Biff Bam Pow Comics

Within The Ultimates (my first Ultimate Universe read), I was introduced to a man displaced from time (Captain America), a man who strides tall (Giant-Man), his wife who can never shrink herself down in size enough to hide from her husband (The Wasp), a eco-friendly warrior (Thor), a drunken billionaire playboy (Iron Man), and an inadequate scientist with anger issues (The Hulk).

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Ultimate Human (originally intended to be titled as Ultimate Hulk vs. Ultimate Iron Man) follows the story of a Bruce Banner seemingly desperate for a ‘cure’ to the errant Super-Soldier / Hulk genes present within him, and Tony Stark’s attempts to ‘help’ (in his own special way).

The most immediate thing to mention is how Warren Ellis has chosen to take a brief departure from the cliffhanger ending of issue 2 (Tony and Bruce being kidnapped), focusing instead on how the Ultimate Leader came to be.

I found that learning about the origin of Peter Wisdom / the Ultimate Leader was more intriguing than exciting (which was a slight disappointment, given issue 2’s ending, and my eagerness to pick this book up), but worthwhile nonetheless, especially to help us understand the reasoning behind this book’s name change.

Artwork within the book is somewhat of a good mixed bag (as some pages carry the action well, others not so well, in favour of a stylistic approach) - but overall Cary Nord and Dave Stewart don’t disappoint.

Pete’s Score: 3 out of 5
(not bad - a good continuation of the story - but a sad change in tempo from the previous issue)