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The Ultimates by Al Ewing
The Ultimates: Omniversal, Vol. 2: Civil War II
Once he was the Devourer of Worlds -- but now, at long last, his endless hunger has been cured. But is there a hidden price? What does it mean to wring new life from death? What does it mean to be...Galactus?
Collecting: The Ultimates 7-12
Collecting: The Ultimates 7-12
136 pages, Paperback
First published December 13, 2016
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May 6, 2017
I love this book. It's intelligently written, has great art (for the most part) and constantly has me wanting to see what's next. I also like the team's attempts to use non-violent methods as much as possible. While I enjoy a good slugfest as much as the next person, I'd like to see more recognition that violence isn't always the answer, even for superheroes!
The reason I've docked a star is that this volume was, unfortunately but inevitably, slightly derailed by Civil War II. It was one of the better tie-ins, admittedly, but still...
I'm really looking forward to Ultimates2, despite the stupid name.
The reason I've docked a star is that this volume was, unfortunately but inevitably, slightly derailed by Civil War II. It was one of the better tie-ins, admittedly, but still...
I'm really looking forward to Ultimates2, despite the stupid name.
January 5, 2023
This was actually pretty fun to read again!
So we see the effects of Civil war 2 and the divide thats forming in the team and like how people are becoming distrusting of Carol especially Adam and America and then we see them vs Infinaut which was cool but the big stuff is the manipulation of Anti-man by Thanos and how they get free and the divide in the team and the battle against Thanos which is freaking epic and I loved every moment of it, Al gives so many cool moments to the villains and those one-liners are so awesome and he does end the comic or rather this volume on an interesting note for the team which will be interesting to read in next volume!
So yeah a book which continues the trajectory of the first volume and manages to tie super well into the events of CW2 no matter how bad it was, it manages to take concepts introduced there and make some great stories out of it, the art suffers a bit dude to the change and it kinda becomes bad but maybe in future volumes the main artist could be back and it becomes better but for here yeah some facial features looked weird but still I like the drama and tension here and the fights and the big story to come next!
So we see the effects of Civil war 2 and the divide thats forming in the team and like how people are becoming distrusting of Carol especially Adam and America and then we see them vs Infinaut which was cool but the big stuff is the manipulation of Anti-man by Thanos and how they get free and the divide in the team and the battle against Thanos which is freaking epic and I loved every moment of it, Al gives so many cool moments to the villains and those one-liners are so awesome and he does end the comic or rather this volume on an interesting note for the team which will be interesting to read in next volume!
So yeah a book which continues the trajectory of the first volume and manages to tie super well into the events of CW2 no matter how bad it was, it manages to take concepts introduced there and make some great stories out of it, the art suffers a bit dude to the change and it kinda becomes bad but maybe in future volumes the main artist could be back and it becomes better but for here yeah some facial features looked weird but still I like the drama and tension here and the fights and the big story to come next!
February 6, 2017
Admirable attempt to ignore the big event and get on with this book's story. It's only so effective. After all, Captain Marvel headlines this book. But it does allow for some actual story.
April 14, 2017
It can't be easy to follow a writer like Jonathan Hickman, who makes these galactic storylines seem almost effortless, but Al Ewing seems to be giving it a go. Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to have an artist dedicated to the book. Kenneth Rocafort's work is pretty great, but I'd hazard a guess that he's a really slow artist, because around issue #9, we've got a mixture of Rocafort and Djibril Morissette, who is one of the worst artists I've ever seen in a comic from a major company--worse than Rob Liefield, worse than Larry Stroman, worse than just about any bad artist you might care to name. The two of them switch off duties in issues 9, 10, and 11, with Morissette's work completely pulling readers out of the story. And then issue #12 rolls around, with art that is almost as bad, courtesy of Christian Ward. The only thing that kept me going was Ewing's story, which was fairly strong this time around (he's not really known for this, even though his work keeps being trumpeted). The Ultimates used to be a flagship title, but that doesn't seem to be the case anymore.
