Ultimate Spider-Man #96

Brian Michael Bendis / Mark Bagley2006

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Series: This issue is Ultimate Spider-Man #96 (part of the Ultimate Universe flagship series launched in 2000), published by Marvel on June 28, 2006. It is Part 2 of 2 of the "Morbius" story arc. Picking up directly from the previous issue: Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich is attacked at the Grunwald apartment and bitten by a vampire. Spider-Man arrives on the scene but mistakes the morally ambiguous Morbius for an enemy, fighting the vampire who has transformed into a wolf-like monster while watching Morbius battle Grunwald. After the melee, Morbius kills Grunwald, and Spider-Man takes Ben Urich to the hospital. In the hospital room, Morbius explains to Peter that a person must be bitten twice to fully turn into a vampire, that the vampires were after Urich, and that he is the only one who can prevent the transformation. He also reveals his father-son relationship with "Dracula" and the promise he made to his mother never to let "his father's curse" hurt anyone again. Torn between fear and misunderstanding, Peter interrupts the treatment several times until the hospital loses power and three vampires appear and attack; Morbius steps in to help. Bitten himself, Peter discovers that his blood is "impure" and he will not be turned, and Ben Urich makes a full recovery. In the end, Morbius gives his name, turns to smoke, and departs, saying he hopes Spider-Man will be more mature the next time they meet. The next day in biology class, Peter shows Mary Jane the bite mark on his neck and admits that some things are not meant for someone his age to see; Mary Jane comforts him.

Summary

This volume collects issue #96 of Ultimate Spider-Man, the flagship series of the Ultimate Universe launched in 2000, published by Marvel on June 28, 2006. It is Part 2 of 2 of the Morbius story arc. Picking up where the previous issue left off: Daily Bugle reporter Ben Urich is attacked in a Greenwich Village apartment and bitten by a vampire. Spider-Man arrives at the scene but mistakes the morally ambiguous Morbius for an enemy, fighting a vampire transformed into a wolf-like monster while watching Morbius battle Grunewald. After the melee, Morbius kills Grunewald, and Spider-Man takes Ben Urich to the hospital. In the hospital room, Morbius explains to Peter that a person must be bitten twice to fully turn into a vampire, that the vampires were after Urich, and that he alone can stop the transformation. He also reveals his father-son relationship with Dracula and the vow he made to his mother never to let the curse of his father harm anyone again. Torn between fear and misunderstanding, Peter interrupts the treatment several times until the hospital loses power and three vampires appear and attack. Morbius intervenes to help. Peter, having been bitten, discovers that his blood is impure and cannot be turned, and Ben Urich makes a full recovery. In the end, Morbius leaves his name and departs as smoke, saying he hopes Spider-Man will be more mature the next time they meet. The next day in biology class, Peter shows Mary Jane the bite mark on his neck and admits that there are some things he is too young to have seen, and Mary Jane comforts him.

Editor's review

这一期处在《终极蜘蛛侠》最受读者称道的连载阶段：本迪斯的生活化对白加上巴格利清晰利落的分镜，让一场吸血鬼混战不只是打斗，更把「责任」与「成长」压在十几岁的彼得身上。莫比亚斯在这里并非纯粹的怪物，他背负父辈的诅咒、守着对母亲的承诺，用「我是唯一能救他的人」来解释自己的行动；而彼得几次因为恐惧误判，恰恰暴露了他作为少年英雄的局限——这正是终极宇宙重构经典角色的价值所在。本期与上一期合为一个完整的两期单元，202 页篇幅内节奏紧凑，医院停电一幕把恐怖气氛推到顶点；结尾生物课的咬痕与玛丽·简的安慰，则把超自然事件拉回高中生活。对想追读 2000 年代终极宇宙主线的读者来说，这是理解莫比亚斯登场与彼得心理转折不可跳过的一环。

Who it's for

A good fit for

正在按期刊或合订本追读 2000 年代《Ultimate Spider-Man》主线的读者
喜欢「超级英雄＋吸血鬼/哥特恐怖」混搭故事的漫威漫画迷
对莫比亚斯、德古拉等漫威超自然角色起源改编感兴趣的读者
研究终极宇宙（Earth-1610）如何重构经典角色与事件的研究型读者

Not a good fit for

只读单行本、不熟悉本系列前后剧情的新读者：本期是两期故事的后半段
偏好完整独立故事、抗拒连续剧情与悬念的读者
对吸血鬼题材和轻度恐怖画面不适的读者

Reading tips

先读第 95 期，两期合看才能完整理解莫比亚斯的登场与冲突起因
留意彼得从「盲目攻击」到「理解信任」的转变，这是本期真正的核心
把本期放进《Ultimate Spider-Man》第 16 卷合订本（收录第 91–96 期）中连续阅读，主题脉络更清楚
读后可对读 616 主线宇宙的莫比亚斯起源，比较容易看出终极宇宙的改编思路

FAQ

这一期是独立故事吗？

不是完全独立。本期是「莫比亚斯」两期故事的第二部分（Part 2 of 2），紧接第 95 期展开，建议两期连读，否则容易看不懂本·乌里奇为何被咬、蜘蛛侠为何与莫比亚斯敌对。

本期的编剧和画师是谁？

编剧为布莱恩·迈克尔·本迪斯（Brian Michael Bendis），铅笔稿由马克·巴格利（Mark Bagley）绘制，墨线为约翰·戴尔（John Dell），上色贾斯汀·庞瑟（Justin Ponsor），文字科里·佩蒂特（Cory Petit）。

为什么彼得被吸血鬼咬了却没有变成吸血鬼？

据本期情节，吸血鬼需要咬人两次才能完成转化；而咬彼得的女性吸血鬼发现他的血「不纯净」而退开，莫比亚斯随后确认彼得的血液「有病」，因此免疫转化。

莫比亚斯和德古拉是什么关系？

本期中莫比亚斯告诉彼得，自己的父亲就是「德古拉」（Dracul），他称其为「父亲的诅咒」，并说自己向母亲承诺不让这诅咒再伤害别人。这是终极宇宙对这一角色的改编设定。

这一期属于哪个合订本？

按通行收录方式，本期（第 96 期）与第 91–95 期及年刊第 2 期一起收在《Ultimate Spider-Man》第 16 卷「Deadpool」合订本中。

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