I get how some people think the pacing is a bit of a problem, but I personally love how things are going. The whole thing with introducing multiple plot threads and all is just how Hickman works. He’s a master of introducing things and making them important later on for a massive payoff. He did stuff like this in his run on Avengers and New Avengers, and that is regarded to be one of the greatest stories ever told. All I’m saying is that Hickman does everything for a reason, and we shouldn’t criticize it if we don’t understand it right now. I was a little worried about him introducing the Sinister Six so early, but once again, Hickman did his Midas touch, and it turned to gold. We know the most important things about these villains without having to go through in depth stories on each one. Hickman just broke the formula and showed us once again why he's the master writer. All I'm saying is that Ultimate Spider-Man is still an incredible book and has not lost any steam at all. It is still the gold standard of what a Spider-Man book should be today.
Hmm interesting I personally haven’t dived into his other stories so this is my first Hickman book I’m ready which could be to why the pacing is starting to worry me a little. I personally would still like a bit more going on however the previews for the next issue or two look really good so maybe he’s granted to my wish!
@@mnstash That’s the spirit. Believe me, all of this is going to pay off eventually, just you wait. Also, I really recommend you read Hickman’s runs on Avengers and New Avengers, they are amazing and you won’t be disappointed!
hickman isnt in my top 10 comic book writers and none of his runs are really great for me but il give this a shot cuz peter is married with kids. that's the only thing interesting for now.
What I'm about to bring up isn't an issue (yet) with the Ultimate Spider-Man comics but more of something that needs to be addressed later on regarding the new series collectively. So Ultimate Spider-Man takes place over each month that it gets released meanwhile, Ultimate Black Panther doesn't take place over a large period and each issue isn't that notable of a time jump, meanwhile the new Ultimate X-Men takes place over a series of time and so far it's been an entire year for that series since it started at the end of Hisako's last year of middle school, and is currently in her summer break before her sophomore year. So this will only really be an issue if the different series start referring to each other notably which they haven't since the most notable reference is in Ultimate X-Men #3 which references Storm who is in the new Ultimate Black Panther series, but if they start to reference each other notably and importantly it's best to when they take place relative to each other, though if they go the course that they're currently going with minimal references to each other this isn't something that's needed because it'll be inconsequential.
I haven't read the issue when this video came out, i couldn't watch it yet. Spoilers and all that. But it was an okay issue. I felt the pacing was also slow. and felt like a suspense thing being built up. But that was for issue 7 not 8. I hope we have more Spider-Man and family and Harry Osborn and Gwen. The villains were good. A new take. Just felt like those Heist movies where someone is introducing each member of the gang. Like in Ocean's Eleven. But much better than the ASM of course. Nice review. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and stuff.
Uh...what you're describing just sounds like what it seems Hickman comics normally are. Usually they read better in binge format to my knowledge, and I think that some even say that instead of writing for trade paperback releases, that their stories are better suited for the Omnibus format. So if you have a problem with that kind of thing, it may be best to simply wait and cover the issues in batches or when the run is over.
I have heard some complaining about the pace of his other work. It’s a shame this is monthly while asm Is every two weeks because then the pacing would feel so much better. I’d just thought maybe for this he could actually have a form of payoff more often
i recently started reading the ultimate universe's comics and dear god tony i love you but you should have explained to harry why he "wasn't on the list", this is 100% going to push harry into villainy territory if norman wasn't doing it already
I love this book it's really awesome and seeing peter parker and mary jane being married and taking care of there kids mayday parker the future spider-girl and Benjy Richard parker as a family especially with that party is really awesome and badass, and plus a bonus seeing this sinister six form against Spider-Man is going to super awesome and very interesting, also i have a theory that the symbiote peter parker has is the symbiote from old ultimate marvel universe which would be really awesome and super interesting if that turns out true which would be freaking amazing and badass but that's just my opinion.
I feel you man there’s a lot of things to look forward to within the series! The family aspect I feel like could be right at the forefront at all times
@@mnstash indeed and honestly i am curious with family aspect crossing over with the sinister six stuff because oh boy if sinister six finds out peter parker with mary jane family it's going to open a lot of can of worms.
I like how you present the story adding your opinion about things here and there. Most videos just narrate the story and then give it a thumbs up or down.
