Ultimate Spider-Man: Hollywood

[cyberghostface]

Usually when a superhero movie comes out Marvel (or DC as it is now) will do a storyline that relates to the movie's plot or in some cases change the characters for movie synergy. A while back when Spider-Man 2 came out Bendis did something different...

#54...

The issue opens with Aunt May leaving for a week and giving some money to Pete and Gwen to take care of themselves.










Spidey asks how they can make a movie without his permission and they tell him they don't need to as he's a public figure. They also got rights from Otto's ex-wife and Norman Osborn's half-sister Cher Osborn.







#55...

There's a little scene with Dr. Octopus 'talking' to his tentacles (I cut most of these pages out but there are a few scenes like this that explain a scene later) about how they should lay low when they see on TV his ex-wife badmouthing him.




Kong is telling everyone about it the next day at school and Gwen gets upset.





During the filming of the movie, Spider-Man is watching from afar.





#56...







I'm... just going to let that speak for itself.





During the fight with Dr. Octopus Spider-Man is knocked out.



#57...

On the plane Ock slaps Peter with one of his tentacles.








We get an extended flashback sequence as to how Otto was able to escape with Spider-Man (which involves him putting his tentacles on someone as a decoy for the police to shoot) and hijack a plane. Otto goes to the pilot and when he returns Spider-Man has apparently escaped.







#58...

It turns out Spider-Man didn't leave the plane but was hiding there to surprise Ock.










Spider-Man manages to stowaway on a plane.







#59...



Gwen runs off. She later returns, saying she spent the day reading up on Spider-Man at the library.

Comments

[beardedjellybean]

What do you know, Bendis told us years ago that we were going to get a black Spidey.

[mrstatham]

Oh Peter, you need to extend your Raimi filmography a little. Darkman and Army of Darkness are freaking amazing, you little punk.

One thing I really liked around this period though was people generally going for the Molina-look for Otto. The Raimi movies kind-of goofed at points with the villain design, but the 'dishevelled guy in an overcoat and goggles' look really worked for the character. And it particularly worked here, whereas I remember in the 616 books they just.. Made him look kind-of greasy.

[cyberghostface]

In the 616 books for SM2 he had this really bizarre Matrix look with slicked back long greasy hair, an oversized trenchcoat and suckers on his tentacles. It really made no sense to me given that the Raimi look was in comparison fairly understated.

[captainbellman]

I still miss the classy white suit and shades look from the old DeMatteis years. If they ever recast the character for the new movies, I'd love to see him played by Raine Wilson in that style.

[beyondthefringe]

One of my favorite things about this run was the friendship triangle between Peter. Gwen, and Mary Jane. That's one area in which Bendis succeeded.