Also - I really hated the death of a main person in Miles' life. It has been done over and over again when a writer is lazy and needs his character to go through a crisis to kill off a close friend/family and it happens here. Not only is the death a been there done that it just isn't an interesting death. Cops are firing at the villain and a stray one kills the person. SIDE NOTE: the cops in this universe are dirt stupid. Scene after scene - they rush to the fight - they fire bullets that they know won't stop the villain but almost kill Spider-man and then when the villain flees or is stopped they draw their guns on Spider-man. This felt like it happened 20 times. It makes zero sense. Nobody trains the cops "hey, if it is super-villain a) stay away b) don't fire guns randomly c) stop trying to kill or arrest the obvious hero. There is a whole new generation of new hero’s created by man but not willing to be exploited, Miles and his friends are proof. Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.

Over the course of this omnibus Miles story does intersect with big events in the Ultimate universe. This includes the Hydra fuelled Divided We Fall/United We Stand - a crossover with The Ultimates. I feel we got enough of a sense of what was happening in the main crossover, whilst seeing it from Miles perspective and how it impacted his story. The Cataclysm tie in however wasn’t as strong, but I think that’s due to needing to read the main event. In Spider-Man’s issues a lot is left unanswered. There are some great moments like when he fights VENOM and all that follows or the story with his Uncle Prowler and the drama with his father, fight with Galactus and all and the drama with the Ultimates (Avengers) and the result of it and finally i like the Ganke character and he brings a lot of gravitas into the role and finally the big Peter team up of 616 to fight Mysterio and the return of 1610 Peter and their fight with Green Goblin remains a highlight for me. This story takes place in the Ultimate Marvel universe, not the main universe. I have a soft spot for this universe as it was issues of The Ultimates, Ultimate Spider-Man, and Ultimate X-Men that got me into comics. Story: Miles origin story and the passing of the mantle from Peter Parker’s Spider-Man. This means we get to see him interact with characters like Aunt May, MJ and Gwen Stacy and their reaction to a new Spider-Man. He also has his own supporting characters including his best friend Ganke, plus complex relationships with his family.

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Ganke's unflinching loyalty that is common in teenage friendships, Miles' dad's complex world views, his uncle Aaron's predilection for crime, his girlfriend's secret family, the Bugle reporter investigating our new Spidey and even detective Maria Hill are all examples of the memorable writing contained in this omnibus.

This journey is certainly not without loss and betrayal, and Miles does stay true to the original Spiderman his goals and choices. When the Peter Parker of the Ultimate Universe falls, the world needs a Spider-Man -- and here comes Miles Morales! But what's the secret behind his powers -- and can he master them before the Scorpion strikes? Family life gets complicated as Miles learns the truth about his uncle Aaron, and Captain America comes calling when war breaks out! Miles shares a multiversal meeting of the Spider-Men with the Marvel Universe's Peter Parker -- but what tragedy could leave the young hero swearing never to wear the webs again?"-- Let's move on to Bendis. As a writer he can divide a comic audience. My take on him is - his strengths are building characters and adding humour and keeping the pace of the plot moving and his weaknesses are he can fall in love with his dialogue a bit too much, and he isn't great at writing action scenes. Since we focus on one character and not a team we get to avoid the "snappy team patter" that can drive me crazy reading a Bendis book and since this is a character he obviously cares a lot about we get a lot of great character moments.Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion. Absolutely loved this run. Miles is a wonderfully innocent and brave character whose crazy problems throughout this long series have a way of just being grounded and relatable... Even though we have invasions of space gods, clones, angry Osborn lizards and massive comic book crossovers. Collects Ultimate Comics Spider-Man (2011) #1-28, 16.1; Spider-Men (2012) #1-5; Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man (2013) #1-3; Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #200; Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man (2014) #1-12; Material From Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4. When the Peter Parker of the Ultimate Universe falls, the world needs a Spider-Man - and here comes Miles Morales! But what's the secret behind his powers - and can he master them before the Scorpion strikes? Family life gets complicated as Miles learns the truth about his uncle Aaron, and Captain America comes calling when war breaks out! Miles shares a multiversal meeting of the Spider-Men with the Marvel Universe's Peter Parker, but what tragedy could leave the young hero swearing never to wear the webs again? There'll be familiar faces, heroic allies, deadly menaces, a startling return and a sprinkling of romance in the complete Ultimate Universe adventures of Miles Morales! The other BIG irritation I had was Miles' girlfriend. Everyone is saying "don't tell her you are Spider-man" (even the reader is yelling it) and he does and stupidity ensues. I don't want to spoil it but...the odds of his girlfriend being involved with that group are zero...unless the writer needed it. Those are the stories near the end that fell flat to me.

And speaking of which, the supporting cast are also given plenty of time to shine. A very important aspect to any good hero comic. Likewise, for a "half Puerto Rican" Miles shows nothing that is Puerto Rican at all. He doesn't speak Spanish, he doesn't celebrate or observe anything Puerto Rican. You would not even think his mother was Puerto Rican or Latina if her name was not Río.I had previously read part of this story as a normal graphic novel, so it was great to read the whole origin of the character and his early adventures. If you are a fan of the character from the Into the Spider-Verse film or the Miles Morales video game, I highly recommend this. While it took Peter Parker years-decades- to win the approval of the Avengers and actually being allowed into the team, Miles is able to win over pretty much everyone within an issue or two. Characters go from telling him that he's too young on one issue to then being completely accepting of him, inviting him to the team, offering to train him, by the next issue. In one issue, Miles walks (swings) the the Ultimates HQ (Avengers) and ask to join the team, by the end of the issue he's a member of it. Perhaps the greatest insult is that Miles is able to defeat the enemy that bested Peter; even two Peter Parkers approve of Miles. The only adversity Miles faces is himself which for half of the omnibus doesn't make sense. He doesn't want to use his powers because he doesn't, and on the other half he doesn't because of a tragedy (which makes sense).

Saying that the overall quality of this Omnibus is great. It continues the trend of keeping high stakes but also intimate slice of life drama close to the characters to keep them relatable. Some of my favorite moments in the entire Ultimate Spider-Man line, including Peter's, is in this volume. If you want to get the know the origins of Miles, this is the book to grab.Also - the fact there were big event tie-ins we only see a bit of is ALWAYS an irritation in omnibus collections from the 90's onward.