Ultimate Comics Ultimates #2

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8 pages of 24

Comments

[beyondthefringe]

So at what point did Thor's hammer go from the awesomeness of the first several Ultimates series, to the more traditional Mjolnir variant seen here?

[scorntx]

Ultimates 3, of course! Wherein it just suddenly looks like regular Mjolnir.

Though Hickman did explain that the Mjolnir we saw in Ultimates 1 and 2 wasn't the real one, just your normal super-advanced Earth hammer, capable of interdimensional teleportation and weather generation. Thor just called it Mjolnir.
All very simple.

[beyondthefringe]

Oh yeah, you can get those at Home Depot. :)

[jlbarnett]

I swear there was like a hammer closet in Ultimates 3. Am I nuts? I just flipped through the issues

[scorntx]

There were lots of things in Ultimates 3. Doesn't mean they made sense.

But yeah, there was some manner of hammer closet.
But then it's Ultimates 3, so it can probably just be ignored.

Or maybe Thor has many hammers called Mjolnir. Maybe ALL the hammers in Asgard are named Mjolnir.

[beyondthefringe]

It's a brand, like Sears Craftsman.

[scorntx]

*sigh*
What a waste...

... Did they ever explain how and where Reed got all those people from?
And why exactly they went with him?

Ooo, oooo, I know that one!

[7dialsmystery]

The ancestors of the Children of Tomorrow were some of Reed and Susie's fellow classmates at Franklin Storm's Future Foundation.

[karthak]

Ah, Ultimate Marvel, where they kept massacring interesting people/places until nearly nothing was left. Secret War was a mercy killing.

[informationgeek]

I'm guessing the logic goes like this:

Killing people = drama = good story

Because quite frankly, I can't think why any of this would be a good idea.

[informationgeek]

My super cool and smart/profound characters I created will wipe the floor with the already existing powerful characters that people already like, proving how awesome they are and how epic this situation is! Also, epic and "profound" narration! More of it! MORE I SAY!!!

Oh god, this is like the warmup to Hickman's Avengers run isn't it?

[dcbanacek]

Oh god, this is like the warmup to Hickman's Avengers run isn't it?

Have to crawl before you can walk, after all...

Wonder if this was Hickman's "attempt" to create DC's New Gods?

[theflames]

i found this run enjoyable, still do, especially since i took it out of the larger context of running trends and habits in comics and just enjoyed the story standalone. So the gods being offed wasn't so horrible for me.

Really liked this ultimate version of the future foundation, wish he explained where they came from though.

[byc]

So Thor's son is the Last Son of Asgard?

[locuatico]

that would be something i wouldn't mind seeing Jason Aaron bring in Thor

[reveen]

Oh, so they didn't bring brace Liberal Hippie Thor.

I mean, he's not Dost Thouing all over the damn place. But still disappoints me.

[silverhammerman]

I wind up saying this about the Ultimate Universe every time, but what a waste. The Ultimate Universe was pretty much dead in the water and headed inevitably for cancellation after Ultimatum gutted it, but I still feel like what came after could have had potential.

Having a version of the Marvel Universe, even one missing a bunch of iconic characters, which doesn't have to stick to a status quo, and then using that as a proving ground for new talent was an unparalleled opportunity. Unfortunately, creators like Hickman just opted to pull the universe apart even more, rather than building something interesting out of what was left.

[matrix_dragon]

The thing is, there's some of that potential here. Reed getting frustrated with the system and forcing the world to 'improve' even if it doesn't want to. Thor becoming mortal, especially after the 'is he or isn't he?' questions of the first two Ultimates Volumes. Sadly, Hickman's presentation leaves more than a bit to be desired.