Not to mention the fact that Gwen turned into Carnage! There’s a lot of
speculating to be done on this story. Now, onto the art; not a glitch in
it. The art was amazing. In fact, I believe that Bagley and the team
made special efforts on this issue to make sure it was bold and flawless.
Bagley’s unpublished work on the added pages were a nice touch. Seeing
the sketched concepts, and then looking at how the art has evolved is
interesting. One other thing, the recap pages of the entire series
cleared up a few unanswered questions; namely how Harry became the
Hobgoblin.
Dislikes:
The only thing I could dislike is that this book was advertised as a
double sized issue. With that said, I expected 44 pages of reading, but
instead only got 32. Even though, ten extra readable pages, plus the
bonus art work at the end, you can’t go wrong.
Favorite Quote: Nick Fury: AS YOU CAN SEE... I AM NOT SCREWING AROUND.
Rating: 5 out 5 webs. This is an excellent issue, and I recommend it for everyone’s collection. I’m looking forward to the next 100 issues!
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate Spider-Man #99
Title: Clone Saga: Part 3
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell & Drew Hennessy
Colorist: Justin Ponsor
Plot:
Peter can’t believe his eyes; Gwen Stacy is alive, and standing in front
of him at his old house. Shift over to Oscorp, Mary Jane gets the first
glimpse of her captor: a Peter Parker with a deformed face. This Peter
tells MJ that he’s going to make her just like him. Over at the Baxter
building, Reed and Susan of the FF are trying to get answers from the
Scorpion. Scorpion asks if he’s back at the zoo. Reed and Susan decide
to call Nick Fury. Back at the former Parker home, Gwen explains that she
woke up in a hospital, but everything is blurry from there. We see images
of a dead doctor, a guard shooting, and a view of the city from the top of
a building. Suddenly, Aunt May walks in. She see’s Gwen, and then runs
back to her house, frightened. Peter and Gwen follow her. Peter quickly
comes out and confesses to May: He tells her that he’s Spider-Man. After
Peter proves it by sticking to the ceiling, Aunt May tells him and Gwen
both to get out! Peter can’t believe her reaction. Then, in walks
Peter’s dad, Richard Parker. Richard tells May to lay off Peter, he’s
just a kid. May does not seem surprised to see Richard alive, and she
tells him to take his son and get out. Back at the Baxter building, Nick
Fury arrives and sees the Scorpion. Reed explains that someone is making
clones of Peter Parker. Fury calls back to base with an order to get the
whole battalion of Spider Slayers ready. He’ll meet them in Queens.
Likes:
This issue had some amazing art, and some shocking advances in the story.
However....
Dislikes:
....Even though there were some big twists in this issue, I really feel that it was poorly written. The dialogue of the characters seemed so jumbled. A prime example was the conversation between Reed, Susan, and Scorpion. It took four pages of gibberish and repeating things we already knew, before Reed and Susan decided to call Nick Fury. Next, Aunt May’s reaction to seeing Gwen, and hearing Peter’s secret was brought to a calm conversation far too quickly. Aunt May is a normal person who believes in a normal life, I think her reaction was out of character. Then again, with her unsurprised reaction to Richard Parker showing up, perhaps this isn’t the real Aunt May. With what we’ve learned in the past three issues, all we can do is speculate.
Favorite
Quote:
Nick Fury: This is One-Eyed Eagle. Clearance code: Ed O’Neil. Get the
Spider Slayers ready. I’ll meet them in Queens.
Rating:
3 out 5 webs. The Clone Saga is moving at a rather slow pace. The best
part of this issue was the reveal of the deformed Peter Parker. The rest
of the story, though it did move the story along, felt very stretched out
with a lot of gibberish.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man Annual #2
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Brooks
Inker: Jaime Mendoza w/ Mark Morales,
Victor Olazaba, and Mark Brooks
Colorists: Laura Martin w/ Larry
Molinar
Plot:
We begin with Captain Jeanne DeWolfe discovering Moon Knights awakening
and escape from the hospital. Cut to: Spidey once again stopping a crime
in progress by the Shocker. Spidey decides to drop Shocker off to the
police. When he gets there, De Wolfe wants to speak with Spidey on the
roof. DeWolfe explains that there’s a new guy, Frank Oliver, that calls
himself the Kangaroo. Kangaroo is a new gang lord that is trying to take
over the Kingpin’s territory. She wants Spidey to go after him and bring
him down. Spidey thinks that this is an odd request from DeWolfe, and
says that if he sees this Kangaroo doing something bad, he will act
accordingly. After Spidey leaves, DeWolfe calls Kingpin and informs him
of her success in using Spider-Man. As Spider-Man watches Kangaroo’s
place, a fight breaks out inside. Spidey invites himself in to find
Daredevil taking on Kangaroo and his men.
