Artist: Giandomenico
Writer: Fialkov
There are two kinds of master mind evil plans. There are the bad guys that just want to heckle the good guy and cause a lot of damage. Then there are the bad guys that think they are saving the world, but are doing it through endless destruction and murder. Reed Richards and The Hulk are two such villains. Reed Richards is a psycho mastermind that thinks the destruction of the Ultimates and the collection of the Infinity Gems will save the Earth from some far off destruction. All this is orchestrated by Kang, a mysterious alien creature that is pulling the strings.
Overkill!
Fialkov proves that weird, dark and twisted makes a much better story. That is why Reed Richards is the kind of social path that you absolutely love to hate (even though he is stopping world hunger). Then you have his guard dog, The Hulk, who is an absolute threat. I love a good story where the forces of evil are unstoppable. Within the first few issues, Captain America is taken out of commission, Thor gets his head handed to him, Tony Stark is lobotomized and killed and Sue Storm is given enough psychological trauma from an abusive ex-husband to warrant years of counseling. The build up of these issues is making huge ripples in the Ultimate universe. This is the same universe that killed Green Goblin, made Cap President and made mutants an invention in Canada. Fialkov is adding to the misery of this dark world and it will take a miracle to resolve the evil powers of Reed Richard's takeover.
Just a little off the top.
Score: 8/10
Pencils: * *
Story: * *
Suspense: * *
Color: *
Characters: *
Final: A keeper of a story...
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