Ultimate Spider-Man By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2: The Paper

Ultimate Spider-Man is the most exciting take on the character in years, and Volume 2 shows us who and what this Spider-Man is up against as well as what he stands to lose. This is the strongest Spider-Man's supporting cast has been in a very long time. Whether it's Ben and Jonah at the newspaper, Harry and Gwen at Oscorp, or MJ and Peter's family, Hickman has written compelling, driven characters who deepen the story. This volume brings in several more members of Spider-Man's rogues' gallery, and seeing how these villains fit into the larger story is intriguing. The artwork from Checchetto, Messina, and Wilson is simply stunning. They're fantastic in both the action scenes and in the more human moments. I'm eager to see where this book heads next.

As the title implies, this being the second volume and collection of the new Ultimate Spider-Man run, it serves to continue the issue counts running from Issue NO.6 all the way to the climax of Issue NO.12 and its presented in a beautiful crisp package and has great vibrant printing quality. Chechetto and Hickman are a dream team that is sorely needed for Spider-Man due to Marvel’s incompetence towards the handling of their most prized hero/character.I eagerly await Vol.3 when it comes out in September.

This unique perspective on Spider-Man is very good!! Jonathan Hickman imagines a 35 year old married Peter Parker with two kids. His Spider-Man origin ripped away from him as a kid. But the scales are rebalanced when a teenage Tony Stark gives Peter a choice to become what he was destined to be - Spider-man…. the unknown missing piece Peter Parker has been struggling with in life. This isn’t the old Ultimate Universe - it’s a new Ultimate Marvel Universe where the villain/villains have won using time travel to manipulate events where there are no heroes. Hickman is a master storyteller and keeps showing us old characters in amazing new ways and perspectives.

Loving this new continuity!

“Ultimate Spider-Man” continues its unmitigated awesomeness with Volume 2, wrapping up what was, by all accounts, a terrific debut year. Jonathan Hickman and artist Marco Checchetto continue to demonstrate, issue after issue, that they just plain “get” Spider-Man: while the Ultimate Universe itself is certainly its own unique beast, complete with variations to well-known characters and storylines, the Spider-Man/Peter Parker that is presented here is the perfect balance of “new” and “old,” providing readers with a take that feels different, yet is still well-honed to the elements that make us want to keep reading Spider-Man comics, even 60+ years after his initial debut.Honestly, I can’t say enough good things about this, and going into 2025, “Ultimate Spider-Man” remains the comic book series that I’m most psyched to keep following month after month. If you’re not reading it yet, definitely jump on – it’s only 2 volumes in.Trust me - you’ll be so glad you did.

What Spider-Man should've become if Marvel didn't do the abomination of "One More Day"

This book continues to be the absolute star of the new Ultimate Universe in every possible way! Stunning art, magnificent writing and characterization, fantastic world-building, you get all of that and more here!

Arrived in great condition. This is my favorite current ultimate run. This trade contains lots of necessary world building.I recommend the ultimates fix the world and ultimate invasion before this run.