Plot or Premise

After the Maker reshapes Earth so there are no superheroes, Stark’s son sends a message through dimensions to activate Spiderman with a radioactive spider.

What I Liked

I’m not a giant comics reader, but I always loved the Spiderman universe. I’ve seen the movies, watched a lot of the cartoons, grew up watching them in fact. So when I saw a list of books that some curators were doing of books they like to gift, and Ultimate Spiderman was on the list, I had to check it out. A few clicks later and I had the book file, plus an app to read it, and I was quickly immersed. I love the premise of Peter Parker becoming a superhero later in life, after he has already married MJ and had two kids. I even like the alternate timeline where Aunt May died, not Uncle Ben, and Uncle Ben works with J. Jonah Jameson at the Bugle. Seeing a different Peter Parker grow into the role is great.

What I Didn’t Like

Two things bothered me in the storyline. First and foremost, there is not near enough coverage of Peter learning to be Spiderman. Secondly, Osborne as a “good” Green Goblin is a little farfetched, particularly when you see him in business initially with Kingpin.

The Bottom Line

Photographer, webslinger…Dad? Yep, it works!