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Ultimate X-Men (Collected Editions) #2
Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X
Now pawn of the mysterious weapon X program, the mutant heros' only hope lies with the one team member to evade capture: the enigmatic, unproven Wolverine! Can Logan go it alone against the shadow-ops organisation that transformed him into one of the worlds most lethal killing machines.
Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 7-12
Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 7-12
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2001
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Mark Millar
1,514 books2,561 followersMark Millar is the New York Times best-selling writer of Wanted, the Kick-Ass series, The Secret Service, Jupiter’s Legacy, Jupiter’s Circle, Nemesis, Superior, Super Crooks, American Jesus, MPH, Starlight, and Chrononauts. Wanted, Kick-Ass, Kick-Ass 2, and The Secret Service (as Kingsman: The Secret Service) have been adapted into feature films, and Nemesis, Superior, Starlight, War Heroes, Jupiter’s Legacy and Chrononauts are in development at major studios.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
His DC Comics work includes the seminal Superman: Red Son, and at Marvel Comics he created The Ultimates – selected by Time magazine as the comic book of the decade, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, and Civil War – the industry’s biggest-selling superhero series in almost two decades.
Mark has been an Executive Producer on all his movie adaptations and is currently creative consultant to Fox Studios on their Marvel slate of movies.
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December 3, 2024
I’ve written how Mark Millar’s Ultimate X-Men read like a movie. Then the second story arc from Millar’s acclaimed run must be the spy thriller. That was evident in the first pages as it started with a snowmobile chase scene that was straight out of a James Bond movie.
Adam Kubert started strong with the art but apparently there were some issues with delay as Tom Raney and Tom Derenick contributed to art in this arc. The art change was jarring. It is too bad editorial was not able to utilize Andy Kubert to pinch hit again as he did in the first arc. The Kubert Brothers had similar styles that don’t clash as much.
It was good to see Joe Kubert ink over son Adam’s pencils in a flashback issue. Joe gave that issue the war time look I enjoy in his work with Sgt. Rock. That was my favorite chapter by far. I enjoyed re-reading that particular chapter.
Adam Kubert started strong with the art but apparently there were some issues with delay as Tom Raney and Tom Derenick contributed to art in this arc. The art change was jarring. It is too bad editorial was not able to utilize Andy Kubert to pinch hit again as he did in the first arc. The Kubert Brothers had similar styles that don’t clash as much.
It was good to see Joe Kubert ink over son Adam’s pencils in a flashback issue. Joe gave that issue the war time look I enjoy in his work with Sgt. Rock. That was my favorite chapter by far. I enjoyed re-reading that particular chapter.
January 27, 2022
This was quite a fun read!
Cyclops and the rest of the gang are taken in by SHIELD's weapon x program led by Colonel John Wraith who first defeats them through his gang consisting of Sabretooth and Juggernaut and they are forced to work for him else go suicide squad inspired neural bombs and so their first mission to rescue Fury from some enemies in india, hijack some info and meanwhile Wolverine makes plan for their escape and the big plans Colonel Wraith has for these mutants and will they escape and be saved? Plus questions of morality linger within Jean's mind.
Its such a great volume and shows the X-Men if they were under the control of someone else and rogue SHIELD factions are alays fun and though the threat in India was cool, it kinda missed out on a big villain behind it but good moment for Jean and we get some new (old) characters in the series so there's that and some good team building thing going on and Wolverine to the rescue. The art was alright and it will be interesting to see what comes ahead!
Cyclops and the rest of the gang are taken in by SHIELD's weapon x program led by Colonel John Wraith who first defeats them through his gang consisting of Sabretooth and Juggernaut and they are forced to work for him else go suicide squad inspired neural bombs and so their first mission to rescue Fury from some enemies in india, hijack some info and meanwhile Wolverine makes plan for their escape and the big plans Colonel Wraith has for these mutants and will they escape and be saved? Plus questions of morality linger within Jean's mind.
Its such a great volume and shows the X-Men if they were under the control of someone else and rogue SHIELD factions are alays fun and though the threat in India was cool, it kinda missed out on a big villain behind it but good moment for Jean and we get some new (old) characters in the series so there's that and some good team building thing going on and Wolverine to the rescue. The art was alright and it will be interesting to see what comes ahead!
