This is the best thing Bendis has written in years. It's up to the same high standard as his early Ultimate Spider-man stuff.

It's a simple story: Peter Parker, of the regular Marvel Universe, ends up in the Ultimate Universe. It's the crossover they told us would never happen. But it did, so we may as well get over that and enjoy it for what it is.

I think doing a '616 Peter meets Ultimate Peter' story would have been boring, since Ultimate Peter was just a younger version of 616 Peter. But, Peter meets Miles, and given the origin and short history of Miles, it's a much more interesting meeting.

I've yet to read The Death of Spider-man story or the introduction of Miles, but I don't think that matters here. Since this story is through the eyes of Peter, it doesn't matter if you haven't read an Ultimate Spider-man comic starring Miles, since what we need to know is in the story. Obviously, if you're heavily invested into the Ultimate Comics, moments like Peter meeting Ultimate Gwen have more emotional weight.

Sarah Pichelli's art is also gorgeous. Like, it really actually is. It's clear that she takes as much time drawing her facial and working on character body language as she does panelling action scenes. Her clean sleek lines are so nice to look at. She is going to be a HUGE artist (she's nearly there already).

I'll admit, I was very skeptical about this series when it first came out. But once I got over that and sat down and actually read it, I really enjoyed it. It's a Spider-man story for the ages, and we're always in need for more of those.