Another fun issue for the series. Fiorelli continues to be a nice fill-in, and North gives us an intriguing continuation of what was set up in the previous issue. I'm still not as into this as the first few issues, but I'm still enjoying this. I do hope that this rises back up in quality soon, though.

My least favorite issue so far, unfortunately. That said, it's still good and entertaining for what it is. I liked the misdirect of Scratch seemingly doing nothing, only for the team to find out what actually happened. I don't really have a whole lot to say on it, honestly. Fiorelli does a pretty solid job filling in for Iban Coello here, also.

A really nice finale to the series, in my opinion. Superman's perseverance was handled greatly by Morrison here, and I think they showed how well they understand the character. Furthermore, I wasn't too sure on Quitely's art at the beginning of this series, but he definitely sold me as time went on. A really good read throughout with this one.

Interesting penultimate issue here. I liked seeing Lex getting a stronger focus here and I'm really looking forward to what I'm guessing will be some sort of confrontation between him and Clark in the next issue. I'm really hoping said issue sticks the landing nicely for this series.

A really nice issue here. I especially loved THAT page, of course. Also known as the one almost everyone shares from this series, in which Clark saves Regan before they commit suicide. Rightfully so, by the way, That page is very emotional and very well-crafted. Either way, this was good stuff.

A nice step-up from the last two Bizarro-heavy issues. I liked the story with Bar-El and Lilo here, and I thought their dynamic with Clark was an interesting one to explore, even if it's just for this one issue. Quitely's art continues to be nice, as well, and I thought it especially fit in towards the end.

Takes place in a fantasy world where the tyrant ruling America has a healthcare plan, dignity and a sense of style

Again, I'm not incredibly into Bizarro. Although, I did still enjoy this for what it was. I did like Morrison writing Clark to talk like the Bizarros to get through to them. Quitely's art was pretty good throughout and I think it really fit with this particular story.

Kinda crazy that we went from my favorite issue of the series to my least favorite with this one. Maybe it's because I've never been super into Bizarro, although there were good moments here. Enough for me to give as high of a rating as I am, at least. I could also be rating it a little higher because of how much I've liked the rest of the book, though.

Wow. Not where I thought this issue was gonna go based on the solicitation, but it was still very good and the best one yet, in my opinion. This is the level of quality I was expecting when I first starting reading this book, and I'm glad we finally got there with this issue and the last. Hopefully Morrison and Quitely maintain it, as we've just gotten to the halfway-point.

The best issue yet, in my opinion. Morrison proves that they have a really solid grip on Lex's character, and I think they did a nice job with Clark as well. What really makes this relatively special is the writing for Lex and Clark's conversation throughout the issue. Quitely's art is good, as well, but Morrison's writing shines here.

I, honestly, don't have much to layabout this one. I don't really know what I was expecting from this series, exactly, but it wasn't this. I'm hoping Lex Luthor comes back soon, though. He was set up to be the main antagonist in the first issue and he hasn't been seen since then.

Not where I was expecting this to go with how the last issue ended, but I still enjoyed it for what it was. It would have been nice to see Lois use the powers more, though, aside from flying around a bit and being able to breathe on the moon. Quitely's art continues to be fairly nice here, as well.

A nice improvement over the last issue, though both were good. I liked Quitely's art more this time around, and I also found Morrison to have a more compelling and engaging story to tell with this one. I've never really fully bought the idea of people not being able to figure out that Clark Kent is Superman, so seeing Lois really struggle with that reality was certainly something, but I still really enjoyed this. more

Definitely an intriguing start. First and foremost, Quitely's art is certainly something. It's nice and not so nice at the same time, and I don't really have a definite opinion on it quite yet. Aside from that, there are a lot of interesting things introduced by Morrison here, particularly the idea of Superman dying sooner rather than later. This was very much a setup issue, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the rest plays out. more

Damn, what happened before the start of the series that made the team disband for a few months was genuinely crazy. I don't completely know how I feel about the resolution of it all, but it wasn't bad or anything. Good stuff here once again, overall, and I'm looking forward to seeing North write all of the main characters together.

