Ultimate Spider-Man (2024-) #4

Ultimate Spider-Man (2024) (Single Issues) ##4

by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto (cover_art)

WHO IS THE GREEN GOBLIN? Peter Parker's secret life starts fraying the edges of his personal life! J. Jonah Jameson and Ben Parker's pursuit of truth - or, at least, the news - stirs unrest with the world at large… And now that Spider-Man may not have to operate alone, the real work of rebuilding this corrupt world can begin!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Spider Man, Graphic Novels, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

26 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 24, 2024

About the author

Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia

Reviews

[Joey Amorim · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I did enjoy this from a character building perspective, I hope that the Ultimate line drops this “happening in real time” gimmick after Tony and the Ultimates reveal themselves. It isn’t doing any favors for the pacing, since it feels like relatively very little has happened in the span of four months. I know that Hickman’s stories are usually on the slow side, but I still want to see a little more plot progression from issue to issue.

[Vinicius · Rating 4 out of 5]

Edição surpreendente, com a famosa frase "Com grandes poderes, vem grandes responsabilidades". Isso, realmente me pegou, ainda mais pelo personagem que fala isso ao Peter.

Nessa edição, somos apresentados a Gwen Stacy desse universo, e há um diálogo mto intenso entre Peter e Harry, mas ainda estou com pé atrás quanto a ele.

Além disso, será que a Gwen vai ser amiga da MJ? Estou realmente impactado e curioso para saber para onde esse universo vai.

[Edward Covington · Rating 4 out of 5]

4/5🕷️’s
Ironic that the cover features so much coffee, bc this is definitely the slowest issue so far. But still solid. Guest artist is a slight drop off from Checchetto. Looking forward to the next one.

[Micah Glus · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gwen as Harry’s wife is a very interesting choice. And to give Harry THE line was also interesting. This run is just so damn interesting.

[Raymond Paquette · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Spider-Man comic without Spider-Man in it. And Harry’s right. Peter’s got to tell MJ. Loved the story and art. Keep writing this well and I can forget all about the mess they made with the regular one.

[zach · Rating 3 out of 5]

“It’s such a gift… but only if you use it.”

in the hands of a lesser writer this issue would’ve bored me to tears. definitely slower than the previous three and marco’s art is missed, but I appreciate a story that takes a breather from time to time

[✎ Chloe · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

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I saw someone write a review that this was a Spider-Man comic without Spider-Man in it. They were absolutely correct. The majority of this comic was about business and money deals.

The ending finally featured some discussion on the web slinger, but that’s it.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the slower pace of this series so far. It's not racing to get Spidey into 100% action all the time and takes the time to set up some pieces.

Not a big fan of the art change in this issue, and I see it's also for the next issue. It just has that modern digital look that never really vibes with me. Really missing Marco's flair here.

[Madi Herron · Rating 5 out of 5]

Harry Osborn as green goblin saying "with great power comes great responsibility" almost made me shed a single cinematic tear and i wouldve looked out the window sighing while holding a hot cup of tea and wrapping my cardigan around myself while slowly shaking my head and closing my eyes with a little smile.

[Rahul Nadella · Rating 3 out of 5]

This has truly become something special right here. This is just the issue USM needed, more slower one that focuses on characters and their relationships. I loved every page and I was hooked on the dialogue. Despite the slow pace I really appreciated the opportunity to see more of the individuals we'd be seeing going forward and in a subtle fashion. The art change should have been up to the previous issues standards but here it's really just run of the mill. Harry and Gwen are instantly memorable. And Peter learns the most important of all lessons.

[Machiavelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ultimate Spider-Man #4 has Harry and his wife Gwen having dinner with Peter and MJ that’s packed with fun, thoughtful dialogue. It’s all about roles, purpose, and identity—with a clever twist on the classic “great power” line. Everyone’s in a new place, and it’s working.

[Gabriel Lisbôa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just an entire chapter of compelling, well-written dialogues. Simply loved that!

[Michael Boneski · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Good Type of Boring

It was a boring issue but it was more focused on establishing the universe and characters and with any Spidey Story those are never boring! Not everything needs to be action to be good!

