10 Reasons Ultimate Spider-Man Is The GREATEST Spider-Man Run Ever
8. It's Actually Really Funny
Everyone knows that Spider-Man is an inherently funny character. He quips and uses jokes to hide the fact that under the mask he's actually quite scared as he faces against supervillains and mob bosses alike. No where does this feel more effective and is as funny as it is in Ultimate Spider-Man.
Spider-Man really does feel like a kid just trying to get under the skin of anyone he's facing and it always seems to work. One of the most popular moments has to be when Peter finally meets the Kingpin and decides to pull out cue cards for different jokes he had pre-written about the most notorious and dangerous gangster in New York City.
However it isn't just Spider-Man himself that makes the series so funny - there are some fantastic fourth-wall breaking moments that are really great. There is a mini-storyline where Peter learns that Hollywood are making an official Spider-Man movie, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire! Peter turns up on set to see what's going on, only to find Doctor Octopus has come to kill his wife who is acting as a consultant on the film. Producer Avi Arad even appears in an interview regarding the film.
The entire series has the perfect balance of serious and lighter storylines that will entertain from start to finish.