An interesting treat, this. Sort of a "missing issue" of Ultimate Spider-Man, with a new framing sequence.I don't know the story behind the creation of this comic, but it looks like an unused issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up drawn by Mark Bagley, with outgoing artist Stuart Immonen providing the cover and the framing sequence.
Whatever its origin, the comic is a lot of fun, as (in a flashback sequence) the hordes of Hydra attack Tony Stark, and Spider-Man finds himself in the middle of things.
And let me say this about Brian Bendis - he writes the funniest Spider-Man dialogue since Stan Lee provided the script. Several lines here had me laughing out loud.
Of course, the question remains: is Ultimate Spidey really as dead as everyone seems to think he is? Is he hoisting a brew in comics Valhalla with Batman, the Wasp and half the Ultimate universe?
Somehow, I doubt it - but we'll have to wait for the next issue to find out.
Grade: A-
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