[Wilma Poverud]

GWEN STACY INTRODUCTION

[Lucas · Rating 5 out of 5]

This entire issue was entirely just two couples talking at a dinner date, and I absolutely loved it. I can’t believe Hickman can get away with that. I can’t believe Marvel editorial has enough confidence in him to allow him a Spider-Man issue with no “Spider-Man.” But boy I am so glad they did. The tension is rising here, and this issue was certainly not uneventful. This is the series I most look forward to getting at my LCS each month, and I cannot wait to see where this leads.

[Leo Kessie · Rating 5 out of 5]

really solid character development here

[Jocelyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Not too much of an action-packed story this time around, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t any less thrilling. I sense some tense feelings between the Parkers and the Osborns that I feel only the next issue will elaborate on. What can I say? I’m bad at making inferences. I just hope Gwen and MJ will get along nicely. They’d make such an awesome team.

Although I love Gwen, I have to comment on the lack of Liz Allan, Harry’s wife in the 616 canon. But hey, I won’t hate on her just for that.

[Marek Osvald · Rating 2 out of 5]

This one dropped the ball for me. It looks like Marco Checcheto got busy somehow, since he has been replaced by guest artist David Messina for this issue and apparently for #5 as well. It certainly made me realize that a large part of why I was so impressed by this series so far was indeed Checchetto, the end of June when he comes back can't come quickly enough for me.

Since this issue is a bit of an intermezzo between the action-packed issues, covering just a single dinner date, it should be a piece of cake. Messina choses weird angles, the faces he draws come out strangle distorted. How can one draw such bombshells as Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy leaning in and doing makeup in such a hideous way truly baffles me.

The dinner date felt boring to me. There was a slight hint of foreshadowing of future falling out between Peter and Harry (it's Harry Osborn, after all), but the lack of action got to me. I'll definitely keep reading, the series has been excellent so far. If I had picked up this as a first issue, I wouldn't keep going.

[Saad · Rating 4 out of 5]

The reunion we’ve been waiting for! I love the dynamic between Peter, MJ, Gwen, and Harry from Earth-616, but it’s a different kind of interesting on Earth-6160. I love how despite their genuine intentions, Harry and Gwen are just slightly off in their interactions with Peter and MJ. We all know that something’s going to go wrong with Harry, but I’m curious to see the thorn that Gwen will play in their sides. I’m guessing she’ll be more of an antagonist to Ben and Jonah since they’ll want to do actual journalism for the operation she’s bankrolling; I liked the cutaways to the two babysitting Peter’s kids, by the way. But what makes this even more unsettling is that Harry’s the one to give Peter the iconic responsibility line. While it’s always uplifting in other adaptations, I got a nefarious vibe here. Maybe it’s this sense of responsibility that’ll push Harry into doing something reckless or morally dubious. Only time will tell. But this was yet another incredible issue! (9/10)

[Henry Arrambide · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading it in parallel with the other Ultimates, man does it just nail pace. Not a fight to be had in this issue in the physical sense, but a dinner date wrangles all kinds of purposefully dissonant 'til now ideas into a focused plot. It's not that 'nothing happens this issue' in an anti-comics sense, its that this issue really highlights how much fertile ground for both drama and ideology in the Spider-Man story doesn't have to focus on fist fights. Even Ditko had an issue that made it a point to dodge a Sandman fight and have Peter really reconstitute his self, mentally. Again, Ultimate Spider-man is remixing and revisiting common tropes and types of Spider-man stories, not like a Greatest Hits Nostalgia facsimile, but more a re-examination of crucial and key to the character tenants, questioned and examined in the context of the contemporary.

[Ben Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just when I think Jonathan Hickman can't impress me any more than he already has, this issue leaves me in genuine awe. Not only does Hickman have a flawless understanding of the essence of Spider-Man, he's able to express it in an extremely incisive and metatextual way. Truly, the only thing that happens in this issue is casual conversation between family and friends. Yet somehow, despite the incredibly simple framing, the fundamentals of what it means to be Spider-Man are expertly explored. And the art. OH THE ART. It's working in perfect tandem with the dialogue and the dialogue smartly takes a backseat to let the gorgeous visuals better express an idea when they can. This issue should be used as a reference on comics in universities. Seriously.

