10 Comics You Must Read Before Spider-Man: Far From Home

When Marvel's Ultimate imprint launched all the way back in 2000, its goal was simple: re-establishing Marvel's premier superheroes in a contemporary, more grounded world. Captain America became a more heavy-handed symbol of Americanimperialism, Thor became an anarchist descended from the original God of Thunder and Spider-Man remained every bit the relatable, golden-hearted kid he had always been, albeit with a few alterations to his backstory and personality here and there.

However, it is in the aftermath of the controversial Ultimatum comic arc that Ultimate Spider-Man seemed to truly come into its own. After a grief-stricken Magneto meddles with the alignment of the North and South poles to cause a devastating flood in Manhattan, many heroes perish, many more are injured and mutant hatred is at an all-time high.

The New World According To Peter Parker details the daily goings on and impossible guilt of Peter in a world ravaged by unimaginable tragedy. What's a wall-crawler to do when J Jonah Jameson and the NYPD begin to take a shine to him? How do you go about your day seeing grief and trauma in everyone you know?

With Far From Home being the first film to follow the events of Avengers: Endgame, The New World According To Peter Parker is a perfect warm-up for a film looking as if it will tell a similar story of grief and a changing world through the naive eyes of Spider-Man.