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Title: Ultimate X-Men: The Tomorrow People by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert ISBN: 0-7851-0788-6 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.16 (25 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: What the X-Men movie should have been.....
Comment: Marvel created the "Ultimate" line of books to try to entice new readers by scrapping decades of complex continuity in favor of a fresh start. Supposedly, no prior knowledge of the books or their characters are necessary for you to get a good read that won't leave you scratching your head in bewilderment. So....does it work?
I guess....I've been reading comics since I was 3, so I really can't say how a "newbie" would fare.
I CAN tell you that I loved this book!! I wish that the makers of the atrocious X-Men flick had filmed this for the mutant's initial big-screen outing.
Mark Millar and the Kubert Bros. story does a great job of getting you up to speed fast: People born with strange, potentially deadly, powers exist among us, and pose a very real threat to life as we know it. Two men, Professor Charles Xavier (Leader of The X-Men), and Magneto (Leader of The Brotherhood of Mutants), fight an idealogical battle to win the hearts and loyalty of their fellow Mutants. Xavier wants to help Mutantkind make peace with Humanity, while Magneto sees Humanity as an annoyance that must be disposed of, so Mutants can ascend to their rightful place. This take-no-prisoners approach doesn't sit well with president Dubya; he unleashes the giant robotic Sentinels on a search-and-destroy mission to annihilate all Mutants. The story follows the recruiting of The X-Men (Jean Grey, Cyclops, Storm, The Beast, Iceman, Colossus, & Wolverine), and their first confrontation with Magneto. (And what a confrontation it is!)
Magneto has never been better written; he comes across as both charismatic and chilling...a super-powered cross between Charles Manson and Hannibal Lecter. He also does something VERY original with The Sentinals...very clever, Mr. Millar! Xavier is more cold-blooded than he is in the "real" Marvel continuity; I don't totally trust him.(Did he tamper with Scott's mind to make him defect....? Hmmmmm.)
If I loved it so much, why just a Four? I didn't care for the portrayal of Colossus: When we meet him, he's a soldier for the Russian Mafia, selling a stolen Nuclear weapon to an underling of Magneto. This troubling "Character flaw" is never mentioned again. That just bothered me a lot...I guess I hold my heroes up to high standards. I was also kinda weirded out by the way Jean just lept into bed with Wolverine, and the strong language peppered throughout the book. I'm no prude, but X-Men is an all-ages type of book, and the language just seemed unnecessary.
Overall, a great read- I'm gonna stick around for more.
Rating: 5
Summary: A great series for X-Men fans and long time comic collectors
Comment: I'm currently reading the Ultimate X-Men trade paperbacks. I used to collect X-Men during the Jim Lee,Marc Silverstri and Whilce Portacio run but stopped after they left for Image. Comic books as a whole are stagnant but there are a few titles still worth collecting and the whole Ultimate line is worth it.
This series has a more updated harder edge to it plus there isn't all the convoluted X-Men history to wade through.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good read as an updated version
Comment: There are some people who will have problem with the way the X-men are portrayed, but it is interesting. I wish the movies were more like this book. This book presents the opportunity to take the team in an entirly unexspected direction.
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: World Tour by Mark Millar, Chuck Austen, Adam Kubert, Chris Bachalo, Esad Ribic, Essad Ribic ISBN: 0785109617 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: Hellfire & Brimstone by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Danny Miki, Kaare Andrews ISBN: 0785110895 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: Ultimate War by Mark Millar, Chris Bachalo ISBN: 0785111298 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: Return of the King by Mark Millar, David Finch, Adam Kubert ISBN: 0785110917 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Ultimates by Mark Millar, Bryan Hitch, Andrew Currie ISBN: 0785109609 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: August, 2002 List Price(USD): $12.99 |
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