Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four [Hardcover]

Aron Coleite (Author), Joe Pokaski (Author), Mark Brooks (Illustrator), Tyler Kirkham (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 20, 2009

The unthinkable has happened as the X-Men find themselves reeling from the devastating events of Ultimatum. A band of humans have stolen Sentinel technology and attacked Xavier's mansion - killing any mutant they see! With the X-Men locked in battle with Magneto, can anyone save these students? Their greatest hope might rest in the hands of their worst enemy as the Weapon X program returns! Also, Ultimatum has hit the planet hard and the Baxter Building was ground zero. Johnny is still missing. Dr. Storm is dead. And Reed has taken off to parts unknown. Sue's life hangs in the balance and rests in the hands of untested pilot Ben Grimm, a.k.a. The Thing, and Dr. Arthur Molekevic, now better known as the megalamonical Mole Man. Collects Ultimate X-Men #98-100 and Ultimate Fantastic Four #58-60.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 152 pages
• Publisher: Marvel (May 20, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0785134328
• ISBN-13: 978-0785134329
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #374,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars No connection between the FF and X-Men in this book., May 13, 2009

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Cory Tollman (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four (Hardcover)

First off let me say that it's pretty obvious that with this book Marvel is trying to get fans of Ultimate X-Men hooked on the Ultimate FF and vice versa. The two teams have absolutely no contact with each other in the collection. The first half is all Ultimate X-Men and the second half is all Ultimate FF.

Both stories relate in some fashion to Magneto having laid down some sort of ultimatum and then using his powers to flood a big chunk of New York City. In reaction to that the surviving X-Men are looking to take him out for good but Magneto is a little ahead of them because he figures if you aren't with him then you are against him. Magneto's move also stirs up human anti-mutant feelings so the X-Men are getting it from more than one side even as they try to locate Magneto.

The FF side of the story is more about Sue being seriously injured after deflecting a large portion of the flood caused by Magneto. Reed is off searching for a way to help her. Ben & what's left of the Baxter Building crew are trying to save Sue and locate Reed and Johnny who are both missing.

The X-Men part of the book is okay but it strongly reminds me of why I don't regularly read any of the X-books, Ultimate or 616, anymore. Same old stuff. Everyone hates mutants. Favorite characters get over used and over powered. Characters killed just to elicit the "I can't believe they killed...." when you know that this being an X-book that character will be back as soon as an author or enough fans want it to be that way.

On the FF side it focuses mostly on Ben Grimm (the Thing) and why he and Reed are such good friends. Some nice flashbacks to when they were kids. I also liked the Thing's interaction with Sue, the Mole Man and General Ross. We see how Ben will do pretty much anything for his friends and that sort of bravery and dedication might open up some new opportunities for him in the Ultimate Universe besides just being the muscle of the FF.

The FF story also introduces the Ultimate versions of Namora, Tigershark and Doctor Dorcas.

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a great ending for either series, May 12, 2010

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Jeremy M. Scully "That Guy" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four (Hardcover)

Here is another example of "lets be exciting by killing off important characters". I wont post spoilers but basically this series has become a shock value book of finding important characters and then killing them off to get a rise out of people. It works occasionally but for the most part it leaves you going "really?" in a negative way.

3.0 out of 5 stars The FF issues are surprisingly good, even as part of a bad larger story, May 7, 2010

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Kurt Conner (South Hadley, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ultimatum: X-Men / Fantastic Four (Hardcover)

I hope we can all agree that Ultimatum was not a well-done storyline, at least not Loeb's main title. These tie-in issues, though, are pretty good. The X-Men issues are difficult to penetrate as someone who hasn't followed that book for a while, and they feel a little inconsequential, but the Fantastic Four ones are really good. Ben Grimm gets the spotlight for a while as he tries to save Sue's life and find Johnny, and the story packs a real emotional weight. I especially like the flashbacks that, preposterous as they are, do establish a lot of how these characters have a rich history together and are living out who they have always been. Plus, Ultimate Mole Man is one of my favorite comic characters, and he gets to shine in this collection. I wish that the publishers had chosen to include the requiem issues for these two titles, but what is collected here is still pretty good, especially considering how everything had to be tied in to a fundamentally flawed main story.