Ultimates #17
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| Writer | Deniz Camp |
| Artist | Juan Frigeri |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
THE ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR? Now that the Ultimates are using the Immortus Engine to its full capacity, Doom's dream of the Ultimate Fantastic Four may finally be realized...
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9.5
Nerd Initiative - Josh Allen
Oct 22, 2025Deniz Camp continues his incredible run with a story that's one of the most heartfelt ones on shelves this week. Together with incredible art from Phil Noto, this issue is one of the best there is! Read Full Review
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8.9
Comic Watch - Marcell Hines
Oct 22, 2025Issue 17 is easily on the level of its predecessor in terms of story and character. Overall its one of the best issues in the series. Read Full Review
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8.7
Graphic Policy - Logan Dalton
Oct 26, 2025This comic is imposter syndrome on a cosmic level and study in self-forgiveness in coping with trauma. I love the bond that Camp and Noto create between Doom and Ant-Man, and it's nice to see these human moments as the Ultimate line almost reaches its crescendo. Read Full Review
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KPB Comics - Chris Hernandez
Oct 22, 2025Despite a slightly slower pace and some minor artistic haste, Ultimates #17 is a powerful, dark, and utterly fascinating character piece. It's a compelling look at a man trying (and tragically failing) to rebuild the family he lost, reminding us that sometimes the greatest battles are fought within the mind. Read Full Review
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8.2
The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Oct 22, 2025I really enjoy Notos art and visual style. It just felt out of place tonally for the story being told in this issue. It was more lighthearted than I think the dark, somber tone of the story deserved. Read Full Review
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8.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Oct 22, 2025The Ultimates #17 is a haunting, beautifully restrained chapter that turns away from grand battles to explore the broken soul of a man once called a hero. Deniz Camp and Phil Noto deliver a quiet powerhouse of an issue, one that uses absence, of family, of hope, of light, to devastating effect. As Ultimate Endgame looms, this story reminds us that even in defeat, Doom's humanity burns faintly but fiercely against the Maker's shadow. Read Full Review
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7.5
The Comic Book Spot - Jack Stewardson
Oct 28, 2025I love all the alternate designs for the Fantatstic Force and how he twists the four main archetypes. I'll be happy to see these characters return in the larger Ultimate Endgame. Not to mention the emotional gut punch of depicting the emptiness in Doom's life via the empty outlines of the rest of the Fantastic Four. It's a clever visual metaphor. Read Full Review
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5.0
Comic Book Revolution - Kevin Lainez
Oct 26, 2025As good of a character spotlight this is for Ultimate Doctor Doom, The Ultimates #17 suffers from the series continued narrow focus. There is a constant feeling that we are missing the rest of the Ultimates in this series. Read Full Review
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4.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez
Oct 22, 2025The Ultimates #17 proves that intellect without rhythm makes for dull storytelling. Dooms riveting characterization keeps it from collapsing entirely, but everything else feels disjointed. Too many ideas, too little cohesion. Marvels Ultimate line deserves better than these cosmic ruminations disguised as progression. If this series wants to lead into the showdown with the Maker, it needs a pulse first. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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10
Plot They show how Reed Richards from this alternate universe was tortured by The Maker, another version of Reed Richards, to turn him into Doctor Doom. The Maker constantly humiliated him and kept him as his slave. Doom sees the possibility of changing the past to recreate the Fantastic Four, as The Maker eliminated them one by one by messing with time. Doom's pain leads him to create Project 4, where he brings together several potential candidates to become the Fantastic Four. His tests began with mice and then with humans by artificially injecting them with cosmic radiation. Doom wants to form this team to defeat the Maker. This comic is narrated at different moments in Reed/Doom's life, where the past and present intertwine. more
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Deniz Camp is a genius
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This made me tear up. It is as perfect as it could be.
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Good issue. Looking forward to seeing how this pulls together in the finale.
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The art wasn't as strong as Noto's last issue, but it still was a solid issue overall.
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