Ultimate Spider-Man (beware spoilers)

Does Ultimate Spider-Man Preview Reveal New Powers?
Submitted by Rich Johnston on August 24, 2011 – 9:00 am (7) comments


From the preview of Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 shipping in October, with art from Sara Pichelli, we see what appear to be at least two new powers from Miles Morales, the new Ultimate Spider-Man.

We know strength, agility and spider-sense are there from the Ultimate Fallout appearance, although he seems to treat the latter as a novelty.

In the preview we see that agility again, combined with a little spider-speed.



But then… what’s this? It appears to be… invisibility?



Invisibilityt in direct sunlight perhaps? Could be useful…



And is this showing spider-strength pressure…

Or could Miles Morales have a little shocker power in his fingers?

Not long till we find out…

“I love Miles. I just adore him. But the real gift is that every day somebody gets a hold of me to tell me how much they love him too,” explained Bendis. “The good news is we haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet because Miles is about to discover so many things including some very hard lessons. Everyone can look forward to some very powerful moments that will define him as a human being…and as a super hero.”


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Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils by CHRIS SAMNEE
Colors by JUSTIN PONSOR
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Spider-Men By Bendis And Pichelli – Will Peter Parker Really Meet Miles Morales?
Written on March 9, 2012 by Rich Johnston in Comics

Is it a hoax? Is it a dream? Is it an imaginary story?

Or maybe a flashback?

Anyway, Spider-Men, the comic that Marvel teased to break the news cycle of DC’s Before Watchmen releases, featuring both the Peter Parker and Miles Morales Spider-Man logos is now being teased again. This time with a credit or two. Brian Bendis writing, Sara Pichelli drawing, Jim Cheung covering. And out in June.

And which Peter Parker is it going to be anyway? And what is that User Customized cover too?

EXCLUSIVE: One Out of Two "Spider-Men" Revealed

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Marvel Comics continues its slow burn of reveals for its "Spider-Men" series by "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" creative team Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. In February, fans were treated to an intriguing image of Peter Parker and Miles Morales' Spider-Emblems merged together. In early March, the publisher added to the mystery with a new teaser featuring the silhouettes of two different Spider-Men about to collide. Now, in a CBR exclusive reveal, the "Spider-Men" web of mystery continues to unfold.

The newest image fills in the left silhouette with the familiar form of the Amazing Spider-Man, Peter Parker. While the right profile remains blacked out, it looks strikingly like the silhouette Ultimate Spider-Man Miles Morales swinging into the action. Although many have speculated "Spider-Men" may herald the resurrection of Ultimate Peter Parker, the teaser's revealed Spider-Man leans more toward a Marvel Universe design, with smaller eyes and a lither, more wiry form.

During the Next Big Thing panel at WonderCon 2012, Marvel Director of Communications Arune Singh addressed the project, saying, "People have made some educated guesses based on the logos we've shown," but stopped short of confirming or denying the possibility of a crossover between the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Universe. An event involving both universes would be unprecedented but considering the incredible popularity of Miles Morales and the upcoming "Amazing Spider-Man" film in July, it's understandable Marvel might publish a story linking the two characters to draw in new readers fresh from the movie. Readers will undoubtedly discover more as the clock ticks down to "Spider-Men's" June release.

Check out the image and solicitation info below and stay tuned to CBR News for more on Bendis and Pichelli's "Spider-Men."

New York Daily News has confirmed that Marvel will release a five issue mini-series, "Spider-Men," this July when a common villain brings together Peter Parker and Miles Morales. This is the first time that the two different universes have had any sort of crossover, making it a historic meeting in more ways than one. "For the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man, what everyone was looking for was a Spider-Man story that mattered," reveals writer Brian Michael Bendis.

He adds, "Someone had once said to me, ‘When I was a kid, I could only play Spider-Man, I couldn’t play Batman or Superman because my friends would say you’re not the same color, but I could play Spider-Man because when I fantasized about Spider-Man, he looked like me under the mask.' That was a big inspiration." How do you guys feel about this? Would you rather that the 616 Peter Parker had met his Ultimate counterpart? Sound off with your thoughts in the usual place.

UPDATE: Here is the official press release (containing a few new snippets of information) and the above images in hi-res.

