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Title: Ultimate X-Men: Ultimate War by Mark Millar, Chris Bachalo ISBN: 0-7851-1129-8 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: May, 2003 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.47 (15 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This is more of a delaying action that a full out war
Comment: You would think that a showdown between the Ultimate X-Men and the Ultimates (the Nuevo Avengers) would offer an epic battle, but instead "Ultimate War" is pretty much a holding action. This trade paperback which is Volume 5 in the "Ultimate X-Men" series collects the four issue mini-series, which follows up on the conclusion of Volume 4 "Hellfire & Brimstone" where Magneto remembers himself and prepares to put humanity in its proper place. In the wake of the revelation that the Mutant Master of Magnetism was not killed and that Charles Xavier had lied about Magneto's true fate, the X-Men join the Brotherhood of Mutants on the government's hit list and the Ultimates are sent to bring them down.
Of course the lineups of the two groups is substantially different from the first time they fought in "The Avengers" #53, with Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the Black Widow added on one side and Wolverine, Storm, and Colossus on the other. More importantly, it takes the Ultimates until issue #4 to track down the X-Men, although the Ultimates do get to tangle with Magneto when Daddy Dearest comes looking for Pietro and Wanda (I do hope that Magneto really is their father this time around because that would be a pretty good change from the first time through the Marvel Universe). Writer Mark Millar and artist Chris Bachalo reduce the "war" to a series of one-on-one battles: Iron Man vs. Colossus, Thor vs. Storm, Captain America vs. Wolverine, and the Wasp vs. Professor X. The problem is that they all take place in one issue, which means we only get a couple of pages for each confrontation. To quote Xander: "Big overture, little show."
The biggest problem with "Ultimate War" is that the mini-series is hamstrung from the beginning: not much can actually happen because the big showdown with Magneto has to be with the X-Men. The end effect is not a complete reset to where we started, but its is close all things considered. There are also some implications for down the road, such as when Captain America recalls Wolverine as Corporal James Howlett of the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion (of all of the new and improved Marvel Superheroes in this Ultimate book the one I like the most is Cap; the living legend is now much more of a pragmatist than an idealist, which makes perfect sense for somebody who fought Hitler and the Nazis during World War II). Consequently, it is not like you can skip this without being at something of a disadvantage when the story continues in "The Ultimate X-Men," which is precisely the point of such mini-series.
Rating: 5
Summary: Ultimate War
Comment: Here we have two new Marvel creations meeting and fighting: The Ultimate X-Men and the Ultimates. The art is back up to par in this book. The story still as strong as the previous books. Even this far along they've kept it fresh.
Rating: 4
Summary: Marvels Ultimates
Comment: I don't buy comics anymore I buy manga and graphic novels and stopped collecting comics a couple of years ago as the prices increased while the quality decreased. The Ultimate line from Marvel has been outstanding. This review doesn't apply to this individual trade per se but Marvel Comics as a whole under Joe Quesada. I thought I was done with comics but Quesada brought me back if only for the trades.
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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: Return of the King (Ultimate X-Men) 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: Ultimate X-Men: World Tour (Ultimate X-Men) by Mark Millar, Chuck Austen, Adam Kubert, Chris Bachalo, Esad Ribic ISBN: 0785109617 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: November, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: Ultimate X Men: Return to Weapon X (Ultimate X Men) by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Tom Raney, Tom Derenick, Mark Miller ISBN: 0785108688 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: April, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Ultimate X-Men: The Tomorrow People by Mark Millar, Adam Kubert, Andy Kubert ISBN: 0785107886 Publisher: Marvel Books Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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