Here's a semi-review on 'The Ultimates', Marvel's Ultimate take on the Avengers. I've never really read the Avengers, but so many people in my comic book world had suggested that I read the book that I finally picked it up when I went to a signing a couple weeks ago. I'm not about to hunt down all the back issues, so I just picked up a handy dandy trade paperback, which had the first 6 issues all nicely bound together. For any people out there interested in reading comics, trade paperbacks are the best way to start reading a book - they're cheaper and you don't have to find all the old issues.

So I'd started reading it, and I loved it. I love seeing all these comic book icons, reimagined and living in the world we know of today. The art is incredible, and the story sucks you in, with some fun pop culture references here and there (Shannon Elizabeth and Freddie Prinze Jr. make cameos). Essentially, the US government is getting together a superpowered team to protect the country, which is made up of Janet Pym - the Wasp, her husband Hank Pym - Giant Man, Steve Rogers - Captain America, Tony Stark - Iron Man, and Thor.

The book was so good, that when I was on my way home on the train, I wasn't even watching the stops. I was intensely reading my book when I heard someone yell, 'CHRISTINE!!!' outside of the train. Turns out we were at my stop and the conductor was calling, 'Step inside, doors are closing!' Fatima was outside yelling for me. I grabbed my stuff and ran out of the train, embarrassed. Fatima got a good laugh, because she was wondering where I was.

So yeah, the Ultimates is a good book...it gets me 'So good I almost missed my train stop' thumbs up!

Posted by Yano at May 18, 2004 09:39 AM

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