Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimatum

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'Ultimatum' probably doesn't need much in the way of introduction. It's probably one of the worst storylines published by Marvel. Worst not only in the quality of the writing but in how repugnant it was. It's one of the closest things to superhero torture porn there is.

At the time though the other Ultimate titles were forced to pick up the pieces and salvage what was left. Bendis did as fine a job as anyone could do. In particular Jonah's revelation is probably one of the best things Bendis has ever done with the title.

#129 deals with the fallout of the return of Gwen Stacy.















#130...







What ensues is the events of 'Ultimatum' in which Magneto causes massive flooding around the world.









#131...







The Hulk helps Spider-Man with civilians.

Later...



Banner hulks out again.





#132...





Spider-Man is haunted by his old enemies.













#133...















#133 marked the final issue of the series before being relaunched but there was a two issue 'Requiem' miniseries that served as an epilogue.





What follows is a flashback (illustrated by Bagley) in which Spider-Man teams up with Iron Man to take down Madame Hydra.





#2...



We get another Bagley story this time about Spidey teaming up with the Hulk.












And thus ends the first volume to USM. It would return as 'Ultimate Comics Spider-Man'. How many people want to see me continue with the second series?

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