Thank you I appreciate that :) in my latest video I tried to make it even more ‘professional’ I guess you could say and added sections to the vid, I try to make it as much of a full review as I can compared to others
I'll like this issue so much Its just ultimate man And yeah half of this issue was kinda teasing comic But I like it and it was cool to see it And about that upcoming venom story I hope peter still would have his nanotech suit after the venom story Also this new sinester six Is interesting specially villans like moleman wich was a fantastic four villan But in this universe he Is a spidey villan and also the boss of the under ground area And also black cat which Is walter hardy (cant wait to see his fight With spidey And also her daughter who would become black cat on upcoming issues ) but also it seems like kingpin Is the one of the members of it And do action instead of just doing things in behind the shadows And mysterio was cool too like not just his suit And design But the fact they know few things about him And agian a great issue Or I should say great video of a great comic🔥 Cant wait for Next issue 😊
Agree that the pacing isn't an issue YET. I think maybe the "monthly release/ real time passing in the story" thing might actually hurt the story if they keep it up. I like how it's been used so far but I think when shit finally hits the fan they need to drop that gimmick and "slow down" the timescale so that the plot can "speed up" even if it sticks to monthly releases and not weekly. And I'm not asking for USM to be weekly, I'm fine with waiting so that they get enough time to tell the story they want to.
Yeah I agree man, there’s gotta be a point where things reallyyyy speed up it’s starting to feel like an old silver age book where issues literally took place a month apart
The pacing is slow BUT i think its good because it will all be payed off in the end and the more build up the more satisfying it is. The MCU did that for 10 years and it payed off in the end with endgame
Im thinking they might introduce miles morales in the end of allat this ,but i want them to make him a teen like peters son to have teacher and student dynamic and the age difference will make better imho
Another fantastic review. I agree the comic is good especially compared to the garbage comics "ASM" and "The Spectacular Spider-Men (TSSM)". I also have a few concerns. Like you stated in your video, the pacing is very slow, and how long is the world building in "USM" going to continue. However, my main concern is Felicia Hardy being introduced in "USM #11". Per this issue, we know she's bi-racial, not being race-swapped. Why is she being introduced in this comic? Her father Walter Hardy is part of the Sinister Six, so why do we need her in this storyline? Unlike in Earth-616, Peter isn't going to get involved with her as he's married to MJ and has two kids. There isn't going to be any chemistry between Spidey and The Black Cat in this universe. What direction is Hickman going to take her character in "USM"? One direction is Walter Hardy is killed in an upcoming issue, maybe before "USM # 11", and Harry Osborn consequently has a fallen out with Peter and becomes part of the Sinister Six. A better storyline for Fellicia Hardy would be she's a young girl in this storyline, and her father is killed during a fight with Spider-Man where Spidey didn't kill him, he just fell to his death. Felicia vows vengeance on Spider-Man, Richard grows up, gets spider powers, and becomes the next Spider-Man taking the mantle from his father, and Felicia grows up, fights Richard, and then they fall in love and marry. That's how I would write it, and that wouldn't happen until "USM" # 125, if the comic would last that long. I hope there's more emphasis on the family in future issues, and more action with a better mix of Peter's personal life with his family and working for Ben and J,J.J., and fighting the Kingpin and the Sinister Six in general. Keep up the great work. I hope you consider reviewing "Spider-Man Unlimited" comic from Infinity/Marvel Comics. I'd like to see your thoughts on that comic in a review video. Cheers.
Thanks for the comment I’m so glad you liked the video :) I’m with you I feel like it’s a pretty weird choice to throw in Felicia into this book and it might be just marvel trying to get some cheap sales in. I hate her design not only is she raceswapped but she doesn’t even have the iconic white hair what the hell is even the point they might as well have just stuck with her dad! I’ll be sure to try to get to it soon, I’ve spent today rearranging my room and now I can start brainstorming again now everything’s mostly settled ! Let’s hope the next issue is what we need it to be, the previews look pretty good!
I am not a big fan of whole "Its your destiny" thing tbh. Otherwise, I can just ignore that whole plotline for now and enjoy everything else. Also, was kinda surprised they made spider-man so important? Like he is on top of a trans-dimensional super-villain list of people who need to go? Damn ... Bro is finally moving up in the world.
thats fair if im being honest I think I prefer the way USM handled it way over how JMS did in his run, this felt like it was more the 616 world but if it was interrupted whereas JMS was more like mystical and shit like that! anyway thanks for watching :)
@@mnstash uhh ... JMS?? Oh, are you talking about the whole Spider-man being a totem or something? If so, I agree, but I'm talking more about how his original story and really quite an essential aspect of the character is that he's just a random guy who got bitten by chance and had to rise up to the occasion. Steve Ditko was the kind of guy who thought that if you see something bad going on and you can stop it, it's your moral obligation to do it and it very much is a part of Spider-man's essential character trait. So far it seems like Peter is doing superheroics, because he got some mid-life crisis going on and someone told him that it was his destiny to become Spider-man. Obviously it's too early to say anything, maybe they will make it work in some great way, but so far the premise of how and why he got his powers seems kinda off to me.
