Indy Comics Writer

I often buy my son copies of Ultimate Spider-Man. I’m a fan of Brian Michael Bendis, and I think his work on Spider-Man is about the best that mainstream comics offers.

This week I picked up the comic’s third special annual issue. It was a good read. Bendis introduces the Ultimate version of Mysterio, and this villain would beat the tar out of the original, mainstream universe one. For one thing, this Mysterio doesn’t wear a goldfish bowl on his head.

But I haven’t yet given it to my son. And it’s not because of the violence. It’s because a major subplot of the book involves Peter and Mary Jane possibly going “all the way.”

Maybe it’s because I don’t want my son asking me what “going all the way” means. Maybe I’m too chicken to have the sex talk yet. My son is just 10. Isn’t that too early? Maybe it’s not. But regardless, the comic is still sitting on my desk.

Sigh, maybe it’s a sign that I should stick with the Marvel Adventures series of books for my son. They are always harmless. But, and this is a big “but,” they’re just not as good as Ultimate Spider-Man.

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