Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 3 [Hardcover]

Mark Millar (Author), Adam Kubert (Author), David Finch (Author), Chris Bachalo (Author)

Book Description

Series: Ultimate X-Men | Publication Date: December 10, 2003

Professor X thought he'd solved the problem of Magneto, but the mutant master of magnetism has regained his memory and his mission! Now the X-Men are on the run, with the Ultimates hot on their trail! Can the X-Men stop Magneto before he executes his plan to enslave the human race?

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Marvel Comics (December 10, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078511131X
• ISBN-13: 978-0785111313
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #743,934 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Edition, but the story isn't quite 5 stars, February 13, 2005

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Mark Douglas (NSW Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

I'm lovin' the Hardcover Editions of Ultimate X-Men! I'm a bit old (and tight on money now that I'm an adult) to be spending all of my hard earned cash on single issues and then boxing them etc - so having 12 issues(!) collected in a well bound hardcover just like a book is the best! It goes on the shelf and looks all snazzy next to the other HC books I have. Not to mention, it's a lot harder to damage.

Now lets talk about the 12 issues for a second, this edition reprints Ultimate War #1-4 and then Ultimate X-Men #26-33 (Return of the King storyline). Also, they skip all of the extra stuff like the titles on the first splash page of each issue and replace it with a tasteful single page at the beginning. It makes for a much cleaner look and a real novel feel for the book.

Now the stories themselves didn't impress me as much as the first two HC editions of Ultimate X-Men (or first 4 trade paperbacks) but thats just me I guess. They're still good, but nothing beats seeing Magneto go crazy in the first story arc of Ultimate X-Men.

So, highly recommended and if you're looking to start reading Ultimate X-Men definitely go for the hardcover editions which are all available thru Amazon.com.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Millar's best, August 31, 2006

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Ant - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

Ultimate X-men Hardcover Vol 3 collects Ultimate War 1-4 and Ultimate X-Men 26-33 and is easily the best Ultimate X-Men collection so far.

This is the first Ultimate X-Men novel where both stories (Ultimate War and Return of the King) actually tie into one another and as such it's a natural fit for the hardcover. Like The Ultimates it seems like one continuous story and does a much better job of drawing the reader in.

The two arcs collected in the hardcover are two of Millar's best on Ultimate X-Men and include more solid storylines like in the first two and the last arc (Return of the King) offers some of the strongest character development, including the beginning hints at Colossus' homosexuality.

The beginning artwork by Chris Bachalo is great, but probably the novels weakest point. While Bachalo is a very strong artist his work feels somewhat awkward in the more realistic Ultimate Universe. Otherwise the artwork is sensational and includes the first Ultimate X-Men comic illustrated by David Finch.

All in all this is one of the strongest collections of Ultimate X-Men comics and the best suited for the hardcover edition. If you don't already own it in comic or trade paperback form, and you're an Ultimate Marvel fan you'll want to check this one out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars X-Men vs. the Ultimates, and that's just the warm-up act!, March 11, 2009

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Justin Gaines (Northern Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 3 (Hardcover)

Marvel struck gold when they launched the Ultimate X-Men series. By unshackling the popular characters from four decades of convoluted continuity and starting fresh, they were able to let new fans and old in on the X-Men from ground zero. I've been following this series through these deluxe hardcover collections, which contain roughly a year's worth of individual issues and at least two full story arcs.

The third Ultimate X-Men hardcover collection includes the following issues:

Ultimate War (issues #24-27 and Ultimate War #1-4) - Magneto is alive, contrary to what everyone thought (thanks to Professor X). No one is madder than Nick Fury, who sends his Ultimates after Magneto, the Brotherhood of Mutants and the X-Men. The clash between the X-Men and the Ultimates is epic, and reminds us why we love comics in the first place. Mark Millar's writing is sharp as always, and Chris Bachalo's artwork is incredibly dynamic and stylized.

Return of the King (issues #28-35) - Magneto is back, doing what he does best - killing civilians on a biblical scale. He's got a willing army and nearly unstoppable powers, and the only thing standing in his way are some very battered X-Men...oh, and the Phoenix. Millar has really set the standard for all future Magneto stories, and has personified evil in a way that is truly frightening. Artwork on this run is by David Finch (who keeps getting better) and Adam Kubert (not his best work, unfortunately).

This is easily the most intense and action-packed of the early Ultimate X-Men hardcover collections, and one that all serious X-Men and/or Ultimates fans should check out.

I highly recommend Ultimate X-Men, not only to new X-fans who might be bewildered by the continuity of the older series, but to old school X-Men fans like me. If you keep an open mind, you should find this series quite enjoyable.