Product Description: Superstar Warren Ellis teams with hot newcomer Trevor Hairsine (Ultimate Six) to tell a story of international intrigue that shakes every Ultimate book to its core! As world communications systems break down, the source of the anomaly is revealed as Tunguska, Russia. Nick Fury of S.H.I.E.L.D. leads a force comprised of Captain America, Black Widow, and Sam Wilson to investigate, while, simultaneously, Charles Xavier of the X-Men dispatches his own team consisting of Jean Grey, Wolverine, and Colossus. And what they discover there - and what happens next - defies belief!
Disappointing at it's best This story just dragged on forever it could've easily been three issues and gotten by. The art is decent and Warren Ellis is usually a pretty good writer but this was just disappointing. I liked the edition of Ultimate Falcon in this book and that is about it. This arc as a whole was prett disappointing it could've been so much better then what it was.
vols 1 and 2 were very good, 3 was awful and ruined it all... in vol 1, a team of x-men and a team of ultimates investigate an underground russian bunker from which a bizarre worldwide broadcast is emanating. other than the x-men and avengers spontaneously fighting each other for no good reason other than because the writer and artist wanting it to happen, vol 1 was very good. however i would not recommend this trilogy because vol 3 is so incredibly awful it made reading the first two volumes a waste of time.
Favorite mini series If you follow Ultimate Marvel, this series is a must have!
I love this series.
Ultimate Secret, the 2nd volume of this series is even more amazing.
A good read... nice addition to the "Ultimate" storyline This was a fine read, with some very effective sequences... The story starts with Earth being bombarded by an intergalactic SOS signal which depicts the annihilation of a highly civilized alien species. Images of their destruction, with corpses piled high in a manner reminiscent of the Holocaust, flood the planet, taking over every broadcast device on the world. Not only do the images interrupt out lives, so does the emotional content of their mass death, with their anguish and fear broadcast on every frequency known to man. A wave of fear and suicidal depression follows, prompting a response by Nick Fury's SHIELD and Professor Xavier's X-Men, with both groups being clueless about the real cause of the "attack." The story unfolds gracefully, aided by striking, hyper-realistic artwork. Best of all, I thought, was the cold, lethal efficiency of the SHIELD agents, which may take some readers by surprise. I found this book thoroughly entertaining... definitely worth checking out!
Creepy and really well done but a tad slow I liked Ellis's work on Ultimate Fantastic Four and I liked the teams being used here (a small squad each from the X-men and the Ultimates) so I picked this up. The writing is very well done and there's a classic horror movie/sci-fi vibe to it that builds up to a nice climax. With a nice small team each of the characters gets a few moments; I particularly like the interaction of Logan and Jean Grey and Falcon and Captain America. On the down side its just a little slow (decompressed style) and there quite a few pages thrown away story-wise.
However the art is excellent and apart from a few scenes makes all the superfluous splash pages worth it. I'd never heard of Trevor Hairsine before but he works really well with the mood of the story, from the creepy red/dark tunnels in Russia to the wide open shots of Falcon in the jungle or Helicarriers in transit. It all looks damn good. My only complaints are that Jean Grey's hair isn't colored red very well at all throughout most of the book and Logan looks a bit too much like a shaggy dog, but those are minor nitpicks.
Well worth picking up for any Marvel fans interested in a sci-fi/horror adventure and a great take on Galactus.
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