A Question:
So, um. Is it just me, or is Ultimatum TERRIBLE?
I mean, granted, I've never been a huge fan of the Ultimate universe period (except for a brief fondness for parts of Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men) but...isn't going all scorched earth a bit much?
I might just be annoyed at the whole Magneto thing. Or the Cyclops thing. Or...
Then again, I'm still holding a grudge over that Blob and Wasp thing. "Tastes like chicken" indeed.
So yeah. I'm not a fan.
I mean, granted, I've never been a huge fan of the Ultimate universe period (except for a brief fondness for parts of Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men) but...isn't going all scorched earth a bit much?
I might just be annoyed at the whole Magneto thing. Or the Cyclops thing. Or...
Then again, I'm still holding a grudge over that Blob and Wasp thing. "Tastes like chicken" indeed.
So yeah. I'm not a fan.
posted by kalinara @ 5:35 PM
7 Comments:
At August 13, 2009 8:09 PM,
tavella said…
It's Loeb, doesn't that mean automatic fail these days?
At August 13, 2009 10:57 PM,
kalinara said…
Hm. Point. But I liked most of Fallen Son. So there is that.
At August 14, 2009 1:24 AM,
LurkerWithout said…
Answer: Yes. Yes it is...
At August 14, 2009 5:02 AM,
James Ashelford said…
Nope, not just you, Ultimatum was not only terrible but also (judging by the new #1s I jut read) completely and utterly pointless.
The massive death toll, the destruction of New York, NONE of it seems to have had an effect.
Bleh, I say, bleh.
Rant concludes. Peace out.
At August 14, 2009 10:31 AM,
Anonymous said…
It's not just you. 4thLetter offers you an edited version that's a bit funnier, but the original... just...
Good luck on your return to the halls of academia.
At August 14, 2009 7:22 PM,
Canton said…
Yes. Well, the first two issues were. I didn't bother with the rest.
Ultimate Fantastic Four Requiem was pretty good, though. A decent ending to the book (finally!) and (spoiler alert!) NOBODY ACTUALLY DIES. Well, nobody else. Needless to say, it was not written by Loeb.
At August 14, 2009 8:35 PM,
K. D. Bryan said…
Terrible, dreadful, horrible, grotesque - pick any synonym that means god-awful and I'll agree with you completely. I gave the first two issues of Ultimates V.3 glowing reviews because I thought he was writing a satire of "grim and gritty" comics. My horror when I realized he was being dead serious was very deep and painful.
Between Ultimatum and his painful Hulk run, I really do have to wonder what the hell is up with Loeb lately.
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