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The Ultimates (2024)
The Ultimates, Vol. 3: Rescue Mission
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Expected 17 Mar 26Year two of the Ultimate Universe, and the clock is ticking!
Time is of the essence! And no one knows that better than Iron Lad. With the Maker set to be released in six months, it’s time to kick off new, more daring actions! Enter: Ultimates 3.0! But on the team’s next mission, to destroy one of the Hellfire Club’s strongholds, a dangerous pair of twins complicates matters: Get ready to meet the Ultimate Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver! And when the Ultimates return to the site of their untimely deaths at the hands of the Hulk, they encounter a young boy who has started his own insurgency!
COLLECTING: Ultimates (2024) #13-18, Ultimate Hawkeye (2025) #1
Time is of the essence! And no one knows that better than Iron Lad. With the Maker set to be released in six months, it’s time to kick off new, more daring actions! Enter: Ultimates 3.0! But on the team’s next mission, to destroy one of the Hellfire Club’s strongholds, a dangerous pair of twins complicates matters: Get ready to meet the Ultimate Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver! And when the Ultimates return to the site of their untimely deaths at the hands of the Hulk, they encounter a young boy who has started his own insurgency!
COLLECTING: Ultimates (2024) #13-18, Ultimate Hawkeye (2025) #1
176 pages, Paperback
Expected publication February 17, 2026
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Review of advance copy
The movement is in full swing, as the Ultimates try to upset the established order.
The kicker for me this volume is how tied to the whole push pull of the "resist/down with the establishment" this batch of issues felt. Camp isn't one for subtlety and his politics are no surprise. I just felt with what space we had to tell the story, and the amount of space being taken up for what did go in here felt a smidge at odds.
Issues 13 and 18 felt very similar in messaging and content, about building up the world to fight back. Cap and Hawkeyes confrontation with the Maximoff twins felt a bit harsh and didn't paint them in a good light. The rebrand of Shang Chi being the iron fist and messiahic figure irks me only for the fact it's part of a consistent rebrand of Danny Rand/IF. Taking one whole issue to show a girl's boots on the ground perspective was welcome, but it also takes time away from a overstuffed super team we don't see. Dooms followup issue doesn't hit as well as the first one did, but you feel empathy for a man possessed.
I found this volume wanting for the grand tapestry, and hope the next volume can round the corner on the mission statement.
The kicker for me this volume is how tied to the whole push pull of the "resist/down with the establishment" this batch of issues felt. Camp isn't one for subtlety and his politics are no surprise. I just felt with what space we had to tell the story, and the amount of space being taken up for what did go in here felt a smidge at odds.
Issues 13 and 18 felt very similar in messaging and content, about building up the world to fight back. Cap and Hawkeyes confrontation with the Maximoff twins felt a bit harsh and didn't paint them in a good light. The rebrand of Shang Chi being the iron fist and messiahic figure irks me only for the fact it's part of a consistent rebrand of Danny Rand/IF. Taking one whole issue to show a girl's boots on the ground perspective was welcome, but it also takes time away from a overstuffed super team we don't see. Dooms followup issue doesn't hit as well as the first one did, but you feel empathy for a man possessed.
I found this volume wanting for the grand tapestry, and hope the next volume can round the corner on the mission statement.
Review of advance copy
Probably my favorite volume yet, but it might be that I’ve just given in to the unique pacing and approach of this series. I still think I may have preferred a more decompressed version of this series, but, as we near the end, the series is making the most of its breakneck pacing and time jumps. Great art can be made through constraints, but I remain a little confused and a little frustrated by those constraints existing to begin with.
The art is a mixed bag. Juan Frigeri’s work continues to be the highlight, and Phil Noto is again the weekest. I think he’s a talented illustrator, but I’m baffled by his persistent inclusion in the biggest superhero series at Marvel. He should be doing work for smaller publishers on more human stories. His character work and acting is solid, but his attempts at action and dynamism always end up stiff and awkward.
The art is a mixed bag. Juan Frigeri’s work continues to be the highlight, and Phil Noto is again the weekest. I think he’s a talented illustrator, but I’m baffled by his persistent inclusion in the biggest superhero series at Marvel. He should be doing work for smaller publishers on more human stories. His character work and acting is solid, but his attempts at action and dynamism always end up stiff and awkward.
Review of advance copy
this might be one of the most important comics of our generation. after this past year everything in the ultimates hits scarily close to home our world is not far off from the one here. camp really nailed the political commentary in this book, in a way that hasn’t been done in a superhero comic for quite some time. i love the optimistic approach this book takes especially the emphasis on needing everyone’s help because we are stronger together. the ultimates reminds me why i love comics so much.
November 20, 2025
Six more one off stories as we get down to the Maker's return at the end of #18. Plus Hawkeye's one shot. I thought the regular series was quite good. The last issue had me amped up for the Maker's return and to see how it shakes out.
Review of advance copy
"Just because you're broken doesn't mean you need to be fixed."
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