Enter the Punisher and Moon Knight, who only seem to make matters
worse by fighting each other. While Spidey webs up Punisher and Moon
Knight, Daredevil takes care of the Kangaroo. Captain DeWolfe arrives
with a bunch of other police. They arrest the Kangaroo. Spidey informs
DeWolfe that he has the Punisher and Moon Knight webbed up on the roof
top. Just then, Punisher, breaking free, shoots and kills DeWolfe.
Spidey goes to beat up the Punisher, but Daredevil explains that DeWolfe
was a dirty cop, and is rumored to be sleeping with the Kingpin. Spidey
has a bit of denial, but accepts it. They depart, leaving the Punisher
for the police. Next we find Daredevil waiting for Moon Knight at his
home. Daredevil wonders Moon Knight’s interest in joining a group if he
were to put one together. We end with the Kingpin appearing sad as he
sits on his bed. Likely mourning the death of Jeanne DeWolfe.
Likes:
This was a well written, well drawn, fast paced story. I’m not usually
much for fast paced stories, but this one I’ll make exception for because
of all the things that happened within. There was the introduction of a
new character, Ultimate Kangaroo, along with the return of many old ones.
We got a small glimpse into the brutal past of the Punisher from the
Previously Page. His past helps out a lot with his reasoning to shoot
Captain DeWolfe, and I’m glad to see that it’s at least slightly different
than the 616 version. Although Moon Knight’s presence and use in this
issue was to basically get in the way, I really enjoy his character and
hope to see his return again. Moon Knight’s schizophrenic mind is
intriguing because anything can happen with him, and we don’t really know
anything about him. I can’t wait to see what Daredevil and him are going
to put together.
Dislikes:
The death of Captain DeWolfe seemed like a waste to me. We had just found
out in the Warriors arc that DeWolfe was a dirty cop. Now, in the very
next story that she’s used in, she’s killed? I’d have liked to seen her
hidden agendas for the Kingpin used a few more times with Spidey. That
way, Spidey, who has trusted her so long, could finally confront her about
the truth. I just feel like some good stories have gone to waste with her
death.
Favorite
Quote:
Spider-Man: So... Who makes your costumes?
Daredevil: Shut up.
Rating:
4 out of 5 webs. On the first Annual, I knocked on Brooks’ artwork a bit
because it just didn’t feel like Ultimate; but this issue was much
better. Mark Brooks is great at drawing Spider-Man fight scenes, and
since that’s what this issue is filled with, it was awesome! Come to
think of it, we didn’t even see Peter Parker’s face once. Anyway, great
art, great story, great book, but minus one web for the waste of a
character that was full of potential.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #98
Title: Clone Saga: Part 2
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell & Drew Hennessy
Plot:
Spider-Man visits the Fantastic Four, packing an unconscious
Ultimate Scorpion. Spidey asks Reed to run some tests on the Scorpion to
find out who he is. After a few tests, Reed finds that the Scorpion is
none other than Peter Parker. Scared out of his mind, Spidey reveals his
identity to the Fantastic Four which shocks them. Reed contacts Nick Fury
and asks if anyone is in the business of cloning, but Fury says no because
it’s illegal, and to not even ask to. After that, Reed says that he is
going to run some more tests, and takes some of Spidey’s blood. Spidey
then realizes that he has to get home, and so he leaves. When he gets
home, Aunt May informs him that Mary Jane has disappeared.
Peter quickly runs over to MJ’s house. Peter searches MJ’s room, and
from outside we can see hand prints on the outside wall near the window.
Peter then rushes to the old warehouse that him and MJ use to hide out.
But when he arrives, he is confronted by what appears to be Ultimate
Spider-Girl. Suspecting that this Spider-Girl has kidnapped MJ, Peter
lets his frustration get the best of him, and he attacks her.
Spider-Girl, possessing many of Spider-Man’s powers, (plus the ability to
fire webbing from her fingertips) manages to knock Peter out. After
checking Peter’s pulse, Spider-Girl states: “I’ll get them back for you,
Peter. I’ll do it for all of us.” She then leaves. Peter finally wakes
up, and it’s night time. On his way home, he notices that the front door
to his old home is wide open. Thinking that MJ might be inside, he rushes
in and surprisingly finds Gwen Stacy, Alive!
We next shift over to Mary Jane, who is apparently being held in a
large glass cage. As she wakes up, a shadowy figure enters the room that
the glass cage is in. MJ recognizes this person’s voice as Peter. The
supposed Peter starts talking about how he is going to protect MJ, and
that he should have thought of this years ago. MJ begins screaming, and
we zoom out to discover that she is trapped inside Oscorp.
Likes:
I especially enjoyed this issue. So much happened in these pages, and
nothing seemed short handed or drawn out too long. Peter’s reaction was
exactly what I would expect from someone in his position. Someone has
cloned him, someone’s kidnapped MJ, and Gwen, who he thought was dead is
suddenly alive! He’s got a lot to shove through his head right now. The
art is top notch in this issue, and Bendis is making us really wonder with
the unexplained remarks by both Scorpion and Spider-Girl. But the way
that this story arc is moving, I really believe that it’s going to be
worth all the wonder.
Dislikes:
Not a thing. A perfect issue, that I recommend to everyone.
Favorite Quote:
Johnny Storm: I can see the headline: Doctor Reed Richards, leader of the world famous Fantastic Four, discovered water. Nobel Committee in emergency session.
Reed Richards: I made it from my urine.
Rating:
5 out of 5 webs! A perfect score! Pick it up and you’ll see what I mean.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #97
Title: Clone Saga: Part 1
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell & John Sibal
Plot:
Peter is on the phone, apparently having an argument with Kitty Pryde.
Kitty is upset that Peter is spending so much time with Mary Jane. Kitty
even declares that Peter is still in love with MJ, and Peter does not deny
it. Aunt May enters the room, and Peter hangs up. We next find Peter in
the school hallways, where MJ invites Peter to the mall. They go, and
have a friendly conversation over some pizza. Suddenly, there’s chaos in
the mall; someone’s attacking it. Peter tells MJ to leave, and she
promises that she will. Peter then changes to Spider-Man and confronts
the person responsible for the chaos: Ultimate Scorpion. Scorpion starts
rambling about how he isn’t going to be fooled by this, and how he knows
he was here. Spidey has no idea what he’s talking about, and the fight
begins. Scorpion manages to shoot some sort of goo from his wrists at
some police officers, who return fire. But their bullets do no good.
Scorpion starts rambling more saying that some guy told him: “Who are you
masked mystery man? Unveil yourself to the crowd.” Spidey starts
punching away at Scorpion’s head until his mask falls apart revealing the
face of Peter Parker! Spidey is stunned. Skip to MJ returning home and
telling her mom what happened at the mall, and how she ran straight home.
Her mom worries, but then MJ goes to her room and begins to write in her
diary. Someone else is in the room however, and covers MJ’s mouth.
Moments later, MJ’s mom enters the room and finds it empty. Mary Jane has
been kidnaped.
Likes:
Okay, so Peter and Kitty’s relationship is starting to get a little
rocky. This could be the beginning to an interesting love triangle since
MJ is starting to be all friendly with Peter again. The art looks great,
with lots of detail throughout. Ultimate Scorpion looks awesome, although
I can’t say that I was surprised at his identity considering the title of
the story. The fight scene seemed a little long, but I suppose it should
be since Spidey was basically fighting a copy of himself.
Dislikes:
Mary Jane’s sudden mood swing to ‘best friend’ again, without
explanation, is a little annoying. Although, I do recall, several issues
back, MJ seemed very determined to get Peter back. Maybe this is that
determination finally showing up. Not much more to dislike about this
issue than that.
Favorite Quote:
Aunt May: Who were you talking to?
Peter: The sheriff of Crazy Town.
Aunt May: Oh! You and MJ got back together?
Peter: No. There’s a new sheriff in town.