I'll like this issue so much Its just ultimate man And yeah half of this issue was kinda teasing comic But I like it and it was cool to see it And about that upcoming venom story I hope peter still would have his nanotech suit after the venom story Also this new sinester six Is interesting specially villans like moleman wich was a fantastic four villan But in this universe he Is a spidey villan and also the boss of the under ground area And also black cat which Is walter hardy (cant wait to see his fight With spidey And also her daughter who would become black cat on upcoming issues ) but also it seems like kingpin Is the one of the members of it And do action instead of just doing things in behind the shadows And mysterio was cool too like not just his suit And design But the fact they know few things about him And agian a great issue Or I should say great video of a great comic🔥 Cant wait for Next issue 😊
I get how some people think the pacing is a bit of a problem, but I personally love how things are going. The whole thing with introducing multiple plot threads and all is just how Hickman works. He’s a master of introducing things and making them important later on for a massive payoff. He did stuff like this in his run on Avengers and New Avengers, and that is regarded to be one of the greatest stories ever told. All I’m saying is that Hickman does everything for a reason, and we shouldn’t criticize it if we don’t understand it right now. I was a little worried about him introducing the Sinister Six so early, but once again, Hickman did his Midas touch, and it turned to gold. We know the most important things about these villains without having to go through in depth stories on each one. Hickman just broke the formula and showed us once again why he's the master writer. All I'm saying is that Ultimate Spider-Man is still an incredible book and has not lost any steam at all. It is still the gold standard of what a Spider-Man book should be today.
Hmm interesting I personally haven’t dived into his other stories so this is my first Hickman book I’m ready which could be to why the pacing is starting to worry me a little. I personally would still like a bit more going on however the previews for the next issue or two look really good so maybe he’s granted to my wish!
@@mnstash That’s the spirit. Believe me, all of this is going to pay off eventually, just you wait. Also, I really recommend you read Hickman’s runs on Avengers and New Avengers, they are amazing and you won’t be disappointed!
hickman isnt in my top 10 comic book writers and none of his runs are really great for me but il give this a shot cuz peter is married with kids. that's the only thing interesting for now.
I’ll definitely add it to my list and give it a look when I’m finished with ol hornhead DD thank you :)
@@mnstash Great! You won’t regret it 😁
You know, the way that picotech suit is talking to Peter like that. This’ll might be the origin of Ultimate Venom
Oh definitely I can see it going in that direction! Then he’d go to the classic cloth suit
Hickman is cooking, while Zeb Wells and Nick Lowe are preparing for the worst arc in the history of comics😴
Well said
If anything happens to Peter and MJ in this series I will literally become The Joker. Just let Peter and MJ be happy.
What I'm about to bring up isn't an issue (yet) with the Ultimate Spider-Man comics but more of something that needs to be addressed later on regarding the new series collectively. So Ultimate Spider-Man takes place over each month that it gets released meanwhile, Ultimate Black Panther doesn't take place over a large period and each issue isn't that notable of a time jump, meanwhile the new Ultimate X-Men takes place over a series of time and so far it's been an entire year for that series since it started at the end of Hisako's last year of middle school, and is currently in her summer break before her sophomore year. So this will only really be an issue if the different series start referring to each other notably which they haven't since the most notable reference is in Ultimate X-Men #3 which references Storm who is in the new Ultimate Black Panther series, but if they start to reference each other notably and importantly it's best to when they take place relative to each other, though if they go the course that they're currently going with minimal references to each other this isn't something that's needed because it'll be inconsequential.
I haven't read the issue when this video came out, i couldn't watch it yet. Spoilers and all that.
But it was an okay issue. I felt the pacing was also slow. and felt like a suspense thing being built up. But that was for issue 7 not 8. I hope we have more Spider-Man and family and Harry Osborn and Gwen. The villains were good. A new take.
