Comments on: The Ultimates http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/ Comic book guy, tech geek, and father of two... Wed, 23 May 2012 12:51:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: zbtirrell http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/comment-page-1/#comment-45956 zbtirrell Sun, 07 Jan 2007 16:49:59 +0000 http://nosheep.net/?p=212#comment-45956 Considering it was done by Mark Millar? Now I love Millar, don't get me wrong, but he writes characters with dark and gritty angles. Look at how he is portraying Cap, Spidey, Iron Man, etc in Civil War. Millar likes to take the darkest and worst in people and play with that for story lines. Throw in a mix of current events and political atmosphere and you'll see the core of every Millar story. Again, I love Millar. I find this portrayal of the characters to be engaging and features nicer depth than usual. But... to say the Ultimates aren't a group of squabbling jerks bumbling through a government induced team up is to not fully appreciate the difference between the Avengers of old and Millar's Ultimates. Considering it was done by Mark Millar? Now I love Millar, don’t get me wrong, but he writes characters with dark and gritty angles. Look at how he is portraying Cap, Spidey, Iron Man, etc in Civil War. Millar likes to take the darkest and worst in people and play with that for story lines. Throw in a mix of current events and political atmosphere and you’ll see the core of every Millar story.

Again, I love Millar. I find this portrayal of the characters to be engaging and features nicer depth than usual.

But… to say the Ultimates aren’t a group of squabbling jerks bumbling through a government induced team up is to not fully appreciate the difference between the Avengers of old and Millar’s Ultimates.

]]> By: Voided http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/comment-page-1/#comment-43968 Voided Sat, 06 Jan 2007 05:05:51 +0000 http://nosheep.net/?p=212#comment-43968 "Thor: Possibly insane. Conspiracy theorist. Ultra left wing. Violent opposition to American dominance. In many ways I find many of these traits endearing, but the writing clearly does not intend them as positives." I beg to differ. I read them as positives and I believe they were intended so. Especially when you consider that it was written Mark Millar. “Thor: Possibly insane. Conspiracy theorist. Ultra left wing. Violent opposition to American dominance. In many ways I find many of these traits endearing, but the writing clearly does not intend them as positives.”
I beg to differ. I read them as positives and I believe they were intended so. Especially when you consider that it was written Mark Millar.

]]> By: No Sheep » 2006 in Review: Year of the Comic http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/comment-page-1/#comment-41041 No Sheep » 2006 in Review: Year of the Comic Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:02:42 +0000 http://nosheep.net/?p=212#comment-41041 [...] The Ultimates #1-13 - Mark Millar’s skewed take on the Avengers. Read my detailed take on this. [...] [...] The Ultimates #1-13 – Mark Millar’s skewed take on the Avengers. Read my detailed take on this. [...]

]]> By: No Sheep » Ultimate Avengers 2 Trailer Available http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/comment-page-1/#comment-3503 No Sheep » Ultimate Avengers 2 Trailer Available Wed, 07 Jun 2006 12:32:12 +0000 http://nosheep.net/?p=212#comment-3503 [...] This movie, subtitled “Rise of the Panther” seems to concentrate quite a bit on Black Panther. This departure from the basic Ultimates story line may prove to make a better film, but I also fear that any departure from Mark Millar’s fantastic work is a bit of a shame. [...] [...] This movie, subtitled “Rise of the Panther” seems to concentrate quite a bit on Black Panther. This departure from the basic Ultimates story line may prove to make a better film, but I also fear that any departure from Mark Millar’s fantastic work is a bit of a shame. [...]

]]> By: No Sheep » Ultimate Avengers - The Movie http://nosheep.net/story/the-ultimates/comment-page-1/#comment-1123 No Sheep » Ultimate Avengers - The Movie Fri, 24 Feb 2006 02:12:00 +0000 http://nosheep.net/?p=212#comment-1123 [...] The movie centers around Captain America, Nick Fury, and Bruce Banner almost equally. The story told here stays true to the basic characters and universe defined in The Ultimates. Mostly this movie stands as a setup for further Ultimate Avengers movies, but it succeeds admirably at this. [...] [...] The movie centers around Captain America, Nick Fury, and Bruce Banner almost equally. The story told here stays true to the basic characters and universe defined in The Ultimates. Mostly this movie stands as a setup for further Ultimate Avengers movies, but it succeeds admirably at this. [...]

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