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Post by Nowhere Man on Jun 4, 2015 7:16:36 GMT -5
Then I have bad news for you, cause Bagley is on it for the next hundred+ issues. Oh, I'm well aware of this. I actually like a lot of Bagley's art. The problem I have is that there are simply waaay too many close up shots. I'm not a fan of the overly cinematic approach to comic book stories. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 4, 2015 7:36:20 GMT -5
My first stop will be Ultimates and Ultimate Spider-Man. I browsed in some detail the first few issues of USM last night and I have to admit that I'm not crazy about Bagley's art. Me neither; Marquez, Pichelli, Immonen and Hairsine, those were the good ones. I hope you don't get "burned", before reaching their work on the character. |
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Post by Reptisaurus! on Jun 4, 2015 12:49:30 GMT -5
Then I have bad news for you, cause Bagley is on it for the next hundred+ issues. Oh, I'm well aware of this. I actually like a lot of Bagley's art. The problem I have is that there are simply waaay too many close up shots. I'm not a fan of the overly cinematic approach to comic book stories. Oh God, are you reading in single issues? That's gonna be a problem. The stories are both (A) cinematic and (B) decompressed, and I have to think they were designed to be read in trades. Ultimate Marvel Team-Up is the exception, but 'cause it's Bendis writing the best arcs are also the longest. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 7, 2015 10:16:54 GMT -5
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up is the exception, but 'cause it's Bendis writing the best arcs are [my bolding] also the longest. Why the use of the plural? The series consisted of 5 standalone issues, 4 two-parters and a single 3-story arc. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2015 11:14:59 GMT -5
Ultimate Iron Man (I & II + Ultimate Armor Wars + Ultimate Comics Iron Man)Ultimates (v1 + v2 + v3 + Ultimate Avengers 1-3 + Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates + Ultimate Comics Ultimates + Annuals)
Ultimate GalactusUltimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk + Ultimate Human + Ultimate Hulk AnnualUltimate PowerUltimate VisionUltimate Captain America + AnnualUltimate ThorUltimate Comics HawkeyeUltimate Comics Cataclysm + Cataclysm - Ultimate Comics Ultimates + Cataclysm - The Ultimates' Last Stand + Survive! All-New Ultimates A more detailed order is in the excel file. Ratings are on a 10 point scale. Attachments:Ultimates.xls (19 KB)
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2016 10:18:35 GMT -5
Ultimate Fantastic Four Ultimate X4 Ultimate X-Men /Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual Ultimate Comics Doomsday Ultimate FF Ultimate Adventures Ultimate Daredevil and Elektra Ultimate Elektra Ultimatum Ultimate Fallout Ultimate Origins Hunger Ultimate End  A more detailed order is in the excel file. Ratings are on a 10 point scale. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 15, 2016 11:21:00 GMT -5
Ultimate FF : The original run was by Ellis, right? It was really really bad. But I remember the Mark Millar issues were surprisingly good. Didn't those also introdice the Marvel Zombie concept?
I quite liked UWolverineVSHulk, it was beautiful and fun.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2016 11:43:22 GMT -5
Ultimate Fantastic Four started with Bendis and Millar, followed by Ellis and after him came Carey. Millar started his solo run with issue 21. Hulk/W would be one of my miscellaneous picks too.
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Jun 15, 2016 11:58:29 GMT -5
Ah yeah, right, with the initial run drawn by one of the Kuberts... But Wasn't the solo Millar run the one that introduced Marvel Zombies?
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Post by sabongero on Jun 15, 2016 12:01:14 GMT -5
I read almost the entirety of the Ultimate Spider-Man series with the exception of the final arc where ultimate Peter Parker died. And I'm also a fan of the Ultimate Spider-Man animation series.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2016 13:34:31 GMT -5
You should know that I provided the link to USM, at the end of this post. Earth-2149 was introduced by Millar right off the bat, in his solo run. |
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Post by sabongero on Jun 15, 2016 13:47:46 GMT -5
You should know that I provided the link to USM, at the end of this post. Earth-2149 was introduced by Millar right off the bat, in his solo run. Thanks Ozymandias. I always liked visiting Spider-Man websites around the internet. |
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2016 14:18:34 GMT -5
You talk in the past sense but, once you have a ProBoards account, login in to another board is really easy  |
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Post by berkley on Jun 15, 2016 16:21:44 GMT -5
I never did understand the whole point of the Ultimate line of books. It all feels like a flimsy gimmick to me, an excuse to multiply the number of titles devoted to the most popular characters. I read some of the Frank Cho ones just because I like his art on superhero books.
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Post by Ozymandias on Jun 15, 2016 17:00:32 GMT -5
DC does reboots, Marvel doesn't, but they have this, which is kind of similar, an updated version of the classic characters. Also, not being the "real deal", you can be more daring, both with the characters as well as with the surroundings.
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