Rating: 4/5
Power and Responsibility is a great introduction to Spider-Man. It takes the core concepts around the character and updates them. The world is rounded out in a way that makes it more believable than sometimes happens with comics. Peter Parker is a teenager in this book. The concerns and ambitions that he has are reflected in that.
Anyone familiar with the character, whether it is from the movies or other comics, should know this story. It is about how Peter Parker obtains his powers and transforms into Spider-Man (but seriously, how did no one figure out who he is?). This is both a physical and a mental change. Bendis does a superb job building this up and creating the core of Peter Parker.
I love the art. It really modernizes the characters. Green Goblin in particular is fantastic. He becomes a monster in all aspects and is a great villain for Spider-Man to face off against. I definitely want to see more of him in future books. The coloring is good, but nothing jumped out at me about it.
This series reboots the Spider-Man franchise and sets it in Marvel's Ultimate universe. As an introduction, it moves slowly. But by setting the stage so well, the rest of the books should be great.
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