Ultimate Spider-Man #96

Ultimate Spider-Man #96
I only recently began reading this series, when they had Peter get together with Kitty Pryde. That was a great idea! And here we have another fantastic idea. Morbius, long a lame character, has been revitalized into a sort of Blade type vampire hunter, who also has the power to cure vampire bites. When I saw that the title of this arc was called Morbius, I was apprehensive, but it couldn't have been done better. Bendis' portrayal of Peter is excellent as well, as a kid who is completely out of his element - much more so than normally. Peter is a scared, frightened kid, and Bendis does a terrific job of selling that. Mary Jane also seems to have come to accept her role as Peter's best friend, and NOT his love interest, which is very good, because I love the chemistry between Peter and Kitty. And finally, a nice moment when Peter is bitten by a vampire, who promptly screams, spits his blood out, and screams about it being tainted. My only complaint about this issue is that it could have used a bit more exposition, and a conversation between Morbius and Peter would have been nice. Chalk the lack of those scenes up to Bendis' tendency to overly decompress - thus taking up room which could be used better for other things. A VERY GOOD issue, one that makes me glad I started reading this title.
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