This June, it’s time for Peter Parker, better known as the Amazing Spider-Man, to cross worlds and meet Miles Morales…the all-new Spider-Man? Marvel is proud to announce Spider-Men, an all-new five issue landmark story from award-winning author Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers VS. X-Men, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man), red-hot artist Sara Pichelli (Ultimate Comics Spider-Man) and acclaimed cover artist Jim Cheung (Avengers VS. X-Men), which brings Peter Parker and Miles Morales together for the first time. That’s right, the Spider-Man from two different realities—the Marvel Universe and Ultimate Comics Universe—bring their worlds together for a battle no one web-head could win!

When Spider-Man tracks down one of his deadliest villains, he suddenly finds himself thrust into another world where Peter Parker is dead…and there’s a new Spider-Man in town. As these two heroes learn the truth about their identities and their universes, they’ll embark on a journey that’ll leave them forever changed—and reveal a startling truth about a key player in the Spider-Man mythos!

"This year is the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man and we’re so happy that the stars aligned for us to tell a Spider-Man story that nobody has ever seen before," said Bendis. "It’s an honor and a privilege to present both this story and these characters to fans on such an auspicious occasion. The work Sara has done on Spider-Men is a step above the already high standard that she has set for herself on our Ultimate Comics Spider-Man series. For me, this is a celebration of the best character in mainstream comics and some of the best art mainstream comics has to offer."

Each issue of Spider-Men features variants covers by some of the biggest names in comics including Humberto Ramos (Amazing Spider-Man), Mike Deodato (New Avengers), Marcos Martin (Amazing Spider-Man), Terry Dodson (Avenging Spider-Man), Travis Charest (Captain America) and Sara Pichelli.

"Knowing how much Brian loves and respects Spider-Man, there’s no way I wouldn’t want to work on Spider-Men with him," said Sara Pichelli. "It’s going to be an explosive celebration of Spider-Man’s 50th anniversary—are you ready?"

In 1962’s Amazing Fantasy #15, the world first met Peter Parker and saw him become the hero Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe. Soon after, Spider-Man became a pop culture sensation, launching multiple television series, blockbuster films and some of the most popular comics of all time. Then in 2011, Marvel introduced Miles Morales, a new character of African American and Hispanic descent, who became Spider-Man in the Ultimate Comics Universe after that world’s Peter Parker perished.

"This is one of the biggest stories in Marvel history," said Axel Alonso, Editor in Chief, Marvel Entertainment. "Peter Parker and Miles Morales are two of our most popular characters and fans have been clamoring for them to meet—we’ve got quite a few surprises in store for both characters. This is only the beginning of how we’re celebrating Spider-Man’s spectacular 50th Anniversary."

This June, swing into action with world’s most amazing super heroes in Spider-Men #1.

COMICS: New Details And Artwork For SPIDER-MEN

Hit the jump for even more details on the planned crossover featuring Peter Parker and Miles Morales,as well as a cool new teaser cover by former Ultimate Spider-Man artist Mark Bagley. Josh Wilding - 4/11/2012

Earlier today, it was revealed that Peter Parker and Miles Morales will meet in the first ever crossover between Marvel's two alternate realities. For full details on the storyline, click HERE. After the announcement, Newsarama caught up with Spider-Men editor Mark Paniccia, who revealed that despite previous comments from Marvel that they would never do a 616/Ultimate crossover, they couldn't pass up the opportunity for one very simple reason.

"Timing was just right. There's only one 50th Anniversary for Spider-Man." So far, all we really know is that it will be Peter who ends up in the Ultimate reality. As for whether Miles will visit the 616 universe, he remained coy. "You'll have to read to find out." Marvel earlier revealed that the Ultimate versions of Aunt May and Gwen Stacy would have a role in the limited series, to which Paniccia added: "As you might guess, this is a story that's filled to the brim with poignancy for our cast. This will definitely impact May and Gwen. I think one of the best ways to answer that question is asking yourself how you would feel in a situation like that? And Brian pulls it off magnificently with heart and soul. This will have resonance. You can't expect that everything will be tucked away nicely."

Over at Comic Book Resources, Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso also discussed the upcoming series. While he was a little less willing to give away any specific details, he let slip the following. "All I can say is that the Peter Parker of the Ultimate Universe casts a huge shadow over Miles' spiritual and emotional development. What will he do when he's confronted with the Peter Parker from another universe? Well, that's the story. And there are a couple of things going on. First, Miles is meeting someone who's the closest flesh-and-blood thing to his actual biggest hero. Second, he's being shown a window into an entire new universe. That's mind-bending stuff for a young kid to come to terms with

Mysterio brings together two heroes in historic 'Spider-Men'

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Peter Parker is about to meet Miles Morales for the first time — and it'll be a common enemy who brings them together.

