Does anybody else ever, like, think about what Peter would be like if he was still alive?
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- God / Lord (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Alison Blaire (Named only)
- Liam (First appearance)
- Galactus (Galan) (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned)
- Chester Cebulski (Mentioned)
- Presidents of the United States of America (Mentioned)
- Miss America (Alexis Wineman) (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Peter Parker (Shadow only) (Identity unrevealed)
- Mary Jane's imagination Ultimates
- Mary Jane's imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Mary Jane's imagination Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Mary Jane's imagination Captain America (Steve Rogers)
- Mary Jane's imagination Thor (Odinson)
- Mary Jane's imagination Nick Fury
- Mary Jane's imagination Giant-Man (Hank Pym)
- Mary Jane's imagination Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
- Mary Jane's imagination The Thing (Ben Grimm)
- Mary Jane's imagination Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
- Mary Jane's imagination Hulk (Bruce Banner)
- Mary Jane's imagination Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
- Mary Jane's imagination Cloak (Ty Johnson)
- Mary Jane's imagination Dagger (Tandy Bowen)
- Nick Fury (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
- Aunt May's imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Aunt May's imagination Tarantula ("Peter Parker")
- Aunt May's imagination Beetles
- Aunt May's imagination Spider-Girl (Kitty Pryde)
- Aunt May's imagination Iron Spider
- Ray Parker (Mentioned)
- Mary Parker (Mentioned)
- NYPD (Mentioned)
- Gwen's imagination Knights
- Gwen's imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Gwen's imagination Moon Knight (Marc Spector)
- Gwen's imagination Daredevil (Matt Murdock)
- Gwen's imagination Iron Fist (Danny Rand)
- Gwen's imagination Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
- Gwen's imagination Punisher (Frank Castle)
- Gwen's imagination Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
- Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Mentioned)
- Miles' imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Miles' imagination Spider-Man (Miles Morales)
- Peter Parker (Mentioned)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Venom (Eddie Brock Jr.)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Morbius
- Kitty Pryde's imagination X-Men
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Shroud (Kitty Pryde)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Wolverine (Jimmy Hudson)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Rogue (Marian Carlyle)
- Bobby's imagination mini-Ultimates
- Bobby's imagination Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
- Bobby's imagination Firstar (Liz Allan)
- Bobby's imagination Iceman (Bobby Drake)
- Bobby's imagination Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
- Bobby's imagination White Tiger (Ava Ayala)
- Bobby's imagination Nova (Sam Alexander)
- Bobby's imagination S.H.I.E.L.D. (Mentioned)
- Bobby's imagination Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and imagination)
- Mutants (Main story and imagination)
- Asgardians (Imagination only)
- Radioactive Spiders (Mentioned)
- Birds (Imagination only)
- Symbiotes (Imagination only)
- Vampires (Imagination only)
Locations:
- Earth-1610
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Queens
- Forest Hills
- Parker Residence
- Midtown High School (Mentioned)
- Queen's Mission (First appearance)
- Forest Hills
- Gray's Papaya, Broadway, Manhattan (Mentioned)
- Queens
- New York City
- New York
- United States of America
- Earth
- Mary Jane's imagination (First appearance)
- Aunt May's imagination (First appearance)
- Gwen's imagination (First appearance)
- Miles' imagination
- Earth-616 (Mentioned)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination (First appearance)
- Bobby's imagination (First appearance)
Items:
- LEGO (Behind the scenes) (Topical reference)
- X-Wing (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Iron Spider Armors (Imagination only)
- Iron Man Armor (Imagination only)
- Captain America's Uniform and Shield (Imagination only)
- E.D.I. Bio-Mech Suit (Imagination only)
- Mjolnir (Imagination only)
- Giant-Man's Suit (Imagination only)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Imagination only)
- Spider-Woman's Suits (Imagination only)
- Spider-Men's Suits and Web-Shooters (Imagination only)
- Cloak's Cloak (Imagination only)
- Superior Spider-Man's Suit (Imagination only)
- Beetle Armors (Imagination only)
- Moon Knight's Suit and Boomerang (Imagination only)
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club (Imagination only)
- Iron Fist's Suit (Imagination only)
- Cloak of Levitation (Imagination only)
- Eye of Agamotto (Imagination only)
- Punisher's Suit and Arsenal (Imagination only)
- Disintegrator Cane (Imagination only)
- Kitty Pryde's imagination Venom Symbiote
- X-Uniforms (Imagination only)
- Adamantium (On Wolverine's claws in imagination only)
- Glossary:Nova Force (Imagination only)
- Spider-Man's Spider-Signal (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Enterprise (Mentioned) (Topical reference)
- Spider-Cycle (Imagination only)
- Spider-Copter (Mentioned)
Events:
- Cataclysm (Mentioned)
- Death of Spider-Man (Mentioned)
Synopsis for 1st story
Exactly two years have passed since the greatest hero of all - Peter Parker - met his fate, sacrificing himself for the rest of the world. In order to commemorate the life cut too short that he was forced to live, Aunt May decides to plan a small get-together amongst the people closest to her late nephew in the house they once lived in, and sends the invitations out.
