ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #160

Review by: thompsonlive

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Story by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Mark Bagley

Size: 32 pages
Price: 3.99

Ultimate Spider-Man was my gateway drug into comics. I would say back into comics but I feel that only reading a few random issues when i was 10 years old doesn’t really count. I was handed the first volume of Ultimate spider-man by a friend over 3 years ago, which completely sucked me into comics as an entertainment medium. Now 3 years later and more money than I can account for have been spent on my beloved hobby, all thanks to this wonderfully consistent and beautiful comic that rarely ever lets me down. USM #160 was masterful work through and through, from the passionate writing of Brian Bendis to the jaw dropping visuals of Mark Bagley it was everything I wanted. The only nitpick I have is that this “event” was actually called the Death of Spider-man I feel knowing that his death was coming took away from the experience slightly, almost like a great trailer can sometimes take away from a great movie. Nitpicks aside this “ending” of Ultimate Spider-man is probably my favorite arc of any comic story I’ve personally read. Few writers can make me emotionally invested enough in characters that I actually think about what will happen to them even when I’m not reading the comic. When my friends ask me about comics I always hand them volume one of Ultimate Spider-man, Invincible, and The Walking Dead this almost always will convert any person into a comic fan. Because of the quality of these type of books I now have well over half of my close friends reading comics. As a testament to the greatness of this series me and 7 of my friends (none of which read comics before) all have enjoyed, discussed, and look-forward to everything Ultimate Spider-Man. Thank you Bendis, Bagley, and all the other artists involved with this book for making me always ask “Is it Wednesday yet?!?!”

Story: 5 - Excellent
Art: 5 - Excellent

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