September 22, 2017
Seriously, everyone in this book needs therapy. Grief therapy, PTSD therapy, longstanding trauma therapy, "you have a stressful job" therapy, anger therapy, etc. Honestly the military would have someone check up on you if say, your significant other was killed in front of you. The fact that NO one does this in this universe, and you are the one in charge of talking to your SO's family and friends about your lover's death-- honestly that's one of the least realistic parts of a SUPERHERO comic and it really annoys me.
AND STRUCTURALLY this comic is hamstrung because it's part of a convoluted ongoing story where not all of it takes place within the same series, as a blatant attempt to get people to buy more issues of their stupid convoluted ongoing story. There were whole main characters killed and like, huge structural changes (possibly a government fell?) between issues. A serious shame because the parts that were allowed to work without editorial edicts like "no one is allowed to get help for their issues" and "massive stuff has to happen off screen that we react to only despite being major players in the conflict"-- the stuff that worked between those edicts-- was really good!
It's just the rest of it that reminded me why I dropped all my comics subscription. Side note: I dropped every single one of my ongoing marvel subscriptions when they told us what the big summer event was going to be, and BOY HOWDY I made the right choice. This comic has CAROL DANVERS telling off her team members because they're trying to stop the violent arrest of someone who's been accused of pre-crime. So clearly a hamhanded story "we have to make these powerful people fight" and just so stupid and not true to any of the work that's been done on the character.
AND STRUCTURALLY this comic is hamstrung because it's part of a convoluted ongoing story where not all of it takes place within the same series, as a blatant attempt to get people to buy more issues of their stupid convoluted ongoing story. There were whole main characters killed and like, huge structural changes (possibly a government fell?) between issues. A serious shame because the parts that were allowed to work without editorial edicts like "no one is allowed to get help for their issues" and "massive stuff has to happen off screen that we react to only despite being major players in the conflict"-- the stuff that worked between those edicts-- was really good!
It's just the rest of it that reminded me why I dropped all my comics subscription. Side note: I dropped every single one of my ongoing marvel subscriptions when they told us what the big summer event was going to be, and BOY HOWDY I made the right choice. This comic has CAROL DANVERS telling off her team members because they're trying to stop the violent arrest of someone who's been accused of pre-crime. So clearly a hamhanded story "we have to make these powerful people fight" and just so stupid and not true to any of the work that's been done on the character.
December 18, 2016
[Read as single issues]
Not content with mucking up other books, Civil War II steamrolls its way into the Ultimates, and just like he did with New Avengers, Al Ewing does his best to ignore it and get on with his own story instead.
Focusing more on the Ultimates rather than Captain Marvel (at least until near the end), this arc looks at the intrusion of the government into how the team operates, as well as how Thanos factors into the main story and his interactions with the Anti-Man. It's a testament once again to Ewing's writing that he manages to slide in and out of the main Civil War II narrative and use what I assume weren't his decisions to inform his own story.
The only falldown this arc does have is that Kenneth Rocafort doesn't get to pencil it all; he double teams with Djibril Morrisette, whose art is a lot more simplistic than Rocafort's own, and whilst they do try and divide the story up properly among them so that they pencil different plots and don't cross too much, the clash of styles is very noticable. Once again we also get a fill-in issue by Christian Ward setting up Ultimates Squared, which is a beautiful way to end the book.
Despite outside influences, Ultimates remains the best Avengers title without having the word 'Avengers' in it. Bring on Ultimates Squared.
Not content with mucking up other books, Civil War II steamrolls its way into the Ultimates, and just like he did with New Avengers, Al Ewing does his best to ignore it and get on with his own story instead.
Focusing more on the Ultimates rather than Captain Marvel (at least until near the end), this arc looks at the intrusion of the government into how the team operates, as well as how Thanos factors into the main story and his interactions with the Anti-Man. It's a testament once again to Ewing's writing that he manages to slide in and out of the main Civil War II narrative and use what I assume weren't his decisions to inform his own story.
