Ultimate Spider-Man
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Ultimate Spider-Man is a superhero comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running Spider-Man comic book franchise. Ultimate Spider-Man is set outside the Marvel Universe continuity, in the Ultimate Marvel Universe, which it introduced.
The protagonist of Ultimate Spider-Man is Peter Parker, a teenager who lives in Queens, New York. He is bitten by a genetically altered spider and inherits its powers, including enhanced strength, agility and reflexes. When a burglar that Peter refuses to stop kills his uncle, he feels guilty and dedicates his life to fighting crime as the costumed vigilante Spider-Man. Peter tries to balance school, a job, a girlfriend, his family life with his widowed aunt, and his activities as Spider-Man. In contrast to the mainstream Spider-Man concept, Ultimate Spider-Man strongly focuses on genetic engineering as plot devices and largely bypasses such elements as radiation, magic, aliens and space opera.
Ultimate Spider-Man first saw print in 2000 under veteran Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley and writer Brian Michael Bendis, who expanded the original 11-page origin story into a 180-page story arc. This duo has been collaborating to this day. [1] As of Issue #110, however, Mark Bagley will be leaving the book [2]. Stuart Immonen has been confirmed as his replacement [3].
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[edit] History of Ultimate Spider-Man
[edit] Beginning of the Series
Ultimate Spider-Man was the first series to be published in the Ultimate Marvel line. Publisher Bill Jemas wanted to reinvent the Marvel Universe because he felt that, with over 40 years of backstory, it had become inaccessible to new readers, and he wanted to start with a reinvented Spider-Man. Initially, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada was skeptical because 1998s Spider-Man: Chapter One, a previous attempt at re-envisioning Spider-Man's early adventures, had failed both critically and commercially[4].
Marvel writer David Mack suggested indie writer Brian Michael Bendis, whom Jemas and Quesada chose to write the new series[5]. Marvel approached veteran Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley, who initially was not interested in joining the project and turned it down several times before signing [6]. In the first storyline, "Power and Responsibility" (Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7), Bendis presents a revamped version of the Spider-Man origin story first printed in Amazing Fantasy #15. Fifteen-year-old Peter Parker is less lonely than in the original story, but he is bullied. Orphaned as a child, Peter is raised by hipper, more assertive versions of Aunt May and Uncle Ben. Peter is a pupil at Midtown High School, a classmate of Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan, and Harry Osborn. Harry protects Peter against bullies Flash Thompson and new character Kenny "Kong" McFarlane. Harry's father Norman Osborn owns the laboratory where Peter is bitten, and in trying to duplicate the drug's effects becomes Spider-Man's villain.
The original Amazing Fantasy #15 story is only 11 pages long, but Bendis retells it as a 180-page, seven-part story arc in which Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man only after issue #5. Bagley was at first wary of Bendis' notoriously slow pace in advancing plot, describing it as a "real shock" at first [7]. Previously, Jemas intended the comic to feature single-issue stories only, but Bendis chose his own way [8].
"Power and Responsibility" was greeted with enthusiasm from fans and critics, sold well, and gave Ultimate Marvel a boost in credibility. After the release of Ultimate Spider-Man, Quesada and Jemas broadened the Ultimate Marvel line with Ultimate X-Men, The Ultimates and Ultimate Fantastic Four. Ultimate Spider-Man #1 was voted the "ninth-greatest Marvel Comic of All Time" in 2001 by readers of Wizard: The Guide to Comics. In addition to critical success, Ultimate Spider-Man grew to outsell the flagship Spider-Man title, Amazing Spider-Man [9].
[edit] Establishing the series
Following "Power and Responsibility" is "Learning Curve" (Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13), in which Peter meets J. Jonah Jameson and gains employment as a web designer, rather than as a photographer, for The Daily Bugle, and Spider-Man fights the Kingpin and his henchmen, the Enforcers and Electro. Bendis describes issue #13, in which Peter tells Mary Jane his secret identity, as his favorite issue because it shows the trust the Ultimate Marvel office had in him[10]. In the "Double Trouble" storyline (Ultimate Spider-Man #14-21), Spider-Man fights Doctor Octopus, Justin Hammer and Kraven The Hunter; and meets a tough, street smart Gwen Stacy. In "Legacy" (Ultimate Spider-Man #22-27), Peter fights the monstrous, mutated Norman Osborn again, assisted by Nick Fury. Reception and sales stayed strong, helped by the fact that Bendis and Bagley quickly found chemistry and liked working with each other [11].