Just felt like those Heist movies where someone is introducing each member of the gang. Like in Ocean's Eleven.
But much better than the ASM of course.
Nice review. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and stuff.
no worries im glad you liked it :) yeah I agree I really hope things start to pickup
Uh...what you're describing just sounds like what it seems Hickman comics normally are. Usually they read better in binge format to my knowledge, and I think that some even say that instead of writing for trade paperback releases, that their stories are better suited for the Omnibus format. So if you have a problem with that kind of thing, it may be best to simply wait and cover the issues in batches or when the run is over.
I have heard some complaining about the pace of his other work. It’s a shame this is monthly while asm Is every two weeks because then the pacing would feel so much better. I’d just thought maybe for this he could actually have a form of payoff more often
Mole Man!? (I forget where are the Fantastic four currently?)
I don’t think this world has the FF!
i recently started reading the ultimate universe's comics and dear god tony i love you but you should have explained to harry why he "wasn't on the list", this is 100% going to push harry into villainy territory if norman wasn't doing it already
Oh you could feel the tension radiate off the page 😭 Harry was FUMING
I love this book it's really awesome and seeing peter parker and mary jane being married and taking care of there kids mayday parker the future spider-girl and Benjy Richard parker as a family especially with that party is really awesome and badass, and plus a bonus seeing this sinister six form against Spider-Man is going to super awesome and very interesting, also i have a theory that the symbiote peter parker has is the symbiote from old ultimate marvel universe which would be really awesome and super interesting if that turns out true which would be freaking amazing and badass but that's just my opinion.
I feel you man there’s a lot of things to look forward to within the series! The family aspect I feel like could be right at the forefront at all times
@@mnstash indeed and honestly i am curious with family aspect crossing over with the sinister six stuff because oh boy if sinister six finds out peter parker with mary jane family it's going to open a lot of can of worms.
I like how you present the story adding your opinion about things here and there.
Most videos just narrate the story and then give it a thumbs up or down.
Thank you I appreciate that :) in my latest video I tried to make it even more ‘professional’ I guess you could say and added sections to the vid, I try to make it as much of a full review as I can compared to others
I'll like this issue so much
Its just ultimate man
And yeah half of this issue was kinda teasing comic But I like it and it was cool to see it
And about that upcoming venom story I hope peter still would have his nanotech suit after the venom story
Also this new sinester six Is interesting specially villans like moleman wich was a fantastic four villan But in this universe he Is a spidey villan and also the boss of the under ground area And also black cat which Is walter hardy (cant wait to see his fight With spidey And also her daughter who would become black cat on upcoming issues ) but also it seems like kingpin Is the one of the members of it And do action instead of just doing things in behind the shadows
And mysterio was cool too like not just his suit And design But the fact they know few things about him
And agian a great issue
Or I should say great video of a great comic🔥
Cant wait for Next issue 😊
Agree that the pacing isn't an issue YET. I think maybe the "monthly release/ real time passing in the story" thing might actually hurt the story if they keep it up. I like how it's been used so far but I think when shit finally hits the fan they need to drop that gimmick and "slow down" the timescale so that the plot can "speed up" even if it sticks to monthly releases and not weekly. And I'm not asking for USM to be weekly, I'm fine with waiting so that they get enough time to tell the story they want to.
Yeah I agree man, there’s gotta be a point where things reallyyyy speed up it’s starting to feel like an old silver age book where issues literally took place a month apart
The pacing is slow BUT i think its good because it will all be payed off in the end and the more build up the more satisfying it is. The MCU did that for 10 years and it payed off in the end with endgame
something is telling me that peter gotta ditch the pico tech suit and went back to the frabic suit
In this he’s never had a fabric suit so I’d love for a scene to have MJ make him one
Whats next they introduce flash Thompson and he becomes venom 2 issues later
is that confirmed or a theory?
@@mnstash theory i hope
Im thinking they might introduce miles morales in the end of allat this ,but i want them to make him a teen like peters son to have teacher and student dynamic and the age difference will make better imho
Enjoyed your review and vid keep them coming cheers
Thanks, will do!