The only falldown this arc does have is that Kenneth Rocafort doesn't get to pencil it all; he double teams with Djibril Morrisette, whose art is a lot more simplistic than Rocafort's own, and whilst they do try and divide the story up properly among them so that they pencil different plots and don't cross too much, the clash of styles is very noticable. Once again we also get a fill-in issue by Christian Ward setting up Ultimates Squared, which is a beautiful way to end the book.
Despite outside influences, Ultimates remains the best Avengers title without having the word 'Avengers' in it. Bring on Ultimates Squared.
February 19, 2017
Ewing has the unenviable tasks of trying to justify the character assassination of Captain Marvel over in Civil War II and of writing a comic where's she a star without making it totally dependent on Civil War II.
As a whole, he does a decent job. There's some pretty good explanation of how Carol might have gotten to where she did, as leader of the fascist mind-control brigade. It even offers the previous volume of the Ultimates as Exhibit A, which makes it feel believable and relevant.
Beyond that, the comic does closely interweave with Civil War II, but Ewing mostly uses it as a generator of problems that he then responds to — with the main one being Thanos, and what happens after his appearance in the crossover. Early on, he's pretty adept at managing this linkage, using a nice visual montage to shortcut past Civil War II events. The result actually makes sense, which hasn't been the case with Marvel's crossover comics in recent years. However, the last issue is a bit more troublesome. Apparently, the climatic events for the Ultimates occur in Civil War II between issues #11-12, so we only get to see the fallout, which makes this volume of the comic anticlimax.
Still, as a whole this second volume of the Ultimates makes sense, it has a lot of the charm of its predecessor, and it has good character work. By no means does it stand on its own, however.
It earns maybe 3.5 stars, which is a drop from the first volume, but perhaps as good as could be expected given the intrusion of yet another crossover.
As a whole, he does a decent job. There's some pretty good explanation of how Carol might have gotten to where she did, as leader of the fascist mind-control brigade. It even offers the previous volume of the Ultimates as Exhibit A, which makes it feel believable and relevant.
Beyond that, the comic does closely interweave with Civil War II, but Ewing mostly uses it as a generator of problems that he then responds to — with the main one being Thanos, and what happens after his appearance in the crossover. Early on, he's pretty adept at managing this linkage, using a nice visual montage to shortcut past Civil War II events. The result actually makes sense, which hasn't been the case with Marvel's crossover comics in recent years. However, the last issue is a bit more troublesome. Apparently, the climatic events for the Ultimates occur in Civil War II between issues #11-12, so we only get to see the fallout, which makes this volume of the comic anticlimax.
Still, as a whole this second volume of the Ultimates makes sense, it has a lot of the charm of its predecessor, and it has good character work. By no means does it stand on its own, however.
It earns maybe 3.5 stars, which is a drop from the first volume, but perhaps as good as could be expected given the intrusion of yet another crossover.
August 31, 2021
The Ultimate's team has always felt like it was on the fringe of breaking up or blowing up constantly. Here we see ideological differences between Black Panther and Captain Marvel to be the cause of breakdown. However Al Ewing manages to somehow make the Civil War II storyline secondary to what else is going on in the book, which is a lot.
From Thanos, to the anti-man, and Galactus, the Utlimates have to deal with some heavy, heavy hitters and juggle their own team dynamic in the book. I think Al Ewing did a great job of integrating Civil War II, because of Captain Marvel, without letting it derail what was already happening in the book. A lot of tie in books get completely derailed by big events (as we saw some series closing with Civil War II this time around), but here we get a seamless integration of all running plot points.
I do think that at times this book has a weird pace to it. Where sometimes things are moving along quite nicely, other times the book kind of slows to a crawl. It's not a bad thing; it actually allows us to delve deeper into a section of the story that we may have been breezing over. It's just that the themes and concepts of the book are so big, that when it slows down its quite jarring.
Overall, really good series. I'm sticking with it when it comes back as Ultimates Squared.