In "Public Scrutiny" (Ultimate Spider-Man #28-32), a Spider-Man copycat killer terrorizes the public, and Gwen's father is killed, retelling his death from Amazing Spider-Man #90 (1970). Jean DeWolffe is first inroduced as she takes over Capitian Stacy's position. Bendis, disliking the mainstream Venom and its extraterrestrial origin, completely reinvents the character in "Venom" (Ultimate Spider-Man #33-39). [12] Peter meets Eddie Brock, a bright but irresponsible student who owns an experimental Venom balm that Eddie's and Peter's fathers invented while working on a cure for cancer. Peter wears it, and due to its bloodthirsty nature nearly kills a robber who had recently murdered a shopkeeper. Peter, in horror, destroys the sample. Brock finds out and takes the other sample, thus becoming the Ultimate Venom.
In "Irresponsible" (Ultimate Spider-Man #40-45), Spider-Man meets the X-Men and fights the first original Ultimate Spider-Man villain, a mutant named Geldoff, having the ability to blow anything up. "Cats & Kings" (Ultimate Spider-Man #47-53) features two stories. The first reimagines a plotline from Amazing Spider-Man #91 (1970), about a corrupt politician named Sam Bullit; the second features Elektra and Black Cat. Bagley considers his artistic work on the depictions of the two women as among the finest he has done on this series [13]. Ultimate Spider-Man #46 is a prelude to Ultimate Six, a limited series about the Ultimate version of the Sinister Six and a crossover with The Ultimates.
[edit] The continuing series
The "Hollywood" (Ultimate Spider-Man #54-59) storyline is a parody of the then-upcoming movie Spider-Man 2. In the story, an unauthorized film is in production about Spider-Man with Doctor Octopus as the main villain. The film's male lead Tobey Maguire, Bruce Campbell, director Sam Raimi and Marvel-movie head Avi Arad appear in cameo roles. Gwen Stacy also discovers that Peter is Spider-Man and attempts to shoot him for killing her father. When Peter explains that his killer was an impostor, Gwen forgives him.
In "Carnage" (Ultimate Spider-Man #60-65), Bendis reinvents the Carnage character, writing him as a vampiric monster derived from a blood sample from Peter Parker and part of his father's work, from the Venom project, which spawned Venom. Carnage murders Gwen Stacy, and Peter blames himself for it. Bendis states that killing Gwen brought him a lot of hostile fan reactions, even surpassing the animosity when he killed off Hawkeye in Avengers Disassembled [14]. Carnage is seemingly burned up in a factory incinerator.
"Superstars" (Ultimate Spider-Man #66-71) depicts Peter meeting Doctor Strange, Johnny Storm and Wolverine. In his meeting with Wolverine, their bodies are swapped and they are forced to endure a day living as the other. Peter later encounters Johnny Storm (the Human Torch of the Fantastic Four), who attends Midtown High School because he never graduated. Johnny and Liz Allan almost hook up, but Liz freaks out when she discovers Johnny's ability to enwreath himself in flame. The next day, Spider-Man has an interesting little talk with Johnny about the purpose of having secret identities.
In "Hobgoblin" (Ultimate Spider-Man #72-78), Peter fights Harry Osborn, who becomes the Hobgoblin. Mary Jane is endangered in the battle, and seeing that being Spider-Man will put her in danger, Peter breaks up with her.
"Warriors" (Ultimate Spider-Man #79-85) features a gang war in which Hammerhead, Iron Fist, Shang-Chi and Moon Knight are embroiled. Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 (October 2005) introduces a romance between Peter Parker and Kitty Pryde of the X-Men. "Silver Sable" (Ultimate Spider-Man #86-90) introduces the female mercenary of the same name. This arc ties in to another Spider-Man product, the Ultimate Spider-Man video game that came out at that time (see below).
