USM is part of the Marvel Heroes editorial group. They cover books like Avengers titles. So USM ain't coming out of any Spider-Man camp and that may be why it's good.
Every symbiote needs a host. And for CARNAGE, there has only ever been one host who has made it feel whole, and it's time for a reunion... DON'T MISS this shocking and unexpected start to the next chapter of CARNAGE's story - one which lays the groundwork for the next VENOM epic!
Rated T+
"FLESH AND BLOOD" CONTINUES! Following the events of VENOM #31, Carnage has Dylan. But is Dylan just bait for Eddie, the King in Black himself? Time for some bloody brother bonding!
Rated T+
I have no idea why Anna took weird Krakoan medicine but even given that lack of knowledge beforehand that sequence is handled deftly. Wells can write very touching interpersonal dialogue. He doesn't like to tap into it often, relying on really jarring action sequences but when he gets Peter in a room with a small group or just one on one, his dialogue flourishes. Most notably with Norman. It honesmore
The Gang War is over, but New York City will bear the scars for a long time. While Peter was fighting the war, other parts of his life kept going on and the consequences will be felt here. Plus...what mystery is bubbling up at Ravencroft?
Rated T
The solicits lie once again, as does the cover. But what we got was enjoyable enough, so it's fine. It's very weird how often this run manages to tie up plot threads without ever actually pursuing the narrative opportunities they offer. We saw it with Black Cat, we saw it with the Spidey Who Laughs, and we see it here with Aunt Anna. Now, I didn't think the idea of Aunt Anna going crazy was very gmore
The Gang War is over, but New York City will bear the scars for a long time. While Peter was fighting the war, other parts of his life kept going on and the consequences will be felt here. Plus...what mystery is bubbling up at Ravencroft?
Rated T
It's Al Ewing. Of course it's good.
Thor confronted his mother Gaea about her machinations in Midgard... and the dark secrets she had kept from him. Meanwhile, a trap was prepared - baited with blood vengeance, laced with insidious poison and carefully set by she who perhaps cared for the Odinson best. This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...and of the women who loved him.
Rated...
Easily Zeb's best issue in a while. The art from Carnero was amazing, but Zeb's script here is very focused and very enjoyable. It's also nice to get some plot threads going again, even ~39 issues ago.
The Gang War is over, but New York City will bear the scars for a long time. While Peter was fighting the war, other parts of his life kept going on and the consequences will be felt here. Plus...what mystery is bubbling up at Ravencroft?
Rated T
THERE WILL BE A NEW SYMBIOTE ON THE LOOSE!
Comic legend PETER DAVID (THE INCREDIBLE HULK, SPIDER-MAN 2099) triumphantly returns to pen the next epic chapter in the Symbiote Saga alongside artist ROGE ANTONIO (CARNAGE). THIS TIME, set your time circuits ahead to the techno-dystopian future of 2099! Miguel O'Hara, A.K.A. SPIDER-MAN 2099, is faci...
Two-for-two on great issues. This didn't quite pack the same punch as Issue 1, but I didn't expect it to and it didn't even necessarily need to. I thought this was a super fun first adventure, of sorts, for Peter in this universe. I think it was filled to the brim with great writing and character interactions, specifically. Plus, Checchetto kills it again here to the surprise of absolutely nobody.
THE MOST SURPRISING SPIDER-MAN STORY OF THE 21ST CENTURY CONTINUES!
Spider-Man faces his first super villain! J. Jonah Jameson's quest to uncover who is really pulling the strings of this new Ultimate Universe leads to a shocking revelation! And New York City welcomes its newest hero...the Green Goblin!
Rated T
The Avengers watch over the planet from their orbital super-fortress, the Impossible City. But a headquarters is not necessarily a home, and on new territory, the Avengers are vulnerable - which calls for one of their oldest allies to come to their aid! ENTER: EDWIN JARVIS!
Rated T+
THE FIGHT FOR LIFE! Just when Steve Rogers believes the fight against Asmoday is won, he meets a strange new ally named Lyla, guardian of the mysterious Front Door Cabaret - and learns that Asmoday's defeat has unleashed a new threat that only Steve can stand against. A bold new arc that will send ripples across the Marvel Universe begins here!
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WHAT FUTURE AWAITS THE MAN OUT OF TIME? Decades ago, Steve Rogers changed the world forever. Now powerful and insidious forces are assembling to ensure he never does it again. Past, present and future collide as the man out of time reckons with an existential threat determined to set the world on a darker path at any cost... Esteemed creators J. Mi...
The stars of two of Marvel's biggest series come together in their first ongoing series ever! That's right, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to team up on the regular, comparing notes and using said notes to take on some of their most dangerous bad guys. This duo is better than dynamic, amazing, sensational, superior...they're SPECTACULAR! ...
While the banter between the Peter & Miles is undeniably fun, this debut suffers from a lackluster plot and a very questionable narrative justification for why this series even exists.
Greg Wesiman wrote some really fun dialogue between these two heroes. Their witty exchanges and friendly jabs provide a lighthearted tone and had me giggling most of the way, save for the slightly cringe more
The stars of two of Marvel's biggest series come together in their first ongoing series ever! That's right, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to team up on the regular, comparing notes and using said notes to take on some of their most dangerous bad guys. This duo is better than dynamic, amazing, sensational, superior...they're SPECTACULAR! ...
This was a fun issue as a whole, but I do think the execution could have been a lot better. The banter between Peter and Miles is entertaining, but I also think it can become a little much at times. Though, I do like it overall. The biggest factor that drags down my score a bit is the constant shift between "then" and "now." The stories in both times were good, but I felt like the story kept unnecmore
The stars of two of Marvel's biggest series come together in their first ongoing series ever! That's right, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to team up on the regular, comparing notes and using said notes to take on some of their most dangerous bad guys. This duo is better than dynamic, amazing, sensational, superior...they're SPECTACULAR! ...