January 24, 2014
Well, I was really looking forward to this. But...
I've been on a graphic novel reading spree but most of the Marvel stuff I've been reading has left me somewhat cold. The problem with this specific outing is that it has "trying too hard" written all over it. Trying too hard to be edgy. Trying too hard to be contemporary. Trying too hard to be relevant.
Oh, and then there's Sabretooth... who now has retractable claws like Wolverine. Why? Why? Why?
All told, though, the second half was much better than the first. Maybe there's hope yet.
I've been on a graphic novel reading spree but most of the Marvel stuff I've been reading has left me somewhat cold. The problem with this specific outing is that it has "trying too hard" written all over it. Trying too hard to be edgy. Trying too hard to be contemporary. Trying too hard to be relevant.
Oh, and then there's Sabretooth... who now has retractable claws like Wolverine. Why? Why? Why?
All told, though, the second half was much better than the first. Maybe there's hope yet.
October 15, 2023
3.5 stars
April 11, 2020
Returning to comics that got me into comics, Ultimate X-Men volume 2 is actually better than the first volume.
This volume is mainly a division of Shield who hates mutants decides to kidnap the X-Men. They already have some weapon X such as Sabertooth, rogue, and nightcrawler. But they want wolverine back and his new group of friends. So what do they do? They go into the mansion and take what they want.
This is pretty entertaining. I really liked the fact the X-Men are really inexperienced here and lose rather quickly to the military group. Then becoming basically weapons for them is a interesting take and lets some characters grow. Sure the dialogue is still honky at times thanks to Edgy Millar, but he makes the pacing move quick and the fun happens.
Not amazing but entertaining. A 3.5 out of 5.
This volume is mainly a division of Shield who hates mutants decides to kidnap the X-Men. They already have some weapon X such as Sabertooth, rogue, and nightcrawler. But they want wolverine back and his new group of friends. So what do they do? They go into the mansion and take what they want.
This is pretty entertaining. I really liked the fact the X-Men are really inexperienced here and lose rather quickly to the military group. Then becoming basically weapons for them is a interesting take and lets some characters grow. Sure the dialogue is still honky at times thanks to Edgy Millar, but he makes the pacing move quick and the fun happens.
Not amazing but entertaining. A 3.5 out of 5.
December 26, 2016
I am still not sold on this — and Sabretooth is just a Wolverine knock-off, so I don’t think there’s a single scrap of tension in the scenes with him. Actually, in general the blurbs on the backs of these don’t quite seem to match the reality. Logan doesn’t “go it alone against the shadow-ops organisation that transformed him into one of the world’s most lethal killing machines”, and Sabretooth is not “a predator every bit [Wolverine’s] equal”.
I remember liking Rogue in some TV series or other, but there’s not much to get hold of here. And ugh, that phonetic accent. But Nightcrawler’s kind of cool.
So yeah, still not sold on this, and will someone tell the artist that breasts just don’t look like that? Like, they’re not shiny globes with one point of attachment to the female body. In some of these panels, it just looks like Jean and Ororo are holding pairs of melons in front of them via Jean’s telekinesis.
Originally posted here.
I remember liking Rogue in some TV series or other, but there’s not much to get hold of here. And ugh, that phonetic accent. But Nightcrawler’s kind of cool.
So yeah, still not sold on this, and will someone tell the artist that breasts just don’t look like that? Like, they’re not shiny globes with one point of attachment to the female body. In some of these panels, it just looks like Jean and Ororo are holding pairs of melons in front of them via Jean’s telekinesis.
Originally posted here.