"Deadpool" (Ultimate Spider-Man #91-94) features Deadpool and his Reavers, who capture Spider-Man and the X-Men and take them to Krakoa to stage a live execution. Miles Warren appears as Aunt May's love interest. In "Morbius" (Ultimate Spider-Man #95-96) features Morbius and Blade in a special vampire story in which Ben Urich is bitten. Morbius saves the reporter, while Spider-Man defends them from a vampire attack in which he also is bitten although his powers save him from being transformed. In Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2 Peter battles the Kangaroo, the Punisher, Moon Knight and Daredevil. The Kingpin returns and Captain Jean DeWolff is shot down by the Punisher. Also featured is a team-up between Daredevil and Moonknight in which they plan to take down the Kingpin.
"Clone Saga" is a reference to a controversial mainstream Spider-Man story arc, where Bendis wrote a story introducing many mysterious clones of Spider-Man. Concerning the picture, left: Brian Michael Bendis, the series writer, stated in Wizard Magazine that in The Clone Saga we would be introduced to several new characters: Ultimate Spider-Woman, Ultimate Tarantula, and Ultimate Scorpion. Peter's father Richard Parker also appeared although he was discovered to be an aged clone of Peter who had false memories. Another Clone, the most dangerous, was an unfinished model with a scarred face and a jumper bearing a Spider-Symbol; this was an obvious Homage to the character Kaine, who had appeared in the original Saga. Three of the Clones died; a black-clad, six-armed clone who was implaled by Otto Octavius, the scarred clone, who was shot down by S.H.I.E.L.D forces after trying to take MJ again and the aged 'Richard' clone of Peter who died through accelerated cellular degeneration, perhaps triggered by his being informed that he was a Clone. Octavius was subdued by Spider-Man and Spider-Woman, the latter of which disappears after the battle. At the end of the issue, Mary Jane was a normal girl again, prior of being kidnapped by one of the clones and drugged with the OZ. The Fantastic Four, who cured MJ, offered Peter the chance to be a normal teenager again, just as they did to her. MJ and Peter seem to be now back together after Peter, who realised that he had been wrong and almost lost her, declared that he loved her. After a conversation with Nick Fury, Peter decided to pass the offer from Reed Richards and continue as Spider-Man. Aunt May has accepted that Peter is Spider-Man. Jessica Drew decided to seek her own destiny away from the Parkers. While Peter and MJ are finally back together, the experience with Peter's clone left Mary Jane with a few psychological backlashes; she had envisioned the Scarred Clone in the mirror when it had only been Peter.
The story arc following the Clone Saga, titled "Ultimate Knights", introduces the team spoken of in Annual #2 by Daredevil. Following the events of the Clone saga, Spider-Man is now New York's most popular superhero. The Kingpin recently purchased the holding firm GG Enterprises, which owns the company that carries the licencing rights of Spider-Man movie franchise. By purchasing the GG, Kingpin now technically owns Spider-Man and the rights to all merchandise made of him. Shang-Chi tries an unsuccessful attack on the Kingpin posing as an potential assassin employee but is attacked by the Kingpin and his men. In the aftermath he is approached by Daredevil to join his group. Daredevil later meets Spidey to convince him to join the team in an effort to take down the Kingpin, for good. In addition, Kitty Pryde recently left the Xavier Institute and is moving back with her mother at Queens, and enrolls to Midtown High School to be with Peter. In the next issue, Kitty experienced some awkward moments from her classmates, and eventually confronting Peter about Mary Jane. MJ was watching, and experiencing a trembling on her right arm again. Meeting with Daredevil with other heroes Iron Fist, Shang-Chi, Dr. Strange and Moon Knight on a rooftop, they decided the first step of taking down the Kingpin is to have one of them poses as his new costumed assassin/bodyguard. Moon Knight bravely volunteers, with Doc. Strange suggests to cast an enhancement spells on his appearances. After the meeting, Iron Fist made a meeting with Kiingpin, apparently betraying the group of their plans againsting the crimelord.