From Thanos, to the anti-man, and Galactus, the Utlimates have to deal with some heavy, heavy hitters and juggle their own team dynamic in the book. I think Al Ewing did a great job of integrating Civil War II, because of Captain Marvel, without letting it derail what was already happening in the book. A lot of tie in books get completely derailed by big events (as we saw some series closing with Civil War II this time around), but here we get a seamless integration of all running plot points.
I do think that at times this book has a weird pace to it. Where sometimes things are moving along quite nicely, other times the book kind of slows to a crawl. It's not a bad thing; it actually allows us to delve deeper into a section of the story that we may have been breezing over. It's just that the themes and concepts of the book are so big, that when it slows down its quite jarring.
Overall, really good series. I'm sticking with it when it comes back as Ultimates Squared.
March 10, 2019
Introspective, like a book about existence and death is probably expected to be.
Not as much fun as Ewing has trained me to expect of him.
Still sets up an interesting twist to this story - like, was the best thing about the book what it teased is “coming next?”
Not as much fun as Ewing has trained me to expect of him.
Still sets up an interesting twist to this story - like, was the best thing about the book what it teased is “coming next?”
August 20, 2017
This horse continues to be one of the strongest and most interesting in Marvel's stable from recent years. I loved the introductory volume so much, but was wary of the second since it had the Civil War II name on it, and those events (the details of which I never cared about and have already forgotten) are typically the killers of otherwise-great storylines and creative momentum.
Vol. 2 has some awkward and choppy scenes that play out like a highlights reel of confusing events that, I guess, have already happened around the same time in other parts of this Event? I sort of rolled my eyes and had to say "Whatever" to myself and move forward since I really like these characters and the ideas and shifts in the cosmic entities that Ewing has been establishing. Thankfully it regains its footing, and I got to see Thanos up close and using his powers in ways I've never seen before.
I expected/hoped to see more of Galactus the Life Bringer, and more Spectrum/Monica Rambeau here, but they remain in the background for the duration of this volume. The way the last couple issues go, I was absolutely sure that the story itself was telling the reader, "Sorry! This title is totally getting cancelled, so we're going to just give them a somewhat gracious, believable ending." I even started writing this review as if there's no chance of an imminent follow-up. But LO, reader! I stopped and googled "Ultimates Ewing cancelled" and instead what I got was some CBR articles about events in the series that made me scratch my head and wonder, "What book were THEY reading?!" Well, it turns out (because I don't follow monthly releases, and prefer to wait for several trade paperbacks to be at the library before getting into a series) there's hope! Apparently The Ultimates 2, Volume 1: Troubleshooters follows this! Which makes sense, considering they introduce this whole new team of untested (to my eyes, and to Galactus) agents of the NSA that look eager to have their own stories told. So, if that whole side narrative is continuing alongside the various unified and estranged trajectories of our Fab Five (I'm calling them that. Deal with it.), I am so in it and eager to see where this goes!
Vol. 2 has some awkward and choppy scenes that play out like a highlights reel of confusing events that, I guess, have already happened around the same time in other parts of this Event? I sort of rolled my eyes and had to say "Whatever" to myself and move forward since I really like these characters and the ideas and shifts in the cosmic entities that Ewing has been establishing. Thankfully it regains its footing, and I got to see Thanos up close and using his powers in ways I've never seen before.
I expected/hoped to see more of Galactus the Life Bringer, and more Spectrum/Monica Rambeau here, but they remain in the background for the duration of this volume. The way the last couple issues go, I was absolutely sure that the story itself was telling the reader, "Sorry! This title is totally getting cancelled, so we're going to just give them a somewhat gracious, believable ending." I even started writing this review as if there's no chance of an imminent follow-up. But LO, reader! I stopped and googled "Ultimates Ewing cancelled" and instead what I got was some CBR articles about events in the series that made me scratch my head and wonder, "What book were THEY reading?!" Well, it turns out (because I don't follow monthly releases, and prefer to wait for several trade paperbacks to be at the library before getting into a series) there's hope! Apparently The Ultimates 2, Volume 1: Troubleshooters follows this! Which makes sense, considering they introduce this whole new team of untested (to my eyes, and to Galactus) agents of the NSA that look eager to have their own stories told. So, if that whole side narrative is continuing alongside the various unified and estranged trajectories of our Fab Five (I'm calling them that. Deal with it.), I am so in it and eager to see where this goes!