Rating:
4.5 out of 5 webs. This issue was a great start to the Clone Saga Arc.
Complete with two cliffhangers, I have to say that I’m doubly looking
forward to next issue. Here’s hoping that the rest of the Ultimate Clone
Saga is just as enjoyable.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #96
Title: Morbius: Part 2
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell &
Plot:
This issue starts out with Ben Urich recalling that he had been bitten by
a vampire. He’s laying on the floor, apparently paralyzed, watching as
Spider-Man, Morbius, a talking wolf, and vampire Jennifer Grunwald
battle. Morbius keeps insisting that Spidey is only getting in the way,
but Spidey just can’t see how anyone in the room is a good guy. This
battle ends with Morbius running a stake through Jennifer’s heart, the
wolf retreating into a swarm of bats, and Spider-Man swinging away with
Ben Urich. Spidey takes Ben to the hospital where he gets a lot of hate
from the doctors and guards on hand. Spidey leaves after the doctor
insists that he’s upsetting everyone. He leaves Ben behind. Later, Ben
is alone in a hospital room strapped to the bed. The doctors don’t know
what to think about his condition. Ben keeps saying that he’s hungry.
Morbius comes out of the shadows and approaches Ben saying that it’s
almost over. Spider-Man then drops from the ceiling where he was hiding
and kicks Morbius. The fighting doesn’t last long as Morbius explains
that he is trying to save Ben. Morbius says that he refuses to give into
the curse of being a vampire. Spidey doesn’t believe him and tries to
stop Morbius from getting near Ben, but Morbius throws Spidey out of the
room.
In the hallway, Spidey is met by three other vampires who
attack him and succeed in biting his neck. The vampire that bites Spidey
turns away and spits out the blood saying that it is tainted. Morbius
then attacks and slays the vampires. Spidey flips out thinking that he’s
going to die, but Morbius , removing Spidey’s mask, and reassures him that
he’ll be fine because his blood is diseased. Morbius then shows that he
has saved Ben who is now resting peacefully. Morbius then disappears, and
Spider-Man leaves just as Ben wakes up. We next find Peter, looking very
unwell, and sporting a turtleneck in class about to dissect a frog. Mary
Jane approaches him with a joke, but Peter doesn’t feel like a joke. He
then shows her the bite on his neck. Peter goes on about how he’s too
young to be doing and seeing these things. MJ comforts Peter with a
hug.
Likes:
The art has definitely improved from last issue. And even though the
story did not wrap up completely in my eyes, I still found it as a very
enjoyable read.
Dislikes:
Okay, so Blade really didn’t play a big part in this story at
all? He wasn’t even seen in this issue. Also, who was the talking wolf?
Was he just a leader of vampires? And what was up with Mary Jane? Last
issue she practically hated Peter and wanted nothing to do with him. Now
she’s all wanting to sit with him, joke with him, and hug him? (Insert
moody female joke here) There’s a lot of unanswered questions here.
Morbius is really a cool character, and I wish that they would have taken
at least three issues to tell his story instead of cramming it into two.
Favorite Quote:
Spider-Man: And I was just starting to doubt my plan of hiding on
the ceiling to keep an eye on my friend! For once my stupid was smart.
Rating:
Another 3 out 5 webs. Great story, great art, but I just feel like it was
crammed together too much. I wouldn’t have minded picking up another
issue of this story just to feel some closure.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #95
Title: Morbius: Part 1
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell & Jimmy Palmiotti
Plot:
Months ago: Spider-Man swings through the city when he notices one man running from another with a gun. Spidey investigates to find that the first man is a vampire, and the man chasing is Blade. Spidey gets the situation wrong, and Blade gets mad at him. Blade then kills the vampire and runs away. Today: At the Bugle, Peter talks on the phone with Kitty about how the Spider-Man/Kitty romance is all over the internet. Kitty is grounded at the X-mansion until the whole thing with Krakoa island dies down. Peter gets off the phone when he over hears Ben Urich trying to pitch a story about Vampires to Jonah. The story is decided to be too flimsy, but Peter asks to read it anyway. Basically, some librarian named Jennifer Grunwald claims to have been hypnotized, and then bit by a vampire. The next day after school, Peter tries to talk to Mary Jane, but MJ holds up a newspaper of the Spider-Man/Kitty thing. MJ can’t understand why Peter had to break up with her so bad because she was unsafe, but two weeks later he’s dating “gangly-girl”as she says. Peter tries to explain, and tells MJ that she is still his best friend, but MJ says that he is not hers. Peter even insists that MJ find someone else, but she only gets mad and walks away. Later, we find Ben Urich visiting the Jennifer lady to get more information. The door opens, and reveals Jennifer to be a vampire. Jennifer bites Ben. The next day, police officers are at the Bugle looking for Ben because he has gone missing. Peter immediately assumes the worst: vampires. Spidey swings over to Jennifer’s apartment where a wolf (that can talk), bursts out of a window being chased by bats. The wolf jumps back in through the window. Spidey jumps in the window to find Jennifer, Ben, the wolf, and Morbius. Then Morbius says, “You cannot win this fight.”
