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cyberghostface (cyberghostface) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-09-20 17:32:00

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char: flash thompson, char: kong/kenny mcfarlane, char: mary jane watson, char: shadowcat/kitty pryde, creator: brian michael bendis, creator: david lafuente, title: ultimate comics spider-man

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #2 was more or less setting up the new status quo. The bulk of the issue is about Spider-Man fighting a mother/daughter supervillain team called "The Bombshells" (and I don't know if its' the art, but the daughter looks like she's Molly Hayes' age and she's wearing a pretty skimpy outfit, and it's a little off-putting IMO). The scene I'm posting takes place earlier in the issue.

When I saw that first panel, I went "Who is that? It can't be Kong?" Then I saw the next, and I literally went WTF. I don't know if I like this new look. It's just...not Kong. So that was by far the biggest moment of the issue for me, seeing Kong's new look.

So far I have to say I'm liking the title and the new direction that it's going in. Except, that is, for Kingpin's 'death' in the last issue. But I don't want to get into that now...

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	mullon 2009-09-20 09:58 pm UTC (link)
	So...Kitty/Kong? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cyberghostface 2009-09-20 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, they began dating during "Death of a Goblin". (Reply to this) (Parent)

	yaseen101 2009-09-20 10:06 pm UTC (link)
	Jerks. Anyway, Kitty just let MJ put that damn video on the internet, being 'nice' or 'merciful' towards bullies will only prove to be a disastrous choice to you in the future and I'm speaking from experience. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	mugiwara 2009-09-20 10:17 pm UTC (link)
	I don't doubt MJ wanted to help, but with the new anti mutant laws, puting a video of Kitty using her powers on the internet could bring her serious trouble. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

yaseen101, 2009-09-20 11:44 pm UTC

	espanolbot 2009-09-20 10:08 pm UTC (link)
	Aw, poor MJ! :( (Reply to this) (Thread)

	icon_uk 2009-09-20 10:09 pm UTC (link)
	She meant well, but she should really abide by Kitty's request in the matter, given the hostility it could stir up. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

espanolbot, 2009-09-20 10:58 pm UTC

icon_uk, 2009-09-20 11:57 pm UTC

xandertarbert, 2009-09-21 04:47 am UTC

	scottyquick 2009-09-20 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Does anyone else here think that's kind of OOC for MJ? I can't see her hoarding something like that. (Reply to this)

	taggerung301 2009-09-20 10:22 pm UTC (link)
	I liked this issue the art still throws me off a little (I'm just too used to Bagley's stuff), but otherwise it still feels the same, which is nice still waiting for a damn good explanation for Peter/Gwen though (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cyberghostface 2009-09-20 10:29 pm UTC (link)
	I miss Bagley too, but I have to say that I've gotten used to Lafuente quicker than I did for Immonen (who wasn't bad, I just didn't get comfortable with his style until his second arc). (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

taggerung301, 2009-09-20 10:38 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-20 11:34 pm UTC

chudbabies
2009-09-21 03:35 am UTC (link)

I'm not sure how to put this, since I don't want to be super-spoilery, but I think the Peter/Gwen thing is all about Peter Parker being missing. I think that the Peter Parker we have right now is actually "Jessica Drew", the female clone of Peter, who has all his memories and his distinct personality. This means several things,

1. Major shake-ups for the Ultimate universe, ala Ultimatum
2. A genuine Peter Parker in the role of Spider-Man, but not the Peter Parker we're used to
3. A way to spread out Spider-"Person"'s appeal to both genders

Not to mention the actual size of Spider-Man, in the same sort of way that Peter Pan is always played by a woman...

