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Ultimate Comics Spider-Man, Volume 2 by Brian Michael Bendis
5.0

Things heat up as Miles gets stuck inbetween being a hero and maybe having to work for his crooked Uncle.

Aaron, Aka the prowler, heads into Mexico to meet up with The Scorpion, not the clone of Peter Parker, but a lethal crime boss. He backstabs him and escapes but the Scorpion does not forgive and forget and begins to hunt Aaron. At the same time Miles is trying to get a hold on his powers, saving people, but when his uncle comes to him knowing the truth things get messy.

Just like the first volume, the second builds upon Miles origin and helps flush at the side characters around him. Everyone is giving time to help build up Miles own villains while having to worry about the different parts of Miles family members. It all accumulates to Miles having to make a grand decision that'll affect him forever.

Art is still great. Storytelling is great. This is Bendis channeling his best work for Spidy. A 4.5 out of 5.