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| Featured here is a comprehensive timeline of the comic book series '''"]"''' created by ] and ], and drawn by ]. | |||
| {{spoilers}} | |||
| ==Power and Responsibility (#1-7)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Brian Michael Bendis (writer) / Mark Bagley (drawing) | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter gets bitten by genetically altered spider and gets super powers; fights as a wrestler to pay off family debts; refuses to stop burglar who later kills Uncle Ben; becomes Spider-Man out of guilt; fights Norman Osborn / Green Goblin | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] | |||
| *'''Deaths''': Uncle Ben | |||
| *'''Notes''': Modernised retelling of the classic ''Amazing Fantasy #15'' story (1961); first comic of the entire ] line; first Bendis / Bagley collaboration. | |||
| ==Learning Curve (#8-13)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter gets a job at the “Daily Bugle”; learns Uncle Ben's murderer had ties to the Kingpin; Peter fights his henchmen and manages to steal incriminating discs; reveals his identity to Mary Jane and becomes her boyfriend | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], ], ], ] staff (], ], ], ]), ], ] | |||
| *'''Deaths''': Mr. Big / Frederick Foswell | |||
| ==Double Trouble (#14-21)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ]- ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Dr. Octopus swears to kill his superior Justin Hammer; Kraven the Hunter wants to kill Spider-Man; Peter saves Hammer from Doc Ock and himself from Kraven | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], ], ], ] | |||
| *'''Deaths''': Justin Hammer | |||
| *'''Notes''': The Spider-Man movie came out during this time (]). | |||
| ==Legacy (#22-27)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Norman Osborn tries to blackmail Peter into working for him; Nick Fury helps Peter; Osborn (as Green Goblin) abducts Mary Jane and throws her off a bridge; Fury and Peter take down Osborn; Fury intends to draft Peter into S.H.I.E.L.D. by force when he is 18, shocking Peter | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ] | |||
| *'''Notes''': Ever since ] in ''Amazing Spider-Man #121'' (1973), it is fairly common to see Peter's love interests getting hurled off a bridge. | |||
| ==Public Scrutiny (#28-32)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Trade paperback appeared''': ], ] | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter is framed by a Spider-Man impostor; gets shot by the police and gets help by the ]; impostor kills John Stacy, and his daughter Gwen blames Spider-Man; Peter takes out the impostor; Mary Jane breaks up with Peter | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], ] | |||
| *'''Deaths''': John Stacy | |||
| *'''Notes''': In the original ''Amazing Spider-Man'' series, Gwen's father was also killed saving a child (issue 90). | |||
| ==Venom (#33-39)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter meets Eddie Brock Jr., who reveals their late fathers worked on a healing balm called Venom; on skin contact, Peter is transformed into a black, psychotic, near-invincible Super-Spider-Man and just breaks free; when Eddie irresponsibly takes Venom himself, he makes the same transformation; Eddie goes on a rampage, gets gunned down by the police and dissolves | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Eddie Brock Jr. / ] | |||
| *'''Notes''': This storyline is continued in the ]. | |||
| ==Irresponsible (#40-45)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': A pyrokinetic called Geldoff psionically destroys cars; Peter is attacked by him, but then the X-Men step in; Aunt May visits a psychiatrist to come to terms with her life; Peter and Mary Jane re-bond | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Geldoff, Ultimate X-Men | |||
| ==Ultimate Six (USM #46 & Ultimate Six #1-7)== | |||
| {{main|Ultimate Six}} | |||
| ==Cats & Kings (#47-53)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline I''': J. Jonah Jameson endorses a candidate for District Attorney with obvious ties to the Kingpin, but then gets second thoughts; Peter wants to "visit" JJJ, saves him from the Enforcers | |||
| *'''Plot outline II''': The Black Cat steals an artifact from Kingpin and starts flirting with Spider-Man; they are attacked by Elektra; Peter discovers Black Cat's identity and sees Kingpin and Elektra threatening her; Elektra impales the Black Cat with her ], but no corpse is found; revealed that Kingpin wanted to use "magic" tablet on his comatose wife Vanessa | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], Black Cat, Venessa Fisk | |||
| *'''Notes''': In the original ''Amazing Spider-Man'' series, the stone tablet was a source of eternal youth; in the original ''Amazing Spider-Man'' series, the corrupt politician Sam Bullitt appeared in issue 91. | |||
| ==Hollywood (#54-59)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Hollywood plans to screen a Spider-Man movie; an angry Spider-Man appears on set; Dr. Octopus breaks free, defeats Spider-Man and abducts him to Brazil; Peter defeats him and flees back to Queens; Gwen Stacy finds out Peter's secret identity; the movie becomes a smash hit. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': | |||
