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Just finished reading Ultimate X-men 7 and... welp. I'm a little disappointed that they've decided to go down this particular route. Also I burst out laughing when I saw there was that full body picture of Scarlet Witch. It is easily the most hilarious and needlessly cheese cakey panel I've seen in a long time and I read Vampire Vixens of the Wermacht (check it out, it's as awesome as it sounds). It honestly seems like as well as enhanced strength and added toughness the standard mutation that all mutants get are 'double d's at least' Kind of annoyed that Ultimate X-men isn't going anywhere very fast. The first issue was dull but the line that was pretty much 'I'm Kitty Pryde and this is how I became the worlds most wanted terrorist' was enough to sell me on it. This issue might have been enough to make me skip next months unless it reviews well.
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Feb 15, 2012 20:06
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Interesting detail: Look who is working in Wundagore to make the Nimrods. Does this mean the Multiple Men built them BEFORE Ultimatum?
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Feb 15, 2012 20:38
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Mister Roboto posted:Interesting detail: Look who is working in Wundagore to make the Nimrods. I think the simpler answer is that Wolverine didn't really kill Madrox. Also, that scene has to take place after Fallout, as that's when the CEO guy and Quicksilver first met.
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Feb 15, 2012 22:45
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Mister Roboto posted:Interesting detail: Look who is working in Wundagore to make the Nimrods. It's always pretty easy to bring madrox back from the dead. There was just a version of him hiding somewhere! Done.
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Feb 16, 2012 13:05
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Sion posted:Just finished reading Ultimate X-men 7 and... welp. I'm a little disappointed that they've decided to go down this particular route. I was really happy with UXM until now, because of this. The artist changed, right? The art, in general, looked worse this issue...
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Feb 16, 2012 16:02
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I dunno I don't think so. I remember there being a couple of really awkward full body shots of Kitty and Rogue in pretty much the same place as Wanda. One thing that kind of annoys me is how far off model it is - Wanda was a skinny, dark haired girl with eurotrash leanings. I guess the first time that really started to go 'off' was when Joe Mad did Ultimates 3 and basically drew characters looking however the gently caress he fancied and in a way that made it seem a lot like he'd mistaken it for 616. And now, because I can:  It's you, comics. She's talking to you.
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Feb 16, 2012 18:20
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Goddamnit.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:13
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I'm honestly tempted to put it in funny panels.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:50
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Her telling Pietro he was dressed ridiculous was the only thing that saved that sequence. 
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Feb 16, 2012 19:51
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Happy Noodle Boy posted:Her telling Pietro he was dressed ridiculous was the only thing that saved that sequence. Nothing saved that. It was dead by the time eyes hit cleavage.
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Feb 16, 2012 19:54
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"No more duck lips." *Myspace vanishes*
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Feb 16, 2012 21:21
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Hickman is leaving Ultimates later this year, due to getting a "job offer he couldn't refuse." (Avengers?) The new co-writer and future solo writer, beginning with #10, is Sam Humphries (Our Love Is Real).
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Feb 16, 2012 21:37
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I'll wait to see what this job is before I say "poo poo, that sucks." I hope the Marvel stuff doesn't impinge too much on his ability to write quality original books - I found Transhuman and Red Mass for Mars better than any of his mainstream books, and the ideas in them feel better developed. Actually, I'd love to see him write a more lengthy series of his own creation. One minor question about the most recent issue which probably interested no one but me - Reed takes off his helmet and has some kind of conehead thing going on from evolutionary treatments. Yet a few panels later, his head is back to normal. I presume he chose to appear normal, but if so, why the hell would you walk around in anything but a normal shape? Because that head looked pretty gross.