Solcitations say that this arc will also introduce the Ultimate Ronin.
On August 16, 2006 Mark Bagley announced he would be leaving the title with issue #110 [15]. Marvel comics promoted the series, saying that as of Ultimate Spider-Man #103 (December 2006), Bendis and Bagley had the longest continuous run of a creative team on a Marvel Comics publication, beating the record set on Fantastic Four by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, although this ignores the 7 Fantastic Four Annuals published by the same team duyring this time. Some contest that the record is actually held by Sergio Aragones and Mark Evanier, who published 120 consecutive issues plus assorted graphic novels of Groo the Wanderer at Marvel.[16]
[edit] Characters
[edit] Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Fifteen-year-old Peter Parker is a shy, intelligent (as "smart as they come" according to his uncle) high school student who lives in Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, with his Uncle Ben and Aunt May Parker. On a science field trip to Osborn Industries, a genetically altered spider bites Peter. Instead of dying as expected, Peter inherits the spider's abilities including increased strength, agility, reflexes, the ability to cling to walls, and a precognitive "spider sense" that warns him of danger. During a fight at his school, Peter blocks a punch from Flash Thompson, and this thrust of the punch breaks Flash's hand. He earns money to pay off the resulting medical bill by wrestling professionally in a costume the promoters provide. A burglar Peter refuses to stop later kills Peter's Uncle Ben. Wracked with guilt, he modifies his wrestling costume and dedicates his life to fighting crime. Exceptionally brilliant, he completes his scientist father's research on adhesives, thus, inventing the web compound for his suit. Peter tries to balance school, a job, a girlfriend, his aunt May and his life as Spider-Man, which proves to be difficult. At the end of Ultimate Spider-Man 104, Reed Richards tells Peter he may be able to cure him, leaving Peter with a choice to be Spider-Man. In Ultimate Spider-Man, quite a few people know that Peter Parker is Spider-Man, in contrast to the regular Marvel comics, in which only a few people know before Peter goes public.[1] Many superheroes and super villains know Peter is Spider-Man[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12] and many have seen him unmasked[13][14][15][16] which further complicates his life.
[edit] Supporting cast
- May Parker is a pillar of strength for Peter. She is an independent woman in her 50s who works as a secretary and regularly sees a therapist to deal with Ben's death. May hates Spider-Man because she believes he has no regard for innocent bystanders and hides his face behind a mask. At the end of the Deadpool arc, her therapist and date was revealed to be none other than the Ultimate Miles Warren. In issue #99, she learned Peter's secret identity.
- Ben Parker was a gentle, intelligent man who told Peter that power comes with responsibility. He was killed by a burglar in the series' first story arc.
- Mary Jane Watson is Peter's girlfriend and next-door neighbor. She is the first person Peter tells about his being Spider-Man, and she helps by sewing Peter spare costumes and treating his injuries. Although Peter and Mary Jane love each other, Peter's life as Spider-Man is a burden on their relationship. As of Issue #101, she has been transformed in times of panic and stress into a creature similar to Norman Osborn's Goblin and Harry Osborn's Hobgoblin, except for long red hair all over her body. While she lashs out in a super-strong rage state while in her Goblin form, the sight of Peter's face has been repeatedly shown to calm her down enough to revert to her normal form -- at which point, she invariably passes out. Starting with USM issue #105, Mary Jane and Peter have rekindled their romantic relationship, and move on together.
- Harry Osborn is the troubled son of Norman Osborn. He witnessed the accident that turned his father into the Green Goblin, Norman repressing these memories with the use of psychiatrist Doctor Warren. Disturbed by recurring images of his past, Harry developed Shaw as a second personality, who served as Harry's guide to becoming the Hobgoblin. After transforming into the Hobgoblin, Harry is defeated by S.H.I.E.L.D, much to the dismay of Peter. As the Hobgoblin, his powers are similar to the Green Goblin's, but he sports a superior armour and healing factor; he also appears to be perpetually on fire.
