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| Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 12: Superstars | 
 enlarge | Authors: Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 30275
Media: Paperback
Edition: Graphic novel
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 6.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 078511629X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785116295
ASIN: 078511629X
Publication Date: April 6, 2005
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A bizarre occurrence brings Spider-Man and Wolverine together for the weirdest team-up in super-hero history! As the two struggle to get to the bottom of this mystery, their lives literally unravel. Why are both heroes too concerned with their own lives to work together? Strap yourself in, True Believer; it's all part of the ride you get when you buy a ticket for the team-up for people who hate team-ups! Plus: Johnny Storm realizes that despite his new flame powers and fame on the horizon, he still doesn't have a high-school diploma. And where does the young New Yorker enroll? Why, none other than a certain Queens high school that also counts one Peter Parker - Spider-Man - as a student. And what's up between Johnny and sweet Liz Allen? Watch the sparks fly!
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 Ultimate Spider-Man and Wolverine, the Torch, & Dr. Strange April 24, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
"Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 12: Superstars" reprints issues #66-71 of the Marvel comic book, which is unusual from the previous volumes because these six issues do not represent one major story arc against a particular villain such as the Green Goblin or Doctor Octopus. Instead you have a trio of two part stories pairing up Spider-Man with other Marvel superheroes in the Ultimate universe. The cover (from issue #66) gives away one of the three and puts together two of the most popular Marvel superheroes together to help promote sales.
Kicking off the adventures is what is proudly and unashamedly the weirdest Ultimate Spider-Man story to date. When you see that the two issues are entitled "Even We Don't Believe This" (#66) and "Jump the Shark" (#67) those are your first clues that this story is, to put it mildly, out there. Brian Bendis the writer of the comic book even shows up, so to speak, to warn the reader that this is not a classic superhero story. The hook will either sell you or repel you: Peter Parker and Logan wake up and discover they have switched bodies. That means Wolverine's alter-ego is dealing with Aunt May, Mary Jane, and high school while Spider-man is trying not to freak out because there are claws popping out of his hands. The intent here is to be funny and I think Bendis along with penciler Mark Bagley and inker Scott Hanna pull it off, mainly because the humor is character driven. Of course there is the question as to why this is going on and while the revelation merely ends the episode rather than provide a great punch line, Mary Jane takes care of that. There is nothing wrong with a little silliness like this, especially after Peter was rocked by the death of Gwen Stacy.
"Popular" (#68) and "Meet Me" (#69) has the other members of the Fantastic Four (who have yet to appear in public in the Ultimate universe) convincing Johnny Storm that he has to go back to high school and get his diploma while keeping his flame power a secret. It would be interesting to see which would be harder to Johnny when he enrolls at Midtown High, where Peter Parker goes to school. At a beach party at Coney Island, Johnny accidentally flames on and the payoff is that Spider-Man shows up to have a talk with the Human Torch. Having been dictated to by Nick Fury about what his life as a super-powered character will be like, this is a chance for Spider-Man to have a talk with somebody in a similar situation. Unlike a previous conversation with the X-Men, this one gets a bit more personal. After the insanity of the previous storyline, this is a much quieter little story.
The two-part story "Strange" (#70-71) starts to set up the next major "Ultimate Spider-Man" story arc. Peter and Mary Jane's relationship is going so well they decided to treat themselves to dinner at an exclusive Manhattan restaurant. But because he goes along with "Daily Bugle" reporter Ben Urich on an assignment to interview Dr. Stephen Strange, Peter suddenly finds himself trapped in a nightmare that distorts reality. The Master of the Mystic Arts, who is no longer a stuffed shirt in the Ultimate universe, has to do most of the work in this one while Spider-Man deals with the nightmares, but there is an important development here that will be significant in the next storyline since Peter is now convinced that because she knows his secret, Mary Jane is going to end up dead.
These are three totally different types of stories and make for a nice buffer between Spider-Man having to deal with Venom killing Gwen in Volume 11 and facing Harry Osborn as the Hobgoblin in the next tradepaperback collection. Obviously this is not an epic storyline, but then that is not what "Ultimate Spider-Man" is about. This comic book restarted Spider-Man from the beginning for the 21st century and the objective is to make everything old new again. Coming up with a true epic comporable to what we had with the "Amazing Spider-Man" in issues #31-33 with Doctor Octopus or #39-40 with the Green Goblin is not possible. These are solid stories in a tale that is well-told, in part because it is taking its time.
Weakest in the series November 18, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
While I am a fan of the Ultimate Spiderman series, this is the weakest trade paperback I've read yet. The story with Wolverine is an interesting premise but sloppily resolved. The stories with the Human Torch and Doctor Strange are a little better but not up to the high level of this series. I applaud the creators for diverting from the standard Spiderman vs. supervillian plot but ultimately did not enjoy reading this as much as the others. Recommended for completists only.
 Bendis' spider sense barely tingling here August 20, 2006
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
After killing off Gwen Stacey in the last trade arc, Bendis drops the ball with three weak story lines, starting with a truly insipid "Freaky Friday" body switch between Spider-Man and Wolverine, with Mr. Bendis stroking his ego by adding his image to apologia introductions. Next, the Human Torch still needs half a semester to get his high school diploma; no No-Prizes for correctly guessing which school he picks in this mushy tale that reads more like a Marvel After School Special. The Ultimates and Dr. Stephen Strange phone in appearances in our final story, a wordy, half-baked attempt to place Strange in the Ultimate universe. "Superstars" marks a new low in the USM trade collections. Readers on a budget and those with some standards can safely give this one a pass.
 SPIDEY'S SO-SO SUPERSTAR CROSSOVERS! August 31, 2006
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a huge fan of Bendis and Bagley's work on the Ultimate Spider-Man books. Even their weak stories are better than 99.9% of the rest of the comic marketplace.
That said, this is a collection of pretty weak stories.
Each two-issue "chapter" seems to be to simply help promote other titles or characters in the Ultimate Universe. X-Men (mainly Wolverine...OF COURSE), The Fantastic Four (mainly the Torch), and the Ultimates (with a huge cameo by Dr. Strange) all show up in stories that you'll forget faster than your Boss' Birthday.
Save your money and buy other titles in the Ultimate Spider-Man TPB series, you'll have a better time there.
so far, the worst of the ultimate spider-man books... February 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
ultimate spider-man by bendis and bagley is one of the best series out there. not as much action and non-stop bad guy fighting, but a good mix of that and a lot of peter parker being a teenager with problems (girls, bullies, being grounded, etc.) along with his spidey life.
the series is great great great. only a few minor things that could be better:
1. i don't like how nick fury comes in and tells spider-man he's going to work his whole life for him and shield. the idea of peter being...trapped in a web? haha...well it isn't too cool. superheroes need to fight the good fight because they want to, not because shield will go and take away their superpowers (as fury has threatened) if they don't comply. plus the issues where the ultimates come in aren't that great, the whole series gets hijacked by them and not a lot of spidey. imo, the ultimates are easily the worst part of the ultimate universe. beyond ultimate spider-man and the ultimate fantastic four the ultimate universe isn't too great.
2. bendis needs to cut down on the tuchas talk. seriously if parker grew up in nyc today he'd more likely speak spanglish than yanglish.
3. geldoff.
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