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Title: Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 3 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Marvel Comics ISBN: 0-7851-1156-5 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Once again!!!
Comment: Once again Bendis has done it again. I haven't really been that interested in Spiderman since I was a kid. When I was a kid, I loved Spiderman. I grew out of it(well, maybe not, just moved onto different superheros). I have picked up the previous hardcovers of Ultimate Spiderman because of Bendis. He has done what I wish all comic book titles would do. Continuity. It's been the same flowing story since page 1. If Peter is hurt, he is hurt for awhile. When Peter and MJ are fighting, they are fighting for many chapters.
What I really like about Bendis is that he "writes the way people talk". His dialog includes stammering, interuptions, emotions. Almost all comic books and a lot of fiction books read like a script.
While I keep going on and on about the writing, let me speak kindly, also, about the art. The artist(sorry, i can't remember off hand) takes what I like about Bendis' writing and gives the razor sharp dialog an even finer point.
I am anxiously awaiting book 4, but for know, I think I'll go back and read 1 through 3.
Rating: 4
Summary: Start Of A Downhill Slide?
Comment: I have really enjoyed the Ultimate Spider-Man series, and look forward to each hardback volume as it appears. This one I pre-ordered. It is very good, but it pales a little compared to volumes 1 and 2. There is a lack of extra material, something that could not be said about the first two, and we seem to have lost the reproductions of the cover art placed throughout the book.
Story-wise this is pretty good. The Venom story is nicely done, I thought, though it does have the familiar: "meet bad guy, beat-up bad guy, bad guy gone away" which will be followed (I guess) by a "Here's the bad guy again!".
Overall, a good addition to the Ultimate Spider-Man series, though I hope the omissions are a glitch more than the shape of things to come.
Rating: 4
Summary: Marvel does it again!
Comment: With every new release in their hardcover line, Marvel continues to prove that they're number one in that department.
Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 3 contains issues #28-39 and the rare #1/2. This volume is slightly smaller than the past collections, but that's due to the smaller arc lengths this time around.
Also included is the usual hefty amount of "special features". As usual, these also prove just how truly INSANE Bill Jemas is. We should all thank every diety available that this man doesn't have full control over Ultimate Spider-man. Tying 'Venom' to Peter's web fluid formula? Can we say contrived, Billy? Thought so.
Anyway, Billy Jemas' insanity aside, the two arcs presented here are pretty good. They aren't as fantastic as the past storylines, but these seemed to serve more as prep for what Bendis has cooked up next, ESPECIALLY the Venom arc. Eddie's introduction, the intro to the Venom costume, Peter wearing the black costume, Eddie's transformation, and the fight between Peter/Eddie was compressed into six issues. The whole thing just feels incredibly rushed, especially when it's kept in mind that Bendis took FOUR ENTIRE ISSUES to kill Uncle Ben!
The blame for this has to land on Billy boy's shoulders, who limited the arc to six issues, and insisted that Eddie as Venom appear. Doesn't leave much room for Bendis to develop the characters, now does it? An example of this is that Pete's in the black costume for less than one issue, and within a couple pages, he decides the costume's evil. So much potential was wasted due to the rush to see Venom in all his slobbering glory, and I find that sad.
Backtracking a little, the arc before Venom was great. 'Public Scrutiny' focuses on what happens when Spider-man's reputation is tarnished by an impersonator, and the repercussions that follow. There where some cringe worthy 'why the hell did you retcon that?!' moments, though. If you were angry as all hell about MJ taking Gwen's place in the Goblin arc, then be warned. Another warning, MJ lovers beware: You WILL want to strangle her. Ranting about her family problems and finding them so important after what happens to poor Gwen...well...I will never look at the Ultimate-verse MJ the same way again. Bendis should have just killed her off in the Goblin arc.
Now, for the quality of the hardback..
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Whoever's in charge of DC's hardback department should take note immediately of how it's done. The eye-catching cover screams to be placed out in the open, and the oversized glossy pages are fantastic. Thick and well put together, this book never feels like it'll fall apart if you don't handle it delicately (unlike DC's first volume of 'Hush').
Great addition, though I had to knock a star off the Venom arc's shortcomings.
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Title: Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 2 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Ralph Macchio ISBN: 0785110615 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 1 by Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley, Bill Jemas ISBN: 078510898X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X-men Vol. 3 by Mark Millar, Chris Bachald, David Finch, Adam Kubert, Ray Lai, Ben Lai, Marvel Comics ISBN: 078511131X Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: January, 2004 List Price(USD): $29.99 |
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Title: New X-Men Vol. 5: Assault on Weapon Plus by Grant Morrison, Chris Bachalo, Phil Jimenez ISBN: 0785111190 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: December, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: Daredevil: The Man Without Fear: Lowlife by Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev ISBN: 0785111050 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: July, 2003 List Price(USD): $13.99 |
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