A lot of the press about, "Ultimate Endgame," has been for the blind bag fiasco, but how is the comic itself? Well, I quite enjoyed the first issue, I can say! One thing that helps the stakes feel real is that this iteration of, "The Ultimate Universe," has been confirmed by Marvel to--against all odds and logic--be ending. I imagine they might spin off some characters to another Universe, but Marvel's insisted this Ultimate Universe is done soon and will be a nice, relatively self-contained epic with a start and end. I applaud the gall of Marvel doing this and this debut issue of, "Ultimate Endgame," sets the stage nicely for a lot of mayhem.
The comics have been counting down for two years or so when, "The Maker," who was an evil Reed Richards from the old Ultimate Universe, would try to emerge from his time-bubble prison that Howard Stark put them both in. As the issues advanced with every month signifying a real month (for the most part, they followed that format), anticipation built for this final showdown. Some heroes enter the surreal city the Maker is contained within, others help everyone rebel against the evil forces trying to control our planet ever since the Maker came to this Earth, and installed his council to run the World.
This premiere issue has a lot of fighting, some trippy sci-fi visuals, and I am excited to see just how this latest Ultimate Universe concludes. The fact that this could end horribly for the heroes because the Ultimate Universe is soon done makes the comic a bit more exciting than if we knew in a couple months things would be, "Business as usual," in this alternate Universe in the same manner the , "Regular," Marvel Universe doesn't ever change too much. As the rest of the Ultimate books race to their conclusion and we await the final results of this, "Ultimate Endgame," I wonder what, exactly, will be next. The fact that we have some uncertainty for once adds a bit of extra fun, and I look forward to finding out!
5 out of 5 Stars.
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