The stars of two of Marvel's biggest series come together in their first ongoing series ever! That's right, Peter Parker and Miles Morales are going to team up on the regular, comparing notes and using said notes to take on some of their most dangerous bad guys. This duo is better than dynamic, amazing, sensational, superior...they're SPECTACULAR! ...
Easily Torunn's best issue yet. I was worried this wouldn't be so good or would drag the storyline, but boy was I wrong.
"FLESH AND BLOOD" begins here! CARNAGE IS BACK! Born anew in symbiote goo and blood, Cletus Kasady is more dangerous and violent than ever before - and he has his sights dead set on the unsuspecting VENOM! Untested against the might of his symbiotic sibling without his father by his side, will Dylan Brock be able to hold the sadistic serial killer ...
The climactic, chilling conclusion to The Joker Year One that will have massive repercussions for the future! The Red Hood Gang is on a rampage and the only man who can stop them...is The Joker! And can Batman stop a devastating new virus in a future where The Joker looms over him?
One of the best issues from Zdarsky.
A THRILLING NEW ARC IS HERE... DARK PRISONS BEGINS! Following The Joker: Year One's stunning reveals, Batman must engineer an escape from Zur's prison...but what dark secret does Zur now hold that's a game changer for the Dark Knight and the entire DC Universe?!
This is a poor showing no matter how you look at it. It's readable and mostly harmless in that it's not doing anything offensive, but the dialogue is weirdly flat and clunky while the event itself is underwhelming and somewhat nonsensical. Was this supposed to be in some way climactic? A more restrained conclusion would've been fine if there had been some emotional stakes or something, but this domore
GANG WAR CONCLUSION!
Madame Masque makes the power move she's been waiting to make her entire life. This is not going to go the way you think it will!
Rated T
It says a lot about the failure of an event when the only time the team talks to one another is at the very end to realize who all was even on the team. Great job Lowe. My expectations for anything during the rest of this run are completely shot at this point. Any praise I had to give toward the Tombstone arcs has fallen completely flat because up to this point it has all led to absolutely nothingmore
GANG WAR CONCLUSION!
Madame Masque makes the power move she's been waiting to make her entire life. This is not going to go the way you think it will!
Rated T
USM is part of the Marvel Heroes editorial group. They cover books like Avengers titles. So USM ain't coming out of any Spider-Man camp and that may be why it's good.
Nothing about this ending made me feel anything. In fact the only thing that got my ol' ticker going is reading the letters page and finding out this is simply the end of Phase Two of this ASM run. Stop with the events, Lowe and co. You're not very good at them. Dark Web and now this. I will defend this run for a lot of things, but the events aren't one of those things. I just want to move on to smore
GANG WAR CONCLUSION!
Madame Masque makes the power move she's been waiting to make her entire life. This is not going to go the way you think it will!
Rated T
HULK VERSUS THE ANGEL OF DEATH - FROZEN CHARLOTTE!
Phillip Kennedy Johnson's latest spine-chilling tale brings Hulk into a supernatural town haunted by a serial killer...but she is no mere mortal killer, and Hulk will need the help of a supernatural detective in order to track her down!
Rated T+
THE TRIALS OF UTGARD!
Young Thor faced the tricks of the Utgard-Loki, with all that lived at stake - in a tale twice-told and now told again. Yet the teller was the Skald of Realms, in their aspect as Thor's enemy. And thus, the tale could twist upon itself - and if Thor faltered, it could make a new end. This is the story of the IMMORTAL THOR...
The Final Fight of GANG WAR starts here! The biggest and most brutal battle in Spider-Man history starts now, so batten your hatches!!! If you thought you knew what Madame Masque or Hobgoblin or Beetle or Diamondback was capable of, THINK AGAIN!
I definitely liked this a lot more than I thought I would. But don't mistake this isn't a ringing endorsement of this event or even the issue.
Somehow I think Wells tapped into what I praised about his abilities and comparisons to JMS in the first Tombstone arc. Peter's voice is commanding, he feels real and thoughtful, action oriented and willing to take care of what he has must to protect t more
The Final Fight of GANG WAR starts here! The biggest and most brutal battle in Spider-Man history starts now, so batten your hatches!!! If you thought you knew what Madame Masque or Hobgoblin or Beetle or Diamondback was capable of, THINK AGAIN!
A BOOK OF REVELATIONS!
In their first no-holds-barred arc of DAREDEVIL, Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder tore Matt Murdock's world asunder! With those closest to him ensnared by some dangerous and malevolent force, Matt's been left with nothing but questions. IN THIS ISSUE, he finally starts to get some answers from the STRANGEst source of all......
CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. THE EMISSARY!
It's a fight to the death as Captain America races to take down the Emissary before he destroys a peace rally - and Cap himself. But when physical might proves futile against the supernatural, will an assist from Doctor Strange be enough to turn the tide?
Rated T+
New information about Captain America's recent attacker - a mysterious figure known only as the Emissary - has Steve Rogers, Misty Knight and Sharon Carter scrambling to protect a peace rally from being this new foe's next target. But how can masters of physical and mental might defend against the supernatural prowess of an ancient evil?
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THE ENEMY STRIKES!
When the mysterious organization targeting Captain America goes on the offensive, Steve Rogers thinks he's prepared - but the battle is not what it seems. Who - or what - is the Emissary?
Rated T+
Misty Knight has uncovered a string of murders with seemingly supernatural origins - and Captain America's been marked as the next target. Something about the crime scene strikes Steve as familiar...but can he find the connection between the murders and his past before this mysterious new threat finds him?
Rated T+