Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 2 Platinum: Learning Curve

The second volume of the Ultimate Spiderman is here and it is amazing. The first volume takes a slow start, giving us a more detailed look into how Peter Parker became Spiderman and the transformation of Norman Osborn into the Green Goblin.This second volume moves away from the Green Goblin and introduces us to the Kingpin who controls most of New York's crime. Not only this but we see Peter take the job at the Daily Bugle and we meet Jonah and Robbie who only have a small part so far in the Ultimate series.Peter gets angry that someone like the Kingpin can walk around freely while good people like his uncle are killed. Angry, Peter goes after the Kingpin but doesn't know what he walks into and the Kingpin is the next person to know his true identity.This volume has a lot more action than the previous, with peter fighting the Enforcers, Electro and the Kingpin, alongwith other thugs on the streets. Yet there is also the building of the relationship between Peter and Mary Jane and for a change of events, Peter realises that he can never have a realtionship with MJ while he is Spiderman and chooses to telll her the truth.Where the original Spiderman is entertaining it is very out dated and the first few volumes are very slow with few major storylines, the Ultimate Spiderman hits the big storylines straight away and is an enjoyable read.Well worth buying, one of those books you can keep picking up and reading as it is entertaining.

This is the second in the Ultimate Spiderman series (which has it's 17th volume published this year!), and if you haven't read the first volume then you really need to read that edition first.This continues the reworking of Spiderman's history dealing with Peter Parker coming to terms with his position of responsibility as a super hero, whilst trying to retain his teenage identity and 'normality'. He has more moral issues to contend with as both hero and teenager, and this book doesn't shy away from showing the difficulties he is having. Unlike some comic book superheroes, Peter Parker has complications in his life, and it is nice to see this being shown rather than some other characters always being so sure of their destiny/responsibilities/place in the world etc.... In other words, Peter is the most 'human' of the super heroes around today. He isn't perfect, and he is flawed, but he is always working on improving himself. This volume deals with these issues so well because it isn't always about the action sequences; it is about Peter's interaction with his family,friends and him wrestling with his inner conscience. Having said that, the action sequences are quite superb!Spiderman has more enemies to deal with, and as with the first volume this handled with care and respect - in other words, this is a homage to the original storylines, and not a complete reworking of what has gone before. The old adage of ' If it ain't broke......' rings true here.Without spoiling the plot, i would say this is a worthy continuation to volume one, Power and Responsibility, and is well worth buying for Spiderman fans, and new fans alike.This series is going to eat up hours of your life............

After enjoying  Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 1: Power & Responsibility TPB (New Printing) (Graphic Novel Pb)  quite a bit, I decided to continue reading the Ultimate Spider-Man comics, and bought this. How does it shape up? Pretty good. Peter Parker remains the highlight (as he should, being the main character), and this series is offering a great interpretation of him. The supporting cast are likable and interesting, and the bad guys are fun and enjoyable. I had my issues with it (no pun intended), such as genericifying Shocker's costume, and one reference to the 616 universe felt really out of place for me, but those are just nitpicks at the end of the day, and didn't detract from the rest of the Volume.I will say that I enjoyed it more than Volume 1, since that stupid monster thing we're supposed to believe is the Green Goblin was nowhere to be seen, and I've accepted that Mary Jane (who Peter keeps referring to as "Mary" instead of "MJ", but whatever) is essentially Gwen Stacy in this series.

Everyone loves Spider-Man. But no-one, really, wants to read the terribly written '60s comics do they. So I read the Ultimate Spider-Man. The first one was good and so was this one. This one was probably a bit better, but they both suffer from the same thing. They're cut off way too soon! But they're both really entertaining, and just all around brilliant. Hence the 5*s!

Some true iconic moments happen in this book I loved every second of reading it and I like how spiderman changes thought the volume shame electro wasn't as big of a character as he should have been but maybe later on in the series great book any spidy fan it's a must have as long as you have or read volume 1

Bought as a present for my son and he loves this series

Gift for grandchild.