February 28, 2018
Probably would have been a better read had I gotten to it when the whole Civil War II was actually going down. Doesn't feel as timely or powerful now that the whole thing is over and done. This is one of the problems with the promotional event tie-in stuff. They don't always resonant as well when taken out of context.
December 31, 2016
Well, what can I say? Civil War II was shit, but you've heard that from me already. The last issue in this bind up was really good. It was Ewing cleaning up after the summer cross over crap. He's really, really good. And I hope he gets a chance to write another really good book, like the first one was.
July 21, 2019
Honestly, this was better than Civil War II, actually giving more insight into Carol's thought process during it.
I really liked the art of Kenneth Rocafort, the scratchy style imbues the panels with more depth. That works really well combined with Dan Brown's colouring, particularly with characters' eyes.
I really liked the art of Kenneth Rocafort, the scratchy style imbues the panels with more depth. That works really well combined with Dan Brown's colouring, particularly with characters' eyes.
September 26, 2018
Oh my fucking God.
What the hell is happening?
Most boring ass team EVER. I'm reading comics for decades and I haven't read a most boring team.
What the fuck is up with this Blue Marvel character being fucking useless and acting smart and being NOT interesting at all?
(when Luke Cage was punching him in Civil War II I was actually rooting for Luke out loud to punch him again and I was happy.)
FUck outta here you D-list useless char.
Fun to read about Sanchez at least. And she's awesome in this one. Loved when she switched sides.
Cap Marvel being the whatever I'll say goes and I'll punch you if you won't as always the one-dimensional boring Carol.
And then.......
Then you'll ask why you say you liked this? And you gave it 3 stars, since you complain and you bitch about everything you stupid fuck?
I'll answer your question:
THANOS!
Yeap. Ewing writes a fucking creepy awesome Thanos. And I was actually hoping he'd destroy the whole team in one way or another.. but yeah. Cant' have it all in this life I guess.
Artwork was great. Especially Thanos artwork!
Yeah I love Thanos, what?
What the hell is happening?
Most boring ass team EVER. I'm reading comics for decades and I haven't read a most boring team.
What the fuck is up with this Blue Marvel character being fucking useless and acting smart and being NOT interesting at all?
(when Luke Cage was punching him in Civil War II I was actually rooting for Luke out loud to punch him again and I was happy.)
FUck outta here you D-list useless char.
Fun to read about Sanchez at least. And she's awesome in this one. Loved when she switched sides.
Cap Marvel being the whatever I'll say goes and I'll punch you if you won't as always the one-dimensional boring Carol.
And then.......
Then you'll ask why you say you liked this? And you gave it 3 stars, since you complain and you bitch about everything you stupid fuck?
I'll answer your question:
THANOS!
Yeap. Ewing writes a fucking creepy awesome Thanos. And I was actually hoping he'd destroy the whole team in one way or another.. but yeah. Cant' have it all in this life I guess.
Artwork was great. Especially Thanos artwork!
Yeah I love Thanos, what?
February 16, 2019
This volume of Marvel’s cosmic series gets a bit derailed by the Civil War II tie-ins, but overall is done well
December 28, 2019
This drags and suffers because of editorial mandate and forced Civil War II tie-in. At least it slightly ridicules the character of nazi-Danvers and the conflict itself. The main plot feels forced, however the parts with Conner Sims, Thanos and Galactus are the best in the book. Art is phenomenal except for the pages by Morrissette, which I heavily disliked. Also the faces in the issue by Ward didn't do it for me, despite me loving Ward's artstyle otherwise. This would be a 4 stars if the whole Civil War II thing didn't happen. Screw Bendis.
