Scott's Take: Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol 2: The Paper by Jonthan Hickman, Illustrator Marco Checchetto, Illustrator David Messina

 

Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol 2: The Paper by Jonthan Hickman, Illustrator Marco Checchetto and Illustrator David Messina, is the second volume in the hit series. Like the first volume, Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1: Married With Children, I read this through the Marvel Unlimited app.

 

This is a hard one to talk about since a good portion of the plot is set up for the future. This read is about introducing the Sinister Six (the bad guys) and establishing who they are. You have Wilson Fisk, Mysterio, Kraven, Mole Man and more. The Green Goblin and Spider-Man learning to trust each other and meeting Iron Man for the first time. The volume ends with a Christmas special with a cliff hanger ending to setup the next volume.

 

The art remains excellent and the character work is still as good as the first one. It’s nice to have a well written MJ and Peter again. I really enjoyed each issue, but the cliff hanger ending annoyed me. I also knew the twist from spoilers leaked online so I don’t know if that ruined it a little bit for me. Volume 3 is currently untitled and not listed yet.

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As noted, my reading copy came from the Marvel Unlimited App.  

 

 

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