MILES MORALES: WITH GREAT POWER by Brian Michael Bendis, writer and artists Sara Pichelli, David Marquez, and Pepe Larraz (Marvel, September 2019) Trade paperback, 296 pages. ISBN # 1302919776/9781302919771 Collects Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man #11-22 + #16.1
Summary on the Goodreads website . . . . . .
Nick Fury has declared Miles Morales a super hero; now, it's time for that super-hero rite of passage: the team-up!
But the new Spider-Man's first team-up couldn't possibly be with the Prowler, could it? It will be if it's up to Miles' Uncle Aaron, who's not above resorting to threats to get his way. But Miles isn't going to take such manipulation lying down, setting up a titanic battle of wills between uncle and nephew - with the Scorpion caught in the middle!
Miles Morales has the powers. He has the costume. Now, he even has the web-shooters. With aid from Peter's former girlfriends, Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson, Miles confronts the dark side of the Parker legacy. And as his life is turned upside down once again, he learns that - for Spider-Man - with great power there also comes great tragedy.
My Five-Star Review on the Goodreads website . . . . .
I’m going to start this review by reminiscing a bit, but there's a reason for that. . . . . . .
While I don't continue to read Spider-Man stories very often, this classic character will always have a special place in my comics memories. I was first introduced to Peter Parker in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #4. It was the first time in my young comics reading that I was introduced to a super-hero who was not an adult. I immediately related to Peter Parker, a nerdy and picked-on high school student trying to find his way, accidentally gifted with these powers and responsibilities and a desire to do the right thing.
While my older son was also a Spider-Man reader during his teen years (X-Men were his preference) it did not have the same effect on him as it had on me. It wasn't until Brian Michael Bendis re-booted the character in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN that I felt that same identifying relationship with the character that I hadn't experienced since those early days. This title also caught on with my younger son, in his middle school years, and had the same effect on him.
Can lightening strike twice? It seems to for Brian Michael Bendis. With Miles Morales he's on target to create those same feelings of empathy/compatibility for a new audience. Even though Bendis is an adult white male, he somehow is able to portray young and black Miles Morales properly. New challenges, especially a relative who's a super-criminal and trying to manipulate/influence a young Miles who only wants to do the right thing. I'm not going to spoil this story. It deserves to be read.
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