- Peter works at the Daily Bugle newspaper as a web designer. His boss is J. Jonah Jameson, the editor-in-chief who hates Spider-Man and runs a smear campaign against him, which stems from the death of his son John. His most important employees are his right-hand man Robbie Robertson and Ben Urich, the Bugle's star reporter whose articles helped take down the Kingpin. Betty Brant is one of the secretaries.
- Gwen Stacy is street-wise girl who befriends Peter and Mary Jane. Her father is NYPD Captain John Stacy, who has romantic feelings for Aunt May. He was killed by a criminal in a Spider-Man suit, and she blames the real Spider-Man for his death because he became someone criminals could copy in order to hide their identities. Aunt May opened her and Peter's home to Gwen after her mother refused to take her. While living with the Parkers, Gwen was killed by Carnage, which instills Peter with even more guilt. In Ultimate Spider-Man #98, Gwen Stacy appeared again mysteriously, alive and well, and in Ultimate Spider-Man #100 she was revealed, in a hideous twist of fate, to be the new Carnage.
- At Midtown High School, Peter often meets Liz Allan, Mary Jane's best friend; Fred "Flash" Thompson, a bully who torments Peter; and his best friend Kenny "Kong" McFarlane, who joins Flash in picking on Peter, but is a big fan of Spider-Man.
- Kitty Pryde is a member of the X-Men who dates Peter after he breaks up with Mary Jane. As her identity is public, Kitty wears a green and yellow masked costume when she fights alongside Spider-Man to avoid giving away his identity. Their relationship is hard as they live quite far away from each other. Their relationship was silently torn apart when Kitty sees Peter kissing Mary Jane. She leaves the Institute with her mother back to Queens and enrolls to Midtown High School. In issue #106, at the end of the issue, Kitty turns up as the new student at Midtown High, following her leaving the Xavier Institute in the wake of Professor Xavier's death.
- The Black Cat, Felicia Hardy, she blames her father's death on the Kingpin. Taking revenge, she steals a priceless artifact that he was going to use on his comatose wife. Hardy was interested in Spider-Man romantically, but when she saw that he was a 15-year-old boy, she vomited on his costume out of embarrassment.
- Nick Fury, the tough, powerful, and connected head of S.H.I.E.L.D., wants Peter to join The Ultimates when he is an adult. In issue #27, he tells Peter that he becomes property of S.H.I.E.L.D. when he turns 18 whether he likes it or not, but later replies that he will work with the Ultimates when that happens.
- Dr. Curt Conners was a professor at Empire State University who sponsored Eddie Brock's Venom project. He tried to re-grow the arm he lost in the Vietnam War with lizard DNA, accidentally becoming the Lizard. Using a sample of Peter's blood, he inadvertently creates Carnage. Conners turned himself in to the police afterward for his creation of Carnage, which resulted in the deaths of many people.
- Jeanne De Wolfe was a captain in NYPD. She offered support and comfort to Spider-Man whenever the strain of being a crime fighter became too much for him. She was secretly working for the Kingpin, and was rumored to have been his lover as well. The Punisher killed her in Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2.
- Richard Parker Peter's late father. Part of the team that helped to create the Venom suit, along with Edward Brock Sr, he had problems with how the suit was going to be used. Recently, Richard resurfaced, allegedly back from the dead, claiming he didn't get on the plane Peter had always heard his parents died in because he didn't want involvement in the Venom project anymore. Since that time, he had been working as an underground scientist for the CIA to combat Nick Fury if and when he one day got out of control. After Gwen Stacy returns to the Parker's old house, he reappears to try to clear everything up. In Issue #103, Sue Storm tests Richard's DNA to confirm that he is really an aged clone of Peter. He is last seen in issue #104 aging more rapidly and apparently dying.
