The Ultimates, Vol. 1 | Mark Millar

The Ultimates, Vol. 1 | Mark Millar | Unexpected

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The Ultimates, Vol. 1

	The Ultimates, Vol. 1 Mark Millar Marvel Comics, 2004 - 376 pages average customer review:based on 63 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

A teenager is climbing walls in Manhattan. Mutants are attacking the White House. Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., knows the only way to combat these strange new threats is with a team of hisown superhumans. Backed by a billion-dollar budget, Fury recruits Giant Man, the Wasp, Iron Man, Captain America and Thor. And while the team is strong enough to engage in a ferocious battle with the Hulk, will they implode under the weight of their internal conflicts? Rising above their own agendas, the Ultimates forge ahead with the introduction of new allies and face a major global threat. Collects THE ULTIMATES VOL.1: SUPER-HUMAN and THE ULTIMATES VOL. 2: HOMELAND SECURITY. PLUS: A hefty helping of DVD-Style extras!

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AWESOME

I was never a comic fan until I read this and Watchmen. For a noob in the comic world, the Ultimates changed how I saw comics and now I'm a huge Mark Millar fan. I highly recommend this trade! Just beware that vol 2 book 2 fell short for me in the series. There was so much build up in vol 1...but then again this is a review for vol 1 which is AWESOME!

Unexpected

The reason Im not giving this book a perfect score is because I still
feel it is not at the same level as Watchmen,DKR,V for Vendetta etc.
with that said this is an incredibley well written and drawn graphic novel
which is really saying something coming from me since Im not really into
the "mainstream" comic scene and with the exception of the incredible Hulk and Ironman, I've always found these characters to be cheesey. Fortunately The re-imaged characters here are not cheesey at all in fact
I was impressed by how Mark Millar managed to make all six main characters
three dimensional and engaging , wich is quite a feat since most comics tend to focus on one main character,the supporting cast was also exellent. The main conflict in the story has been done a million times before but was well executed and the art work while not a master piece
was solid and consistant. I guess my main complaints about this book have
already been stated by the previous people who have been more critical about this book ; the radical personality changes, pop culture references,
Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury (which didn't really bother me in fact it made it easier for me to imagine what this Fury was like character wise).
Purist will and do hate this take on the avengers mainly due to the fact that this is not the black and white tale of good versus evil from the golden ages. Instead this tale humanizes these extraordinary classic characters which makes you appreciate their original source. All in all
I suppose I will recommend this book to people who don't know much about the avengers or those who were not very fond of them but are now curiuos
enough to pick up one of their titles.
Enjoy.

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NOT BAD-NOT AMAZING

I wish i could say this was amazing but in such a thick book i found that i wanted more action.it covers a lot of characters so it is fair that it isnt fighting for 300 pages.(the cover mentions spiderman, he plays NO part in this story)there were a lot of cool moments but at the half way point of this book i just wondered how much i could sell it for!Apon a reread i may love it but it did feel a little slow for a bit too long.All that said when the PLOT actually came around to giving the ULTIMATES an enemy to fight i couldnt put it down.I will not be selling this book now.The final scenes(chapters)unravels the battle that i had waited for and i was amazed (finally) at how long it continued.The team showed their best in their own ways and left me waiting for december when the next heavy H/C edition comes out.As for the characters being rehashed my feelings were that they were all as they should be if remaking the avengers.Shame though that IRON MAN was such a softy boozer after reading civil war where i first really got to see him.The Hulk was great,crazy,out of control and nearly unstoppable.All in all im becoming a Millar fan even if the POP CULTURE jokes do sometimes feel a bit like your dad trying to be cool in front of your friends.In that they may fit the story but sometimes just feel arkward.If you like that side of this story read WANTED.I give this book 4 stars coz 3 1/2 cant be done.

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The Modernized Avengers

Growing up pretty much all I read in comics was Marvel, although I was not a fan of the Avengers. The X-men were my preferred super team. However, I became aware of this new incarnation through the animated Ultimate Avengers movies. The movies were ok, and had some decent action but these novels are really where its at. It gives you so much more story and character development than any 2 hour movie ever could.

I didn't expect to like it as much as I did, but Mark Millar's writing is pretty consistant, giving us a decent amount of action when necessary but never letting it overshadow the story. Captain America is a good lead with Tony and Fury as excellent supporting characters. I didn't really like Giant Man and Wasp in the movies and that's no exception here.

The update includes a lot of pop culture references and even cameos from some of today's stars. This both helps it to feel more modern but also will eventually hurt it as in a few years time will date it as well. But a good way to help it feel fresh either way. The art work here by Bryan Hitch is fantastic. Seems very Jim Lee inspired to me. As of this review I am already most of the way through Vol.2 and I can tell you it gets better so read this first and then you'll get to the good stuff later. At this point the movie pretty much sticks to what's in here but by Vol. 2 it really branches off.

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