Re-qui-em (noun): A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to the departed. With the catastrophes wrought by Ultimatum, does this spell the end for the the Ultimate Universe? Spider-Man has fallen and the Ultimate Universe will never be the same! Original series artist Mark Bagley returns for a special story celebrating the heroism of everyone's favorite webslinger. Then in X-Men, the surviving members of the team say goodbye to their loved ones, pay homage to their memory, and try to figure out what happens next. And in Fantastic Four, find out if the first family can continue on in the wake of Ultimatum's devastating events. Collects Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem, Fantastic Four Requiem, and X-Men Requiem.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good read, attached to a sucky mega-event,
By DJ Joe Sixpack (...in Middle America) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)
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"Ultimatum Requiem"
(Marvel Comics, 2010) ------------------------------------- NOTE: mild spoilers below ------------------------------------- This slim volume, a coda to the Ultimatum crossover "event," wraps things up for three of the now-canceled Ultimate Marvel titles. Mostly, it's a good read, but it's gotten harsh reviews, mainly, I think, because readers felt the Ultimatum story arc was so sucky. But this book itself is not so bad. In it, we find out what happened to Ultimate Spider-Man, after the conclusion of his title, in which it appeared he had died in the Ultimatum wave. (The Spider-Man title, written by Brian Michael Bendis, was consistently the best of the Ultimate books... that level of quality is upheld here, and by and large this is a satisfying if regrettable conclusion to an excellent series. (Sort of: although the cancellation of USM was collateral damage from the implosion of the Ultimate line, it has been renewed in a second series...) Next comes the wrap-up of the Ultimate FF, which was okay. The one really sucky story was the epilogue to Ultimate X-Men, a title that had devolved into sheer crap by the end of its run, and found no redemption here, in a pretentious wreathe-laying episode. As far as I can tell, the entire "Ultimatum" arc was just an excuse to snuff out these particular characters, and snuffed out they are: Cyclops, Wolverine, Nightcrawler, Professor X, Angel and many others are dead, dead, dead -- not that anyone really cares, the book was so dull by the end. But other than that single issue, this collection is worth reading; indeed, you can read this and skip the main Ultimatum book and get along just fine. (DJ Joe Sixpack, ReadThatAgain book reviews)
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Time to look forward,
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This review is from: Ultimatum: Requiem (Paperback)
I've come to terms with the fact that Marvel let Jeph Loeb - a writer whose work I used to enjoy - all but destroy the Ultimate Marvel Universe and kill off half of its characters. I'm not happy about it, but I think there's a light at the end of the tunnel. That light became clearer after reading Ultimatum Requiem.
Whatever your feelings about Ultimatum TPB, Ultimatum Requiem is a necessary postscript, and a touching one at that. It essentially looks at the aftermath of Ultimatum and sets the stage for what's next. The Spider-Man tale is particularly moving, as it focuses on Daily Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jamison's change of heart after witnessing Spider-Man's heroic last acts. He essentially is writing Spider-Man's obituary, as Spidey's fate was (at the time) unknown. There are also a couple of interesting stories featuring the Fantastic Four and what's left of the X-Men. Essentially, the Fantastic Four break up and the X-Men bury their dead. Where they go from here is anybody's guess. Ultimatum Requiem is a well-written, well-illustrated way to move past the events of Ultimatum. Hopefully this will be the start of something positive for the Ultimate Universe, and that something will not include Jeph Loeb. I'm just glad the Ultimate Universe wasn't totally shut down.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A must have for Ultimate Universe fans!,
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Yes of course the Ultimatum was weak and we all loath Loeb at the moment. Don't let that stop you from picking this one up though. It was a good read with some heart and one of the few Ultimate Books that does not disrespect Millar or Bendis.
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