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Thor is Not a God, He’s a Lunatic: Realism in Ultimate Marvel

James Kelly — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 16:00:15 +0000

As the Ultimate Marvel Universe is reaching it’s conclusion it is worth looking back at the magnificent alternate universe. So much of the Ultimate Marvel Universe has helped to define both the Marvel Cinematic Universe… [more]

Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1 #67

Stuart Warren — Thu, 03 Jul 2014 19:00:02 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1 #67" title="Brian’s Comic Book Grab Bag: Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1 #67" style="float:left;" />Last Christmas my brother gave me a booster pack of random, non-sequential issues from a variety of popular comic book titles that syndicated in the late eighties to mid nineties. The nineties was a time… [more]

The Spider-Man Moment

Greg Carpenter — Mon, 28 Apr 2014 11:00:55 +0000

This is not the essay you were supposed to read today. When I first heard that we were having a Spider-Man week at Sequart, I knew pretty quickly what I wanted to write about. While… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #13 Uses Art and Dialogue to Add Depth to Its Characters

Logan Dalton — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 18:00:02 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #13 Uses Art and Dialogue to Add Depth to Its Characters" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #13 Uses Art and Dialogue to Add Depth to Its Characters" style="float:left;" />There are no masks, tights, or supervillains in Ultimate Spider-Man #13. There isn’t a fight scene. No one gets hurt. The whole comic is about a teenager having a conversation with his girlfriend and aunt.… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #10-12 is a Coming of Age Story with Tights, Crime Lords, and High School Girls

Logan Dalton — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 11:00:39 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #10-12 is a Coming of Age Story with Tights, Crime Lords, and High School Girls" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #10-12 is a Coming of Age Story with Tights, Crime Lords, and High School Girls" style="float:left;" />The coming of age story is one of the most enduring story types in Western literature. From Telemachus in the Odyssey to Huckleberry Finn and more recently the boy wizard Harry Potter, readers young and… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #8-9 Uses a Variety of Character Perspectives to Show Spider-Man’s Development As a Hero

Logan Dalton — Wed, 16 Oct 2013 11:00:43 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #8-9 Uses a Variety of Character Perspectives to Show Spider-Man’s Development As a Hero" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #8-9 Uses a Variety of Character Perspectives to Show Spider-Man’s Development As a Hero" style="float:left;" />After the editorial mandated origin story, Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley get to cut loose and tell their first official Ultimate Spider-Man story. The name of the story arc is “Learning Curve”, which signifies… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #5-7 Has an Abrupt Ending, but Transforms Peter Parker into Spider-Man

Logan Dalton — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 11:00:16 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #5-7 Has an Abrupt Ending, but Transforms Peter Parker into Spider-Man" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #5-7 Has an Abrupt Ending, but Transforms Peter Parker into Spider-Man" style="float:left;" />Unlike the previous four issues which have played extremely fast and loose with Spider-Man’s origin in Amazing Fantasy #15, Ultimate Spider-Man is surprisingly faithful to Stan Lee and Steve Ditko’s story. The plot is virtually… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Uses Language to Explore Peter Parker and Spider-Man

Logan Dalton — Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:00:08 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Uses Language to Explore Peter Parker and Spider-Man" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #4 Uses Language to Explore Peter Parker and Spider-Man" style="float:left;" />Ultimate Spider-Man #4 primarily consists of conversations, inner monologues, and characters running away from each other. No one throws a single punch. Some of the events, like Peter’s foray into wrestling and arguments with Uncle… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #2-3 Reveals the Perils of Power without Responsibility

Logan Dalton — Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:00:47 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #2-3 Reveals the Perils of Power without Responsibility" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #2-3 Reveals the Perils of Power without Responsibility" style="float:left;" />Unlike the first double-sized issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, the second and third issues move at a much slower clip. At the end of Ultimate Spider-Man #2, Norman Osborn tells his scientists that he is testing… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Introduces Peter Parker, his “Fathers,” and Hints at a Rich Supporting Cast

Logan Dalton — Wed, 21 Aug 2013 11:00:54 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Introduces Peter Parker, his “Fathers,” and Hints at a Rich Supporting Cast" title="Ultimate Spider-Man #1 Introduces Peter Parker, his “Fathers,” and Hints at a Rich Supporting Cast" style="float:left;" />Ultimate Spider-Man #1 is one of the most important comics issues of the 21st century. The series was the brainchild of Marvel publisher Bill Jemas, who wanted to create a Marvel universe that was accessible… [more]

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man, Part 3

Mike Greear — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:00:35 +0000

Lately I’ve been writing about comic books mostly from a mythological sort of angle, either as they pertain to mythological symbolism or how they can be used as real-life lessons the same way a myth… [more]

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man, Part 2

Mike Greear — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 11:00:35 +0000

In the summer of 2011, Spider-Man died. This milestone event took place within 14 issues and was split between two Ultimate titles, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man and Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates. The first two issues of… [more]

Miles Morales: The Ultimate Spider-Man, Part 1

Mike Greear — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:00:06 +0000

I don’t like to address politics very often when I write about comics. I feel that my writing gives me a chance to get over the petty political world that our society is steeped in… [more]

The Venom Formula, Part 2

Mike Greear — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:00:25 +0000

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column about the new version of Venom as he appears in the cartoon series Ultimate Spider-Man. In the column, I praised the writers on the show for bypassing the… [more]

The Venom Formula

Mike Greear — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 11:00:24 +0000