Likes:
The Vampire story is off to a great start. We’ve got the introduction of both Blade and Morbius, and they both appear very mysterious. And who’s the talking wolf? There’s a lot to look forward to, not to mention Ben Urich turning into a vampire. The story’s off to a good start, and flowed very well.
Dislikes:
The confrontation between Peter and Mary Jane was good, but I imagined that Peter would have more feelings for MJ than what he expressed. I mean, the two have been through a lot together, so Peter’s suggestions for MJ to find someone else seemed a little far from his character. Also, sadly the art seems to be coming in a little shy. When I first saw the art in this issue, I had to double check the credits to make sure it was Bagley. The darker pages, and the fight panels seemed fine, but particularly Peter’s face looked awful in this issue. One other thing, not exactly a dislike, but the fight with Blade was basically a copy of what happened in Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special #1. As I understand that issue is not supposed to be in continuity with this book, so maybe only that one part is. Which brings up the whole problem with the Ultimate Universe, you never know what is canon, and what isn’t. It’s just a little aggravating when you try to piece together a story.
Favorite Quote:
Spider-Man: So here we go again with that whole “with great power must also come some idiot shooting at my head.”
Rating:
3 out 5 webs. The story is looking really good right now, but everything has to wrap up in the next issue. Can’t believe I’m saying this about Ultimate, but I wish the story was going to be longer. Hope to see that the art improves next issue.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #94
Title: Deadpool Part 4
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell w/ Mark McKenna
Plot:
Picking up from last issue, the X-Men appear fooled by Deadpool acting as
Professor Xavier. However Spider-Man’s spider sense alerts him, and the
fight picks up again. Elsewhere on the island, we find Professor Xavier
being held captive by Mojo. Mojo is forcing Xavier to watch as his
students as they are hunted, as punishment for his crimes against
humanity. Meanwhile the fight continues; and when Spidey gets hit, Kitty
gets mad. Kitty uses her phasing ability to phase through the Reavers and
mess up their circuits. After recovering, Spidey once again unmasks
Deadpool to find a gruesome, brain exposed skull. Deadpool then seemingly
self destructs, but Spidey is spared by Kitty’s phasing ability. Then,
with the return of Cyclops, the X-Men and Spider-man move forward to the
studio. Jean Grey takes care of Augustus Beezer, and apparently helps
free Xavier from a distance. After closing his mind to Jean, Xavier then
takes care of Mojo. Xavier thanks Spider-Man for his help, and as they
fly home, we see a burnt Deadpool watching from a hill top. Peter has
decided that he has to tell his Aunt May that he’s Spider-Man, so Kitty
decides to help by being with him when he does it. But, when Peter and
Kitty get inside the home, they find it empty. Aunt May has left a
message on the answering machine; she’s staying the night with a friend,
Dr. Miles Warren. Peter just dodged a bullet.
Likes:
This was an excellent ending to the Deadpool story arc, and a great lead
into the next story: Morbius. I’m really enjoying Peter’s relationship
with Kitty Pryde. Through this story arc, they’ve both showed that they
will stand up for each other. I keep telling myself that I’m sure it
won’t last, but who knows, maybe in this Ultimate Universe, Spidey isn’t
meant to be with MJ. Also, instead of Aunt May dating Doc Ock, she’s
hooking up with Miles Warren!
Dislikes:
Not much... the story was very vague about what happened to Cyclops and
how he returned so easily after appearing to be at Deadpool’s mercy.