Miles Morales and Ganke get to the house on bus when Miles notices a small present Ganke has with him. He asks what it is, and finally gets Ganke to say that it is a Lego set that he intends to give to Gwen Stacy. Miles immediately protests, claiming he is too old for Legos and too young for Gwen, but Ganke is confident that nothing will go wrong. Mary Jane arrives at the house later and simply stands out in front of it. Her new boyfriend, Liam, asks what is wrong, and she says she has just realized that this is an important event, and that he probably shouldn't come. He agrees with her, kisses her on the cheek, and leaves. As MJ goes inside, it becomes clear by her expression that she does not like Liam and still desires Peter. Meanwhile, Firestar is going over to the get-together when Iceman sees her and stops her. Firestar says she somewhat does not want to go, since Peter's demise makes her sad. They go together when the Human Torch sees them and goes along with them. Due to the fire powers of two of the three, Iceman starts to melt and falls to the pavement below, though he says "I'm okay"!
As Miles and Ganke come into the house, Miles hugs May and talks with her a bit by saying that he feels weird being here considering that he never knew Peter personally, looking at Ganke the whole time. Ganke goes over to Gwen and gives her the present, saying that he saw they both liked something while screwing around on Facebook (what exactly it is is not revealed), and subsequently made the Lego for her. To everyone's shock, she kisses Ganke on the lips and takes it up to display it in her room while being congratulated by Bobby. The doorbell rings, and May opens it to find Pepper Potts outside. Apparently, Tony Stark was not able to make it to the get-together, but subsequently has delivered countless culinary items from a top chef in exchange, much to May's overwhelment. As everyone just stares at the food, the doorbell rings again, and Kitty Pryde comes in. She hugs Miles, and everyone talks about how she just received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Gwen is relieved, as her defeating Galactus might mean that mutants finally get the credit they deserve, although Liz and Johnny are less sure. Kong then arrives, and Kitty immediately goes to talk to him. The others comment on how they haven't seen him in so long. J. Jonah Jameson then arrives, but immediately regrets coming and decides to head back to the city.
After finally finishing the meal, and awkward silence comes upon everyone. Mary Jane decides to bring up what Peter would be like if he was still alive. She decides to bring up a very vivid dream that she had involving such a scenario. After talking about her run-in with Nick Fury, she mentions how she imagines him being the greatest superhero in existence, leading the Ultimates 10 to 15 years from now.
Aunt May says that for a while, she hoped that he would eventually go back to science like his parents, but decided it was unlikely. Instead, she hoped he would merge the two loves, creating new ways to fight crime for both the police and other super heroes.
Gwen mentions that Peter was haunted by the fact that men like the Kingpin could escape justice because they were rich and connected, and reminisces that Peter used to say that he wished he was a full-fledged reporter so that he could use his life as Spider-Man to break stories other reporters couldn't, putting men like the Kingpin behind bars.
Miles imagines himself as Peter's sidekick and goes on to say that he did not know Peter all that well, but thinks about the fact that he got his powers before Peter died, and wonders what would have happened if he tried to take up the mantle before Peter's death, speculating that he might have become Peter's side-kick or intern and wondering what he would have called himself since there couldn't be two Spider-Men. He concludes by saying that if Peter was anything like the Peter he met, he would have loved to train under him.
Kitty Pryde imagines her life together with Peter, the two of them using their powers to fight crime together and eventually getting married and starting a life together. She chooses to keep this fantasy to herself however, telling the others that she doesn't think about what Peter might have become had he lived.
Bobby says that the superheroes Peter befriended in his life would go on to become the new Ultimates, and they will become really, really, really big superheroes, almost like celebrities.
Gwen finally decides that they should do a good deed in Peter's honour. Johnny wants a back rub, but everyone declines. Miles sees the food, and decides to give all the leftover food to a homeless shelter, which they do.
Everyone says goodbye to each other later and leaves. But while this is going on, someone that looks a lot like Peter is hiding in the bushes watching them...
Solicit Synopsis
• The world mourns on the anniversary of Peter Parker’s death
• A gathering of Spidey’s friends and foes reveal some shocking truths about Peter and his world
• One of the biggest surprise endings of the year!
Notes
- Miles’ thoughts of joining sides with Peter Parker would actually come true.
- The members of Spider-Man's team in Bobby Drake's imagination are a mix of the teams from the Spider-Friends of Earth-8107 and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Trainees of Earth-12041.