- Spider-Woman: In issue #98, whilst investigating Mary-Jane Watson's disappearance, Spider-Man encounters a mysterious masked woman who knocks him unconscious. The character is able to shoot organic webbing out of her finger tips, without the need of web-shooters. During a panel discussion at the New York Comic-Con, writer Brian Michael Bendis mentioned that the Ultimate version of Spider-Woman would make an appearance during the "Ultimate Clone Saga", which ran in Ultimate Spider-Man #97 - 104.[17] In issue #102, she rescues Peter from being arrested, and reveals that she is Peter's female clone, called Jessica Drew, but still retained all of his memories.[18]. She leads Peter to an Oscorp building in an effort to find MJ, where they end up finding the truth about Peter's clones. Jessica also discovers, much to her disgust, that her creator is none other than Otto Octavius. Together, they manage to defeat him. However, whereas Peter is ready to turn himself in to Nick Fury, Jessica promptly leaves to escape incarceration[19]. Peter eventually finds her again, who tells him she has finally decided to embrace her Jessica Drew identity. After Peter updates her on MJ, Nick Fury, and Aunt May, and she gives him "the most awkward hug in the history of the planet," she presumably leaves New York to start her new life [20].
[edit] Villains
- Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, is the unscrupulous CEO of Oscorp. He develops an experimental drug called "OZ". After witnessing Peter's spider bite and seeing the resulting effects that OZ has on him, Osborn injects OZ into his body. He is changed into an insane, powerful monster.
- The Shocker A common criminal named Herman who wears devices that shoot sonic vibrations on his hands. He has no fighting skills and is nothing more than an annoyance to Spider-Man, whom he has fought against on at least five separate occasions.
- R.H.I.N.O The man who wears the Rhino suit has appeared several times to battle both Spiderman and Iron Man and has caused a lot of damage in the process.
- The Kingpin Wilson Fisk is the head of New York corporate crime. Fisk's wife is in a coma. He carried on an affair with police officer Jeanne De Wolfe, who he used to control Spider-Man.
- The Enforcers are a group of henchmen that includes "Mr. Big" Frederick Foswell, lasso-wielding "Montana" Bale, strongman Bruno "Ox" Sanchez and gunslinger "Fancy Dan" Rubinstein.
- Electro, one of the Kingpin's hitmen, Max Dillion gained his powers from genetic tampering.
- Sandman, Flint Marko gained the power to turn his body into a malleable sand-like material when he underwent genetic tampering.
- Doctor Octopus, Dr. Otto Octavius, is one of Osborn's scientists and an industrial spy. The four cybernetic arms he uses to manipulate hazardous matter were permanently melded to his flesh in the explosion that turns Osborn into the Green Goblin. During the Clone Saga Doctor Octavius reveals that he played a huge role in the creations of the clones. Also during the saga, he reveals that he in fact controls metal, similar to Magneto and doesn't need actual "arms", but he's gotten good at using "arms".
- Kraven The Hunter, Sergei Kravinoff, is the host of an action reality show. He wants to kill Spider-Man to boost his ratings. After his defeat, he tampers with his DNA to become a gruesome wolf-like monster.
- Venom, Eddie Brock, Jr., is a university student who was Peter's childhood friend. He is the son of Peter's father's long-time collaborator on an experimental power-increasing symbiote named Venom. Eddie comes into contact with Venom and becomes a super-strong monster.
- Carnage is a vampiric organism created when Dr. Curt Conners experiments on his own blood, Peter’s blood and some of the material from the Venom creation. Needing to feed on others constantly to repair his damaged DNA, he kills Gwen Stacy. In Ultimate Spider-Man #100, an over-worked Gwen Stacy transforms into Carnage. It is later revealed that this Carnage was cloned off by Ben Reilly & Doctor Octopus as part of a government super-soldier program, and later escaped after awakening prematurely. This Carnage was referred to as 'The Stacy Project'.
- Spider-Carnage (Video game only) was the result of Adrian Toomes and the employees of Bolivar Trask injecting a strange drug into Peter that caused remaining Venom particles to grow and take over him. The Spider-Carnage suit was absorbed by Venom, who then gains full control over his suit.
