When hearing about the Civil War II tie-in with The Ultimtes, I feared for the worst. I don't want one of my favorite Marvel books becoming event fodder, not when it has been so good up until now. Luckily Ewing knows how to write tie-ins, for new readers and those that have been here all along. Make no mistake Ewing, Rocafort, and Brown are at their best in this series right now and it is a pleasure to admire the work of art they put on each page. Read Full Review

Fun aside, this has been one of the best series Marvel has put out. Thing to note was some material they showed here could have been included in the Civil War II #2 issue and it could have changed the impact it had. Basically, it was good, unlike the rest of the tie-ins we have had. Great read, even better colors, one of the best from Marvel., Read Full Review

Whatever happened with the fight against Thanos and the circumstances of what happened next, Ultimates #8 made this interesting to follow. They make this worthwhile with a team mission statement that separates them from any other team in the Marvel Universe that thinks they are unique. Read Full Review

Even integrating so heavily into Civil War II, an event of dubious quality thus far, this tie-in issue feels like a perfectly natural extension of the direction this series has taken since the beginning. Half the team may be supervillains whom I actively root against, yet that's proven an inspired premise in the past on titles such as Ellis' Thunderbolts and Bendis' Dark Avengers. Perhaps Ewing will embrace that dynamic; perhaps not. Either way, The Ultimates remains one of Marvel's best ongoing series, and so long that Ewing and Rocafort are on the title, that's unlikely to change. Read Full Review

Civil War II has been kind of a bummer but this repackages the strengths of the event without its weaknesses. Ewing avoids the usual pitfalls of big crossovers as he manages to integrate the topics of the event almost seamlessly into The Ultimates. Also, I seriously want more Xarggu. Read Full Review

If this issue is any indication, it'll be the more rooted tie-in books that keep me interested in Marvel's latest cosmic super-slugfest. Read Full Review

There's so much to recap, that half of this issue feels like a "previously on"" segment. That said, Al Ewing and Kenneth Rocafort are so great on this book that they even manage to make recaps interesting, and the scattered bits of new material (mostly focusing on the side Ultimates characters) are phenomenal moments. Read Full Review

I'm one hundred percent sure the Ultimates #8 was a victim of circumstance. It's an obvious tie-in to an ongoing event, but I don't see this as a possible pattern of future things to come. I'll be back next month to see when (not if) Ewing and company get things get back on track.  Read Full Review

Al Ewing and Ken Roccafort really should have been in charge of the ANAD Marvel creative direction, instead of Bendis with his post-modern shctick. This issue is a great way to address the continuity issues of Civil War II, while setting up each character's motivations. Great issue, and Ken Roccafort delivers wonderful as usual. Extra points for fixing Bendis' mess.

Along with the Vision, this series has been the most consistent and well written out of All New, All Different Marvel. This is what I hoped for in terms of Civil War II: high stakes, a moral debate, great characterization, the works.

Nice Issue that fills in the gaps.

Awful stuff. Proving that Civil War II can ruin the best of Comics