Stuff I Read – Ultimate X-Men #46-49Well this time I realized that the writer changed right away, so that’s good, I guess. Bendis is, sadly, out, and in his place comes Brian Vaughan, picking up where Bendis left off, with an influx of students including Angel, Alison, and Alex (hmm, lots of A names). But yeah, the story revolves around a mutant serial killer in the Ultimate version of Mr. Sinister, who is taking orders from a possible figment of his imagination, Apocalypse. And here again we se...

This was by far the best Ultimate X-Men story I have read so far. Sinister is an incredibly creepy villain, a night and day difference than he is in the Marvel main universe. Also, seeing the team in mourning after the death of Hank McCoy in the previous collection adds an emotional weight to this collection not surprising as Brian K. Vaughan is at the helm for the first time in peak of his powers, Runaways era form.

Sinister: I know Xavier's greatest weakness. Xavier: What are you doing? Sinister: STAIRS! *Proceeds to throw Xavier down a flight of stairs* Okay I know it's bad to laugh but it did, and Sinister is a piece of shit here but damn if he isn't fun. I love a good villain and when Sinister is introduced as a horseman to Apoclypse, the X-Men have a new baddie to deal with. Rogue, Nightcrawler, Angel and more get to shine here as new members of the X-Men team. We also get Dazzlers crazy ass to help to...

a filler arc if i ever saw one, but still entertaining

Another really interesting story line. Brian K. Vaughn crafting a damn good yarn with plenty of action, characterization, and team bonding. Honestly, I keep liking this series more and more.

Ultimate X-Men: Volume 9: The Tempest is a well-paced action story that does little more than keep superhero comics ordinary and average. If you haven’t read the comics, seen the cartoons, movies or the TV show rip-offs, the X-Men are a group of people who mutated into beings with superhero powers. Some of these mutations leave them looking like regular people (but with the ability to say, read minds or run through walls), whereas others are more overtly freakish. They often fight against other

To be honest, between Millar, Bendis, and Vaughan my favorite of the three is the latter. Vaughan wrote what is one of my favorite series, below the Walking Dead, and I was probably anticipating his additions to the X-Men stories than Bendis.And... yeah, he's pretty good. I like Vaughan for taking careful time and letting each character shine when they can, which can be a difficult task with as many characters there are in X-Men. Juggling between developing them or giving them their own moments

This is a tough one... I liked where the story was going and how Apocalypse was teased here and also the interaction between the X-Men but the villian felt wasted. I'm not an expert but Sinister is supposed to be one of the more initimidating villians in the X-Men but he just felt like an incapable tool here. The end especially gave the characters some insane plot armor and it ended in a pretty unsatisfying way in my opinion... Still, the art was gorgeous this time around and I'm curious to see

The change up of the writers so soon was a little jarring at first, but by the end I was won over. A short but fun arc.

Brian K Vaughan is one of the best writers in 21st century comics. His creator owned and Vertigo series: Saga, Vol. 1, Pride of Baghdad, Paper Girls, Vol. 1, and Y: The Last Man, Vol. 1: Unmanned are all excellent, and his Marvel series, Runaways, Vol. 1: Pride and Joy was the first excellent new property of the 21st century.Unfortunately, his Ultimate X-Men run is clunky. I think he was right that Mr. Sinister, and Apocalypse were two regular Marvel villains whose history didn't make a lot of s...

One of my favorite writers, Brian K. Vaughn, starts his run on this title. Like Bendis, he mixes in fun ideas with small character moments and big action set pieces.

This wasn't bad, but seemed like a big drop from the quality of the last couple of volumes. The art style, while high-quality, just didn't seem to characterize the the familiar characters nearly as well. The plot was intriguing and should've been fascinating, but it basically just fizzled out. Some of the dialogue was pretty thin also. I felt like this could've been so much more (and some of the previous volumes set those expectations high), but it wasn't, it was just more typical so-so x-men fa...

How much you like this volume will probably depend greatly on how much you like the 616 version of Sinister. This volume is basically about Ultimate Sinister, who is a very different character from the original. This version of Sinister is not, apparently, a mutant, nor is he much of a genius. Instead, he's an unstable man with a gun, killing mutants on the orders of Apocalypse. Here, Apocalypse is either a voice in his head or something that he's channeling. It certainly seems to be the former,...

Collecting together Ultimate X-Men #46-49Ultimate X-Men was created to introduce the X-Men to a new/younger audience. It tosses out the standard cannon and gives the X-Men a completely clean slate. While that gives plenty of new opportunities it's also somewhat disconcerting to classic marvel fans.The line up here is split into two groups, overseen by Professor X and Emma Frost. 1) The senior class: Wolverine, Storm, Colossus, Cyclops, Marvel Girl and Nightcrawler. 2) The students: Iceman, Rogue...

What a disappointing story arc. In this volume, a villain whom we learn and care nothing about is easily thwarted. Yawn. Storm is the only character that has anything remotely interesting happen to her and even she isn't enough to save this. Disappointing, especially coming from Brian K. Vaughan.

A more interesting twist on a classic villain with a some great character work by Vaughan, who seems to really get the X-men more than Bendis.

At the beginning, I was led to believe this volume to be another "solid 4" from me. Maybe it's my draw to Storm, but this set was exactly what I'm looking for from an X-Men story. The "Hunger Games" type story doesn't seem to overstay its welcome, unlike those in The Ultimates 1 and 2 and Ultimate Nightmare. Wolverine was done so well here, and emotional "check-ins" were given to just about every character. Plus, giving Professor X his own issue to shine was super cool. I can't remember a volume...

Good story-movement. This felt very "classic X-Men" in its intrigue and action.

Not the strongest volume in the series, though I love the artwork. The story seems more a bridge to a better conflict. To me Sinister was a rather weak opponent, and most of the story is about the characters dealing with the loss of a friend. Hopefully the next one will be better.

I read the original "Days of Future's Past" quite some time ago and it's probably been 15 years since I saw the same episodes told in the animated series.I know generally what happens with the horseman and time travel and alternate realities. But I can say that I've got more than your average fan's separation from the Apocalypse and Mr. Sinister origin story. And I liked this take on it. I felt like the whole arc was a real page turner. During Millar's run, there would be times when I wasn't too...