As Reed, Sue and Ben are guided toward their first audience with the newly minted emperor, Zombie Sue decides that enough is enough, time to start spreading the sickness. And that's that. Considering how much is going on, very little actually happens. Millar has a history of playing the big setup only to renege on the climax. If he manages to tie everything together in the little time remaining - in an exciting and thoughtful way - he'll have established himself (further or finally, you decide) as one of comics greatest writers. I honestly hope he does. For the moment, however, things are moving a liiiiittle slow. Read Full Review

UFF breaks what I call the "Ultimate mold" by implementing short, explosive arcs that allow character development to fall by the wayside. It's so un-decompressed that there's no breathing room. The story is so over-the-top that nothing can be taken seriously. Millar has some fascinating ideas, but the frantic pace doesn't allow any of them to be fully explored before he moves on to the next BIG thing. Ultimate Fantastic Four #30 is a mess of an issue of a severely overrated title, and could very well prompt me to drop an Ultimate title from my pull list for the first time. Read Full Review