SHOCKING SECRETS OF THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE REVEALED!
Captain America reckons with the Maker's dismantling of nations...by visiting the White House! Leading to a massive brawl between MIDAS and this young band of freedom fighters... ...but Midas has been holding a superhuman hostage as a power source! PLUS: The dark history of what used to be the United States on Earth-6160...
Rated T+
Frigeris artwork matches that balance, composing pages that contrast history with emotion while selling the cost and debt that violence accrues. When overlaid with Blees two distinct palettes, the notions of history as a haunting burden and the promise of the unwritten future become crystal clear. This is another issue that spells out the swings The Ultimates is ready to take and the commentary it wants to make. On both accounts, The Ultimates #2 immediately delivers on them with a deep breath of Captain America. Read Full Review
The Ultimates #2 expands the world without showing all of its cards. Read Full Review
I loved that the continuation of The Ultimates #2 continued the excitement of the first installment, even more so in my honest opinion. Deniz Camp really excelled at showing the many emotions that go into this story. Whether it be the cockiness of Midas or the grief of Captain America, it was nailed perfectly. Read Full Review
Ultimates #2 reveals snapshots of how America's history changed while the Ultimates fight to add another hero to their fold. Centered on Captain America, it's a story that reveals an America that he detests and isn't too far off from reality. Read Full Review
Writer Deniz Camp's superhero work has garnered a rewarding as dense, rewarding reads and it's the careful juxtaposition of perspectives that makes this issue so effective. Read Full Review
Overall, Ultimates #2 is a suspenseful and character-driven story that raises the stakes for the resistance and leaves readers eager for more. Pick it up if you enjoy alternate-universe superhero stories with a focus on resistance and the fight for freedom. If you're new to the concept of Earth-6160, you might want to start with the first issue of Ultimates. Read Full Review
Frigeri crafts beautifully detailed and visually stunning art throughout this issue. The action is lively and vibrant with amazing colors by Blee. Read Full Review
Good, strong, big swing of a second issue that mostly hits the mark, though it's a bit wordy and the villain is a bit abrupt. Read Full Review
The Ultimates #2 is an important comic book to understand the greater history of the Ultimate Universe. Read Full Review
The Ultimates #2 struggles with balancing the plot, the characters, and the settings due to the sheer amount of content they have to pack into a single issue. Read Full Review
The Ultimates #2 cranks up the action but leaves sense at the door for a lengthy confrontation and villain monologue that reads like a barely disguised activist fetish about the evils of capitalism and America. The art is good, and the ending gets the team where they need to go, but readers will likely be annoyed rather than entertained. Read Full Review
Plot
Captain America, Iron Lad, Wasp and Giant Man attack the White House to stop Midas, who, under Howard Stark's original armor, explains to them that he bought the presidency with a super human trapped in the basement of the White House. Midas is a member of the alternate version of the Hellfire Club.
Tony showed Steve a summary of all the history of the United States of this alternate universe in the last 75 years that Steve was frozen, of how The Maker made a coalition of leaders to make history at his whim. All the abuses and crimes that Steve Rgers never thought would happen.
These atrocities such as the destruction of the Savage Land by Roxxon, the Punisher killing protesters, the genocide of the Skrulls, more
Phenomenal.
Amazing issue.
Cap has always been a true representation of what America and the American Dream really are. It's not political. But his endeavor to be a beacon to the world is what all Americans should strive to uphold. Fighting true tyranny and saving everyone he can. Be it 616 or this 6160 universe, those ideals stay consistent. All while taking down a cartoonishly evil Capitalist.
The flashbacks peppered into the narrative we get to see more about how the world has changed since the Maker interfered. Starting from WWII he was the first man on the moon, involved in the Kennedy administration, met Galactus, there was an equal rights movement for mutants, allowed Roxxon to destroy the Savage Land, the Punisher is an actual mass murderer that inspires more
I enjoyed this issue a good bit. I like the direction of this series. The art is cool. Overall, a good time.
Art: 4/5
Story: 4/5
Total: 8/10
I thought it was solid overall. Solid art, solid story. I thought repeating "America" over and over was pretty cringy, and the "twist" that the whole thing was not only about saving America the country but America the Chavez as well was less of a shock than I think they might have been going for. Still, very good issue overall and I enjoyed it.
It's ok, but it lacks the "wow" factor of the first ultimates.
Muddled
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