funnybook of the month: June 2011

In an attempt to nail down the year's best funnybook, I will whittle down the contenders by month. Why? Because the year is ending and a year-end list is what people do.

The Winner: Ultimate Spider-Man #160

What I said then: "The issue comes to it's close with a serene moment and a creepy last page that would totally serve to end the 160-issue story for good if Marvel wanted to."



Why it's still awesome now: Saving Aunt May when he couldn't save Uncle Ben was such a perfect close to the journey of Peter Parker, especially this version of him, that it managed to overshadow his last stand against Ultimate Osborn and his Ultimate Six.

Was it close? Oh, goodness, no.