Actual Retail Cover for USM #1 Sixth Printing:
Actual Retail Cover for USM #1 Sixth Printing:
"The Enigma Force is not a tool to be manipulated by mortals. The Enigma Force comes to those it deems worthy. What temerity, what arrogance, makes you think you are worthy? Have you not all made mistakes? Unforgiveable ones?" - Captain Universe
"Call me an Avenging Angel, Baron, come to safeguard Earth...call me CAPTAIN UNIVERSE!" - Ray Coffin
"You're my heart, Mary Jane Watson...you're my jackpot." - Peter Parker
I was thinking about the new Ultimate Spider-Man in the context of adaptations and it gets to something unusual and meta about it.
With the MCU films, one way to look at is that it was a trilogy that ended with Peter Parker as the familiar version of Spider-Man. It took a while to get him to a familiar stage and the films consistently explored that (IE- they intentionally chose not to use scenes of Spider-Man swinging through Manhattan because it was done so much in earlier films; this way it was meaningful when Spider-Man came back to New York and took MJ for a swing.)
The big difference with Ultimate Spider-Man is that some of the characters are aware that Peter Parker is supposed to be Spider-Man, and there's a narrative reason to push him along. (It's also worth noting the MCU Peter Parker put on the classic costume after meeting other versions of himself.)
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Thomas Mets
I am very interested in seeing how Mary Jane's PR job is going to factor more into the story as we progress, especially after the Ultimates preview in the FCBD issue.
spoilers:end of spoilers
So it turns out that in Earth-6160, Damage Control (aka the company that MJ mentioned has her on retainer in USM #4) is actually a front for the Maker that holds numerous warehouses all over the globe that secretly act as mass graveyards for superheroes.
One would think that connection with MJ is going to pay off in due time over in USM, right?
"He's pure power and doesn't even know it. He's the best of us."-Matt Murdock
"I need a reason to take the mask off."-Peter Parker
"My heart half-breaks at how easy it is to lie to him. It breaks all the way when he believes me without question." Felicia Hardy
The solicits say she's holding her own in a couple of issues time. It could mean anything but the only things that are seeded so far are that she reacts to Peter being Spider-man, she does something with Harry and Gwen, or she acts on Damage Control. (I suppose she could be asked to run PR for Fisk or the Bugle.)
Petrus Maria Johannaque sunt nubendi
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Third printing for USM 3. (Did we know about this before?)
News to me!
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There's not a book out there that deserves it more.
Ultimate Spider-Man #3 3rd Printing Variant:
"The Enigma Force is not a tool to be manipulated by mortals. The Enigma Force comes to those it deems worthy. What temerity, what arrogance, makes you think you are worthy? Have you not all made mistakes? Unforgiveable ones?" - Captain Universe
"Call me an Avenging Angel, Baron, come to safeguard Earth...call me CAPTAIN UNIVERSE!" - Ray Coffin
"You're my heart, Mary Jane Watson...you're my jackpot." - Peter Parker
Join the "Spider-Fam" Community! - Celebrating Love and Advocating for Our Hero to Beat the Devil! - https://discord.gg/VQ2mHzBBFu
They may as well just give him form changes at this point.
Have we got a cover with the PS4/5 Spidey suit yet?