Overall, I was perfectly happy with this installment of Ultimate Spider-Man, and frequently found myself smiling at certain panels – I just hope the book gets back to focusing on Spidey rather than his sometimes distracting, one-dimensional friends. After all, I am reading the book for Peter Parker, not his counterparts. Read Full Review

This issue isn't quite as much fun as the previous chapter: the humour is a little more predictable, the talkiness is a little more gratuitous, and the revisitation of Ultimate Power feels like a bit of a sidestep that exists only to fill time before Bendis can brings things back down to Earth for Rick Jones at the end of the issue. Also, the reveal of Jones's superhero name is slightly disappointing, tying him directly to an existing Marvel character when it might have been preferable to leave his regular MU counterpart ambiguous. Still, it's fairly enjoyable teen superhero stuff of the kind that Ultimate Spider-Man has always done well, and I'm happy to see that the book hasn't deviated too far from its central themes even when dealing with a slightly more fantastical character concept than usual. Read Full Review

On the surface, this is a fun issue that is a decent introduction to Rick Jones as the Ultimate Nova (think Frankie Raye, not Richard Rider). The problem is that the character work isn't up to the title's high standards and the art is a bit of a misstep for the usually awesome Miyazawa. It's worth a read, but I wouldn't bend over backwards to check it out. Read Full Review

Art: 2.5/5
Story 3/5
Total: 5.5/10