Ultimates 3 #1 was a solid debut issue by Loeb and Madureira. While I certainly didn't enjoy it as much as what Millar and Hitch gave us, I still think that Loeb and Madureira's run on this title has some serious potential. Loeb appears to be committed to maintaining the mature theme and tone on this title that Millar had established. And Madureira is a talented artist who is more than capable of handling a team title. Read Full Review

Ultimates 3 has got to be one of the most anticipated comic books to come out this year. With the majority of the Ultimate line not receiving very positive criticism over the past year or so coupled with the focus on Marvel Comics mainstream continuity with events like Civil War and Messiah Complex; the entire line is in need of some revival. Ultimates 3 was poised to be this revival (but Ultimate Spider-Man is doing this right now). Mark Millar and Bryan Hitchs series finished earlier this year and Marvel was quick to note that The Ultimates were not finished. A team consisting superstar writer Jeph Loeb and artist Joe Madureira was announced and people got excited. But does the first issue of The Ultimates 3 live up to its predecessor? In a word: no. The series maintains tiny pieces of its former intelligence and adult feel, but for the most part, it disappoints. Read Full Review

The only fresh aspect that reaches out to me is the debut of a new Valkyrie, as I think the Marvel universe has been without one for far too long. This one seems to be the Thor groupie from the ersatz Defenders of Ultimates 2, only shes somehow gained real powers. Im curious to see how that happened, and if the deaths that occur this issue are meant to last but theres little use pretending this is a continuation of the successful series thus far. Its a radical reboot, and it leaves the team more like their 616 counterparts than ever. Loebs challenge is going to be to make a case for this team when weve already got Mighty (big events) and New (dysfunctional squabblers). Read Full Review

Ive come down fairly hard on this issue, mostly because of what came before it. Ultimates and Ultimates 2 were ultimate genre defining; they were once the hottest books on the market and inevitably, comparisons will be made to Ultimates 3. The bottom line is that Loeb is not Millar and Joe Mad is not Hitch, and this is not the Millar/Hitch Ultimates, but Id be a liar if I said I wasnt curious to see where this story was going. Because it is the Ultimates, I will more than likely finish this series start to finish. Maybe once everything really gets going, this will turn out to be a great read. But for now, there are too many questions and too many situations that, like Ultimate Cap, feel out of place. Read Full Review

Perhaps what's most frustrating about this story is that there is no story... not yet. We're presented with two seemingly random attacks on the heroes, but that's it. And the attacks seem to serve no purpose, as the protagonists all seem to be self-destructing anyway. The script is driven by darkness and action, but there's no substance, no humanity to be found. Read Full Review

This book belongs under the Marvel Knights brand. To sully the “Ultimates” name is unforgivable. Read Full Review

Um... What did I just read? I mean... The opening scene is Ultimates watching porn of thier own teammates. Then the Venom breaks through the wall literally on the next page. And he looks like the original 616 Venom... Okay, I googled it, he was an Ultron's android. But he had blood and was a goo... What the... Okay, okay, fine.

Then all of a sudden Black Panther makes his appearance. Literally from nowhere. And after that he goes nowhere too. Brilliant introduction of the character! Next goes the Valkyrie... From the Defenders... The powerless girl, whose purpose was to inspire male members of the team and fuck them sometimes. Fine, now she has powers and, as Wasp sad, no explanation for them. Brilliant work, Jeph, you lazy man! And now she actually fucks Thor, because... Because it's canon? I dunno, not a real fan of the Thor, I think it is. Then we have Hawkeye as a Bullseye wannabee. He's depressed and everything, cool. And Cap is still so "right". But only when it comes to women.

Finally they revealed Wanda and Pietro being incest lovers. Yeah, that's an awesome comic to do this, because it can't make it worse. And literally after that Wanda was killed by the homing bullet. And the Doctor, who was meant to do CPR, did nothing except kissing dead Wanda.

That's just awesome. Brilliant comic. At least it's even kinda funny... In a morbid way. However, the art is nice. It's arguable and I don't like it on every panel, but overall it's fine enough.

Well, when I decided to complete my Ultimate Marvel adventure, I wasn't ready for this. I hope it'll get better, but I think the rates don't like at least this time. more