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Feb 19, 2012 08:52
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Neurosis posted:One minor question about the most recent issue which probably interested no one but me - Reed takes off his helmet and has some kind of conehead thing going on from evolutionary treatments. Yet a few panels later, his head is back to normal. I presume he chose to appear normal, but if so, why the hell would you walk around in anything but a normal shape? Because that head looked pretty gross. You don't have to spoiler that, the book's been out for weeks. But anyway, to answer your question, I think the conehead is just him using his stretchy power to increase the size of his brain and be smarter. 616 Reed's done it before, although I think he said that it didn't actually help, but it's been so long since I've seen whatever actual comic that was in, maybe it did help. Beats me. If it's not for that, than I'm pretty sure it's just to be regal and poo poo. After all, he's supposed to be the leader of the City. The one thing I'm wondering if they'll explain is the time distortion inside the bubble. Apparently, it's been generations inside the City, but Reed still looks the same. Of course, that could just be his powers, hell, he could effectively be immortal; but whenever Falcon went in, he didn't emerge years older and it wasn't some sort of amazing "You were only in there less than a minute" reveal. HOW DOES YOUR MAGIC CITY WORK, RICHARDS? 
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Feb 19, 2012 09:22
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TwoPair posted:You don't have to spoiler that, the book's been out for weeks. But anyway, to answer your question, I think the conehead is just him using his stretchy power to increase the size of his brain and be smarter. 616 Reed's done it before, although I think he said that it didn't actually help, but it's been so long since I've seen whatever actual comic that was in, maybe it was did help. Beats me. I think Earth X came up with the idea of stretching the brain to stimulate intelligence and it's been mimicked in 616 a few times.
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Feb 19, 2012 09:29
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TwoPair posted:You don't have to spoiler that, the book's been out for weeks. But anyway, to answer your question, I think the conehead is just him using his stretchy power to increase the size of his brain and be smarter. 616 Reed's done it before, although I think he said that it didn't actually help, but it's been so long since I've seen whatever actual comic that was in, maybe it was did help. Beats me. With regards to Reed being immortal, IIRC he said it was a result of his powers in the last issue. As for the time distortion, I think it was active only while Reed was building the city and preparing to invade.
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Feb 19, 2012 09:48
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Neurosis posted:I'll wait to see what this job is before I say "poo poo, that sucks." I hope the Marvel stuff doesn't impinge too much on his ability to write quality original books - I found Transhuman and Red Mass for Mars better than any of his mainstream books, and the ideas in them feel better developed. Actually, I'd love to see him write a more lengthy series of his own creation. The Manhattan Projects #1, his new Image ongoing, is out March 7. http://www.comicsalliance.com/2012/02/09/manhattan-projects-hickman-teasers-einstein-gagarin/
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Feb 19, 2012 17:32
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TwoPair posted:If it's not for that, than I'm pretty sure it's just to be regal and poo poo. After all, he's supposed to be the leader of the City. The one thing I'm wondering if they'll explain is the time distortion inside the bubble. Apparently, it's been generations inside the City, but Reed still looks the same. Of course, that could just be his powers, hell, he could effectively be immortal; They did explain Reed, basically longevity is part of Reed's powerset, he just didn't know that as a teenager.
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Feb 19, 2012 20:36
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Well the thing to remember is that Ultimate Reed is nowhere near biologically human.
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Feb 20, 2012 01:44
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Senjuro posted:With regards to Reed being immortal, IIRC he said it was a result of his powers in the last issue. As for the time distortion, I think it was active only while Reed was building the city and preparing to invade. Yeah, as soon as it opened up they were in real time. It'd be interesting if any aging Reed does is entirely due to his subconcious idea of how he should be aging.
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Feb 20, 2012 08:50
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Only Ultimate Spider-man this week. It'd be nice if Marvel hadn't spoiled the covers for the different issues over the course of the last month or so too! Also, hasn't there been a Scorpion in USM before now?
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Feb 21, 2012 02:09
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Sion posted:Only Ultimate Spider-man this week. It'd be nice if Marvel hadn't spoiled the covers for the different issues over the course of the last month or so too! Also, hasn't there been a Scorpion in USM before now? Yup, he was one of the Peter-Clones from the Clone Saga. There was Scorpion, Spider-Woman, Tarantula and the one with the messed up face that was kinda Ultimate Kaine.
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Feb 21, 2012 02:21
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Neurosis posted:One minor question about the most recent issue which probably interested no one but me - Reed takes off his helmet and has some kind of conehead thing going on from evolutionary treatments. Yet a few panels later, his head is back to normal. I presume he chose to appear normal, but if so, why the hell would you walk around in anything but a normal shape? Because that head looked pretty gross. It's probably something his helmet does to increase his intelligence. He mentioned having to use technology to keep up with the city so the helmet is probably the result of that. As soon as the helmet is down his head starts shrinking.
