Re-read:This series as a whole is... questionable. Mostly because, a bit like Watchmen, I found 99% of the characters in this series unlikable. The only good guy was Thor and Tony was okay. Why make a team of assholes? I really don't get it. The changes to Bruce Banner/Hulk were just confusing. Why make him a horny, rampaging monster that tries (and succeeds) in eating his enemies?Natasha is just here to be attractive. Honestly, the few kick ass action scenes she gets don't make up for what come...

The ULTIMATES showcases the good, the bad, and the rapey characteristics of comics neatly into one volume!What started out entertaining quickly devolved as soon as Bruce began interacting with his ex, Betty. Banner is portrayed as a victimized male, boo hoo, who goes into a Hulk rapey rage. He murders hundreds of people, wants to eat The Avengers—oh, sorry, THE ULTIMATES—and can't stop talking about how horny he is and how he wants to sexually destroy Betty.Then Betty blames herself and pities p...

I'm being generous to these books and attempting to rate them as if I'd never seen Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, or any Avenger before. They're not Avengers. They're "Ultimates." The story is fast paced, action packed, and cinematic, but I have to make this distinction because these certainly aren't the characters that I love. For example, the Cap that I know is the best of all good characters, American VALUES. In the Civil War series, he chooses to American values over "America." As an "Ulti...

The Ultimates comes very highly recommended, from more than a few people. But for me, it was far from living up to the hype.The basic concept of the Ultimate 'verse is to make the familiar Marvel heroes more "real" and "edgy". In The Ultimates, Millar attempts to do that by making nearly every single character a complete jerk. Even unnamed extras are jackasses for no other reason than because it's "realistic" (no, it really isn't). Hank Pym is abusive towards his wife, and nobody seems to care m...

This was a great story. The first half of the book was 5 stars easy. The second half was a bit less amazing though which drug it down to a 4 stars. Overall though my favorite Ultimate series easy.

In the early 2000's, Marvel reinvented many of their flagship titles to appeal to the shift in demand for comic books. Basically, this addressed the fact that comic book fans had entered an alleged state of adulthood and they wanted their comic books to reflect their more "mature" state of mind.With that in mind, I can totally picture the meeting in which the Marvel bigwigs decided on having Mark Millar write The Ultimates, which was their re-vamped version of Captain America's super-team The Av...

There is so much to hate in the Ultimates Universe, so much to hate.Every character is a jerk. If you have unlikable characters, it makes them more real, I get that. What I don't get is how over the course of 12 issues, every single character becomes a piece of garbage. Every female character is written like an idiot damsel in distress except for the ten or so panels Widow is in. The characters couldn't stop name-dropping celebs if their lives depended on it. The only sorta funny line was ruined...

The Ultimates is one of those books I have been wanting to read for awhile, hearing all the mixed opinions about it, and after finally getting through the first 13 issues, I’m starting to understand both the love and hate for this series. The Ultimates 1 sees Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch team up for 13 issues reimagining Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for the modern day. Well I say modern because that was the intent at the time when this was written in 2002, as it was intended to basically be George W. B...

4,5/5 I like the take no prisoners attitude the ultimates seem to have compared to the Avengers

This is a really hard one to put my finger on. It was enjoyable to most extent, but some sections were a bit shaky. I originally gave it 4 stars cause it didn't deserve a 3, then again it doesn't warrant a 4 star either. Damn you GR for not including decimal points!This is actually my first Marvel comic I have bought. I am and will always be a DC man, but above all I'm a comic book fan. And like hell I'm going to miss out on a good read just cause of the company name. After having a few people r...

I hated this book.So I started this thinking, "let's get into some modern-day Avengers comics"... and then was confronted by some pretty blatant misogyny/sexism/violence towards women - from the main characters - and I finished the first volume, but I'm not reading further.I don't know if they get better over the course of the next few volumes. I don't care. Pretty much every character you're supposed to like is a massive asshole.In summary: to be avoided. Go read fanfic on A03 instead. Even the...

This book has Samuel L. Jackson. Done. Nuff said. Everything else is just icing on the cake Beautiful panels check, interesting characters check, compelling story check. The Ultimates is modern and gritty. A retelling of characters that are decades old. Turing super Heroes into super stars of a digital age. Super stars that might have abilities the rest of don’t, but they make mistakes just like everyone else. While vets of the genre may take offence to some of the changes, for new comers this i...

"You think this letter on my head stands for France?" still makes no damn sense and will never make sense because mark millar thinks he's an edgy and gritty writer when all he is is try-hard. honestly, if you recommend ultimates to me and tell me it's a better universe and better depiction of the avengers because it's more "realistic" then we can't be friends. we just can't.

Ah, another Mark Millar book that I read before I decided to swear him off forever. This comic book has its fans, but I think people mistake hard edge for maturity. Like many "mature" books, the writing here comes off more as childish.Before I bear my fangs, I will say that Millar does have the ability to write exciting stories. They're framed like movies, since nowadays he only writes books that he thinks could be adapted to screen. However, there are pacing issues with the book. Most of The Ul...

The Ultimate universe, where apparently everyone is an asshole. Felt like a warped version of the Avengers we know and love. It is a very good Avengers story if you can just get past the Avengers being dicks.

Originally gave this one a 5/5 but Upon re-reading some of the dialog really sucks haha. It's borderline silly and over the top. I especially dislike the way Millar makes out Hulk as a horny creature who just wants to fuck everything. On the flipside I love this no fucks giving Cap. He will knock you out, be somewhat sexist, and racist, and somehow it works. I also really enjoy Tony and Thor in this universe. I think it's a lot of fun, especially the first half, the second half is entertaining b...

Really interesting story! I felt like i was watching an avengers movie. Some parts definitely reminded me of the first avengers movie and i loved that. Although it could have easily been cut down a little bit with the exposition.

This massive Hardcover covers all of the Ultimates Vols 1 & 2.As a whole, this is rather enjoyable, and I can see where some of the look for the Avengers movie came from.There are however, parts I wasn't super keen on, and wonder if Mark Millar isn't actually mentally damaged...wife beating, teasing Hulk with stupid 13yr old comments, having most of the characters be gigantic assholes...However, all this "new" characterization, and yet: Hank Pym still beats Janet; Tony Stark is still a drunk wom...

When I really started getting into reading super-hero comics this was the first thing that simply blew me away. The writing is amazing, the only word I can think of to describe the art work is "cinematic". There were moments that were so emotionally charged it brought me to tears from levels of shear realistic uncomfortableness (the domestic abuse between the Pym's) and pages that brought me to tears of laughter (just about any thing where the Hulk had a line). There have been comics I've read t...

Collecting Ultimates #1-13: The Ultimates. The penned flagship title where the Ultimates are the Ultimate Universe's version of the Avengers… but with a totally uncontrollable Hulk, a Black Nick Fury, spousal abuse, a psychotic Thor, the Chitauri and more! Millar yet again crafts a compelling tale that essentially sets up the Marvel Cinematic Universe!!