Anyway, that's what I think

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I forgot to say... -

chudbabies, 2009-09-21 03:43 am UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 03:50 am UTC

chudbabies, 2009-09-21 03:57 am UTC

arilou_skiff, 2009-09-21 06:38 am UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 12:43 pm UTC

stig, 2009-09-21 01:26 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 02:21 pm UTC

chudbabies, 2009-09-21 02:55 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 03:01 pm UTC

bariman1987, 2009-09-22 04:31 am UTC

	currer 2009-09-20 10:25 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, look, someone being bullied! I will whip out my camera and film the incident rather than intervening in any way! Yay! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cyberghostface 2009-09-20 10:27 pm UTC (link)
	What point would getting involved serve, since Kong was already defending Kitty? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

currer, 2009-09-20 10:59 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-20 11:30 pm UTC

	kd_the_movie 2009-09-20 10:53 pm UTC (link)
	Oh no! That poor uneaten Gyro!!!! :o That principal is a jerk for the detention. And MJ looks unrecognizable herself. I didn't recognize her till Kitty said her name. The glasses and short(er) hair really threw me off. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	espanolbot 2009-09-20 10:59 pm UTC (link)
	Why does the principle carry what appears to be either a short baseball or rounders bat for that matter? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

taggerung301, 2009-09-20 11:17 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-20 11:31 pm UTC

kd_the_movie, 2009-09-20 11:35 pm UTC

stig, 2009-09-21 01:25 pm UTC

kd_the_movie, 2009-09-20 11:34 pm UTC

sandoz_iscariot, 2009-09-20 11:40 pm UTC

toasty_fresh, 2009-09-21 01:50 am UTC

iondan, 2009-09-21 08:47 am UTC

	foxhack 2009-09-20 11:19 pm UTC (link)
	Who the hell are these people, and what did they do to the book's original cast? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-21 11:28 am UTC (link)
	Why is everyone so mean? I like this not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bariman1987, 2009-09-21 05:30 pm UTC

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 06:36 pm UTC

	aaron_bourque 2009-09-21 12:05 am UTC (link)
	"Kitty! Did you phase through Miss Watson's digital video camera? Did you?" "Yeah, but--" "Ah ah ah! No buts. You owe Miss Watson a new digital video camera, AND an apology!" "Aw, man! You suck!" "Listen, little girl! You will do as I say!" (Reply to this) (Thread)

	aaron_bourque 2009-09-21 12:07 am UTC (link)
	Also, was MJ's SPINE in Parker's PENIS? Ultimate MJ was never this much of a pussy. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

taggerung301, 2009-09-21 12:22 am UTC

arilou_skiff, 2009-09-21 06:40 am UTC

yaseen101, 2009-09-21 07:47 am UTC

tanetris, 2009-09-21 12:58 am UTC

	(Anonymous) 2009-09-21 01:14 am UTC (link)
	So has it been shown or explained how or why peter and mj broke up in the ultimate universe? or is the answer just something along the lines of "editorial mandate"? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cyberghostface 2009-09-21 01:27 am UTC (link)
	Not yet, but it probably will be eventually. I don't think Bendis was forced to do it in this case. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	aulayan 2009-09-21 05:57 am UTC (link)
	It's probably more Writer's Whim than Editorial Mandate. "Oh look! It's been a few months. I could have had ANYTHING happen without proper explanation!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

cyberghostface, 2009-09-21 03:04 pm UTC

lieut_kettch, 2009-09-21 08:09 am UTC

	lieut_kettch 2009-09-21 01:28 am UTC (link)
	Maybe this means Kitty and Peter can get back together! I've always liked that pairing-- they were cute as a basket of puppies and it was a sign that Ultimate continuity didn't have to slavishly retrace 616's footsteps all the time. But if it's not meant to be, I'll settle for Kitty/Jessica. Who's basically Peter anyway, but with a vagoo. (Reply to this) (Thread)

arilou_skiff, 2009-09-21 06:40 am UTC

bariman1987, 2009-09-22 04:34 am UTC

	filthysize 2009-09-21 01:55 am UTC (link)
	Teenagers change their look about 5.2 times in the course of high school. I'm not really that surprised by Kong going punk. (Reply to this)

	chudbabies 2009-09-21 03:37 am UTC (link)
	Kong's punk look is way more realistic for today's generation than that middle-class rap thing he used to have going on. Being punk is cool as fuck and Kong knows it! Bendis is killing it on this series (Reply to this)

	greenmask 2009-09-21 06:23 pm UTC (link)
	BULK AND SKULL IN ONE BODY (Reply to this) (Thread)

goldenwing, 2009-09-22 06:21 pm UTC