4.0

Whohoooooo! Miles has a awesome Spider-man book again. Let's gooooo!!!!

Saladin Ahmed is a pretty big writer now days. Writing the Black Bolt series critics and people loved, Exiles, the excellent Quicksilver Mini-series, and more. Now I didn't love Black Bolt but enjoyed it and I thought Exiles was meh, but loved Quicksilver. Saying that, Miles Morales lets Ahmed really shine as he brings Miles alive here.

So Miles is still in school trying to be Spider-man on the side. This book balances his personal life with friends and family while also dealing with crime fighting and teaming up with unlikely people. What's different than Bendis run, which I liked even with its ups and downs, is Miles feels more like a real person. It could be because the slang is more updated and fresh, feels real, but also the connection to his friends and especially support from his family. It all works well to give real vibes.

I think Miles is a great character. His growth throughout the years has been great and he's for sure very different than Peter or Gwen who are probably the next two biggest Spider-people. I think it'll be interesting to see what Ahmed has in store since so far this is giving me classic Ultimate Spider-man vibes in all the right ways. I want more team ups like here, more school adventures, more love stories. Give me it all! A 4.5 out of 5.