April 26, 2017
Al Ewing has really earned his stripes with The Ultimates. They're a modern Fantastic Four, and while volume two could not possibly live up to the first under Marvel's usual style, it's still pretty good. Ewing does his best to ignore Civil War II, while struggling with the unfortunate fact that his characters are at the center of it. There's also a distinctly out of place fill-in artist, which while the art is fine, certainly makes the book a little jarring, as the art style jumps around. Ewing has a strong handle on Thanos, and he really sews in a lot of great details in regards to Marvel's new cosmic scope.
I wish Marvel's editorial didn't mess everything up with big dumb events interrupting every single book on the shelves, but props to Ewing for handling this one with grace, and creating a truly unique Marvel book. Maybe this is a sympathetic 4-star rating, but after choking down Rebirth titles all year, I don't feel bad at all about it.
I wish Marvel's editorial didn't mess everything up with big dumb events interrupting every single book on the shelves, but props to Ewing for handling this one with grace, and creating a truly unique Marvel book. Maybe this is a sympathetic 4-star rating, but after choking down Rebirth titles all year, I don't feel bad at all about it.
December 18, 2021
I've come to the conclusion that the Thanos in the Jim Starlin books is not the same character as the Thanos everybody else writes.
The premise of the Ultimates, about being proactive when it comes to threats, is a big part of Civil War II. This volume takes place before, during, and after the event. We get the lead in to what Thanos was doing at Project Pegasus. It middles with the debate of the morality of predictive law enforcement, and also what the Ultimates do with Thanos. And it ends with the aftermath.
The premise of the Ultimates, about being proactive when it comes to threats, is a big part of Civil War II. This volume takes place before, during, and after the event. We get the lead in to what Thanos was doing at Project Pegasus. It middles with the debate of the morality of predictive law enforcement, and also what the Ultimates do with Thanos. And it ends with the aftermath.
April 2, 2023
Ewing trata de hacer sobrellevar lo mejor posible el hecho de tener que ligar su propuesta a la 2º Civil War (cosas de tener a una de las causantes de este nuevo conflicto superheroíco interno como uno de los altos mandos de esta formación), visto sobre todo con lo que aprovecha el hecho de poder tener a Thanos compartiendo prisión con Anti-Man. Pero todo lo que viene siendo seguir explorando este super grupo con la sempiterna crispación motivado por las cuestiones morales de este Inhumano vidente chafan bastante lo que el autor estaba preparando llegando a obligar "separar" la formación (sé que hay una continuación). Apenas tendremos una de las aventuras scifi hard pijameras arreglando "desaguisados existenciales" con la nueva visita de un ente exterior de nuestra Realidad que ha sido preocupación recurrente de Blue Marvel desde hace décadas. También se siguen dando pasajes donde se dan más vistazos a la debacle cósmica de Anti-Man conociendo la existencia de ALGO que ha encadenado la misma personificación del Universo o más momentos con el Galactus dador de vida.
Sin duda queda como otro doloroso recordatorio de cómo los eventos y demás jugadas editoriales pueden llegar a afectar a tantas cabeceras que buscan tener entidad propia.
Sin duda queda como otro doloroso recordatorio de cómo los eventos y demás jugadas editoriales pueden llegar a afectar a tantas cabeceras que buscan tener entidad propia.
February 5, 2023
One question: WHAT WAS CAROL THINKING
Okay, that is all. The art in this run continues to be great, though there’s some odd changes in style on certain panels in the later issues that make some of the characters look a bit “off” to me. The ending with Carol and America having a Nice Discussion was perfect- I’m glad that was something we were shown on page, because frankly I felt America would have been justified in doing a lot more than hitting her with a chair lol. I like Carol, but my god I hope the whole Civil War II thing wasn’t many people’s first introduction to her character, because it makes her seem insufferable and rather...stupid. (Predictive justice is a BAD PLAN mmkay...) But whatever. I did feel like everyone’s thought processes were shown well here, especially T’Challa’s and Adam’s, even if I didn’t necessarily agree with them lol. I like when that happens.
Anyways! I’m delighted my quest to pick up all America’s appearances made me pick this up. The cosmic space opera vibes are fun, I loved 99% of the art in this run, and I would definitely recommend:) Now on to Ultimates2!
