Messina delivers beautiful art throughout the issue. The imagery is wonderful and I love the use of shadow and light throughout many of the scenes. Read Full Review

Witness the adventures of Uncle Ben and J. Jonah Jameson in Ultimate Spider-Man #10 as they do their best to track down unsavory acts by Kingpin. The results are far closer to the ultimate threat of the Ultimate Universe. The threat and danger of The Maker is out for all the heroes, but this issue shows he may have an even bigger problem if the truth gets out to the people thanks to Ben and Jonah. Read Full Review

It's an issue you're going to want to pick up if you're heavily invested in this new Ultimates universe. And if you're not THAT invested, you should still pick it up because this feels like a turning point in the story. This is where things are going to change, and it's going to be great to see where they go from here. Read Full Review

Excellently written, excellently drawn chapter that focuses on some entertaining side characters, which is becoming the norm for this series sometimes. Read Full Review

Ultimate Spider-Man #10 is a slow, tedious ride along with Ben and J. Jonah as they chase down a story with wide-reaching implications. Hickman is close to holding the record for the most number of Spider-Man issues without a Spider-Man. That said, the dramatic intensity picks up in the last act, and guest artist David Messina does a fantastic job filling in for Marco Checchetto. Read Full Review

Plot
JJ Jameson and Ben get a close lead for their big article in "THE PAPER", they get a copy of the document of Kingpin's sale of the Stane/Stark company to Oscorp, through a series of shell companies, including Wilson Fisk's lawyer, Mr. Wesley.

JJJ and Ben first ask Gwen Stacy, Harry's wife and investor in The Paper, who did not take it very well. MJ talks to Gwen and Harry arrives at The Paper office, who reveals that he is the Green Goblin, gives them proof that Kingpin works for The Maker, who is responsible for having altered history and that on his hands is the blood of Harry's parents and Aunt May.

Without waiting any longer, Ben and JJJ review the evidence that Harry gives them and write an article uncovering Kingpin's power in New York and all the crimes he has accomplished in the shadows, protected by his influences.

This new story arc takes an interesting form focused on journalistic investigation and is the beginning of a war against Kingpin.

Art
It is very organic with some textures, which seem to have a certain Asian influence, it has a lot of shine.

Summary
Ben and J Jonah Jameson manage to discover Kingpin's mysterious network of corruption and are about to reveal his involvement in The Maker's attack more

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fthissite - Oct 20, 2024

I have a feeling if we had this years ago he would give watchmen, dark knight returns and any issue of the dark phoenix saga a 6 at best. Why read modern comics at all if you just think everything is bad to mid?

EOC - Oct 21, 2024

Seriously, it feels like this guy's sole purpose is to dis everything that comes out in a week lol. He just doesn't seem to enjoy reading comics...

motorik - Oct 21, 2024

I totally agree with you guys. He rarely gives good reviews. He seems to hold vendettas If you look at his reviews on here, the amount of red and yellow is a joke. People might lose out on a great story because of his joyless reviews.

EOC - Oct 22, 2024

Indeed!

Criminology. - Nov 7, 2024

I mean the guy has every right to have his own opinion and feelings on the books and to stand by them. But from this review, it seems he is really doing himself a disservice by not allowing himself to enjoy different comics from what he expects a certain title to be. Personally, I think it's way better to judge something based on what it is and not what you expect it to be. It's just the better bet.

motorik - Nov 7, 2024 (edited)

Criminology! Yes. I think that's the smartest comment I've ever seen on here. Kudos my friend. Of course, he does have the right but his unfair expectations may dissuade someone from picking this comic up.

Criminology. - Nov 7, 2024

Yeah, I get you. But I think that the people who would not pick the comics up because of him and his resonings, should really not pick the issue. Like if his arguments appeal to them, they are obviously not the target audience and would have only wasted their money on something they would not like, which in turn would probably bring other negative reviews built on the same basis. But still, i don't think anybody takes any of the critics so seriously unless they all agree with something.

Criminology. - Nov 7, 2024

But challenging stuff and talking about stuff like this IMO is really good and i hope Gabe Hernandez sees this, so he would have a chance to reevaluate things or at least make his case.

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Zero action scenes in this book, all drama. It was outstanding and I loved every page.

It's fantastic. The main character can take a backseat every once in a while and allow the world to fill in around him. making more than just him feel alive. The slow moving methodical pacing and in depth characterization of every player in this story makes this one of the most enjoyable books on the market because Hickman is playing it with finesse while giving us the occasional bombastic centerpieces we come to expect from modern comics. Also, that hook at the end? Brilliant.

This is world building in its best form. I enjoyed reading about Ben and Jonah's investigative journalism. Unlike some other reviews, I think this is exactly what this story needed. Readers witnessing how the world views current events allows us to see the full picture. There's so much mystery to this new Ultimate world and Im in for it all.

I know some people are bored with this series but I hope when it's collected & they can read it in one go they will change their minds. When I read this it reminds me of how much I love one of the only masters left at the big two and how I wish Marvel would give GODS another series and let it simmer and play out like USM has been doing.

Incredible. This was some great investigative journalism story with a lot of interesting character interactions. This issue reminds me of issue number four where there isn’t any action, yet it’s still very gripping.

Lots of talking, but has a lot of weight to it. You can just see we are building up to some kind of critical moment.

I’m impressed by and in admiration of Marvel for letting Hickman tell this story in this manner. We’ve had multiple issues without Spider-Man, and those issues have mostly consisted of people sitting around and talking. And they’ve been great.

this is how you do a drama issue well.

Those two are simply amazing. Can't wait for more, although I wish this series had as good writing for Peter as it does for Ben and Jonah.

I guess it was a decent enough issue. Very little to do with Spider-Man at all. Hickman definitely likes to build stuff up slowly, that's for sure. The honest truth is if the original Spider-Man comic started this slow it never would've lasted though. And while I liked seeing how things are developing for the team of Ben and Jonah I have to say the lack of Spidey action is making my interest weaken.
While this outdoes anything else Marvel is currently putting out by far it's still not saying much since it's also all I get by Marvel anymore. I'd say my recommendation is that this is a book I'd suggest I'm not sure it's worth $5 a month for 6 issue arcs that never resolve anything. My suggestion is if you don't feel that way either but still want to see what develops than you may do as I plan to as of #12 and rather than get the monthly issues wait for the collections every 6 or so months.
I still find this a series worth reading, but my waning interest tells me my new approach will leave me more satisfied and not have to give up on the whole thing.
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