Also, I know that I saw Ice Man in the helicopter in Issue 92, and we
didn’t see him anymore after that. I just wonder if Bendis and Bagley
forgot that Ice Man was there.
Favorite (creepy) Quote:
Kitty: Wow. Your aunt got her groove going.
Rating: 4 out of 5 webs. The art was amazing, the story came to a good close, and the cliffhanger was... well lets just not put too much thought into that. Minus one web for the uncertainty of Cyclops and Ice man.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #93
Title: Deadpool Part 3
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: Danny Miki
Plot:
This issue begins with the battle between Spider-man and the X-Men against Deadpool, and his Reavers. Meanwhile, a man named Augustus Beezer hosts the fight as it airs over television. Beezer explains that the X-Men have been brought back to Krakoa Island for their crimes against humanity. We get a little background on Deadpool’s Reavers through file footage. Turns out they willingly made advancements to their bodies for the simple purpose of killing mutants. As Deadpool’s file footage continues to speak about how much he hates mutants, the big fight goes on. The cameras manage to zoom in on Spidey and Kitty having an argument. Apparently, Spider-Man has made a comment about not being a mutant, and Kitty took offence to it. The fight with the Reavers picks up again, and then Spidey lets loose on Deadpool. With Deadpool pinned on the ground, Spidey pulls off his mask to reveal Professor Xavier of the X-Men.
Likes:
Again, this issue like last, has a very little to desire, but it is slightly better than last. Spidey and Kitty are seemingly having their first argument, and if she’s taking his comment in a racial way, it isn’t going to be good for Spidey. The fight scenes do not seem over done, but under done at this point: The fate of Cyclops and Angel is still unsure, but will probably be explained in next issue. The cliffhanger was descent, but I believe it is a little obvious what the outcome will be.
Dislikes:
The setup of the on-screen panels was quite annoying. I’d have rather seen speech bubbles all over the page, than a black box with colored text that signifies who’s speaking. Following the colors and trying to find out who said what was annoying.
Favorite Quote:
Spider-man: Pleas, guys... help us. We were kidnaped.
Kitty Pryde: You’re just giving them what they want.
Spider-man: They want me to cry?
Rating: 3 out of 5 webs. The Deadpool arc has not been a bad story, by all means it’s a great setup, but I’m finding it to be poorly written in this issue. Hopefully next issue will make me wish I had given this one a better score. Also, I think I remember seeing Ice Man in the helicopter in Issue 92... Wonder what happened to him?
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
Ultimate
Spider-Man #92
Title: Deadpool Part 2
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Penciler: Mark Bagley
Inker: John Dell
Plot:
We start out from Spider-Man’s point of view. He is just now opening his eyes to see all of the X-Men shackled and unconscious around him. One of Deadpool’s men notices that Spidey is awake and zaps him back out. Later, Spidey is waking up again, this time to Deadpool and his men throwing him and the X-Men all out of a helicopter toward and island. Spider-Man manages to make a net out of webbing for him to land in, but loses one of his boots in the bounce. Spidey meets up with the X-Men, one by one, each time having to fight of groups of cyborgs. The X-men give us a little background about what happened; each of them were attacked by another X-Men, which leads them to believe that there is a shape shifter behind everything. The X-Men then tell us that they have been on this island before, it’s name is Krakoa. It’s a prison for mutants, where not only are they kept, but they are hunted as sport, and the whole thing is broadcasted on TV. Then, out of the bushes comes Deadpool and his cyborgs ready to attack.
Likes:
Not much. But if I had to pick something, I would have to say that the fight panels were well scripted and drawn. Other than that, this issue really loses me.
Dislikes:
This whole issue seemed very unnecessary. Sure it keeps us from assuming that all of the X-Men were attacked by a shape shifter, but that was pretty much implied in last issue. This entire issue was dedicated to bringing the group back together. I just feel like the reunion could have been done in half the pages if there wasn’t so much unneeded gibberish between the characters.
Favorite Quote:
Spider-Man: Get off of me!
Colossus: You don’t recognize me?
Spider-Man: Aunt May?
Rating: 2 out of 5 webs. I was really disappointed with this story. The way that the back story was explained just took way too long. This issue really could have been more.
Reviewed By: Michael Heitkemper
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