- Hammerhead A rival gang boss to the Kingpin. While he was lying low from the law Hammerhead tried to take his territory, leading to a super powered gangwar.
- Silver Sable is a mercenary who leads a group called the Wild Pack. Sable had a troubled childhood, ignored by her father and abused by her alcoholic mother. Her father hunted Nazis, and she forgave him at his deathbed and decided to follow in his footsteps.
- Vulture is a disgruntled former S.H.I.E.L.D agent called Blackie Drago, who is been hired to the head Roxxon corporation.
- Deadpool is a mercenary employed by the mutant-hating island nation of Genosha to hunt and kill the X-Men. He abducts and fights Spider-Man as a bonus.
- Scorpion Scorpion is a crazed clone of Peter, sharing 94.4% of his DNA. He is currently being held, unconscious, in a S.H.I.E.L.D base with Gwen Stacy.[21]
- Hobgoblin Exposed to the Oz formula like his father Harry Osborn became the Hobgoblin, who is orange-skinned and has the ability to produce fire.
[edit] Video game
- Main article: Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)
Released September 23, 2005, the Ultimate Spider-Man video game focuses on the return of Venom three months after his fight with Spider-Man. The striking thing about this game is that it is canonical: The video game contains elements which affect the future Ultimate Spider-Man comics, such as the R.H.I.N.O. being a man in a giant robot suit (as depicted in the Ultimate Spider-Man Annual) and Spider-Man calling the Shocker by his first name, Herman.
Despite these facts, several innacuracies exist between the game and the comics. Silver Sable learns that Peter Parker is Spider-Man in the game, but when she later appears in the comics, she does not know who Spider-Man is. Also, in the game Peter is shown emerging from the basement of his house. This would suggest he lives in his old house, when in the comics he had moved to a new home where he inhabits the attic.
[edit] Marvel references and cameos
- Main article: Ultimate Spider-Man: Marvel references and cameos
[edit] Bibliography
- Ultimate Spider-Man #1—,1/2, Annual (October 2000— )
- Ultimate Spider-Man video game
Ultimate Spider-Man has been collected in the following trade paperbacks:
| Title | Material collected | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Volume 1: Power and Responsibility | Ultimate Spider-Man #1-7 | ISBN 0-7851-0786-X |
| Volume 2: Learning Curve | Ultimate Spider-Man #8-13 | ISBN 0-7851-0820-3 |
| Volume 3: Double Trouble | Ultimate Spider-Man #14-21 | ISBN 0-7851-0879-3 |
| Volume 4: Legacy | Ultimate Spider-Man #22-27 | ISBN 0-7851-0968-4 |
| Volume 5: Public Scrutiny | Ultimate Spider-Man #28-32 | ISBN 0-7851-1087-9 |
| Volume 6: Venom | Ultimate Spider-Man #33-39 | ISBN 0-7851-1094-1 |
| Volume 7: Irresponsible | Ultimate Spider-Man #40-45 | ISBN 0-7851-1092-5 |
| Volume 8: Cats & Kings | Ultimate Spider-Man #47-53 | ISBN 0-7851-1250-2 |
| Volume 9: Ultimate Six | Ultimate Spider-Man #46; Ultimate Six #1-7 |
ISBN 0-7851-1312-6 |
| Volume 10: Hollywood | Ultimate Spider-Man #54-59 | ISBN 0-7851-1402-5 |
| Volume 11: Carnage | Ultimate Spider-Man #60-65 | ISBN 0-7851-1403-3 |
| Volume 12: Superstars | Ultimate Spider-Man #66-71 | ISBN 0-7851-1629-X |
| Volume 13: Hobgoblin | Ultimate Spider-Man #72-78 | ISBN 0-7851-1647-8 |
| Volume 14: Warriors | Ultimate Spider-Man #79-85 | ISBN 0-7851-1680-X |
| Volume 15: Silver Sable | Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1; Ultimate Spider-Man #86-90 |
ISBN 0-7851-1681-8 |
| Volume 16: Deadpool | Ultimate Spider-Man #91-96; Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2 |
