Miles Morales by Bendis — complete Ultimate origin
Brian Michael Bendis · Sara Pichelli · David Marquez
Story era 10 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Miles’s Ultimate origin develops his family, friendships and inherited responsibility through Pichelli and Marquez’s expressive art.
Setup & reading order
- After Miles Morales: Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1
Continue with Bendis’s distinct Earth-616 Omnibus Vol. 2. Secret Wars explains the universe transition and is available in Hickman’s saga; that entire eight-book project is not required to begin the next Miles volume.
Optional context & path
Path: Miles Morales. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Michael Bendis — Peter Parker’s complete saga.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Ultimate Spider-Man (Miles Morales) (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Miles Morales: With Great Power review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel — Miles Morales Omnibus Vol. 1 contents (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man — series and creator identity (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Miles Morales: Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1
Book 1 of 1 · The Heroic Age and the Incursions
Miles inherits the Ultimate Spider-Man mantle and later meets Earth-616 Peter Parker.
See reading checkpoints9781302945718Planned edition#1–28, #16.1#1–5#1–3#200#1–12#4Ultimate Fallout #4 contributes only Miles Morales’s debut story, also included in Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 5. If you have already read that debut, skip its repeat here and continue with Miles’s own series.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show source issues
Ultimate Fallout (2011) #4Things to know
- Peter Parker’s death is the premise, and his five-book saga adds emotional history. Miles’s own origin introduces the new lead and supporting cast, so those five books remain optional context.