Ultimate Spider-Man (later known as Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man), part of the Ultimate Marvel line, is a retelling of the original Spider-Man comic written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn, originally, by Mark Bagley and later by Stuart Immonen. The Bendis and Bagley collaboration, which lasted for 111 issues, holds the record for longest continual run on a Marvel
Comics series by two people.
After a six-month timeskip following Ultimatum, the series was re-launched as Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man until the comic reached its 150th issue (counting both pre- and post-Ultimatum issues) and returned to its original numbering and naming format for 10 issues. The series ended with issue 160.
A third volume followed a few months later with a new character in a new Spider-Man costume and the title Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Volume 2 or Ultimate Comics: All-New Spider-Man with new numbering. In 2014, The fourth and final volume, called Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man, began in the wake of the Cataclysm Crisis Crossover. This title will end with #12 and lead into Secret Wars (2015). Miles' story will continue there and be a big part in the All-New, All-Different Marvel line-up, not only starring in All-New All-Different Avengers, but also starring in Spider-Man, written by Bendis with Miles as the main Spider-Man with the original Peter Parker serving as a mentor for the younger web-slinger.
There's also the 2005 tie-in game, which introduced Ultimate Beetle and was marketed as being in continuity with the series; this has since been the subject of Canon Discontinuity, with several events in the game later being adapted to the comics, and others officially never taking place. And on the subject of video games, Ultimate Spidey also made an appearance in 2010's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions as one of the four playable characters (on home consoles).
Not to be confused with the Ultimate Spider-Man animated show, which has a different premise; though as with most Marvel adaptions it does have some Ultimate Universe elements incorporated into it.
Please Note: Due to the comic changing main characters at the end of Volume 2, tropes for the first two volumes of the title are separate from tropes for the third volume. As such, all tropes relating to Miles Morales will be collected under the tropes for Volumes 3 & 4, and spoilers relating to the end of Volume 2 will be unmarked in that section.
