This deluxe hardcover collects Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 5: Crossover and Ultimate Fantastic Four Vol. 6: Frightful, plus extras. In Crossover, it's the rise of the Marvel Zombies! Even in their short careers, the Ultimate FF have seen a lot of amazing things - but nothing will prepare them for the world they're about to enter! Reed Richards has used his scientific genius to contact an Earth in a surprisingly familiar parallel dimension - and he's ready to visit! Plus: The shocking secret of the Storm family is finally revealed! Locked away at the bottom of the ocean for 5,000 years, Namor the Sub-Mariner's Atlantean tomb has been breached; now, he's back to rule a planet. This is a Namor you've never seen before with a vastly different agenda. This is Ultimate Namor! Learn about the ties between Atlantis, the Ultimate Inhumans and the super-races that existed before man ruled the Earth. And in Frightful, guilt-ridden Reed Richards attempts to undo his greatest failure by using time travel to fix the snag that caused the teleportation accident that resulted in Ben Grimm becoming the Thing. If it works, Ben will be Ben and the Thing will never have existed. And neither will the FF. Be careful what you wish for! Plus: the awesome return of Dr. Doom! The zombiefied FF escape from their Baxter Building prison! The deadly debut of the Frightful Four! Johnny Storm finds out he has only 28 days to live! And that's all just for starters! Collects Ultimate Fantastic Four #21-32.
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Along with Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar has been one of the key writers for Marvel Comics in the 21st century. After proving himself in the '90s as a talent to watch while writing for DC Comics and the UK comic 2000AD, his arrival to Marvel came at a time when Ultimate Spider-Man had just shot up the sales charts. It was in this environment that Millar made his first major contribution to Marvel with Ultimate X-Men, as Millar integrated forty years' worth of X-Men history, characters and lore into a solid two-year run, making the companion title to Ultimate Spider-Man every bit the creative and commercial success. Next up was The Ultimates, a new rendering of the Avengers that was to continue building on the success of the Ultimate line. He and artist Bryan Hitch pulled it all off in spades: The Ultimates and its sequel, Ultimates 2, were ensconced at the top of the sales charts every month; what's more, they were critical successes, as well. Meanwhile, Millar was invited to enter the regular Marvel Universe to take a stab at two of its most iconic characters: Spider-Man and Wolverine. Paired with industry heavyweights to draw his stories -- Terry Dodson on Marvel Knights Spider-Man and John Romita Jr. on Wolverine -- Millar brought the same fast-paced and cleverly constructed plots with which his Ultimate fans were already familiar. Amid building a small library of Millarworld indie comic books -- including the titles Chosen and Wanted, the latter of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie -- he managed to write Civil War, the epic seven-issue miniseries that definitively reshaped the landscape of Marvel's heroes. Kick-A**, a Marvel Icon project done in tandem with John Romita Jr., made an impressive impact on the sales chart before also being adapted for a major motion picture. In addition, Millar has reunited with Civil War artist Steve McNiven in both the pages of Wolverine and their creator-owned book Nemesis.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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Don't judge a book by it's really gross cover,
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This review is from: Ultimate Fantastic Four, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)
I hold myself to only reading a few comic book titles, lest I fall into the collection craze that consumed my time (and money) back in the 80s when I was a kid. Ultimate Fantastic Four is one of them.
So Ultimate Fantastic Four vol. 3 came out and, having vol. 1 and 2, I just naturally ordered it off of Amazon without reading about it or even looking at the cover. Needless to say, I was disappointed when I saw it. It looked... really gross. I read the back, and it talked about the birth of the "Marvel Zombies". Now, I had seen some Marvel Zombie stuff when I visited the comic book store with my kids, and I always thought it looked gross and stupid. I hate horror/blood and guts stuff in general. Now I was going to read about how Marvel super heroes I really liked became flesh eating monsters. Not cool. I wished I had read more about it before I ordered it, and even wondered if I could return it. But I was already committed to the title, so I gave it a shot. And all I can say is... Marvel Zombies rock. I mean, seriously. They are very cool. It sounds stupid saying it, but this was the best comic book I've read in a long time. It was brilliantly written and incredibly well drawn. I read it a few times, in fact. And when I wasn't reading it, I've been thinking about it. Color me surprised.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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I was never much of a Fantastic Four fan, but was impressed enough by the first two (hardcover) installments of the Ultimate Fantastic Four series to take a chance on volume 3, especially once I heard Mark Millar and Greg Land were at the helm. I had no idea that when I was done reading it, I would rank it just below the Ultimates volumes 1 and 2 as the best Ultimate Marvel storyline ever.
In this volume, Reed Richards open a gateway to a parallel universe, this one populated entirely by Marvel heroes turned zombies! The zombified (and highly contagious) version of the Fantastic Four (rightly termed the Frightful Four) follow Reed back home in order to set up the Ultimate Earth as a buffet for the rest of their undead cohorts. Along the way, we're introduced to Sue and Johnny's long lost mother and the Ultimate version of Namor the Sub-Mariner, who instantly claims the title of biggest jerk in the Ultimate Universe. In the second half of the book, the Frightful Four break loose, Reed makes a deal with the devil (in this case, Dr. Doom), and the Ultimate Super-Skrull nearly annihilates the entire planet. Millar's incredible run on this series is the stuff of legend, combing innovative storylines with clever dialogue in a manner that fans of his Ultimates series will find very familiar. His Frightful Four are absolutely terrifying, and he makes the Ultimate Dr. Doom far more compelling a character than his predecessors did. It doesn't hurt that his storytelling is so ably augmented by Greg Land's gorgeous artwork. If Millar ever comes back to the Ultimates and Bryan Hitch is busy, he definitely needs to bring in Land. The Fantastic Four haven't been this fascinating, or looked this good, in a long long time. This is easily the best Ultimate Fantastic Four storyline, and one of the very best Ultimate storylines as well (and we already know how much better the Ultimate line is than the plain old Marvel Universe). If you loved the Ultimates, you must buy this book. I just feel sorry for the creative team who has to follow this run. Talk about an uphill battle!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Greg Land is a great addition to this series, and these stories are wonderful,
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The pace really picks up in this collection of twelve issues, each with words by Mark Millar and art by Greg Land. There is a lot of action in almost every issue, but Millar still throws in significant and emotional character developments, and this book is a real treat to any fan of these characters. Greg Land's art is also amazing. Yes, at times it looks like he just barely photoshops photos from racy magazines and airbrushes on some clothing, but the effect of his work is stunningly realistic, whether he is presenting a rock monster dressed as Carmen Miranda, a dinosaur tromping through a jungle, a young woman engaging in a tense reunion with the mother who abandoned her, or, yes, dozens of zombies running wild in the Marvel Universe. There is a brief time travel story that really takes advantage of the possibilities in the genre, and it's the most forgettable of the four arcs in this book, if that helps accredit the other three stories. Any Fantastic Four fan should make time to indulge in a chance to read this impressive project from a talented and audacious creative team.
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