June 20, 2016
This is a bit of an improvement over the previous volume of Ultimate X-Men, because the plot isn't a simple and unoriginal rehash of approximately 54947 other Magneto-centric stories. So that's nice. On the other hand, the villain this time, while somewhat original, is so cartoonishly and overwhelmingly evil that he might as well have tied the X-Men to the railroad tracks while twirling his mustache. He's evil to the point of stupidity. I suppose that I'm supposed to be impressed with the sheer depth of his malice when he says that it's simply never occurred to him to teach Nightcrawler English. Instead, I'm impressed with the depth of his idiocy, that it apparently never occurred to him that having a field operative who can't understand or be understood is a liability. He's flat and one dimensional, when one or two pages of dialog or even a couple of really good visuals might have given him motivation and depth. But hey, Nightcrawler's here, and there's some really impactful moments.
March 25, 2022
Зброя Ікс є кращою від початку серії, бо в ній принаймні персонажі вже виглядають живішими, а події відірвані від маразматичного переслідування мутантів без переслідування решти суперів та концентруються на головній темі всього Алтімейт Всесвіту: негуманному створенні суперсолдата
Бо ж усі ключові події цього світу були спровоковані експериментами із сироваткою, якщо в загальних рисах
Все ще коментуйте чи пишіть, якщо вас цікавить ретроспектива
Бо ж усі ключові події цього світу були спровоковані експериментами із сироваткою, якщо в загальних рисах
Все ще коментуйте чи пишіть, якщо вас цікавить ретроспектива
February 12, 2020
Pues siguen metiendo personajes en esta actualización que hizo marvel al principio del milenio. Al amparo de arma x aparecen Rondador Nocturno, Pícara, Juggernaut y Dientes de Sables a la vez que se explora el pasado de Lobezno en este universo y sus motivos para estar con la Patrulla.
El dibujo de Adam Kubert me va convenciendo más y más cada vez.
El dibujo de Adam Kubert me va convenciendo más y más cada vez.
September 20, 2022
My Ultimate Year #3
Read for an engaging well paced story with lots of fun surprise moments.
Read for an engaging well paced story with lots of fun surprise moments.
July 10, 2011
"Si bien la edición de Conosur apestaba de pies a cabeza, no pude resistirme a adquirirlo por sólo 10$. Eso sí, ya preparé la lapicera porque, conociendo cómo trabajaban en esta editorial, ya sé que voy a tener que agregar muchos acentos, signos de apertura y emprolijar varios descuidos del letreado."
Dije en su momento. Y la lapicera sigue esperando, porque cuando tuve a mano la edición española, preferí leérmela para ahorrarme disgustos.
Yendo al comic en sí, básicamente tiene las mismas virtudes que el #1 y los mismos defectos, sobre todo a nivel visual. Sigo con ganas de leer más pero sin ningún apuro. Los New X-Men de Morri le siguen dando mil vueltas fácil a estos conceptos ultimatizados. A ver para el tomo 3 cómo sigue la cosa.
Dije en su momento. Y la lapicera sigue esperando, porque cuando tuve a mano la edición española, preferí leérmela para ahorrarme disgustos.
Yendo al comic en sí, básicamente tiene las mismas virtudes que el #1 y los mismos defectos, sobre todo a nivel visual. Sigo con ganas de leer más pero sin ningún apuro. Los New X-Men de Morri le siguen dando mil vueltas fácil a estos conceptos ultimatizados. A ver para el tomo 3 cómo sigue la cosa.
June 21, 2021
4.5 stars!
As much as I usually hate any SHIELD or Weapon X stories, I actually really liked this. Seeing the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutant characters fight side by side was great, and it was good to see how the X-Men functioned as a team with Professor X out of commission.
Jean Grey having to not only cope with having committed murder but also having to carry the weight of knowing Magneto is alive sets her up for an interesting arc that I hope the series follows through on developing.
Storm being ready and willing to commit murder, while Nightcrawler risks his own life to save her intended victim, was such a damn good moment and I'm excited to see more of them both.
As much as I usually hate any SHIELD or Weapon X stories, I actually really liked this. Seeing the X-Men and Brotherhood of Mutant characters fight side by side was great, and it was good to see how the X-Men functioned as a team with Professor X out of commission.
Jean Grey having to not only cope with having committed murder but also having to carry the weight of knowing Magneto is alive sets her up for an interesting arc that I hope the series follows through on developing.
