Marvel: Peter Parker meets his end in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160
Marvel has announced that Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man, will come to a tragic end in Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160, the final issue of the “Death of Spider-Man” arc, which ships to comic book stores on Wednesday. The “Ultimate Comics” line is a modernized version of the Marvel Comics universe started in 2000.
“Ten years ago, Brian Bendis and Mark Millar changed the way people saw super heroes with the birth of the Ultimate Universe. With ‘Death of Spider-Man’ the two have done it again, creating a story just as big, and something that would really resonate with fans.” said Mark Paniccia, Marvel Senior Editor, in a news release. “But Peter’s death doesn’t signal the end of their larger plan—it’s the start of one of the most ambitious stories you’ve ever read in comics.”
Ultimate Spider-Man #1 debuted in 2000; “Ultimate Spider-Man” is among Marvel Comics’ best-selling trade paperback collections.
“We’ve never seen a world without Spider-Man, a world without Peter Parker, so his death is a significant event for the Ultimate Comics Universe and we’re going to see how quickly it changes everything. Readers are in for something very new…and surprising because everything that happens in Ultimate Spider-Man #160 and Ultimate Comics Fallout sets the stage for even bigger stories,” said Axel Alonso, Marvel Entertainment Editor In Chief, in a news release.
The story continues in July’s “Ultimate Comics Fallout,” which will debut a new Spider-Man.
“Ultimate Spider-Man” #160 goes on sale Wednesday in a protective black polybag.
- Matt Price
Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion Trailer
Comic Book Resources has made available the trailer for “Ultimate Alliance 2: Fusion.” The first was one of my favorite games, with a compelling storyline that would have fit right into a Marvel comic book. I have high hopes for the second.
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Review:Ultimate Origins #1
“It’s all connected,” Bruce Banner tells Spider-Man at the beginning of “Ultimate Origins.” “And they don’t want you to know.”
This scene, from early in “Ultimate Marvel Team-Up,” represented here by the team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Butch Guice, opens the miniseries that Marvel promises will answer all kinds of questions about the Ultimate universe.
The scene then flashes back to World War II, where one super soldier project fails, and a year later, another is born. The origins of Ultimate Nick Fury and Ultimate Wolverine are revealed, as the connectivity Banner told Spider-Man about begins to be revealed.
I had lost interest in a lot of the Ultimate universe goings-on of late, but “Ultimate Origins” packed a lot of story, revelations, and nice art into one issue. While more is to come, “Ultimate Origins” #1 is a satisfying read in and of itself that sets up future issues of the series. The entire thing leads into the upcoming “Ultimatum” storyline.
– Matt Price
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And, the Michael Turner variant cover for the series:
