So I’m going to start it off like my other reviews and just say it straight up. I hated the idea of this book when I first heard of it, I guess that goes for the Ultimate universe in general. I mean come on two different universes with the same characters, one updated for modern time. Shit dude, I hated this. Of course it was me being ignorant, saying bad things before I read it.
With a little influence from Fabian I caved in and decided to read my very first ultimate comic. Which was The Ultimates vol. 1 trade. Now of course The Ultimates are supposed to be the modern day Avengers, being a fan of the original Avengers I couldn’t see me liking this…but the moment I laid down on my bed put the book in front of me and read the first three pages…I’m hooked. The dialogue is perfect. Taking you back to 1945, seeing maybe how it would be if there really were a super soldier by the name of Captain America. Then Jumping to modern times going directly into the story. The Ultimates were put together to protect humanity from new rising threats, that our army couldn’t handle. See and read all the crazy action for yourself.
Mark Millar just seems to never dissapoint, and along with Bryan Hitch’s amazing artwork. You can’t lose. I think this book captured these characters better than in the regular marvel universe….bold words, I know, but strictly my opinion. The Captain America story is pretty much the same..Bucky is alive and old in this version. Hulk has a totally changed origin, along with some other characters in the book. (I don’t want to give too much away). I think my favorite character in The Ultimates would have to be the new and improved Thor…a leftist new age guru…and MAYBE the son of a Norse god, or just a crazy guy with a hammer and crazy technology. From a scale from 1 to 10 I give the Ultimates a 9.5…no talking animals…WTF?!
Check this book out if you like awesome.
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