WHO IS THE ULTIMATE BLACK CAT?
Tensions rise between Spider-Man and Green Goblin in the wake of recent events! And a new villain steps up to the plate! What is her connection to the Black Cat on Kingpin's Sinister Six?
Rated T
Ultimate Spider-Man #10 continues its excellent run by utilizing its goodwill with a series of conversations built around one strong action sequence. Hickmans writing swings from ominously prophetic, to flippant, to a soft tenderness (seasoning with a little horniness), and ultimately weighted by responsibility. For a bulk of the issue, Messinas art and Wilsons coloring are in lock steps to that rollercoaster of emotions, especially in the Spider-Man moments. As the Ultimate Universe and this version of the Parker family comes up to Christmas and its first year of stories, this issue reminds just how far these characters have come (and how far they still have to go). Read Full Review
And while there's a similarly sized tiny touch of Spidey/Gobby tension, it's really not much of a thing this month. The one thing we do get is more time with and wisdom from Uncle Ben. Its a beautiful scene.Try not to tear up. Read Full Review
Messina delivers intense and beautifully detailed art throughout the issue. I love the visual thrills of the action as well as the quiet character moments that have their own visual intensity to them. Read Full Review
Ultimate Spider-Man #11 continues the excellence this series has been known for from the moment it started. Peter Parker operating as a solo hero created a lot of intriguing developments both for his personal and Spider-Man lives. How that trickled down to what goes on with the Sinister Six showcased the multiple layers this series has. It all leads to creating the feeling of wanting to read the next chapter of this story as soon as possible. Read Full Review
While the action is kept to a simple bank robbery, it's still a very important issue. The developments with Harry & Uncle Ben make for a compelling story that will be interesting to see play out over the next few issues. Hickman is an absolute master at storytelling and he's weaving another masterpiece with this one. Read Full Review
Ultimate Spider-Man #11 is a solid if uneventful issue. I would like to see MJ be given some more depth and I'm eager to see the tension ratchet up as we approach the end of a year with this book. But overall, Ultimate Spider-Man continues to be a worthwhile investment. Read Full Review
Ultimate Spider-Man #11 delivers a compelling blend of action, character development, and narrative groundwork that keeps readers invested in Peter Parker's journey as a hero. Hickman's nuanced storytelling, coupled with Messina's dynamic artwork, strikes a balance between classic Spider-Man charm and modern-day stakes. Read Full Review
Ultimate Spider-Man #11 improves on the previous several issues by having Spider-Man show up and act like a superhero. That said, Jonathan Hickman continues to keep the series off-balance by shortchanging the action in favor of lengthy character conversations, and the big reveal of Ultimate Black Cat is surprisingly disappointing. Still, some Spider-Man is better than none, and David Messina's art is solid. Read Full Review
Small reservations that I had early in this series in regards to MJ's casual acceptance of Peter's new lifestyle is given more depth. She was never going to be on board 100%. She has reservations. She knows this is dangerous. As well as Ben. The revelation tha Ben knows, makes so much sense and it just makes it more frustrating that we've never had that in the main universe. People aren't that oblivious. I love how involved every character is in Peter's life. Hickman has written this perfectly. Messina's art has also elevated and evolved very quickly and incredibly well. Couldn't ask for a better story.
Another fantastic issue of this fantastic series. The scene between MJ and Peter was great, and I love the small character details being thrown in. The writing is top tier and the art is really good too. This is one of my favorite books right now and probably one of my favorite versions of Spidey of all time. It's just different enough from the classic story of Spiderman to be interesting. I love the new Black Cat design.
Plot
Spider-Man faces Mr. Negative, one of Kingpin's Sinister Six, who has the power to control the minds of weak-willed people, and makes all the bank employees and customers they rob attack Spider-Man. Kingpin is enraged with his team's performance and wants them to really attack and eliminate Spider-Man.
Peter arrives exhausted and has an important conversation with MJ, where he promises that when he feels afraid and is in a very complex situation he can quickly tell MJ. She firmly believes that Peter Parker is perfect to be a righteous superhero.
In this installment Peter and Uncle Ben find themselves where Aunt May died exactly a year ago, that is, there are only six months left until the return of The Maker. more
A really misleading cover, but that's almost common practice when it comes to comics. Inside of the book, though, was some really great stuff. I was nice to see Peter actually doing normal Spider-Man stuff, and Hickman wrote that extremely well. As expected, he has a perfect grasp on the character. Furthermore, I'm really glad we got some follow-up to Mary Jane being, seemingly at the time, completely fine with Peter being Spider-Man. To top it all off, we got a very well-written conversation between Peter and Ben towards the end that left things off on a super intriguing note. Oh yeah, and those few pages for the Sinister Sex were cool, as well.
Maybe the best issue yet. I know some people disagree with the amount of dialogue Hickman puts in every issue compared to action. But how can you be mad when the dialogue is well done and feels real. And the action we do get is classic spidey. This series has been everything I’ve been missing in Asm.
Oh look, Gabe Hernandez being a ball bag.
Folk love this comic. Take your negativity and go a review yourself being fired into the sun by a cannon.
Uh, no! This Felica bs is pissing me off. You don't put her on the cover with Peter doing the whole superhero thing then just have her standing around nervously in one panel of the interior. WTF!? False advertising guys. Other than that, this title continues to be the SM book so many of us have wanted for years. Keep it up!!!
Man, this is incredible!
The action scenes, the humor, the conversations between Peter and MJ/Ben, and the plot that keeps getting more and more complex, are all so good. Hickman's characterization of every character is on point and it's just so much fun reading all those interactions. Each issue genuinely blows me away.
I also have to give it to Messina. When he first came into the series, I didn't really like his art. But now, I'm actually really enjoying it.
I can now confidently say that in my opinion, this is the best ongoing series right now.
I'm never going to get tired of THIS Spiderman, honestly he could just be having a picnic on the roof with his family and I'll still give it a better rating than 616 Spiderman. But honestly the misleading cover is starting to bother me, not enough that I didn't t enjoy this issue. But still the last 3 also had nothing to do with the story.
I love this series, another great book.
this was a really good issue that fleshes out Peter Parker on his inexperience, and his relationship with Mary Jane on when Peter will tell MJ to tell her to freak out. I also like the small moments between PEter and Ben.
It was nice. It's great seeing bombastic fights, but sometimes you need time to slow down and breathe a little bit before things pick right back up again.
It feels like this book is finally becoming what I wanted it to be. Spider-Man being Spider-Man stopping bank robberies! Nice character moments between Peter and his supporting cast!
I like how Hickman writes Peter's inexperience and how he doesn't take things seriously yet. Peter has the power and the responsibility, but it still doesn't feel like it clicks for him. And that seems to be the whole point of this comic currently.
Covers are misleading, but otherwise great stuff.
This issue gives us more action than usual. But as usual the Bad guy gets away. We're in the penultimate chapter in our second arc and all 6 of these new foes are still at large and 4 have yet to even be encountered yet. This is why so many critics complain about how slow the series is.
I think one of my favorite things is how it mostly reminds me of more classic Spidey issues. You have Spider-Man solo as he should be battling villains and returning from a tough battle to have a heart to heart with MJ and some of the original element that makes this series so unique with Uncle Ben and Peter's own heart to heart. It's exactly what a fan wants in a Spider-Man comic. No slice of life, no messages from the writer's personal opinions. Just more
This was another solid issue. I liked the Ben interaction, the scene with MJ. It all is building to give the eventual downfall a ton of weight.
Art:3,5/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 7/10
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