Mysterio is the core villain of Spider-Men, the upcoming miniseries bringing together Peter Parker and Miles Morales for the first time.
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Mysterio, the nefarious magic man who has been a Spider-Man villain since the hero's earliest days, is the guy who finds a rift between the regular Marvel Universe and the alternate-reality Ultimate Universe, a plot device that is central to the upcoming Spider-Men.

Beginning in June, the five-issue Marvel Comics miniseries by the Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man creative team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli will feature the first meeting of Peter, Stan Lee's original-recipe web-slinger from The Amazing Spider-Man, and Miles, Bendis' half-black, half-Hispanic teenage hero.

Bendis says fans who have been following Ultimate comics religiously will enjoy the Mysterio reveal. The villain has been making trouble in that universe for a while, traveling incognito to and from the regular universe.

"Mysterio is up there with the most dangerous criminals that Spider-Man has come up against," Bendis says. "When I was a kid, I found some of his stories to be terrifying. It just got so personal. When he does his thing right, he delves in and gets deep into a psyche that doesn't deserve that kind of punishment."

The illusionist's helmet, which does resemble a fishbowl, only adds to the cool factor.

"He bought a gross of fishbowls at one point and is just sticking to them," Bendis quips. "Most villains, all you have to do is step out of their eye line and they can't see you. But he can turn his head and can see you from all directions."

The heart of Spider-Man, though, isn't Mysterio's evil plan — it's the meeting of Peter and Miles.

Peter arrives in a world where its Peter Parker died in the line of duty being Spider-Man, inspiring Miles to become a hero, and Peter will encounter all the people who were important to the alternate version of him, such as Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson.

"Now we're in Christmas Carol territory. If done right, this is an emotional and powerful Spider-Man story that we haven't seen before," says Bendis, who was admittedly a little misty-eyed after completing a recent Spider-Men issue.

"The real meat of the story is (Peter) meeting Aunt May and Gwen and MJ and discovering this world and what it means to him. You can't walk away from an interaction like that without being changed, and Miles being witness to it all is the best lesson he can learn."

It has made for some great character moments, Bendis says. Peter and Miles will be teaming with the Ultimates (the Avengers of the Ultimate Universe) and Nick Fury, the African-American S.H.I.E.L.D. guy whom Peter knows as an aging white secret agent. Peter has the chance to be reintroduced to Gwen, who in the Marvel Universe died years ago during a battle between Peter and the Green Goblin. And Miles experiences sacrifice, responsibility and all of the things that entail being Spidey firsthand.

"I spent a great deal of time on one particular scene that rides the roller coaster of emotions, and everyone asks all the questions you'd imagine they'd want to ask," the writer says. "It was insanely fun and insanely emotional to write."

Comic fans have taken to message boards to talk about Peter and Miles meeting and the bridging of the two universes, but at least in-house at Marvel, Mysterio was the most controversial element in creating Spider-Men, according to Bendis.

It made sense to him, though, because a major crossover like this needs a perfect villain to cause chaos — i.e., the Joker in Batman vs. The Incredible Hulk in 1981, or Darkseid in The Uncanny X-Men and The New Teen Titans in 1982.

"I wanted something that reminded me of that but not be a ripoff," says Bendis, adding that the potential of other characters going through the rift, from either side, is "a big part of the story."

While stories of alternate universes may remind people of things like the TV show Fringe, Bendis admits the movie Pleasantville actually served as more of an inspiration for Spider-Men than anything sci-fi.

"It doesn't have to build and build and build to some sort of crisis like comics usually do," he explains. "It can just be this story hook that allows you this enhanced drama you wouldn't normally get that just leaves the characters defenseless to anything but their emotions. That is very appealing to me — as a reader, too."

Alonso on SPIDER-MEN: 'This Story Will Have Ramifications'

Since the initial, vague announcement back in February, Marvel has slowly revealed more information on Spider-Men, namely that it's the first-ever meeting between the classic Spider-Man, Peter Parker, and the recently debuted Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales —and the first interaction of any kind between their two fictional universes.

Spider-Men, a five-part miniseries by theUltimate Comics Spider-Man team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli, debuts with two issues in June. The villain of the series is classic fishbowl-helmeted Spidey foil Mysterio, and the story is also set to include guest spots from the Ultimate versions of Aunt May and Gwen Stacy, who saw their Peter Parker perish during a fight with the Green Goblin at the climax of last year's "Death of Spider-Man" storyline.

