Ultimate Spiderman by Marvel

This was my first book report. I published via "Blog" on 02/ 10/'09. To my chagrin, it did not get printed, even though the computer had registered it published.

Mary L. Taylor

Ultimate Spider – Man
by Marvel


This story is presented in Graphic Novel genre.
The story begins in Midtown High School in New York. The teacher gave the senior class an assignment. Each was to give an oral report and present themselves as the character of a superhero that they like. The term mutants was even mentioned.
The story is imaginary . It could have taken place in the past, it could take place in the future, or it could take place today if one’s mind tells it to do so.
The main character is Peter Parker, one of the students in the class. He has been bitten by a spider and unknown to Peter and his classmates that particular spider had been tampered with genetically. There were other characters in the story including Peter’s Aunt May, a scientist named Otto Osborn, a bully named Flash, Captain Stacy and his daughter Gwen, Jeanne, a New York police captain, Dr. Conners, a professor at Empire State U., Peter’s girlfriend Mary Jane and her and her friend, Liz Allan, and others.
Peter, a smart boy, lives with his Aunt May in New York. On a field trip to a laboratory ran by Osborn industries, Peter is bitten by the afore-mentioned spider. Instead of dying as usually happens when one is bitten by such a deadly creature, Peter took on spider characteristics. His body reflexes increased. He could run faster, his body strength became stronger, he could scale vertical planes and adhere to them.
In the beginning of the story plot, we see a strong looking, muscular man on a table in a laboratory. He is blindfolded and has and iron band around his midriff. Long, flexible tentacles, each resembling octopus arms, extend from that iron band. While all of this is going on, Peter and his classmates are considering and working on their projects.
As the students congregate outside on the school campus, one of the girls mention that her uncle is missing. While they are carousing around, Flash, the bully begin to pick on Peter. He teases and kicks him on the buttocks. This incident is brought to a quick stop by Gwen who sticks Flash with a knife. While this and other talk is going on with the students, activities are still going on in the laboratory.
When Otto questioned those around him about his location and condition, he is told that there had been an explosion. He was told that his eyes were sensitive to light now, therefore, the blindfold. The metal band that he wore had melted and fused to his flesh and from that, the tentacles grew.
From time to time, there were reports of people being murdered. The newspapers became interested, especially in as much as some people were being aided by a strange spider-like creature. Pro and con arguments were expressed about the strange events.
When Mary Jane was kidnapped, someone mysteriously rescued her. After she got her thinking faculties together, she wondered what had taken place. Nearby she saw a weakened and ragged Spider Man. Upon looking closer, she saw that it was her boyfriend Peter in that get up. She urgently questioned him only to hear him say, “I don’t want to talk about it just yet.”








Note: This writer feels that the story should have ended with the high school class coming back into the story for the culmination of their projects. Although one or two of the students were involved in the story, there did not seem to be enough continuity between the classmates and the happenings in the story.