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Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Mark Bagley (Forgot the Inker’s Name)
Cover: Mark Bagley and Richard Isanove

Hold on to your hats ladies and gentlemen, this issue is guaranteed to blow you away! Nick Fury shows up at Peter Parker’s home with an army of robotic spider-slayer warriors engineered by the Tinkerer. Aunt May has had a stroke or heart attack and Peter wants to get to her to the hospital immediately. Richard tells him not to move her because the movement and sudden shock could kill her. He tells Peter to take down Nick Fury and his forces before they destroy the entire house.

Peter isn’t the first to face Fury and company though. Gwen has turned into Carnage, and is easily destroying the spider-slayers. Fury radios the Tinkerer to run a DNA scan on Gwenage, thus taking data from her biological form and transfer the information in the weapons of the spider-slayers in order to deal with her. Peter gets really pissed at Fury, and jumps out the window without his costume or web shooters. Fury and his men quickly take Peter down, and all hope seems lost. But for Peter, the fight isn’t over yet. The Fantastic Four show up to help Peter, and Johnny tells Fury to lay off one of his buddies. (Turns out Johnny only has 3 friends, Peter being one of them) Sue Storm quickly runs into the house to help May, and Reed, Ben, and Johnny deal with the Spider-Slayers.

Ben is shocked by Gwenage and her power, and Reed is fascinated by what kind of mutation or genetic creature she actually is. Fury tells the FF to back off, but Sue takes May and Richard to safety via her invisible force fields. The Tinkerer quickly sends data to Fury about how to take down Gwenage, and the blast makes her return to her human form. Gwen is naked, and collapses. Fury continues his attack on Peter, and Peter is crying trying to find out what is going on. Fury tells him that he is at the center of the biggest genetic disaster since the Hulk. Peter claims he has done nothing, and Reed and Johnny back his statement up. Fury tells Peter it isn’t what “he” has done per se, but what his clones are doing.

Meanwhile, Ultimate Kaine lets MJ out of the OZ chamber. He tells her that now they can be together and she is safe. MJ is shocked to learn that the OZ drug is now inside her. The fear, shock, and pain suddenly transform Mary Jane into this red, Sasqach looking goblin creature. The saga continues---

Thoughts/Comments:
WOW! Simply amazing, this issue is just amazing. This issue, along with the previous four issues, has made me realize that a story involving Spider-Man and clones can be told in a serious and incredible manner. The artwork is dynamite, Bagley is the man. I won’t go into detail in this review about how I HATE, I repeat, HATE, upcoming Ultimate Spidey artist Stuart Immonen. (I’ll talk about this on the forum) But Bagley is the man, and Bendis really had my hands shaking in excitement as I turned the pages. I loved the part when the FF came to help Peter. His response to Sue “Thank you” was very touching, and I loved how Sue told Peter “You would have done the same for us.” Finally, the FF and Spidey are really close and respect one another. I know the regular Marvel U that the FF and Spidey are friends, but I really feel a strong connection between them in the Ultimate Universe. I really don’t know what will happen with MJ, but I can’t wait to see where this story goes next. I give this issue an A+! This issue has a great story, fantastic art, and one hell of a cliff hanger.