Storm being ready and willing to commit murder, while Nightcrawler risks his own life to save her intended victim, was such a damn good moment and I'm excited to see more of them both.
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December 21, 2022
Th dynamic, great art full of daring do and a roller coaster ride from the start! :D
January 14, 2020
Pierwszy tom Ultimate X-men pozamiatał. Miał przydługi początek, ale im dalej tym stawka i rąbnięcia w fabule zaserwowane przez Millara sprawiły, że czekałem na więcej. Niestety w pryzmacie do "tempa" z początku autor złapał zadyszkę i musi łapać oddech. Nie jest wprawdzie źle, choć historia jest wyraźnie "odtwórcza" i skupia się na projekcie "Weapon X".
Pewien wojskowy wbrew rozkazom napływającym z Białego Domu, postanawia dobrać się do skóry nowo powstałej inicjatywie "X-men". Nawet Xavier nie przewidział tego co nastąpi. Rezydencja została zaatakowana i cała ekipa za wyjątkiem nieobecnego Logana, ląduje w niewoli. Teraz to Wolverine pozostaje jedynym mutantem, który może pomóc swoim przyjaciołom wyjść cało z opresji.
Tym bardziej, że Cyclops i spółka jest wykorzystywana do zadań wbrew swojej woli. Jean będzie zmuszona nawet do zrobienia czegoś złego, po to tylko aby ratować kompana. Było kilka momentów, w których Millar pokazał swój geniusz, chociażby przy walce Wolverine'a z Sabretooth'em i sposobie w jakim sobie poradził z oponentem. Fantastycznie. Wygląda to też naprawdę dobrze.
Reasumując, to dobra lektura, ale nic nowego czego by nie widział do tej pory, co uważam za minus, choć interakcje pomiędzy poszczególnymi osobami były świetne. No i mamy Rogue. Czekam na Gambita. Ale to w kolejnym tomie.
Pewien wojskowy wbrew rozkazom napływającym z Białego Domu, postanawia dobrać się do skóry nowo powstałej inicjatywie "X-men". Nawet Xavier nie przewidział tego co nastąpi. Rezydencja została zaatakowana i cała ekipa za wyjątkiem nieobecnego Logana, ląduje w niewoli. Teraz to Wolverine pozostaje jedynym mutantem, który może pomóc swoim przyjaciołom wyjść cało z opresji.
Tym bardziej, że Cyclops i spółka jest wykorzystywana do zadań wbrew swojej woli. Jean będzie zmuszona nawet do zrobienia czegoś złego, po to tylko aby ratować kompana. Było kilka momentów, w których Millar pokazał swój geniusz, chociażby przy walce Wolverine'a z Sabretooth'em i sposobie w jakim sobie poradził z oponentem. Fantastycznie. Wygląda to też naprawdę dobrze.
Reasumując, to dobra lektura, ale nic nowego czego by nie widział do tej pory, co uważam za minus, choć interakcje pomiędzy poszczególnymi osobami były świetne. No i mamy Rogue. Czekam na Gambita. Ale to w kolejnym tomie.
April 22, 2021
Program Weapon X selalu menjadi bayangan gelap dalam kisah hidup salah satu tokoh utama di jagat X-Men. Terutama bagi dua tokoh utamanya: Wolverine dan Sabretooth. Episode Return to Weapon X yang menjadi bagian dalam event Ultimatum Marvel ini memperlihatkan beberapa point penting mengenai sejarah peran program tersebut, orang-orang yang terlibat di dalamnya, berikut dampak yang akan terjadi pada kisah petualangan X-Men di cerita-cerita selanjutnya.
Alkisah, setelah mengalahkan Magneto di episode sebelumnya, para X-Men kemudian menghadapi musuh lain yang tak kalah berbahaya. Musuh itu adalah program S.H.I.E.L.D yang bernama Weapon X. Dikomandani oleh Kolonel John Wraith, Weapon X memiliki agenda mengubah para mutan menjadi senjata pembunuh demi kepentingan birokrasi. Markas X-Men tidak luput dari serangan mereka dan para anggota X-Men berhasil ditangkap dan dipaksa menjalankan misi Weapon X. Bisakah mereka lolos dari cengkeraman program itu? Sementara itu, Wolverine yang merupakan "lulusan" program itu berusaha mencari tahu sejarah kehidupannya yang hilang akibat program yang dijalaninya di sana. Tapi tak kurang dari Sabretooth, mutant yang memiliki kemampuan yang sama dengan dirinya namun loyalis Weapon X, menghalangi usahanya.