See Also
Footnotes
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- Comics
- Week 14, 2014
- 2014
- 2014, June
- Modern-Age
- Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1
- T+ (13 and up)
- Axel Alonso/Editor-in-Chief
- Mark Bagley/Cover Artist
- Andrew Hennessy/Cover Artist
- Justin Ponsor/Cover Artist
- Brian Michael Bendis/Writer
- David Marquez/Penciler
- Mark Bagley/Penciler
- Mark Brooks/Penciler
- Stuart Immonen/Penciler
- David Lafuente/Penciler
- Sara Pichelli/Penciler
- David Marquez/Inker
- Andrew Hennessy/Inker
- Mark Brooks/Inker
- Stuart Immonen/Inker
- David Lafuente/Inker
- Sara Pichelli/Inker
- Justin Ponsor/Colourist
- Cory Petit/Letterer
- Mark Paniccia/Editor
- Mary Jane Watson (Earth-1610)/Quotes
- Miles Morales (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Mary Jane Watson (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Robert Drake (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Gwendolyne Stacy (Clone) (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- May Reilly (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Katherine Pryde (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Ganke Lee (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Lana Baumgartner (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Jessica Drew (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- X-Men (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Elizabeth Allan (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Virginia Potts (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Kenneth McFarlane (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- John Jonah Jameson (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Alison Blaire (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Galan (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Antonio Stark (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- C.B. Cebulski (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Peter Parker (Earth-1610)/Appearances
- Ultimates (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Antonio Stark (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Nicholas Fury (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Henry Pym (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Benjamin Grimm (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Jessica Drew (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Bruce Banner (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Miles Morales (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Tyrone Johnson (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Tandy Bowen (Earth-14621)/Minor Appearances
- Nicholas Fury (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Steven Rogers (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Peter Parker (Earth-13346)/Minor Appearances
- Tarantula (Earth-13346)/Minor Appearances
- Beetles (Earth-13346)/Minor Appearances
- Katherine Pryde (Earth-13346)/Minor Appearances
- Iron Spider (Earth-13346)/Minor Appearances
- Richard Parker (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Mary Parker (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- New York City Police Department (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Knights (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Marc Spector (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Matthew Murdock (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Daniel Rand (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Stephen Strange, Jr. (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Frank Castle (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Wilson Fisk (Earth-71953)/Minor Appearances
- Daily Bugle (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Wilson Fisk (Earth-1610)/Mentions
- Peter Parker (Earth-61313)/Minor Appearances
- Miles Morales (Earth-61313)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-616)/Mentions
- Peter Parker (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- Edward Brock Jr. (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- Michael Morbius (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- X-Men (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- Katherine Pryde (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- James Hudson Jr. (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- Marian Carlyle (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- Mini-Ultimates (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Peter Parker (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Elizabeth Allan (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Robert Drake (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Jonathan Storm (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Ava Ayala (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Samuel Alexander (Earth-41609)/Minor Appearances
- Strategic Hazard Intervention Espionage Logistics Directorate (Earth-41609)/Mentions
- Daily Bugle (Earth-41609)/Mentions
- Homo sapiens/Appearances
- Homo superior/Appearances
- Asgardians/Minor Appearances
- Radioactive Spider/Mentions
- Birds/Minor Appearances
- Klyntar (Race)/Minor Appearances
- Vampires/Minor Appearances
- Earth-1610/Appearances
- Earth/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- New York (State)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Queens/Appearances
- Forest Hills/Appearances
- Aunt May's House/Appearances
- Midtown High School/Mentions
- Queen's Mission/Appearances
- Earth-14621/Minor Appearances
- Earth/Minor Appearances
- Earth-13346/Minor Appearances
- United States of America/Minor Appearances
- New York (State)/Minor Appearances
- New York City/Minor Appearances
- Manhattan/Minor Appearances
- Earth-71953/Minor Appearances
- Earth-61313/Minor Appearances
- Brooklyn/Minor Appearances
- Earth-616/Mentions
- Earth-11162/Minor Appearances
- Earth-41609/Minor Appearances
- Iron Spider Armor/Minor Appearances
- Iron Man Armor/Minor Appearances
- Captain America's Uniform/Minor Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Minor Appearances
- European Defense Initiative Bio-Mechanical Suit/Minor Appearances
- Mjolnir/Minor Appearances
- Giant-Man's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Fantastic Four Uniforms/Minor Appearances
- Spider-Woman's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Spider-Man's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Web-Shooters/Minor Appearances
- Cloak's Cloak/Minor Appearances
- Superior Spider-Man's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Beetle Armor (Earth-1610)/Minor Appearances
- Moon Knight's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Moon Knight's Boomerang/Minor Appearances
- Daredevil's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Daredevil's Billy Club/Minor Appearances
- Iron Fist's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Cloak of Levitation/Minor Appearances
- Eye of Agamotto/Minor Appearances
- Punisher's Suit/Minor Appearances
- Punisher's Arsenal/Minor Appearances
- Disintegrator Cane/Minor Appearances
- Venom (Symbiote) (Earth-11162)/Minor Appearances
- X-Uniforms/Minor Appearances
- Adamantium/Minor Appearances
- Spider-Man's Spider-Signal/Mentions
- Spider-Cycle/Minor Appearances
- Spider-Copter/Mentions
- Cataclysm/Mentions
- Death of Spider-Man/Mentions