Mark Millar recently stated in an official press release that; “This is the biggest, boldest thing we’ve attempted in the ten years since we kicked this line off. This is the one thing that could be bigger than the CREATION of the Ultimate line and it’s great to be a part of it. Being part of something like this is a once in a lifetime opportunity and soon you’ll all get to read the story we’ve written for you, this should be up there with the very small number of events that really mattered. This is going to be big.”
Will it be bigger than Jesus? Falling victim to the hype, I have elected myself to cover this event in all its glory. I will be purchasing every issue on the checklist and delivering my humble opinion on them.
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Ultimate Avengers Vs New Ultimates #1
And the award for Most Misleading Comic Book Cover of 2011 goes to… This issue stands as further proof of the other Joe’s theory. If you see it on the cover, you won’t see it in the comic. That means no Ultimate Avengers, no gunfights and absolutely no mention of Spider-Man. Fortunately this does nothing to ruin the story itself. The first chapter delivers in an entirely different way than I was expecting and was all the more enjoyable for it.
As an opening issue, it feels tonally different to the previous volumes of Ultimate Avengers that dove head first into the action. This one slows its pace enough to build a solid foundation for that action. We see characters still dealing with the events of the last volume, which allows for some quiet (if slightly clichéd) moments of vulnerability. I was also pleased to see a return to the subject of the superhuman arms race that fueled Millar’s initial run on The Ultimates. The reveal on the last page was far from surprising considering the amount of betrayal we’ve seen in the series so far but it did set up the next issue nicely. I’m genuinely intrigued as to what effect this coming conflict will have on the Ultimate community. You have my attention Mr. Millar.
Joe Read.