| *'''Notes''': Arc obviously written as an appetizer for the upcoming film '''“Spider-Man 2”''' (July 2004) which featured Dr. Octopus as the main villain. The comic featured male lead ], Director ] and Marvel-movie head ] in cameo roles.'' | |||
| ==Carnage (#60-65)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Spider-Man is wounded defeating the Gladiator and seeks the medical aid of Dr. Curt Conners in return for a blood sample; Conners experiments in it and is unaware that it is growing into a humanoid “Carnage” monster; Carnage murders Gwen Stacy; Peter defeats the creature and is ready to give up being Spider-Man for good, but decides to continue after stopping a mugging. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Carnage, Gladiator (Melvin Potter), The Punisher, Boomerang | |||
| *'''Notes''': In the regular Marvel Comics universe, Carnage was the offspring of Venom; ] in the regular comics, but in a completely different way. | |||
| ==Superstars (#66-71)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Three short stories; 1) ] and Peter mysteriously wake up in each other's bodies; 2) ] from the ] enters Peter's school; 3) Peter has an encounter with ] in which he gets mixed up in a spell and is plunged into a horrific world based on his nightmares. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Johnny Storm, Dr. Strange | |||
| ==Hobgoblin (#72-78)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Harry Osborn is back from ] custody, knows that Peter is Spider-Man and his vital role in defeating his father Norman (see ]); Harry hallucinates about Shaw, his father's hitman, who goads him to unleash his “hidden abilities”; Harry transforms into the Hobgoblin; Peter fights Harry and is emotionally drained; Peter breaks up with Mary Jane because he realizes his superhero life will always endanger her. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Killer Shrike | |||
| *'''Notes''': In the regular Marvel Comics universe, Harry Osborn became the Green Goblin, not the Hobgoblin. | |||
| ==Warriors (#79-85)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': The mutant criminal lord known as Hammerhead tries to overthrow the Kingpin; Spider-Man suddenly is offered incriminating evidence about Hammerhead by Elektra and Kingpin; Black Cat shows up and pairs up with Spider-Man; after a gigantic fight, many characters are incapacitated; Black Cat breaks up with Spider-Man after discovering his age; it is revealed that every move has been subtly controlled by Kingpin's trusty pawn, the corrupt Jean De Wolfe. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': ], ], ], ] | |||
| *'''Notes''': According to the letters section of Ultimate Spider-Man #83, this story arc occurs before Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1; the ] was published in this time (September 2005) | |||
| ==Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #1== | |||
| *'''Published in''': ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley / Isanove | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter and ] from the X-Men become a couple. | |||
| *'''Notes''': In both ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and ''Ultimate X-Men'', Kitty's crush on Peter was well-documented. | |||
| ==Silver Sable (#86-90)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline'': Flash Thompson gets kidnapped by Silver Sable, who think he is Spider-Man, who is wanted by the Roxxon Corporation for questioning; Spider-Man confronts Silver, but he is captured and brought to the Roxxon Corporation; the ] swoops in and is subdued by Spider-Man and Silver; the Tinkerer (Tinker-er) is revealed as the culprit | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Silver Sable, Wild Pack, Vulture, Tinkerer, Spider-Slayers, Omega Red, Wrecking Crew, Damage Control | |||
| ==Deadpool (#91-94)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Deadpool and his Reavers abduct Spider-Man and the X-Men to Genosha to ] for a reality TV show in which they hunt down heroes; the X-Men and Spider-Man defeat them; back in New York, Aunt May has a good date with Miles Warren | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Deadpool, Reavers, the Ringer | |||
| ==Morbius (#95-96)== | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': In the past, Spider-Man has encountered ]; ] does research on vampires after a woman called Jennifer Grünwald was bitten; Grünwald then bites Urich; ] jumps in and saves the day | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Blade, Morbius, Jennifer Grünwald | |||
| ==Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2== | |||
| *'''Published in''': ] | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Jean DeWolfe wants Spider-Man to fight a thug called the Kangaroo; suddenly Daredevil, the Punisher and Moon Knight appear and fight each other; Punisher kills Jean DeWolfe, and it revealed she was indeed a corrupt pawn of the Kingpin | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Kangaroo | |||
| ==The Clone Saga (#97-104)== | |||
| {{future_comic}} | |||
| {{main|Clone Saga#Ultimate_Clone_Saga}} | |||
| *'''Published between''': ] - | |||
| *'''Artists''': Bendis / Bagley | |||
| *'''Plot outline''': Peter's immediate family is caught in a strange conspircay involving the Fantastic Four, the Ultimates, The X-Men, Nick Fury, Otto Octavius, a ressurected Gwen Stacy, and several newly introduced or ressurected individuals who turn out to be Clones made from Peter's DNA. The story is ongoing; for more plot detail, see ]. | |||
