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| Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of a Goblin | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Michael Bendis
Creators: Stuart Immonen, Mark Bagley
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 28743
Media: Paperback
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0785121374
Dewey Decimal Number: 745.5973
EAN: 9780785121374
ASIN: 0785121374
Publication Date: March 5, 2008
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Product Description
Peter and his Aunt May have perhaps the most important conversation of Peter's life. It's a gut-wrenching, emotional roller coaster you'll never forget. And Spider-Man is on the call when there is a huge explosion in the side of the Triskelion - the side housing superhuman criminals. From the acrid smoke emerges a man seething with vengeance - a man who wants Peter Parker dead! That man is Norman Osborn, the Green Goblin! And for the web-spinner, things are about to get out of control! The artistic baton is passed from longtime penciler Mark Bagley to stunning new ongoing artist Stuart Immonen, of Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four fame! Collects Ultimate Spider-Man #112-117.
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 Wow! This one's a doozy. February 26, 2008
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is the latest installment of the long-running , wildly successful "Ultimate Spider-Man" series, which takes the character back to his gangly, teenage roots. This volume gathers issues #112-117, and marks the debut of a new illustrator, Stuart Immonen, as the permanent artist on the series. I had gotten into the cartoony vibe of the previous artist, Mark Bagley, and was leery of his departure, but --man!!-- does Immonen deliver the goods! This is some of the most exciting, fluid, cinematic artwirk I've ever seen in a Marvel book... Wow! is it fun!
Writer Brian Michael Bendis is also totally in the zone on this one, too -- Spidey's bitter, sarcastic ripostes to floundering interim S.H.I.E.L.D director Carol Danvers are some of the best dialog I've read in ages - funny and also illuminating of Peter Parker's maturing inner strength. This is a *great* superhero book, and a nice upswing for a title that was beginning to sag around the edges. Hope Bendis & Company can keep up the pace, 'cause this was a lot of fun. (Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
Terrific Service from Amazon March 5, 2008
1 out of 8 found this review helpful
I pre-order this book a while back. The first book i got was defective due to excessive glue from the binding, which glued a couple of the pages together. Amazon sent a new copy before i had the chance before i sent back my old copy. that's just quality service.
beside that. i found that this 9th series of ultimate spider-man includes the clone series that was released a couple of months earlier. so you might want to save some money if you havent decided to purchase the clone series. i already purchased both, but i have no complaint since i love the artistry.
great continuation of excellent series March 7, 2008
This collects Ultimate Spider-Man issues 97-111. More of the same from Bendis and Bagley here - which is a very good thing. One of the most teen to adult accessible comics being written continues a stellar run. This marks the end of Bagley as artist, but Immonen comes in without missing a beat.
Two main arcs are portrayed in this collection. The first one has a rash of Spider-clones, of varying physical characteristics, tearing up Queens. It takes the assistance of the Fantastic Four and S.H.I.E.L.D. to put them down. Bendis continues to play with the 616 Universe mythos, altering the origins of the clone saga and even the powers of legendary villain Doctor Octopus. Throughout this struggle, Peter Parker remains a believable teenager dealing with crap he shouldn't have to. Some of the bits are predictable, such as the Richard Parker scenario, but others surprised me and will have long lasting effects - notably the Aunt May situation (will leave details out to avoid spoiling that).
The second arc deals with Daredevil recruiting various vigilante superheroes to bring down the Kingpin. The group is familiar to readers of the comic (DD, Doctor Strange, Moon Knight, Shang Chi, Iron Fist) but how it all goes down will surprise you. The pacing of this arc is a bit too quick for me - once the mole is revealed, it resolves rapidly. The exposition on motive is also a bit short and doesn't quite hit home. The highlight is Spider-Man standing up to Daredevil and imposing the limits on the group.
Overall an excellent collection that any Spider-Man fan should enjoy - and I continue to recommend this entire series for any new reader to comics.
good story March 8, 2008
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
1st off the comic is drawn very well, which is a big selling point for me since i'm an art student. 2nd story is also very important, mainly because with a sucky story everything goes downhill. fortunatly for us this g.n. has both. without ruining the story, you real feel for spidey(which is like 95% of the time) in this one. so much keeps happening to him and yet he's still one of the good guys. if only the majority of us could do that in real life.
Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 19: Death of a Goblin March 27, 2008
My teen-aged son is a major Spider-man fan. He loves the movie series and the graphic novels. The Ultimate graphic novel series is his favorite. The writing and story line are very good and the art work is excellent.
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