Okay, that is all. The art in this run continues to be great, though there’s some odd changes in style on certain panels in the later issues that make some of the characters look a bit “off” to me. The ending with Carol and America having a Nice Discussion was perfect- I’m glad that was something we were shown on page, because frankly I felt America would have been justified in doing a lot more than hitting her with a chair lol. I like Carol, but my god I hope the whole Civil War II thing wasn’t many people’s first introduction to her character, because it makes her seem insufferable and rather...stupid. (Predictive justice is a BAD PLAN mmkay...) But whatever. I did feel like everyone’s thought processes were shown well here, especially T’Challa’s and Adam’s, even if I didn’t necessarily agree with them lol. I like when that happens.
Anyways! I’m delighted my quest to pick up all America’s appearances made me pick this up. The cosmic space opera vibes are fun, I loved 99% of the art in this run, and I would definitely recommend:) Now on to Ultimates2!
June 23, 2024
-Thanos battle prelude. (Carol explanations to board and aliens if it wasn't enough in her own series)
-Cool Infinaut story. (With Ulysses involvement)
-Accident prevention mission gone wrong.
-Another Thanos battle. (with Anti-Man)
-Series conclusion and prelude to next series with A lil Galactus thrown in.
If hitting Carol in the face with a chair (which was kinda overboard) is their way of trying to get you to check out a new solo series then... Ok it worked.
Time for my Civil War II checklist.
Heavy moral speeches. ... Not really.
Inner fighting/ civil war within a civil war. ✔️
Iron Man appearance..... Only to help out.
Civil War II essential: 7 out of 10 Infinauts.
Ultimates series progression: 10 out of 10 Chairs to the face.
-Cool Infinaut story. (With Ulysses involvement)
-Accident prevention mission gone wrong.
-Another Thanos battle. (with Anti-Man)
-Series conclusion and prelude to next series with A lil Galactus thrown in.
If hitting Carol in the face with a chair (which was kinda overboard) is their way of trying to get you to check out a new solo series then... Ok it worked.
Time for my Civil War II checklist.
Heavy moral speeches. ... Not really.
Inner fighting/ civil war within a civil war. ✔️
Iron Man appearance..... Only to help out.
Civil War II essential: 7 out of 10 Infinauts.
Ultimates series progression: 10 out of 10 Chairs to the face.
June 29, 2017
I think this book tied in most closely with Civil War II (with major story beats happening in the pages of actual Civil War II, one presumes), but Ewing does such a good job of tying everything in and making sure everything makes sense for his readers, it's almost as if this book had nothing at all to do with Civil War II.
Also, in an earlier review, I cast aspersions on Rocafort's artistic prowess. I want to take that back. Sure, when he started (and as recently as the New52 Titans book), Rocafort was little more than a Liefeld clone, but he's really upped his game since then, and his art is awesome in this book.
Also, in an earlier review, I cast aspersions on Rocafort's artistic prowess. I want to take that back. Sure, when he started (and as recently as the New52 Titans book), Rocafort was little more than a Liefeld clone, but he's really upped his game since then, and his art is awesome in this book.
January 21, 2018
Ughhhhh...
Si de por si el primer tomo era de mediocre a a aceptable, este empeora por el hecho de estar relacionado con Civil War II (ughhhh), muchas cosas suceden fuera de la historia y tienes que leer la otra historia o por lo menos lo que ha pasado, y por lo menos se entiende hasta el último número donde el grupo se separa por alguna extraña razón y eso es lo peor, ponen unos flashback, que la verdad no explican nada, solo generan más dudas y el cómo evolucionan las relaciones dentro del equipo son de mediocres a pésimas, creo que América y Adam son de los personajes que mejor trato tuvieron.
Lo más rescatable es el dibujo aunque como siempre eso es más subjetivo.
