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Ultimate Spider-Man #157 p1-2 (Death of Spider-Man) - Mark Bagley

Artists: Mark Bagley (Penciller) , Andy Lanning (Inker) , Brian Michael Bendis (Writer)

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Ultimate Spider-Man #157 p1-2 (Death of Spider-Man) - Mark Bagley Comic Art

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Title:	Ultimate Spider-Man #157 p1-2 (Death of Spider-Man) - Mark Bagley
Artist:	Mark Bagley (Penciller)
Artist:	Andy Lanning (Inker)
Artist:	Brian Michael Bendis (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Double Page Splash
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	6,134
Likes on CAF:	12 13
Favorited on CAF:	3
Comments:	20
Added to Site:	5/4/2015
Comic Art Archive:	Ultimate Spider-Man Issue: 157 Page: 1 View

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I didn't read any Marvel comics in the 90s so my first exposure to Mark Bagley's art was with Ultimate Spider-Man. And what a historic run it has been : 117 issues with Bendis, the most any writer/artist team has ever done on at Marvel. Once the whole Utimate Universe ends, I believe the only series people will remember and cherish from this 16 year long experience is Bendis & Bagley's Utimate Spider-Man.

Considering the huge number of issues Bagley did, I believed it would be easy to find a great iconic piece of his run but I was wrong. It probably has to do with the majority of the covers being pencils only (a no-go for me) and not that many full splash or dps (and most of them focusing on other characters than Spidey).
I'm very glad that I did not settle sooner as this dps is one of the largest Ultimate Spider-Man ever drawn (or maybe the largest one?), part of the historic "Death of Spider-Man" arc and the last iconic shot of the run (before he gets bloody, hurt, etc.).

From start to finish, Bendis & Bagley's Ultimate Spider-Man has been a blast to read; it's one of my favorite modern runs because it contributed to my being addicted to Marvel again, just like Bendis' Avengers, Brubaker's Captain America or Ennis' Punisher did.

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Foggy Bottom
Member Since 2009
Forum Moderator

Posted on 5/4/2015

Justice.

Emanuele Peveri
Member Since 2011

Posted on 5/4/2015

Totally agree with your comments over this nifty piece. Bagley is one of the most consistent Artists around. And this is a beauty of DPS!

Mike SpiderJunkie
Member Since 2011

Posted on 5/4/2015

Amazing piece of art, great thing you finally found your perfect Ultimate Spidey :)

Tommy S
Member Since 2009

Posted on 5/4/2015

Awesome Spidey piece, congrats, it's a keeper for sure!

George 1
Member Since 2011

Posted on 5/4/2015

i had a cheeky bid on this myself, fantastic.

Mike K
Member Since 2003

Posted on 5/4/2015

Love this so much... Congrats!!

Alkis V.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 5/5/2015

Great one!!

K Gearon
Member Since 2011

Posted on 5/9/2015

Huge DPS! Great image wrapping up one of the best runs in comics. Congrats on picking this up!

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 7/16/2015

classic!!!

Hart R.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 10/5/2015

Fantastic image of Spidey! Bagley at his best!

Rafa Roldan
Member Since 2010

Posted on 10/8/2015

I think Bagley's Spider-Man is one of the best Spider-Man. And this artwork is impressive!

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

Posted on 10/29/2015

A gem of a page

Red Raven
Member Since 2012

Posted on 2/6/2016

awesone spidey !!!

Alkis V.
Member Since 2004

Posted on 4/25/2016

That's a pretty nice shot of Spidey!

Kyle K
Member Since 2012

Posted on 5/6/2016

Epic! One of the most beautiful renderings of Spidey from the run!

Nicolaj Borch
Member Since 2012

Posted on 7/27/2018

Breathtaking piece...

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 10/26/2018

Astonishing splash! Love Bagley on this one!

Phil H
Member Since 2010

Posted on 4/30/2020

How did i not comment on this just yet. Absolutely phenomenal image of Spidey.

I will argue with anyone that no one draws the "eyes" for Spider-man better than Bagley. no one.

Thanks for sharing!

Brian G
Member Since 2020

Posted on 2/4/2022

Wow! Hadn't seen this on the site until it just popped up in the featured square for me today. What an awesome page, from a great, great run. I was always reading ASM and didn't get into Ultimate until towards the end but I recall this arc for sure. Sooooo good.

Belated congrats!

chad larsson
Member Since 2018

Posted on 7/1/2024

Fantastic Bagley Spidey splash. Epic.

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