ISBN 0-7851-1927-2 |
| Volume 17: Clone Saga | Ultimate Spider-Man #97-105 | ISBN 0-7851-1928-0 |
Ultimate Spider-Man also has been collected in the following hardcovers:
| Volume # | Material collected | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ultimate Spider-Man #1-13 | ISBN 0-7851-0898-X |
| 2 | Ultimate Spider-Man #14-27 | ISBN 0-7851-1061-5 |
| 3 | Ultimate Spider-Man #28-39, 1/2 | ISBN 0-7851-1156-5 |
| 4 | Ultimate Spider-Man #40-45, 47-53 | ISBN 0-7851-1249-9 |
| 5 | Ultimate Spider-Man #46, 54-59; Ultimate Six #1-7, |
ISBN 0-7851-1401-7 |
| 6 | Ultimate Spider-Man #60-71 | ISBN 0-7851-1841-1 |
| 7 | Ultimate Spider-Man #72-85 | ISBN 0-7851-2148-X |
| 8 | Ultimate Spider-Man #86-96; Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1 and #2 |
ISBN 0-7851-2604-X |
[edit] See also
- Ultimate Marvel Team-Up
- Ultimate Six
- Ultimate Spider-Man (video game)
- Ultimate Spider-Man (story arcs)
[edit] References
- ^ Civil War #2
- ^ Norman Osborn: Ultimate Spider-Man #1
- ^ Mary Jane Watson: Ultimate Spider-Man #13
- ^ Doctor Octopus, Dr. Curt Conners, Dr. Strange, Nick Fury and high-level S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, the Ultimates: Ultimate Six
- ^ Electro and Kraven the Hunter: Ultimate Six #5
- ^ Sandman: Ultimate Six #5
- ^ Harry Osborn: Ultimate Six and Ultimate Spider-Man: Legacy
- ^ Gwen Stacy: Ultimate Spider-Man #57
- ^ Eddie Brock, Jr.: Ultimate Spider-Man: Venom
- ^ The X-Men: Ultimate Spider-Man: Irresponsible (though Wolverine learned it early in Ultimate Team-Up)
- ^ The Fantastic Four : Ultimate Spider-Man #98
- ^ Richard Parker, Henry Gyrich and others in the CIA, May Parker : Ultimate Spider-Man #99
- ^ Kingpin and the Enforcers: Ultimate Spider-Man #10
- ^ Black Cat: Ultimate Spider-Man #85
- ^ Morbius: Ultimate Spider-Man #96
- ^ Silver Sable and her Wild Pack plus Donald RoxxonUltimate Spider-Man #88
- ^ Matt Brady (2006). NYCC: MARVEL - THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE PANEL (html). 'newsarama'.
- ^ Richard George (2006). Ultimate Spider-Man #102 First Look (html). 'IGN'.
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #104
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #105
- ^ Ultimate Spider-Man #97-104
[edit] External links
- Ultimate Spider-Man at Marvel.com
- Ultimate Spider-Man on www.spiderfan.org
- An Ultimate Spider-Man cover gallery
- Ultimate Central
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| Publications | Main continuity: Amazing Fantasy • The Amazing Spider-Man The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) • Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man • Astonishing Spider-Man • Spider-Man Family Other continuities: Ultimate Spider-Man • Marvel Adventures Spider-Man • Spider-Girl • Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane Spider-Man: Reign |
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| Television | Spider-Man (1967) • Spidey Super Stories (1974, live action) • Amazing Spider-Man (1978, live action) • Supaidāman (1978 - Japanese) • Spider-Man (1981) •Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981) • Spider-Man (1994) •Spider-Man Unlimited (1999) • Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (2003) • The Amazing Spider-Man (2008) | |
| Films | Spider-Man (2002) • Spider-Man 2 (2004) • Spider-Man 3 (2007) | |
| Other topics | ||
| Fictional history of Spider-Man • Spider-Man supporting characters • Spider-Man villains • Spider-Man's powers and equipment • Video games • Alternate versions of Spider-Man • Spider-Man in other media |
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