Si de por si el primer tomo era de mediocre a a aceptable, este empeora por el hecho de estar relacionado con Civil War II (ughhhh), muchas cosas suceden fuera de la historia y tienes que leer la otra historia o por lo menos lo que ha pasado, y por lo menos se entiende hasta el último número donde el grupo se separa por alguna extraña razón y eso es lo peor, ponen unos flashback, que la verdad no explican nada, solo generan más dudas y el cómo evolucionan las relaciones dentro del equipo son de mediocres a pésimas, creo que América y Adam son de los personajes que mejor trato tuvieron.
Lo más rescatable es el dibujo aunque como siempre eso es más subjetivo.
November 9, 2016
Oh, how well it was going until Civil War II was shoved and squished into it. Civil War II has been really upsetting me with its "I don't care" plot being shoved into good comics. Also, the "assholeness" of Carol really shines just as it does in the main comic event. All in all, its other story lines were good.
Note: Monica might be friends with Carol, but the Monica I KNOW (and respect, love, cherish...etc.) would not have stayed on Carol's side and come to her defense after all that catastrophe.
Note: Monica might be friends with Carol, but the Monica I KNOW (and respect, love, cherish...etc.) would not have stayed on Carol's side and come to her defense after all that catastrophe.
May 23, 2019
Big crossover events (specially awful ones like Civil War II) end up doing more harm than good for the smaller comics that have to tie-in to the events. Luckily, Al Ewing is a great writer and he manages to make the best out of this tie-in issues, by making them deal with the small effects of yet another superhuman civil war in the team. Though it ends up interrupting the work he did in the first issues, he manages to both deal with the personal drama, the tie-in to the event and the big ideas he had for the book.
December 9, 2023
A solid second arc. It manages to stay the course even though it gets pretty involved in Civil War 2 . I haven’t read that, and I was still able to follow this fine. The real problem is the inconsistency of the art. Kenneth Rocafort’s distinctive art was one of the best parts of this series. Djibril Morissette’s fill in pages are not up to par, and the decision to have Rocafort do a few pages throughout just draws more attention to the disparity. Christian award does the final issue, and it’s much less jarring. His work was more rushed and less developed here, but it’s still solid.
January 27, 2017
Collects Ultimates (2015) issues #7-12
For some reason the make-up of this team, as well as the concept for why the team exists really resonates with me. I am a big fan of this book.
I would, however, recommend reading the event "Civil War II" prior to reading this volume as this collection spoils key plot points in that event's story.
For some reason the make-up of this team, as well as the concept for why the team exists really resonates with me. I am a big fan of this book.
I would, however, recommend reading the event "Civil War II" prior to reading this volume as this collection spoils key plot points in that event's story.
September 7, 2017
A very solid book.
The art was a not as good as the first tome due to various artists working on this one, but overall it was still good.
For those who didn&t like Civil War II, they will find that Al Ewing made a brilliant effort to avoid most of it, which is quite the performance given Captain Marvel&s role in CWII.
Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it to a friend.
The art was a not as good as the first tome due to various artists working on this one, but overall it was still good.
For those who didn&t like Civil War II, they will find that Al Ewing made a brilliant effort to avoid most of it, which is quite the performance given Captain Marvel&s role in CWII.
Overall I really liked this book and would recommend it to a friend.
January 18, 2020
Questa secondo parte l'ho apprezzata di meno per la necessità di doverla legare a quella schifezza di civil war 2 ed al delirio di Karol danver,personaggio che per quanto negli intenti dovrebbe rappresentare l'emblema del femminismo io da donna non riesco a farmela piacere.
anzi, vi dirò che ho gioito particolarmente di una scena che la vede contrapporla ad america chavez.
W MS AMERICA
anzi, vi dirò che ho gioito particolarmente di una scena che la vede contrapporla ad america chavez.
W MS AMERICA
February 24, 2021
J'ai bien aimé la dernière issue (#12) mais sinon BOF. J'aime pas civil war II et le rôle de Carol dedans donc forcément un volume qui continue sur cette route.. mouais. Dommage car j'aime beaucoup cette team autrement, mais pareil je trouve que ça manquait de moments sur les personnages donc j'ai pas eu l'impression de vraiment passer du temps avec eux.
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