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This twenty-first trade paperback of the long running Marvel series collects Ultimate Spiderman issues 123-128. Brian Michael Bendis has been the writer from the book's 2000 start. Stuart Immonen started his USM penciling run in #111 and continues through these issues. As in previous arcs, much of the story is adapted from Amazing Spider-Man continuity (for example, the return of a Gwen Stacy clone) with a high-school aged Peter Parker as Spider-Man. According to the back cover, Bendis also adapted his own plot from a recent USM video game. It features appearances from Venom and the Ultimates superhero team.
I've missed the last few USM trade paperbacks but picked this up when I saw it at the library. I'm glad that I only borrowed this quick read rather than owning it. The opening segments are told in confusing flashback for little apparent reason. Immonen gives the characters a manga look, one that I did not particularly appreciate. Fans of the series and/or Bendis will probably enjoy this volume, but for everyone else I'd recommend several other current comic book titles instead of this one. I've lost interest in the Ultimate Universe and probably won't continue reading the series.
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My only gripe about the return of Ultimate Venom and Carnage is that at least half the story presented here is the story from the Ultimate Spider-Man video game. Marvel has long said that the video game (written by Bendis) was part of the Ultimate continuity and that story is collected, presented, expoudned upon, and wrapped up here. It's one part sequel to the game and one part re-telling it for those who didn't play it. I, being one who played it, wished that some of the video game moments had been left to flashback or exposition thought-bubbles instead of being presented again. But it's still a great story and serves as the redemption of Gwen Stacey.
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Bendis goes from strength to strength. His take on Spiderman is refreshing and crafts together memorable stories from the mainstream Spiderman mythos. In this volume he returns Gwen Stacy to the fold as well as introducing the armoured villian the Beetle to the comic.
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It wasn't bad at all. I've been collecting the TB's of Ultimate spider-man for a while now. This set could have been better, story wise, but regardless of story, I did enjoy the art. I'm glad I bought it.
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*Yawn* I really, really, really, really don't care about Venom, the symbiotes or any of the various Spidey-clones that we've seen over the years. These overblown, overused plot twists killed the Spider-Books in the 1980s and '90s and have not become any more interesting since then. If Venom were to disappear -- forever -- it would be one of the greatest things to ever happen in the history of comicbooks. (Axton)
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