http://www.usatoday.com/life/comics/...ider-man_n.htm
He's black and hispanic. Covering all their bases arent they?
He's black and hispanic. Covering all their bases arent they?
The New Ultimate Spider-Man.
So, which one's going to be more successful? This guy or the new black Batman? 
Te be fair, though, at least they're shaking things up. A female Spidey would have been just a little too "done", and a Peter Parker clone, literally or otherwise, would probably have seemed even more uninspired. In the hands of most other writers, I would have given this a resounding "meh", but with Bendis at the helm, I'm at least a little intrigued.
Te be fair, though, at least they're shaking things up. A female Spidey would have been just a little too "done", and a Peter Parker clone, literally or otherwise, would probably have seemed even more uninspired. In the hands of most other writers, I would have given this a resounding "meh", but with Bendis at the helm, I'm at least a little intrigued.
Looking forward to it. I've not actually read the The Death of Spider-Man arc, though, I've only read the first 3 TPBs. I'll be getting the collected edition of that (out next week, I think.) Already collecting Ultimate Comics Fallout, and I'll start picking up the single issues of the new Spidey series too.
Im kind of disappointed, I thought it would be someone we actually know. Now they're just gonna go through the kid going to high school etc, we've already seen that with Peter Parker, its kind of boring.
So, have Marvel said when (NOT IF) they'll be bringing the Ultimate Peter Parker back from the dead yet?
This seems a bit familiar, like when DC made Jamie Reynes (hispanic) the new Blue Beetle and Ryan Choi (chinese from Hong Kong) as the Atom (the first time that is, not the same impact when they bring him back from the dead as part of the DCu reboot come September).
I think making it an unknown was a good choice by marvel. This way its a character with a back story to tell rather than a back story to twist and fiddle with. It also confirms the long term death of Peter Parker in the ultimates universe as you'd always get the feeling with someone else taking the mantle that they would eventually return to their original superhero identity.
I think making it an unknown was a good choice by marvel. This way its a character with a back story to tell rather than a back story to twist and fiddle with. It also confirms the long term death of Peter Parker in the ultimates universe as you'd always get the feeling with someone else taking the mantle that they would eventually return to their original superhero identity.
It was funny reading the mainstream press cover this today - with hysterical headlines about a black-hispanic Spider-Man. All of them missing the subtly of this being the Ultimate Universe Spider-Man - not the original one.
Originally Posted by Bob Paisley:
“It was funny reading the mainstream press cover this today - with hysterical headlines about a black-hispanic Spider-Man. All of them missing the subtly of this being the Ultimate Universe Spider-Man - not the original one.”
“It was funny reading the mainstream press cover this today - with hysterical headlines about a black-hispanic Spider-Man. All of them missing the subtly of this being the Ultimate Universe Spider-Man - not the original one.”
Well, to be fair, the concept of alternate universes is kind of a peculiar idea, and the Ultimate universe at least seems far more rooted in what Spider-Man used to be than anything that's going on the "main" universe.
Originally Posted by not_the_doctor:
“Well, to be fair, the concept of alternate universes is kind of a peculiar idea, and the Ultimate universe at least seems far more rooted in what Spider-Man used to be than anything that's going on the "main" universe.”
“Well, to be fair, the concept of alternate universes is kind of a peculiar idea, and the Ultimate universe at least seems far more rooted in what Spider-Man used to be than anything that's going on the "main" universe.”
Sure, I don't really have a problem with it. But some readers may get a little confused if they rush out to buy a copy of the Amazing Spider-Man and see Peter Parker.
And it's just interesting to see how mainstream journalists miss nuance and complexity when commenting on an area they (presumably) don't know much about. I'm only noticing it because I'm a comic-book geek. I wonder if other people see something similar when journalists write about other areas of expertise.
Originally Posted by Bob Paisley:
“Sure, I don't really have a problem with it. But some readers may get a little confused if they rush out to buy a copy of the Amazing Spider-Man and see Peter Parker.”
“Sure, I don't really have a problem with it. But some readers may get a little confused if they rush out to buy a copy of the Amazing Spider-Man and see Peter Parker.”
I doubt too many readers will be confused about this. I doubt they'll attract too many new people who aren't already comics.
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“And it's just interesting to see how mainstream journalists miss nuance and complexity when commenting on an area they (presumably) don't know much about. I'm only noticing it because I'm a comic-book geek. I wonder if other people see something similar when journalists write about other areas of expertise.”
“And it's just interesting to see how mainstream journalists miss nuance and complexity when commenting on an area they (presumably) don't know much about. I'm only noticing it because I'm a comic-book geek. I wonder if other people see something similar when journalists write about other areas of expertise.”
Absolutely. With very few exceptions, mainstream news coverage is almost comically amateurish and uninformed on almost every imaginable subject.
Originally Posted by not_the_doctor:
“Absolutely. With very few exceptions, mainstream news coverage is almost comically amateurish and uninformed on almost every imaginable subject.”
“Absolutely. With very few exceptions, mainstream news coverage is almost comically amateurish and uninformed on almost every imaginable subject.”
Yup. Journalists don't get the jobs by knowing a lot about everything. They can twist anything into an interesting story !! Its great when you know a lot about something and can spot when they're talking complete rubbish !!