Alkisah, setelah mengalahkan Magneto di episode sebelumnya, para X-Men kemudian menghadapi musuh lain yang tak kalah berbahaya. Musuh itu adalah program S.H.I.E.L.D yang bernama Weapon X. Dikomandani oleh Kolonel John Wraith, Weapon X memiliki agenda mengubah para mutan menjadi senjata pembunuh demi kepentingan birokrasi. Markas X-Men tidak luput dari serangan mereka dan para anggota X-Men berhasil ditangkap dan dipaksa menjalankan misi Weapon X. Bisakah mereka lolos dari cengkeraman program itu? Sementara itu, Wolverine yang merupakan "lulusan" program itu berusaha mencari tahu sejarah kehidupannya yang hilang akibat program yang dijalaninya di sana. Tapi tak kurang dari Sabretooth, mutant yang memiliki kemampuan yang sama dengan dirinya namun loyalis Weapon X, menghalangi usahanya.
January 15, 2025
Nostalgia all over again!
Getting back to volume 2 nearly 2 decades after I had originally read it. Like I felt for the first album, I could remember the storyline , the art work and even many dialogues - especially the first chase sequence of the night-crawler , the capture of Wolverine and the face-off between Wolverine and Sabretooth.
The story - I understand it better - than when I read it as a 14 year old with really not much understanding of the West and their culture, fashion or the way of living or even talking. And it is really well done. Reads like a spy thriller - but X-men style. Though parts of Nick Fury and his background lines are a bit dragging, in the end it all works out very well.
Weapon X, trying to weaponize mutants, track down and kidnap everyone from Xavier's school. They experiment on them and weaponize them. They are imprisoned and are forced to work / kill for Weapon X programs. Would they manage to escape? Do they actually leave out their morals and involve in exeuction? Can Wolverine, the only one who hadn't been there in Xavier's school when the assault took place, save his team? The album answers it all.
A neatly done story arc with a riveting pace.
Getting back to volume 2 nearly 2 decades after I had originally read it. Like I felt for the first album, I could remember the storyline , the art work and even many dialogues - especially the first chase sequence of the night-crawler , the capture of Wolverine and the face-off between Wolverine and Sabretooth.
The story - I understand it better - than when I read it as a 14 year old with really not much understanding of the West and their culture, fashion or the way of living or even talking. And it is really well done. Reads like a spy thriller - but X-men style. Though parts of Nick Fury and his background lines are a bit dragging, in the end it all works out very well.
Weapon X, trying to weaponize mutants, track down and kidnap everyone from Xavier's school. They experiment on them and weaponize them. They are imprisoned and are forced to work / kill for Weapon X programs. Would they manage to escape? Do they actually leave out their morals and involve in exeuction? Can Wolverine, the only one who hadn't been there in Xavier's school when the assault took place, save his team? The album answers it all.
A neatly done story arc with a riveting pace.
August 4, 2024
I am late to the party on this series and while I may continue reading this series I am not really feeling it. In general, my feelings on the Ultimate universe are mixed. On the plus side they update these characters and their origins to the modern world and revisit some old storylines in new ways. On the minus side, some of the changes they make to the characters are so extreme it is offputting. I am reading an X-Men comic with warped versions of the characters. All of the changes for the X-Men are not to my tastes. Jean Grey is a sassy punk-rock woman, Storm is a bratty teenager, Colossus is an alpha male...but even with these changes I got through this whole volume and don't feel I know any of them better.
The story was fine...but I do roll my eyes when the writer makes it so easy to take down the entire X-Men team. Also - the fact they all became slaves of the Weapon X program so easily was odd. And - on a side note - why was Nick Fury on a mission alone without any back-up and so easily captured as well? He is the head of SHIELD right?