Newsarama talked to Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso about why the time was right for Spider-Men, waiting a dozen years to break down the barrier between the Ultimate and Marvel universes, Mysterio's role in the story and the impact the series is set to have. Courtesy of Marvel, we're exclusively debuting Jim Cheung's cover to Spider-Men #4, out in August.

Newsarama: Axel, immediately following the announcement of Spider-Men, there was something of an outcry from a section of readers over Marvel doing an Ultimate Universe/Marvel Universe crossover, what Joe Quesada said years ago would mean they were "out of ideas." As someone who has been at Marvel that entire time, was it ever actually a "rule" that the two universes couldn't meet?

Axel Alonso: There was never a rule. The idea of breaking down that wall came up at editorial retreats, but we never bit because we didn’t have the story to back it up. It's sort of likeAvengers vs. X-Men —a lot of people said, "How about we have the Avengers fight the X-Men?" But we never really had the story to pull the trigger. You want to do a story with that logo on the cover, you better know what the stakes are, why they’re motivated to go to war.

We always knew it would be easy to open up a wormhole and have the Avengers fight the Ultimates, but we never really felt we had a story to justify doing that. With Spider-Men, we have the opportunity to shine a spotlight on a popular new character that is still finding his feet in the Ultimate Universe, and that’s captured the imagination of fanboys and the general public coming face to face with an icon – a super hero from another universe who’s the closest thing to guy he emulates.

When Brian pitched us on the notion of having Miles Morales meet Peter Parker in the year we’re celebrating Spider-Man’s 50th Anniversary, our ears perked up.

Nrama: So was it the introduction of Miles Morales that was the clincher? Because seemingly, an Ultimate U/Marvel U crossover just has more potential in general now, as the Ultimate Universe started as something quite similar to the early Marvel Universe and has now gone in a very different direction.

Alonso: The pitch was simple: "Miles meets Peter." As we discussed possible places to take the story, a story of some scope, and a lot of nuance emerged. We realized that it was worth us breaking down that wall for a moment. Whether we go there again, who knows? Whether it's possible to go there again, who knows?

This is a smaller story, focused on two characters of great importance to their respective universes, one of whom has become an enduring icon, one of whom has captured the imaginations of fans and the general public, and shows evidence he can be one, too.

Nrama: You mention ramifications —it was said in early interviews that Spider-Men would have repercussions on both universes, and how important is that to Marvel, as opposed to doing a story where, say, no one remembers the encounter after it's over?

Alonso: There's no point in doing a story of this scope if nothing comes of it. Epic stories almost always do something to change the characters or the universe of the characters. You can assume this story will have ramifications, for either or both of the characters. Will we revisit that line between the Ultimate Universe and the Marvel Universe? There might be clues in the story.

It all comes down to story. The easiest pitch is, "Let's have so-and-so fight so-and-so." You have to be able to answer the questions that follow: Fight over what? What are the stakes? Why will people care? Where do you leave the characters once things have occurred? There has to be a reason for the punches.

Nrama: To that end, with the announcement that Mysterio is the villain of the story, there is a natural thought that Peter and Miles meeting could be revealed as an illusion. Was Marvel concerned about that kind of skepticism from fans, or was Mysterio just the right villain for the story?

Alonso: Mysterio is the right villain for the story. This isn’t one of those "it is all a dream" stories. We wouldn't go there. That would be silly. That's not an option when you trot out something like this, let alone on Spider-Man's 50th anniversary.

I was perhaps a little more receptive as editor-in-chief to the notion of breaking down that wall for this story because it is Spider-Man's 50th anniversary. When you have a significant moment in the history of your character, or a significant event going on at the multiplex, as we do with the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man movie, you need to take advantage of it. It’s the 50th anniversary of Spider-Man, and the 10-month anniversary of Miles Morales —I like that math!

Nrama: How much do you think Spider-Men is a testament to the enduring strength of the Ultimate Universe, which is now nearly a dozen years old and is still capable of getting people talking?

Alonso: Yeah. It's worth noting that it's undergone significant change. Back when the Ultimate Universe started, it was roughly around the same time as New Marvel started, and a lot of the names that you see in our comics and now consider to be elder statesmen, were young bucks carving a name for themselves; guys like Bendis.

More and more, I'm looking at the Ultimate Universe as a place where we bring a lot of new blood, creators with unique voices that come from outside the mainstream —guys like Nick Spencer, and Sam Humphries, and Brian Wood. The Ultimate Universe is a great canvas for a to show what they've got.

