If Ultimate Comics Didn't Exist

[AbdulAziz]

Imagine how would the story of the new animated series be handled if:
1. Brian Michael Bendis haven't created Ultimate Spider-Man.
2. Brian Michael Bendis did the Ultimate series but Venom wasn't reinvented.
3. Brian Michael Bendis made Venom in the Ultimate Universe, but he wasn't used for the show.

Thoughts? Comments?

[matthewaos]

If Ultimate U never existeted, I imagine That Spider-Man especially would be collecting dust right now. And I'm sorry to say, cause I don't like Ultimate marvel.

[AbdulAziz]

How do you think SSM would be affected if this title never showed up?

[Sonicjuce]

I don't really get what you are saying....

[AbdulAziz]

I don't really get what you are saying....
Things I mentioned here from Ultimate Spider-Man were used in the new animated series. How do you think the series would go if none of the points I mentioned happened

[Grapeweasel]

They're easy enough to ignore.

[CMBMOOL]

If the Ultimate Universe didn't exist, then we, the Pro-marriage fans, would still have the Amazing Spider-girl to turn to for our monthly Peter and MJ married life. :redface:

[brundlefly]

...I don't think that I would notice.

Like Grape pointed out, they're easy enough to outright ignore, given that they don't cross over into 616 Marvel. I gave them a try, only enjoyed Ultimates, and now just ignore the line altogether.

So is this new animated series some kind of direct adaptation of Ultimate Spidey? If so, I made the right decision in skipping it.

[ZT4]

TSS isnt an adaptation of USM at all, it just borrows elements from it.

Without USM, I'd have MC2 and Spider-Girl...but I certaingly would'nt have been a Spider-Man fan anymore in a certain capacity. It's the only really good Spidey reboot amongst the flops Marvel have produced and it's Peter Parker is a true hero with a sense of morality and responsibility.

[Venom]

If the Ultimate line didn't exist Brian Michael Bendis would be writing Amazing Spider-Man right now and no one else and Mark Millar wouldn't be one of Marvel's top writers since The Ultimates made him a household name. Oh God! If that happened he would never have done all those wonderful stories; Marvel Knights Spider-Man, Civil War, Kick-Ass, Fantastic Four, Wolverine and 1985. Thank God the Ultimate line was created.

[Mister Mets]

I think Bendis's deicison to focus 120 consecutive issues on Peter Parker's high school days was somewhat responsible for a similar approach being taken with Spectacular Spider-Man.

Beyond that, it's entirely a matter of speculation as to whether Bendis & Millar would have managed to become star writers, and whether Bagley would've been popular enough for DC to whisk him away for their latest weekly.