If there’s one character who is constantly in need of a makeover, it’s Venom. Although he’s proven to be one of Peter Parker’s greatest threats, the character itself has proven to be a pretty weak… [more]

Eight Thoughts on Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3 #1-2

Julian Darius — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:00:14 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3 #1-2" title="Eight Thoughts on Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 3 #1-2" style="float:left;" />The right-wing media went apeshit over Peter Parker being replaced by Miles Morales, based on a single seven-page sequence (really its own short story) in Ultimate Fallout #4. Lots of people were perfectly prepared to… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 2: Learning Curve

Andrew Presnal — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:46:20 +0000

When I picked up volume 2 of Ultimate Spider-Man, I was expecting a new interpretation of a Spidey villain. Instead I was treated to a dose of Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. Maybe because the Kingpin… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility: Part 2

Andrew Presnal — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 17:04:03 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #2-7 The second issue is titled “Growing Pains”. It could have been called “The Longest Day” and fit just as well. It starts off with Peter in class. Coming down with the shakes,… [more]

Ultimate Spider-Man: Power and Responsibility: Part 1

Andrew Presnal — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 16:59:04 +0000

Ultimate Spider-Man #1: “Powerless” I’ve got a confession to make: I’ve never been a big Spider-Man follower before. Yes, I did see the movies, the sequel literally brought me to tears, and I consider it… [more]

House of Marvel #1: The House That Marvel Built

Jake Willis — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:52:02 +0000

I’m a relative newcomer to comics. In fact, my first exposure to the American side of things only came a few years ago in the form of Ultimate Spider-Man #1, which was released in an… [more]

Tremble in Fear, Hollywood!

Bryan Miller — Wed, 10 Dec 2003 16:28:28 +0000

Hey, gang — welcome to another New Comics Day. I’m screwing around with the format of the column (again). Look for some more changes in the coming weeks. If you hate the new format and… [more]

The Call for a Mainstream

Bryan Miller — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 16:21:09 +0000

Welcome to another New Comics Day. Sorry about the delay — the Day of Gorging and Celebrating the Massacre of the Natives really saps my energy. Just think, the day of Commercialized Spectacle and Consumer… [more]

Down with Comics Activism!

Bryan Miller — Mon, 10 Nov 2003 16:05:51 +0000

The lights are out at O’Malleys and the greatest y’allternative bluegrass band in the world, The Woodbox Gang, are twanging up my stereo with devil songs. The ol’ wallet is considerably lighter thanks to beer… [more]

The Art of Intrinsic Failure: Epic, The Cubs, and Some Reviews

Bryan Miller — Tue, 21 Oct 2003 14:58:09 +0000

Salutations, and welcome to another New Comics Day. Well, okay, not really. New Comics Day plus a few days. Sadly, New Comics Day last week was spent in mourning after watching the Cubs blow it… [more]

Sex Scenes, Orson Welles, and Other Matters

Bryan Miller — Tue, 07 Oct 2003 14:48:16 +0000

Greetings, and welcome to another edition of New Comics Day. As usual, New Comics Day winds down at O’Malley’s Pub on Lincoln where the beer is cheap but the comics reviewers are cheaper. This week,… [more]

Wednesday, 24 September

Bryan Miller — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 14:31:27 +0000

Hello, all, and welcome to the fourth edition of New Comics Day. Thanks to Julian and Matt for having me here at Sequart.com for what will hopefully be a nice long run of ranting and… [more]

August Comics

Bryan Miller — Sun, 31 Aug 2003 14:23:52 +0000

FEATURED BOOK Teenagers from Mars #7 Rick Spears’ tale of teen angst, censorship, comic books and rebellion nears a close with this, the penultimate chapter, in which something actually happens. It’s a nice change from… [more]

Summer Comics

Bryan Miller — Tue, 19 Aug 2003 14:01:09 +0000

FEATURED BOOK Enemy Ace: War In Heaven (TPB) Nobody writes war comics today like Garth Ennis. For that matter, nobody today really writes war comics other than Garth Ennis, but it’s hard to imagine many… [more]

Comics Published on 2 April 2003

Matt Martin — Fri, 04 Apr 2003 17:57:31 +0000

Wolverine: X-Isle #1 Marvel Comics – Bruce Jones (w); Jorge Lucas (a) Well, another day, another Marvel mini-series by Bruce Jones. The last one was Captain America: What Price Glory? and from what I read,… [more]

Comics Published on 15 January 2003

Matt Martin — Wed, 22 Jan 2003 16:37:20 +0000

Optic Verve makes its triumphant (or generally unnoticed, depending on your point of view) return to the Internet, having taken the holidays off due to lack of Internet connectivity and a general plague of viruses… [more]

Comics Published on 4 December 2002

Matt Martin — Tue, 10 Dec 2002 15:57:01 +0000

I’m currently snowed in, so badly so that I almost didn’t go to work on Wednesday to get new comics at all. However, the time cooped up in the house should allow for a) lots… [more]

Comics Published on 20 November 2002

Matt Martin — Thu, 21 Nov 2002 15:30:01 +0000

Daredevil #39 Marvel Comics – Brian Michael Bendis (w); Manuel Gutierrez (a) My goodness… this was absolutely fantastic. Daredevil is a book that’s been hit and miss for me over the past six months or… [more]

Comics Published on 2 October 2002

Matt Martin — Mon, 07 Oct 2002 15:29:03 +0000

Uncanny X-Men #414 Marvel Comics — Chuck Austen (w); Sean Phillips (p/i) After a while you run out of ways to say the same good things about the same books. I know that problem is… [more]