Favorite Comic Runs VOTING: Brian Michael Bendis' NEW AVENGERS or ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN?

Spider-man, I hated Bendis's Avengers

Oh my goodness this is so difficult. I really enjoyed the New Avengers but I have such a soft spot for Ultimate Spider-Man, so that's going to be my choice.

Ultimate Spider-Man by miles and miles and miles and miles. I mean that in the figurative sense and not as a reference to Miles Morales, a connection that struck me only after I'd typed out the third "miles". It was among the earliest comic books I read, and I still remember the first issue of USM I read had Peter fighting Doc Ock in Jersey, then chumping Kraven with one punch (IIRC) and then running back to Queens in the middle of the night for Aunt May to guilt-trip him and ground him forever. I hated Carnage just randomly murdering Gwen for no reason, but at least she came back in USM's Clone Saga, which was probably better than the original because Bagley made it clear that Peter was legit losing his mind over all the crazy shenanigans.

Bendis' New Avengers is basically him going "Luke Cage is cool, right? Right? Guys?" for dozens of issues. Thanks but no thanks.

Ultimate Spiderman is my second favorite all time comic run. Classic.

New Avengers. Breakout was AWESOME. Like a dream Avengers team. I'd say Ultimate Spider-Man had the better run overall, as the second half of Bendis' New Avengers dropped off a cliff. But as far as a debut story, it's got to be New Avengers.

Ultimate Spider-Man was one of the best Spider-Man runs in history

Basically got me into reading Spider-Man comics

Please read the article. This is comparing just the debut storylines.

If it's just the debut storylines, New Avengers loses for bringing Sentry back to the MU.

Don't make me choose!

Ultimate Spidey

I have to go with Ultimate Spider-Man. It brought Peter back to his roots, a high schooler with issues. The first storyline was able to capture. The same essence that Amazing Fantasy had, the thrill. It may have taken 5 issues for him to finally get the role, but in those five issues you had great character development, that really showed the relationship between Peter, Ben and May, and Peter and MJ. It was interesting to see Peter take advantage of his powers to play basketball, adds more to the relatability. These reasons alone are why Ultinate a Spider-Man gets my vote.

New Avengers had a good first couple of stories (Breakout) but had a couple of okay stories. So I'm going with Ultimate SpiderMan

Then why is the segment called favorite runs? Why is the segment called favorite runs?

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there should be an option for I don't like either. Bendis's best writing was his first daredevil run everything after that has been a let down.

He recreated the origin of Spider-Man,in a way that seemed believable and modern.Many tried,but failed.
Bendis gave Spider-Man a new vibe.An interesting take on some villians,and in the world of Spider-Man in general.

Now when people ask "What should i read from Spider-Man to know the character" i can calmly say the Ultimate origin,becaue it's modern,and it takes you 6 issues to know Peter's Uncle,before he dies.

It's a fantastic take on a difficult character,to do justice.
Avengers was a great run too,but Spider-Man put him on the superhero map.(Bendis)

New Avengers was just awesome. I am biased because it did introduce me to the character of Sentry. Seeing Spider-man fighting all the villains at the prison and then Cap and the rest was awesome for me back in the day. That moment that clinched it for me was Sentry grabbing Carnage, flying him into space, and then ripping him in half. At that point I was like. Okay. I'm in.

Even if it is only for the debut storylines then still Ultimate Spider-Man.This comic book title is one of the things that got me into comic books.I still remember picking up the first issue when I was in first grade and reading it and loving the story.I like the way Bendis portrayed and changed the story.At first back then I didn't knew that this was a different take on the Marvel Universe and I thought this is how things are and that this is some kind of a new book Marvel is publishing and I was astounded.This is Bendis' best work in his career that I've read.There are some better storylines up ahead in this title then the debut one but it is still pretty ground breaking.

This is like choosing between Mary Ann and Ginger; Betty or Veronica. I like Spider-Man. Ultimate Spider-Man got me reading the character. I started reading comic books a couple of years after Gwen Stacy died, around '74. One of my first comics was the ASM where Spider-Man faced Tarantula. Spider-Man saw Gwen, got chained by The Gremlin and thrown off the bridge. I never got the next issue, but I can only assume Spider-Man survived. HA! :) I tried the mainstream Spider-titles and could never get into it. I've picked up a few animated and all-ages tie-in titles. Jeff Parker comes close. I have to go with Ultimate Spider-Man. It lays out the whole story. I want to keep up with Miles Morales, but Bendis put such a great "The End" on Peter Parker...Maybe I'll follow Miles through trade paperbacks.

I enjoy Bendis' New Avengers. I didn't pick that up monthly, I picked up the trades. I like his concept of the team, that it should be where you find Marvel's A-list heroes. If you find Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman on the Justice League; wouldn't you find Daredevil and Spider-Man on The Avengers? The problem with The Avengers was all the events and the splintering of the team. My Avengers had Wonder Man in a leisure suit.

