Ultimate Spider-Man #118 Review

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #118
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Stuart Immonen

Bendis utilized a unique narrative this issue that really pulled me into this story. All his issues are overly wordy and full of Bendis speak, but this time around he chose to shift the perspective and narrative of the story throughout the various cast members, including Moose, Mary Jane, Peter, Kitty and so on. It's hard to describe exactly how this read, but, to me at least, I just found it refreshing and like Bendis was finally letting us get to know the great supporting cast he's built up.

Moose's section was particular enjoyable. He's in love with Kitty and is really pumped about it and you can see him pumping himself up about asking her out, kissing her, being a man and not wimping out over it and then deflating shortly afterwards. It's also revealed, and I may have missed this somewhere along the way, that he knows Peter is Spider-Man. He would like to talk to him about Kitty, but he knows he'd just spaz out if he found out he knew who he was. This was all covered in a single page and quite enjoyable.

Well, with how much time I spent on Moose's little segue, I guess I'll wrap this up quick. Iceman and Human Torch come to Pete's school. Everyone decides to hang out and go to the beach. At a bonfire, much like the last one they had when the Torch was there, Liz bursts into flames and is apparently the new Firestar and a mutant, which should be interesting for the mutant hating Liz. It was a nice twist, if a bit predictable, and ended a great issue.

Verdict - Must Read

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