Ultimate Spider-Man 12: Superstars

Great item, came as described.

The entire series is definitely worth the money. I am an avid comic book reader and this is one of a very select few series that I will reread. Bendis is an fantastic author and his new volumes are also great.

this is one of my favorite comics of all time. this book is probably the weirdest and they author even states that in this book but still a great read.

Got this for a Christmas gift. My grandson loved it!

great condition of book, shipped in great speed as well. overall satisfied.

Another great addition!

Better than expected thanks!

"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.

Unlike most of the volumes of Ultimate spiderman, this doesn't seem to have much of a plot line, to me it was done as a refreshing change from the usual tempo. With the unexpected death of Gwen Stacy I think the writers chose to give this volume a cheerful story and what better way than bringing in the most popular character in Marvel, Wolverine.Peter wakes up to find himself in Logan's body and realises with horror that Logan must have woken up in his. The piece is enjoyable as the pair have to work together but neither seem able to do this. Wolverine is awesome as he talks back at Aunt May and also when Peter is trying to get him to go class for him so he doesn't get in trouble.Following from this story we are introduced to Jonny Storm who decides he wants to have a bit of normality in his life and decides he wants to continue with High School. Guess which school he goes to. Peter and Jonny get on but no where near as well as Liz Allen gets on with Jonny until he bursts into flame in front of them all.This is an enjoyable break from the previous volume, which was pretty dark and the next volume is also very harsh as Peter has to fight his best friend.

I have read the entire Ultimate Spider-man series from Bendis and this is one of my favourite volumes. The first two issues are about that time when Wolverine & Spider-Man swapped bodies, out of nowhere. Wolverine wakes up in the body of Peter Parker and the first person he encounters is Mary Jane- who invites him to walk w/ her to school. You can imagine his reaction and how that would have turned out. The artwork is BEAUTIFUL and the stories are amazing.I wish this was available in hardcover. I had to return the product because unfortunately the front page was slightly damaged. I am not finicky & I wouldn't mind when some random non-fiction 235 INR book is delivered in that way. But when you're paying 800 for a 144-page comic book- you expect a bit more.

awesome