I didn’t buy anything today
It was a sad week. I apologized to my shop owner.
I did, however, read the last issue of Ultimatum. What a terrible mess. It’s like somebody made a bet on how many exploding heads they could fit into a mainstream comic book. Remember when the Ultimate line was for kids?
And “exploding” was the most realistic thing that any of those characters did in that issue. Magneto’s immediate 180 upon learning the truth of his origins (trying to write vaguely enough that any of you who are dumb enough to buy this won’t have it spoiled) was almost insultingly unbelievable. “Aw shoot, I got that one wrong? Ok … so how can I help?” What a redemption!
I loved that it ended with a shout-out to the gang that started the Ultimate line. It’s like “Oh, hey, thanks for leaving your doors unlocked while you went on vacation. I took all your valuables and pooped on your couch.”
I’ve had zero interest in the Ultimate line for quite some time, and this reboot has me even less excited. I’m sure Ultimate Avengers by Millar and Pacheco will be pretty good, but I just don’t care about these characters or this universe anymore.
Seconded. At one time I found the Ultimate line refreshing and invigorating…not so anymore. Even so, such a send-off is an insult to the line. It encapsulates everything that’s wrong with the modern American superhero comic, which is the opposite of what the Ultimate line was supposed to be about.
Thank you for mentioning the original “intent” of the Ultimate line. I actually brought it up to BMB… Told me I was wrong in every way and that was NEVER the intention of the line.
Quite frustrating. Also, can we keep Loeb away from comics for a while?
That’s funny. From “Genesis” by Bill Jemas in Ultimate Spider-Man Collection: