What a odd collection. Why end it on a major turning point for miles only for it to go into Spider-men (Which is Peter for 616 and miles meeting) it's really stupid.

Regardless the origins of Miles is great. It talks to the fans in a way we understand. We get it, Peter will never be replaced. He will always be Spider-man. However, this change didn't feel forced or badly done. Infact Peter's death is one of my favorite deaths of comics of all time. So seeing Miles take up the mantel was great.

The best part is they made two villains no one cares about awesome. Got Scorpian being a actually scary Kingpin type and then you got Prowler, Miles' uncle going around stealing stuff and being a horrible influence on his newphew. Miles deals with both as well as his own family issues and best friend. It's a lot to take in and watching him try to work it all out is both interesting and fun.

Now we also get Spider-men in this collection and this isn't nearly as good. The meet up is silly, and the reasoning is stupid, even if getting to see Peter and Miles interact is fun. The actual background story is dumb and I don't think Bendis writes 616 Spider-man all that great. Love his Ultimate Peter but not this one as much. I also think the ending leaves a big "WHAT IS IT" but it never gets covered and never will cause Secret Wars has Miles in the main universe now.

The side story aside the origins is very much worth reading. I like Miles and he's funny but a different type of funny from Peter. If you want the old school Spider-man feel back I'd advise checking this out.