[Shevek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Buah, esta grapa me ha vuelto loco. Me ha recordado en cuanto a trama al número del Batman de Tom King de la cita doble en la feria. Aquí se va más allá en el objetivo de dedicar un buen número de páginas a poner a los personajes en una situación muy mundana y que sirve para seguir desarrollándolos estupendamente. No se ve un pijama en todo el cómic, y las alusiones a superhéroes tampoco son demasiadas. Me ha encantado, he sentido que estaba a la mesa con ell@s. Además el caramelo de traer a Gwen de vuelta en un contexto tan distinto del 616. El dibujo se resiente, pero me da igual. Estoy dentrísimo de esto

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Un nº puramente dialogado pero donde Hickman termina de establecer la curiosa dinámica de este Peter y Harry Osborn en el panorama de este Universo Ultimate orquestado por el Hacedor. Con consecuencias como el tener a esta Gwen Stacey, más que solo estando casada con Harry, siendo la jefa de la empresa . Parece que esta cabecera seguirá cocinándose a "fuego lento" hasta lo que parece que será el gran detonante de todo con esos nuevos "Ultimates" a los que supongo que será necesario la brújula moral de Spiderman.

[Nicky · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ah, I really enjoyed that and a very Bendis issue, heavy on the dialogue but it was good to get to know more about Peter, MJ, Harry and the new Gwen. I liked how Gwen called Peter out, about not moving up, not progressing; it feels like a little dig about how he's been portrayed so far and in the past in the 616 and even in Renew Your Vows.

Cute like cameo by the Daily Bugle, Flatiron building at the end. Messina's art was good in this issue and didn't feel too far off Checchetto with Mathew Wilson's colours.

[vk chompooming · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read somewhere that the Execs at Marvel said that no one would b interested in a Spider-Man who was middle-aged and had kids. The article also said the Jonathan Hickman said, "I'll take that bet". Gave the Execs the finger and wrote Ultimate Spider-Man (2024). This series is phenominal! It is almost better than the Brian Michael Bendis run in the year 2000. This series is part of a larger storyline that will have u Googling what to read, but this title is better than the current Spider-Man titles (Universe 616).

[Amazing_Peter · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simplesmente amo como essa edição não tem ação ou Heróis e vilões fantasiados, apenas quatro pessoas conversando e a alma tá toda aqui. A relação do Peter com o Harry tá cada vez mais interessante, é uma decisão arriscada mas bem colocada fazer o Harry dizer a frase clássica. Mas não posso negar que o ponto que mais me agradou aqui foi ver mais do Peter com a MJ e saber alguns detalhes, mesmo que pequenos sobre a história deles. O painel final resume muito bem a relação desses dois btw. Mais uma edição incrível

[Gab Andrade · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 estrellas.

Fue el número más tranquilo, es decir, no hubo acción, pelea, explosión etc.

Sólo fue charla, pero se sintió mucho en esa charla.

Me gusta ver como poco a poco más personajes de la mitología de Spider-Man comienzan a aparecer adaptados, en este caso, uno de mis personajes faovritos, Gwen Stacy, pero la siento... diferente, como si no fuera Gwen, aunque se que es una Gwen de otro universo.

[Emiliano · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t believe how good this series is

What an amazing issue holy crap. The reveal that Gwen is with Harry OMG !!! Most of the issue was dinner with the crew but it was so amazing just reading and seeing how they’re all doing with a slight uneasy feeling in the air. Even without the action, I love the development of this world and how different it is from the typical Spider-Man timeline. Also, Harry delivering the famous quote instead…. HOLY SMOKES

[Arch Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

A standard filler issue.

Getting used to these in comics where they do have to pump in alot of dialogue to get the story prepped for some action to happen. Some iconic lines said by very different people in Spider-Man.

Seeing “With great power, comes great responsibility”, from Harry instead of Uncle Ben is super trippy to the classic lore, but I’m here for the ride.

Decent establishing issue, but I am an action head.

[luciddreamer99 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fill-in artist is a little distracting, but not bad at all. The writing remains exceptional, and Hickman remains a favorite as a comic book writer. This series continues to subvert expectations for a Spider-Man series, and is much better than any current Spider-Man title. Recommended for any Spider-Man reader.