Customer Reviews

The Ultimates 2 (v. 2)

5 star:		(10)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

A long-standing fact about the "Ultimates" series of comics is that they don't come out with any regularity. While most comics come out every month, the Ultimates came out maybe every six months, maybe not. It was a shame too, because the storytelling here was some of the best in comics today. The idea of the Avengers is redone here with the heroes being flawed and having more adult hangups than the originals. In volume 2, we meet the Ultimate Defenders (a sad shadow of the team we've known for years), we see the downward spiral of Hank Pym's heroic career, the traitor amongst the team is revealed, and the return of the Hulk! Read as a whole here rather than the sporadic story we got from years of waiting for it to end, we see just how powerful and on what a grand scale this story is told on.

There are too many "Wow!" moments in here to include them all (plus I wouldn't want to spoil anything), but seeing Hawkeye cut loose (don't get on his bad side...he gets revenge in creative ways) and watching Quicksilver kill a supervillain at supersonic speed are two incredible moments here. Plus, the Ultimate Captain America disposes of one of the villains in a way our Cap never would have considered. And get ready for the most brutal Hulk/Abomination showdown you've ever seen!

The only slow moment and not really necessary is the Ultimates Annual #1 included here. The solo story with Cap and the Falcon finally teaming is good, but a little out of place with the grand scale of the other story.

Is Thor crazy or really the son of Odin? Would Captain America betray his country? Can Hank Pym ever be trusted again? Get ready for an amazing ride in this collection of stories! Probably the single greatest hardcover collection you'll read this year.

This might be one of the best comic book packages i have ever seen. With a fantastic comic that feels like a movie but still keeps the classic comic book touches that ground it in the semi reality that is the marvel universe. The book is so cinimatic that they made 2 cartoon movies based on these comics. The book also comes with comentaries and a beautiful black hardbound cover. If you like comics you owe it to yourself to pick up the Ultimates Vol 1 and 2.

Outstanding collection of Millar and Hitch's run on Ultimates 2.This is the Avengers like it should be done.Millar is the best at capturing Cap's edge and loneliness.
It's a must have for any fan of Bryan Hitch.HIs artwork is amazing and so layered,you find little easter eggs every time you read it.

This second in the series picked right off where the first left off as far as quality and storyline are concerned.


Highly recommended.

I wasn't sure if it was possible to top the first Ultimates storyline, but they certainly did with "Ultimates 2." Ultimates 2 takes the team into a fight so huge, even the Norse Gods have to join in!

As an artist, I buy new books with the hope that doesn't get ruined... and most of the time, they don't. But sometimes, I don't want to be a mother hen to my books, and I never have any hesitation in buying used. I bought this book from a 2nd hand store, so I like that it's going to a good cause (it also had a receipt from when it was accepted into the store- October 2010!) so I like that it had a little history before it got to me, a state away, a few months later.

This book was exactly as describe, and I have no fear if it gets banged up a little bit :)

(the story is great BTW!)

I was in no way, shape or form an avengers fan until I stumbled upon Millar's run. Do yourself a favor and get the recently released Mark Millar Ultimates Omnibus. You'll treasure it!

Like the first incarnation of Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch's Ultimates, Ultimates 2 was plagued with delay after delay, and again like the first Ultimates series before it, it was more than worth the wait. Ultimates 2 picks up some time after the events of the first series, with the Ultimates being famous and fighting all of America's dirty, little wars, when suddenly, things start to crumble. It is leaked to the public that Bruce Banner is the Hulk, which results in his trial and execution, Thor warns of a traitor on the team before he is perceived as a threat and taken down, the relationship between Captain America and the Wasp is faltering, a dying Tony "Iron Man" Stark prepares to marry the Black Widow, and disgraced former member Hank Pym attempts to forge ahead on a new career as Ant-Man with a spot on the short-lived Defenders. The story really picks up in the second half of this hardcover collection, as the traitor strikes, the team is separated, and America is under attack; concluding in one of the most superbly detailed battles you will ever come across in comic book form. Mark Millar's story is loaded with well-done twists and turns, and his depictions of Thor and Hawkeye in particular are highlights here. Bryan Hitch's wonderfully detailed art is where Ultimates 2 really shines, as his illustrations are both beautiful and brutal sights to behold. All in all, The Ultimates 2 is an incredibly spectacular and satisfying conclusion to the absolute best of Marvel's Ultimate titles, and if you've never read any of Millar and Hitch's Ultimates work, you have been sadly missing out.

If you like Ultimates vol 1, you'll like this here too. The narration, the dialogues, the action, it is all here. But if you didn't like the first, move away from this, since it is a very similiar story.

after the first hardcover i looked forward to this for a while. it was worth the wait and millar satisfied my every comic reading need.cool story with more colour (thats color in australian)than asgards pathway.very thick book but quick to read as it is padded with EXTRAS like marvel feel they must do just to bump up the size of the book.buy it if you are a fan of marvels ultimate line coz i loved it.