| *'''First appearances''': Scorpion, Spider-Woman, Spider-Girl, Tarantula, 'Mystery Figure' | |||
| *'''Notes''': Retelling of the controversial ]; Gwen Stacy mysteriously reappears alive and amnesiac, which also happened in the regular comics (Amazing Spider-Man #144, 1975); OZ is the drug Norman Osborn used to turn himself into the Green Goblin; though unnamed, the evil Peter Clone bears remarkable resemblance to the 616 character ]; As with ] 100, the Hundredth issue features a Spider-Man with six arms. | |||
| ==Bibliography== | |||
| * ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #1— ,1/2, Annual (October 2000— ) | |||
| * '']'' video game | |||
| ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' has been collected in the following ]s: | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Title !! Material collected !! ISBN | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 1: Power and Responsibility | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #1-7 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-0786-X | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 2: Learning Curve | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #8-13 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-0820-3 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 3: Double Trouble | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #14-21 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-0879-3 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 4: Legacy | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #22-27 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-0968-4 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 5: Public Scrutiny | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #28-32 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1087-9 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 6: Venom | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #33-39 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1094-1 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 7: Irresponsible | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #40-45 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1092-5 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 8: Cats & Kings | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #47-53 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1250-2 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 9: ] | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #46;<br>''Ultimate Six'' #1-7 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1312-6 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 10: Hollywood | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #54-59 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1402-5 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 11: Carnage | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #60-65 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1403-3 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 12: Superstars | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #66-71 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1629-X | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 13: Hobgoblin | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #72-78 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1647-8 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 14: Warriors | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #79-85 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1680-X | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 15: Silver Sable | |||
| |''] #1'';<br>''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #86-90 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1681-8 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 16: Deadpool | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #91-96;<br>'']'' #2 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1927-2 | |||
| |- | |||
| |Volume 17: Clone Saga | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #97-104 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1928-0 | |||
| |} | |||
| ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' also has been collected in the following ]s: | |||
| {| class="wikitable" | |||
| |- | |||
| ! Volume # !! Material collected !! ISBN | |||
| |- | |||
| |1 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #1-13 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-0898-X | |||
| |- | |||
| |2 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #14-27 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1061-5 | |||
| |- | |||
| |3 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #28-39, 1/2 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1156-5 | |||
| |- | |||
| |4 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #40-45, 47-53 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1249-9 | |||
| |- | |||
| |5 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #46, 54-59;<br> | |||
| Ultimate Six #1-7, | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1401-7 | |||
| |- | |||
| |6 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #60-71 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-1841-1 | |||
| |- | |||
| |7 | |||
| |''Ultimate Spider-Man'' #72-85 | |||
| |ISBN 0-7851-2148-X | |||
| |} | |||
| ==External links== | |||
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