Product Description: It's time for the coming of Gah Lak Tus! And his arrival could mean the end of all life on this planet! Not even the power of S.H.I.E.L.D or the brilliance of Fantastic Four leader Reed Richards seems able to stop its inexorable march to Earth. What role do the Ultimate X-Men have in this drama? And who on Earth is Misty Knight and how does she know the fate of our world may rest with - Ultimate Silver Surfer? Collects Ultimate Extinction #1-5.
Loads of fun!!! I must admit that after not reading superhero comics for over twenty years, I was pleasantly surprised by this title. I bought the first two books and ordered the third. With this Ultimates line, Marvel has managed to update and expand on some of their most popular characters in a mature way. They did this without making the story overly dark. The story reads like comic book adaption of a big budget Hollywood movie adaption of a comic book. Why didn't anyone think of this before. Great story. I think I'll have to keep up with this line of books.
vavgbmpb I am not very familiar with the ultimate universe so i wasn't sure what to expect on this book. The art is pretty good (especialy the covers) but the inking kinda annoys me, but i think that was an aesthetic choice. Now the story. Take in mind that this is the third and last volume of this short series and am reviewing the book itself. I was pretty dissapointed with the story. Mainly because since galactus is about to devour the earth i was expecting the book to have a "end of the world" feeling to it that i didn't really get till the last books. And i also thought that maybe they should have elaborated more on some intra personal conflicts that some characters are going through. Like captain america feeling useless. Another con about this book is that for the first 4 comics (its only five comics long) the story revolves around misty knight. a d list hero. Something that fans of the classic story might not like is that galactus is not a giant with a weird purple costume eating worlds. It actually an entity that devours planets. The story here shares some similarities with the second fantastic four movie. Overall a gave this a three because i was expecting more than what i got story wise. still its a pretty decent read. I would only recomend this book to people that are into the ultimate universse.
End of Ultimate Galactus This volume was disappointing after the second volume. The art is still really well done. My major problem with this after all the build up the ending felt rushed and just left me going is that it. The pacing really slowed down though lots of useless parts in this. The ending to a story with a lot of potential that really let me down.
The end The mixed reactions for the conclusion of Warren Ellis' Ultimate Galactus trilogy are well deserved for the most part. Ultimate Extinction finds Nick Fury, Reed Richards, Sue Storm, the Ultimates, the X-Men, Falcon, and Captain Mahr Vell awaiting the end as the Gah Lak Tus makes it's way to Earth. Ellis' real strong point in this concluding TPB is the dialogue between all the characters, particularly Fury and Captain America. Another strong point of Ultimate Extinction is the Ultimate introduction of Misty Knight (yes, Misty Knight), and his re-invention of the Silver Surfer. Yes, it was an acquired taste for me too at first, but Ellis' interpretation is a creative way to introduce the classic Herald of Galactus. As by now you can guess that the TPB's real low point is the ending. For a force so powerful and hell bent on eliminating all of mankind, the Gah Lak Tus is defeated pretty easily (gee, hope I didn't ruin it for anybody) and pretty anti-climatic. Ellis' re-invention of the planet eater is refreshing though, offering up a more sensical and modern take on the all powerful devourerer of worlds. Brandon Peterson's artwork isn't anything spectacular, but it's pretty solid nevertheless. Yes, the Ultimate Galactus trilogy didn't live up to the promise delivered with Ultimate Nightmare, but Warren Ellis still manages to give us one of the best tales to come out of the Ultimate universe that isn't written by Mark Millar.
Good art, sloppy ending title says it all. There is a fun premise about just what Gal Lac Tus is that I like a lot, but the final ending seems a bit too trite.
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