The Ultimates has everything it needs to be an exciting comic, but somewhere in the transfer from inception to product, the wheels fell off and the comic becomes nothing more than a mediocre entry. As a fan of the Ultimate universe, I'm interested to see the results of all the possible story developments, but if I weren't already familiar with the Ultimate U, I would pass on this comic. Nothing in these 22 pages says I'm missing out. Read Full Review

Then again, there is very little linking this version of the Ultimates to its former glories. No danger, no wit, no innovation. I hate to pour out and out scorn upon a title, but there has been so very little to recommend in the pages of Ultimate Comics Ultimates of late that I'm at something of a loss to offer much else. I will, once again, give Humphries the benefit of the doubt that a sharp incline in quality is just around the corner, but as each month in the series' company drags on, the less I can claim to truly believe it. Read Full Review