Cataclysm: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1
Galactus has found his way into the Ultimate Universe and no one seems to be capable of handling him. Miles Morales is just getting back into the swing of things as Spider Man but maybe he’s amazing enough to save his world.
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Dave Marquez, Justin Ponsor, Paul Mounts
Cover: Marquez & Rainier Beredo
Publisher: Marvel
Galactus only makes a minor appearance in his Ultimate Comics Spider-Man debut for Cataclysm and the story is much less about the destruction that Galactus will reign and instead stays true to the core of Spider-Man, at the very heart of it, there’s hope. Instead of getting a lot of youngsters charging in head first to try and defeat Galactus, which I imagine will happen sooner or later, we get all the young kids with extraordinary abilities learning what it is to become a hero and proudly choosing their time to embrace their superhero destiny. For such a big event, it’s kind of nice to start on an uplifting note—that is until Galactus himself comes barging in. And then you know it’s going to get crazy from then on.
Things could have gone haywire when Jessica revealed her genealogy to the Ultimates, as she had predicted and instead the group shows to be rather supportive (in their own way) about the entire thing and Steve even makes a “That’s the stuff.” comment when Jessica Drew reveals how she’d like to move forward. Sometimes the universe isn’t as crazy as we think, and this was AFTER their mini stint with the big, universe munching, guy.
There’s also Lana Baumgartner who expresses her desire to want to fight the good fight despite her darker past, which is also a similar theme to that which we see from Cloak and Dagger as well. Spider-Woman, Bombshell, and Cloak and Dagger have misfortunate pasts
And of course Miles, who gets the best reception to his return as Spider-Man. Heartwarming feelings all around. Plot wise, it’s a little light on substance, which it instead makes up for with a lot of hugging and smiles.
The art was on point too. Good details for the character work, not too many action sequences happening either. Cloak and Dagger definitely had some really neat and good looking panels though, but there wasn’t a single panel that was visually unappealing.
In their biggest time of need, the Ultimate Universe sends it’s last message of hope that despite how these young adults used to live, they’re ready to make a difference in their world. They’re destined to be superheroes and their going to make the most of it.
Despite already having a point one issue for Cataclysm, Ultimate Comics Spiderman starts us off nicely into what we might be seeing from the Spidey side of things throughout the Ultimate universe.
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artists: Dave Marquez, Justin Ponsor, Paul Mounts
Cover: Marquez & Rainier Beredo
Publisher: Marvel
Galactus only makes a minor appearance in his Ultimate Comics Spider-Man debut for Cataclysm and the story is much less about the destruction that Galactus will reign and instead stays true to the core of Spider-Man, at the very heart of it, there’s hope. Instead of getting a lot of youngsters charging in head first to try and defeat Galactus, which I imagine will happen sooner or later, we get all the young kids with extraordinary abilities learning what it is to become a hero and proudly choosing their time to embrace their superhero destiny. For such a big event, it’s kind of nice to start on an uplifting note—that is until Galactus himself comes barging in. And then you know it’s going to get crazy from then on.
Things could have gone haywire when Jessica revealed her genealogy to the Ultimates, as she had predicted and instead the group shows to be rather supportive (in their own way) about the entire thing and Steve even makes a “That’s the stuff.” comment when Jessica Drew reveals how she’d like to move forward. Sometimes the universe isn’t as crazy as we think, and this was AFTER their mini stint with the big, universe munching, guy.
There’s also Lana Baumgartner who expresses her desire to want to fight the good fight despite her darker past, which is also a similar theme to that which we see from Cloak and Dagger as well. Spider-Woman, Bombshell, and Cloak and Dagger have misfortunate pasts
And of course Miles, who gets the best reception to his return as Spider-Man. Heartwarming feelings all around. Plot wise, it’s a little light on substance, which it instead makes up for with a lot of hugging and smiles.
The art was on point too. Good details for the character work, not too many action sequences happening either. Cloak and Dagger definitely had some really neat and good looking panels though, but there wasn’t a single panel that was visually unappealing.
In their biggest time of need, the Ultimate Universe sends it’s last message of hope that despite how these young adults used to live, they’re ready to make a difference in their world. They’re destined to be superheroes and their going to make the most of it.
Despite already having a point one issue for Cataclysm, Ultimate Comics Spiderman starts us off nicely into what we might be seeing from the Spidey side of things throughout the Ultimate universe.
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