About Heroes

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Mark Bagley and John Dell
“Deadpool” Part 1

Peter and Kitty face off against the Ringer who’s making a fool of himself in the city. He throws a huge ring around our hero (making Spidey give a Humberto Ramos mask expression) and Kitty shows up in a brand new costume. She phases Peter out of the ring and the two make short work of the villain. They race to the rooftops to avoid police and Kitty explains to Peter that she doesn’t want anyone making a connection about her dating Peter Parker and Spider-Man, hence the new costume. Peter has a lot on his mind with his family and all the craziness he has had to endure lately. He tells Kitty it’s not her that’s bothering him and he just needs to figure some things out. The Blackbird arrives electronically to pick up Kitty. In the jet, Kitty feels like she made Peter mad. She wants to have a life as Peter’s new girlfriend and doesn’t want that to have anything to do with the X-Men. She realizes thought that having two of the most powerful telepathic teammates will kind of ruin the secret she is trying to keep.

Back at the X-Mansion, Kitty runs into Ororo and Logan, who are acting crazy. Ororo blasts Kitty and she is knocked out by a lightning bolt. At Peter’s house, Aunt May goes out with some friends and Peter is surprised to find the X-Jet flying above. He suits up as Spider-Man and enters the jet. He tries to convince the computer in the jet to listen but its set on auto pilot and it takes him to the X-Mansion. He arrives at the doors and is greeted by Kitty, who knocks him out. Some of the other X-Men show up behind Kitty and they make comments about how Spider-Man wasn’t in the plan, but they think it is a wonderful irony that he is now their prisoner. After deactivating their cloaking devices it turns out Kitty is really Deadpool, who is backed up by the Reavers. Now the villains have knocked out both the X-Men and Spider-Man and prepare their next move.

Thoughts/Comments:
I love Ultimate Spider-Man. Each and every month this title delivers. Its great having Peter date Kitty and having the other X-Men show up from time to time is a fantastic bonus. I don’t really know what to make of Deadpool yet, but he’s tricky enough to take out the X-Men so he must be bad news. Kitty’s new costume is kind of crazy, but it makes sense she would adopt a new identity to protect Peter. Ultimate Ringer was a riot, loved how Bendis made him a big goofball just like he did with the Shocker. This issue really delivered and the entire story is off to a great start. Plus, issue 100 is almost here. I really enjoy reading Ultimate Spidey every single month A-. Check back next week when I review issue #92, now available for sale at comic stores nationwide.