If there is someone with a fresh spin, it's Bendis.

While I really don't like that Bendis brought back the Sentry, I still choose New Avengers. I found 'Breakout' pretty entertaining and, for the most part, enjoyed the team that was brought together. The opening arc to Ultimate Spider-Man bored me to tears.

new avengers up until civil war was great , breakout at the raft, sentry/void, ronin/echo, the collective !! some of my favorite stories after getting back into comics

Breakout was a great story. I didn't love his whole run but it started out strong.

Is this even a question? Ultimate Spider-man all the way.

Ultimate Spider-Man for me. I'm only now collecting the New Avengers TPB volumes and the first volume was amazing but it's Ultimate for me. Still not over Ultimate Peter's death.

I have read some of both but not nearly enough to form a valid opinion. Therefore I picked the third option. If I had to go off what I have read I would vote for Ultimate Spider-Man. I have read about the same amount of both of these series. I read the first trade of New Avengers and the first Ultimate Collection of Ultimate Spider-Man. At some point, I fully intend to read both of these runs but Ultimate Spidey was super solid so far. I loved the retelling of Peter's origin. I'm not crazy about Ultimate Green Goblin but I loved the stuff with the Kingpin.

Edit: Wow. Should have read the article. I have read the first arcs of both. My vote would have been Ultimate Spidey if I would have just read those few sentences. : P

I would also like to add that the Bendis Daredevil run would have been a good comparison to Ultimate Spider-Man. His DD is my favorite run for that character and the best Bendis has ever been imo. I'd like to see Bendis back on more street level things. I think that's what his forte is. He seems to excel when he can have a very character driven street level story. I have liked his X-Men stuff so far though.

Ultimate Spider-Man is one of my favorite comic runs of all time. I have every single issue of the series and I'm still reading it today. I couldn't really get into Bendis's Avengers stuff.

I answered New Avengers because I'm just biased towards the fact that it has Cap.

Ultimate Spider-Man for me. Sure it's essentially (at it's core) the same story as 616 Peter, but there was just something about it. There was an updated feeling (of course) but it actually felt real with the characters and their feelings. I guess what I'm getting at is there was such heart behind the story, from start to finish. I felt it was also more grounded, there's a coming-of-age here as Peter is younger longer than he was in 616 and the kids around him are more humanized. Aunt May and Mary Jane are both fleshed out very well, and you see Peter struggle to balance them and his powers. I think the icing of it all is Peter's drastic evolution as a hero, from a rookie to a true hero, who makes the ultimate sacrifice against his greatest enemy. Ultimate Peter's death was just so heart-wrenching, and had real emotional impact. I have to go Ultimate Spider-Man all the way.

I read some of Bendis' New Avengers and then went back and re-read ones I missed. I read Ultimate Spidey from jump and read about 10 issues. Wasn't pressed to go back and read ones I missed.

Anytime I see the word "Avengers" and it has nothing to do with the movies, I shudder and move on and Bendis is the main reason for that. He's turned the franchise into a horrible mess. USM on the other hand was pretty great and started a whole new universe that jumped the shark a few years ago, but was still fun for a long time.

New Avengers

The ultimate U I'll take it every time.

ultimate spider-man stomps avengers any day of the week. still loving it

The first arc of Ultimate Spider-man is one of the best Spider-man stories ever! The entire run of Ultimate Spider-man is one of the best Spider-man runs in history! It's also one of the saddest books I've ever read. If you've never read Ultimate Spider-man then you are surely missing out on not only one of the best Spider-man books ever but one for me one of the best comic book stories ever as well and while reading it for the first time while not knowing that Peter is going to die is really great but if you're reading it for the second time (probably the 5th or 6th time for me) and you know that Peter is going to die at the end it really turns into something amazing and one of the saddest books ever written. I really can't recommend this book enough to people. Whether you're a Spider-man fan or if you've never read a Spider-man book before then this book is for you! Seriously! GO READ THIS BOOK!!!!

Spidey.

Ultimate Spider-Man for sure.

Ultimate Spider-man led me into the comic book world.

It's one of the comic book series I enjoyed the most.

While I prefer the Ultimate Spider-man entire run over the entire New Avengers, Breakout wins. It had more classic moments, and was sooooo freakin' funny

USM for me. I've never actually read the original books, and I'm voting due to Ultimate COMICS Spider-Man. I read the first two volumes and really liked them, since Miles is a great character and he's got an interesting mythos and family. Also, that's the only Bendis thing I like, since I don't care for him.

Ultimate Spider-Man made me a Spider-Man fan. Hell, Ultimate Spider-Man re-invigorated my interest in Marvel Comics on the whole.

What's you favorite?

I personally always liked the New Avengers more than Ultimate Spidey.

USM arguably the greatest run on the character of all time. (barring the Ultimatum bit)

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