Review: ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN VOL 1 by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley

This was the first of the Ultimate comics, and since Spider-Man is Marvel's most important character, this book had to be great.

Fortunately, it was. And it was something the main Spider-Man books hadn't been for many years- fun 

This is partly due to the fact that the main character is younger. This Spider-Man is a teenager, and he acts like it, and the rest of his cast has been similarly de-aged. It's also due to the fact that there's not a half-century of continuity weighing him down. This is a brand-new book starring a brand-new character in a brand-new world, and everything is happening for the first time.

Mostly, though, it seems to be due to the fact that Bendis and Bagley seem to enjoy making the comic book. Whatever it is, it's an entertaining book, and I recommend it.