In the end - the story was fine and I enjoyed it. I just can't say it motivated me to keep reading the series.
The story was fine...but I do roll my eyes when the writer makes it so easy to take down the entire X-Men team. Also - the fact they all became slaves of the Weapon X program so easily was odd. And - on a side note - why was Nick Fury on a mission alone without any back-up and so easily captured as well? He is the head of SHIELD right?
In the end - the story was fine and I enjoyed it. I just can't say it motivated me to keep reading the series.
May 15, 2021
Probably a three and a half. The story continues to be pretty impressive, especially for the era. Continues to explore the essential themes and ethics of the X-men. Inclusion, what it means to be human, violence and death. Although this issue had some strange panel progressions that were not always natural. This kind of annoyance really takes away from the experience The artwork is a mismatch to most of the themes. Even the fact that these are all supposed to be teenagers and they are bulked out and muscular beyond belief. Does having the mutant gene mean that you are automatically roided out?
The treatment of women is an issue both in character and in art. For a series building a theme of equality it is strange that this trope remains.
Overall though I’m enjoying the series for what it is.
The treatment of women is an issue both in character and in art. For a series building a theme of equality it is strange that this trope remains.
Overall though I’m enjoying the series for what it is.
January 27, 2025
Had a hard time tracking motivations and characters in this book - for example, the X-mansion gets attacked early in the book, but it's not clear who's attacking. Juggernaut is there, but he doesn't do anything? In fact, he does nothing throughout the book? Why is he there? Same goes for Rogue, who does some stuff but it's not explained unless you already know her character, in which case you'll hardly recognize her because she seems like an entirely different character.
The last book in this set was alright, but everything leading up to it was pretty mediocre. I should be asking myself why I read these things.
The last book in this set was alright, but everything leading up to it was pretty mediocre. I should be asking myself why I read these things.
April 17, 2023
Full review / all my reviews available on my blog
Rogue. Juggernaut. Sabertooth.
Good times.
It’s another crazy action packed volume. I’m amazed at how much they’re fitting into these. Almost as amazed at how any of them are supposed to fit into those outfits…
In any case, Weapon X, S.H.I.E.L.D., what’s left of the Brotherhood, and a few new friends all together. Learning just what lines they’ll each be willing to cross…
Onward!
Rogue. Juggernaut. Sabertooth.
Good times.
It’s another crazy action packed volume. I’m amazed at how much they’re fitting into these. Almost as amazed at how any of them are supposed to fit into those outfits…
In any case, Weapon X, S.H.I.E.L.D., what’s left of the Brotherhood, and a few new friends all together. Learning just what lines they’ll each be willing to cross…
Onward!
July 25, 2025
I'm really enjoying this series so far. The story line with weapon X was on point. As it did not disappoint, the characters were well developed throughout and seemed to be true to what I remember growing up. I like all of the mutants they used and this story. They even did a great as job of showing the use of their abilities through art, this can be challenging at time. This story is quite intense as you watching your favorite X-Men go through a range of emotions. I give this story a 4.8 out of 5.0.
December 24, 2018
I don't know if I'm missing the context of volume 1 as I do not own it and got volume 2 (5 and 9) for relatively cheap, but EVERY single character in this particular volume is unlikeable. Okay except maybe Iceman, but he doesn't say a lot. I can't quite explain why, but the way the characters talk, the way their motivation for their anger is expressed or told just feels off.
Just not that enjoyable read for me.
Just not that enjoyable read for me.
September 18, 2019
Having grown up reading the X-Men, I really enjoyed this reboot of the series. There were enough differences to keep me a bit surprised at what was happening, and I actually really appreciated the different and more mature (and "realistic"?) tone. I also thought the artwork was great quality for the most part. I started with this one to see what I thought but now I'll read volume 1 to catch up and continue on afterward.
January 16, 2024
This volume spans 144 pages covering Ultimate X-Men #7-12.
