The EXPLOSIVE finale of our epic read-through of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley. I don't know about you, dear listener, but our brains feel all webbed up by this excessive spider-exposure. Still, Ultimate Spider-Man is a tremendous achievement — an 11-year run on a beloved character with a distinct beginning, middle, and end. In the second half of Ultimate Spider-Man, we see the psychological toll it takes on Peter Parker. And while Peter has suffered his fair share of spidey-stress in the mainstream universe (the character is built to suffer after all), it all seems particularly tragic in Bendis' run. Often exhilarating, often infuriating, and also kinda repetitive, we'll dive into the web-slinger's world and complete our conversation on Bendis' unique take on the Spiderverse.