Yeah, this is one of the better arcs of Ultimate Spidey. Maybe even some of Bendis' best work. And I ain't just saying that because like all kids of the 90s I inexplicably like Venom. It's the idea of hubris, and human failings turning a genuinely selfless idea into a walking nightmare. Plus, characterisation for Richard Parker, which is always nice, but that brings up one of the really weird bits about him and Mary. No-one seems to have known them. No friends, co-workers, colleagues, casual acquaintances, nada. At least in the Ultimate universe there are a few people who knew about them, and later there's that whole point about Trask un-personing Richard.
Plus, while the story is pretty tight, Eddie's reaction is just pure dumb. He finds Peter, clearly not in a good way, who then tells Eddie at length how the project their dads worked on is dangerous and nearly killed him. So naturally Eddie decides "Oh, yeah? Well, I'll stick my fingers in itOHGODAAAGH!" Seriously, the only reason he does it is because of sheer contrariness.
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And I ain't just saying that because like all kids of the 90s I inexplicably like Venom.
It's the idea of hubris, and human failings turning a genuinely selfless idea into a walking nightmare.
Plus, characterisation for Richard Parker, which is always nice, but that brings up one of the really weird bits about him and Mary.
No-one seems to have known them. No friends, co-workers, colleagues, casual acquaintances, nada. At least in the Ultimate universe there are a few people who knew about them, and later there's that whole point about Trask un-personing Richard.
Plus, while the story is pretty tight, Eddie's reaction is just pure dumb.
He finds Peter, clearly not in a good way, who then tells Eddie at length how the project their dads worked on is dangerous and nearly killed him. So naturally Eddie decides "Oh, yeah? Well, I'll stick my fingers in itOHGODAAAGH!"
Seriously, the only reason he does it is because of sheer contrariness.
But otherwise, good stuff.