It’s an interesting look into the Ultimate Universe version of Weapon X which is a branch of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I haven’t read these issues since they came out almost 20 years ago, but they were actually better than I remembered. I would recommend as long as you go into it with an understanding that you’re reading about a different universe and you’re open to the differences from the main Marvel Universe.
It’s an interesting look into the Ultimate Universe version of Weapon X which is a branch of S.H.I.E.L.D.
I haven’t read these issues since they came out almost 20 years ago, but they were actually better than I remembered. I would recommend as long as you go into it with an understanding that you’re reading about a different universe and you’re open to the differences from the main Marvel Universe.
August 20, 2024
Nota 6,5.
Melhor que o volume anterior. A história tem mais em jogo, mais concisa na narrativa e os personagens estão mais interessantes. A parte do Wolverine queimado contra o exército foi muito bem feita, sendo o ponto alto do volume.
Só que é aquilo. Ainda é bem genérico e fica na cara q o Mark Millar só assistiu o X-Men de 2000 como parâmetro pra tudo. O vilão é fraco e toda a resolução é besta.
É isso, Universo Ultimate no seu mais medíocre.
Melhor que o volume anterior. A história tem mais em jogo, mais concisa na narrativa e os personagens estão mais interessantes. A parte do Wolverine queimado contra o exército foi muito bem feita, sendo o ponto alto do volume.
Só que é aquilo. Ainda é bem genérico e fica na cara q o Mark Millar só assistiu o X-Men de 2000 como parâmetro pra tudo. O vilão é fraco e toda a resolução é besta.
É isso, Universo Ultimate no seu mais medíocre.
March 17, 2017
Mark Millar starts to hit his stride with "Return to Weapon X," the second arc in the Ultimate series. The characters feel a little more comfortable in their new skins and the books spend more time focusing on the action of the story line than on trying to get their audience to understand who-is-who and what-is-what. The Ultimate universe's Weapon X is much what you would expect if you'd been in on the original: but Nick Fury is presented as a very suave, fashion-conscious super-spy of a S.H.I.E.L.D leader -- and to be honest, I like him better than the Ultimate version we're eventually going to get.
Some thoughts: How do Rogue's weird chin things stick to her face? Is Weapon X supplying her with double-sided tape? Suction cups? I'm confused. Also, it's evident that Kubert and Raney really have no idea how womens' boobs work. (No wonder the stereotype of virginal comic book readers persists.)
Three stars for being a fun read that isn't dragged down by character introductions, but nothing special in terms of plot. (To use a metaphor from the book itself: just because you can give something four adamantium claws doesn't mean it's better than something with three. They're still gonna hurt when they snikt ya.)
Some thoughts: How do Rogue's weird chin things stick to her face? Is Weapon X supplying her with double-sided tape? Suction cups? I'm confused. Also, it's evident that Kubert and Raney really have no idea how womens' boobs work. (No wonder the stereotype of virginal comic book readers persists.)
Three stars for being a fun read that isn't dragged down by character introductions, but nothing special in terms of plot. (To use a metaphor from the book itself: just because you can give something four adamantium claws doesn't mean it's better than something with three. They're still gonna hurt when they snikt ya.)
May 21, 2018
Confused, somewhat, by this addition to the series, but then I am not an aficionado. Still, it was interesting and I love the art. It seems that characters are constantly changing alliances, but I guess I will get my bearings at some point. One of my favorite characters was in this volume, though, Nightcrawler.
April 12, 2021
There are things out there where people who make them try too hard to be something that has been said they must be. Like this one. "Be badass" was apparently the description. But all the badassness was drowned with way too much talking. Nice action, Finland mentioned (although looked nothing like Finland) and smooth art.
But way too much talking.
But way too much talking.
April 16, 2021
So I definitely liked this more than the first one but it really bugs me that the sticking point for Jean and Xavier is "shall not kill". As the Weapon X project demonstrated, there is a lot between that can be done to a body before they are dead. It makes for a really weak moral barrier, especially seeing how the professor and Jean cleared Bobby's and his girlfriend's memories all for the "greater good and safety of the group".....The road to hell is paved with good intentions, right? And how wishy washy Cyclops is...kinda annoying but I guess that makes him stand out as a unique character.
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