Good stuff here that shows what Johnny has been up to since the team split. Coello's art continues to be very nice throughout, as well. As fun and entertaining as these past three issues have been, I'm ready to get back to the team being together and learning more about what led to their separation in the first place. I don't mind issues that focus more on one or two of them whatsoever, but it's a little odd to have the series start that way. more

Another really good one-shot story, of sorts, that continues the trend of keeping the team isolated from each other. I still don't know how I feel about that approach for the first few issues of the run, but the stories are two-for-two thus far, in my opinion. This was, like the last issue, a super intriguing sci-fi story that feels like a throwback to older titles.

A really nice start to the run here. First and foremost, Coello's art is great throughout this. He killed it on just about every single page. As for the story, North does a really nice job with the science fiction here. This felt like a more classic, lower-scale science-fiction story. On its own, it's pretty good. However, I don't really know how I feel about this being the first issue for a new Fantastic Four book. I'm only rating this based on the quality of the issue in itself, but I do wish we got to see the rest of the team here. I understand building the mystery of what caused friction/tension/etc. between the family, but I think it would have been nice to have some scenes with Johnny, Reed, and Sue, while also giving Ben and Alicia the majority of the focus. Either way, this was a good time with a healthy balance of more humorous moments and more serious/heartfelt ones. more

Great start to the second year of the series. With the first year all said and done, I think this tops my ranking list for the Ultimate line. It's a lot of character work, but it's all really, really good. Checchetto is killing it here, as well. I'm super intrigued to see what happens with Richard and (I'm assuming?) Felicia after the ending of this.

Just like that, the Ultimate Universe gets me super interested in another writer. I had only read one book by Deniz Camp before he came out with Ultimates, and now he's become a creator to watch, for sure. With Condon, I've only ever read the Daredevil one-shot he did for the Venom War event, which was good. This, though? This was really good stuff. It definitely helps your book when you have the amazingly talented Cappuccio on the art duties (which he killed here, unexpectedly). However, Condon provides an extremely intriguing premise here. I'm hoping to see more of Logan's history with Kurt throughout this series, especially after that letter at the end of the issue. more

I understand people's criticisms, but I enjoyed this, for the most part. It is still a bit of a slow burn, especially for a story that's supposed to be being told in real time. Though, I do think it's fairly well-written. Caselli's art is, arguably, the best part about this book.

Not my favorite issue of the run, but still another super intriguing one. I really appreciated the focus on America Chavez here. This series has been a lot of introductory issues for certain characters, but America's barely had her in it. Even moving forward in the series, she wasn't getting a whole lot of focus. That's not necessarily a bad thing in itself, but it's a little strange when you take a step back and look at the rest of the series. more

I really liked the story here. It was probably my favorite yet. However, I just can't get past the art. It worked better in the slower sections where there was mainly dialogue, but, it was just not great when it came to anything action-related or anything with a faster pace. I'm not even fully sure I want to score this as high as I am because of Walta's art, but Snyder's origin story here was just really, really good. more

A pretty misleading cover, but I liked what was inside, for the most part. Nice to see T'Challa back in the main focus after the majority of the previous issue was about Inan. I'm intrigued by his increased intensity, and I'm looking forward to learning more about it, considering Shuri's notion that is has to do with vibranium.

Have yourself a 5.8/10 little Christmas Gabe Hernandez.

An absolutely crazy ending. I had to go back and re-read to actually notice that Peter had not said a word the entire issue. I know Mary Jane was talking to him and she resolved things on her own, but I just thought that was a funny character moment for her. Good lord, man. Maybe I'm just riding the high of that ending and noticing all of the little hints of build to it (The two quote pages were wonderful, by the way), but this was my second-favorite issue of the book so far, only coming up short behind #1. more

Interesting developments. I like what we got, although I do feel like the overarching story with the Children of the Atom is progressing a little slowly for my liking. I'm still enjoying it, though, and, as usual, I'm looking forward to what comes next with this title.