Nrama: Even if it was never a "rule," for a long time, fans never thought they'd see characters from the Ultimate Universe and Marvel Universe meet. And dating back to Bucky coming back in the "Winter Soldier" storyline, quite a few of what were thought to be unwritten rules have evaporated. As editor-in-chief, are there any rules that you have, or does it all depend on story?

Alonso: I hate rules. Especially in regards to the creative process. I think there are standards you want to set for yourself. There are certain rules of writing that have to do with control of grammar and syntax and story structure. There are rules to a comic book page. But I don't think there's anything healthy about making decrees like, "We will never do this." The key thing is, we have to have good reasons to do what we do. We have to stand behind it, we have to feel good about it, if we're going to make a major move. I am personally invested in Avengers vs. X-Men because I know it’s easy to throw those words together and make money; the responsibility is to make the story mean something. With “Avengers’ and “X-Men” on the silver screen, it’s inevitable you’re going to get some new or lapsed readers – you want to make sure it satisfies them enough for them to stick around for more.

I grew up as a teenager on the west coast with punk rock, so I'm not that big on rules or awards. Things like that don't really matter to me. What matters to me is the work, and the opinions of people I respect.

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COMICS: Brian Michael Bendis Talks More About The 616/Ultimate Crossover SPIDER-MEN

This June,Peter Parker and Miles Morales will meet for the first time in Spider-Men; a series by Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. Here he talks more about their meeting,using Mysterio as the main villain and having Peter meet up with Gwen Stacy,Nick Fury and more. Josh Wilding - 5/23/2012

This June sees the release of Spider-Men, a series by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Sara Pichelli which celebrates Spider-Man's 50th Anniversary with the first meeting of Peter Parker and Miles Morales. Talking to Newsarama, Bendis confirmed that we should expect plenty of other characters from the Ultimate Universe to run into the 616 version of Spidey. "Ultimate Aunt May and Ultimate Mary Jane and Gwen Stacy and Nick Fury are all involved in the story as well, so there are lot of extremely emotional moments that are going to happen that are almost surreal, but I think very cathartic. I think issue #4 was when Sara emailed me and said, "Alright, I cried. You got me."

"Nick Fury had a lot going on with Ultimate Peter, and his connection to Miles, and what the right thing to do here is," he adds. "Every one of these characters has deep, emotional investment into the Spider-Man mythos, some of them suffering quite a lot, and there may be room here for some catharsis that lets them move forward in a positive way. What is it like for a character like Gwen Stacy to find out there's another universe out there with another Gwen Stacy?" Who causes this crossover to take place? Well, as you may have already heard, the villain of Spider-Men is Mysterio. However, the writer was reluctant to divulge too much about his role in the series, but promises answers early on. "You will find out all of what's going on with Mysterio, and how this is connected to the Ultimate Universe, in the very first issue. We give that up right away, because there's so much else to get to. You will see what Mysterio has done and how he's done it, and for long-time readers, they'll be very excited; if you don't know a damn thing about Mysterio, you'll know exactly what's going on."

The story will have ramifications for both Spider-Men, although as a visitor to the Ultimate Universe, it's Peter who may be left most shocked by what he experiences. [He] gets to really see what the world would be like if he makes the ultimate sacrifice, and it's quite an eye-opener. I think it's going to be one of those books you're going to have to read a couple of times, because you'll be looking at it from Peter's point of view, and then you'll be reading it from Miles' point of view, and all these other characters." To read the rest of the interview, be sure to click on the link below to head on over to the site.

Source: Newsarama

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COMICS: 'Iron Patriot' Makes His Debut In The Ultimate Universe This December

Ahead of the big screen debut of the 'Iron Patriot' armour in next May's Iron Man 3,Marvel has revealed that the character will be introduced to the Ultimate Universe in this December's Ultimate Comics Ultimates #19. Check out Adi Granov's stunning cover here! Josh Wilding - 9/10/2012

As a part of the currently ongoing "Divided We Fall" storyline, 'Iron Patriot' will make his Ultimate Universe debut in December's Ultimate Comics Ultimates #19. Newsarama revealed the cover by Adi Granov a little earlier today, although there's currently no word on who will don the armour. It's already being speculated that it will be Captain America, and that definitely wouldn't be a bad thing considering the awful costume they currently have him wearing. In the regular Marvel Universe, Norman Osborn (a.k.a. the Green Goblin) wore the suit during his "Dark Reign". Who do you think is behind the mask? "Iron Patriot Wants You To Help Rebuild America."