On one hand, plots are over the place. On the other hand, it's Hickman like come on, the guy is great at writing, and i wanna see how this plays out
That’s how I feel, he’s proven he can do it but at the same time I’m more partial to just focusing on one or two things
@mnstash let's hope he doesn't introduce the Ultimate Universe Paul 💀
I think that would be my breaking point😭
Another fantastic review. I agree the comic is good especially compared to the garbage comics "ASM" and "The Spectacular Spider-Men (TSSM)". I also have a few concerns. Like you stated in your video, the pacing is very slow, and how long is the world building in "USM" going to continue. However, my main concern is Felicia Hardy being introduced in "USM #11". Per this issue, we know she's bi-racial, not being race-swapped. Why is she being introduced in this comic? Her father Walter Hardy is part of the Sinister Six, so why do we need her in this storyline? Unlike in Earth-616, Peter isn't going to get involved with her as he's married to MJ and has two kids. There isn't going to be any chemistry between Spidey and The Black Cat in this universe. What direction is Hickman going to take her character in "USM"? One direction is Walter Hardy is killed in an upcoming issue, maybe before "USM # 11", and Harry Osborn consequently has a fallen out with Peter and becomes part of the Sinister Six.
A better storyline for Fellicia Hardy would be she's a young girl in this storyline, and her father is killed during a fight with Spider-Man where Spidey didn't kill him, he just fell to his death. Felicia vows vengeance on Spider-Man, Richard grows up, gets spider powers, and becomes the next Spider-Man taking the mantle from his father, and Felicia grows up, fights Richard, and then they fall in love and marry. That's how I would write it, and that wouldn't happen until "USM" # 125, if the comic would last that long. I hope there's more emphasis on the family in future issues, and more action with a better mix of Peter's personal life with his family and working for Ben and J,J.J., and fighting the Kingpin and the Sinister Six in general. Keep up the great work. I hope you consider reviewing "Spider-Man Unlimited" comic from Infinity/Marvel Comics. I'd like to see your thoughts on that comic in a review video. Cheers.
Thanks for the comment I’m so glad you liked the video :) I’m with you I feel like it’s a pretty weird choice to throw in Felicia into this book and it might be just marvel trying to get some cheap sales in. I hate her design not only is she raceswapped but she doesn’t even have the iconic white hair what the hell is even the point they might as well have just stuck with her dad!
I’ll be sure to try to get to it soon, I’ve spent today rearranging my room and now I can start brainstorming again now everything’s mostly settled !
Let’s hope the next issue is what we need it to be, the previews look pretty good!
I am not a big fan of whole "Its your destiny" thing tbh. Otherwise, I can just ignore that whole plotline for now and enjoy everything else. Also, was kinda surprised they made spider-man so important? Like he is on top of a trans-dimensional super-villain list of people who need to go? Damn ... Bro is finally moving up in the world.
thats fair if im being honest I think I prefer the way USM handled it way over how JMS did in his run, this felt like it was more the 616 world but if it was interrupted whereas JMS was more like mystical and shit like that! anyway thanks for watching :)
@@mnstash uhh ... JMS?? Oh, are you talking about the whole Spider-man being a totem or something? If so, I agree, but I'm talking more about how his original story and really quite an essential aspect of the character is that he's just a random guy who got bitten by chance and had to rise up to the occasion. Steve Ditko was the kind of guy who thought that if you see something bad going on and you can stop it, it's your moral obligation to do it and it very much is a part of Spider-man's essential character trait. So far it seems like Peter is doing superheroics, because he got some mid-life crisis going on and someone told him that it was his destiny to become Spider-man.
Obviously it's too early to say anything, maybe they will make it work in some great way, but so far the premise of how and why he got his powers seems kinda off to me.
Ngl that sinister six lineup is really good
Unexpected yet very exciting!
Nice 👍
Thanks :)
Love the video
Thanks mate glad you enjoyed:)
I just made chicken nuggets
Love to hear it
I'll like this issue so much
Its just ultimate man
And yeah half of this issue was kinda teasing comic But I like it and it was cool to see it
And about that upcoming venom story I hope peter still would have his nanotech suit after the venom story
Also this new sinester six Is interesting specially villans like moleman wich was a fantastic four villan But in this universe he Is a spidey villan and also the boss of the under ground area And also black cat which Is walter hardy (cant wait to see his fight With spidey And also her daughter who would become black cat on upcoming issues ) but also it seems like kingpin Is the one of the members of it And do action instead of just doing things in behind the shadows
And mysterio was cool too like not just his suit And design But the fact they know few things about him
And agian a great issue
Or I should say great video of a great comic🔥
Cant wait for Next issue 😊
thank you for the support :) I like your take alot and I hope that for next issue we get some real spidey action! the previews look so good