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Feb 21, 2012 15:47
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Dacap posted:Yup, he was one of the Peter-Clones from the Clone Saga. There was Scorpion, Spider-Woman, Tarantula and the one with the messed up face that was kinda Ultimate Kaine. And only Scorpion and Spider-Woman survived. The others were killed by Doc Ock.
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Feb 21, 2012 16:20
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It's too bad they're introducing a new Scorpion because a demented Peter clone could be an interesting villain for Miles
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Feb 21, 2012 16:24
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Dacap posted:It's too bad they're introducing a new Scorpion because a demented Peter clone could be an interesting villain for Miles Well it would be but not right away. Give him time to get to the point where he's working his rear end off, idolising Peter and then pull the rug out from under him with the whole 'ah yes but this is what happens to you if you're a hero here is evil peter parker now what!' Don't go all guns blazing at the start.
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Feb 21, 2012 18:09
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Sion posted:Don't go all guns blazing at the start. Man, I really wish this comic had gone guns blazing at the start. It's soooooo slow. I know it's a deliberate storytelling pace being established so that we can know Miles better as a person but holy poo poo can I not wait for him to stop being in the "starting out" phase.
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Feb 21, 2012 22:54
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Lurdiak posted:Man, I really wish this comic had gone guns blazing at the start. It's soooooo slow. I know it's a deliberate storytelling pace being established so that Bendis can sell more books per story arc, but holy poo poo can I not wait for him to stop being in the "starting out" phase. Fixed that for you. I like the new USM, but it is crawling, which is what I expect from anything Bendis writes anymore (and why USM is the only book of his I'm reading anymore)
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Feb 21, 2012 23:03
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Yeah, fair enough. There's really no way to justify a two-panel conversation taking up two pages. I didn't mind USM's original slow start because, like everyone else I knew, I didn't give half a poo poo about the Ultimate line when it was announced and thought it was just going to be some horribly gimmicky sad attempt at being more current. So when I finally broke down and bought USM trades after hearing it praised so much, the insanely slow start was well over with and I was able to read it all in one sitting of half an hour. Contrast to Miles, whom I loved as an idea as soon as he was revealed, which seems like a billion years ago by now. Why isn't THIS the Spider-man run that comes out 3 times a month? Then we might get a single issue's worth of story every month.
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Feb 22, 2012 00:04
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Do did anyone else smile a little when Miles stuns Omega Red with his venom punch, and then fist-pumps the air? After reading so many dour X-men comics, it's nice to have a panel like that.
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Feb 22, 2012 12:16
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Derrio posted:Do did anyone else smile a little when Miles stuns Omega Red with his venom punch, and then fist-pumps the air? After reading so many dour X-men comics, it's nice to have a panel like that. I did. And the "You shut up" comeback.
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Feb 23, 2012 11:31
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Sgt. Politeness posted:I did. Even better than the comeback itself was his instant realization about how lovely a comeback it was. I miss Peter, but god drat Miles is awesome.
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Feb 23, 2012 13:45
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I also loved how he came up with a line Peter had as well which ended pissing Omega even more.
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Feb 23, 2012 13:47
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TheJoker138 posted:Even better than the comeback itself was his instant realization about how lovely a comeback it was. I miss Peter, but god drat Miles is awesome. My thoughts exactly. I'm still sad Peter's gone, but if we have to have a replacement, I'm glad it's Miles. The only complaint I have about USM is the speed at which it's coming out. I don't mind Bendis' long game plans and slow builds, but I wish it was biweekly. I also love how the new Spider-Man "confirms" to the villains that Peter survived. That's a really nice minor plot point that I hope stays around.
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Feb 24, 2012 19:56
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Myrddin Emrys posted:My thoughts exactly. I'm still sad Peter's gone, but if we have to have a replacement, I'm glad it's Miles. We need Bagley to return
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Feb 24, 2012 20:09
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bobkatt013 posted:We need Bagley to return Ew, no thank you. What's wrong with Sara Pichelli?
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Feb 25, 2012 08:25
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Sgt. Politeness posted:Ew, no thank you. Nothing, her art is amazing. People are just bitching that she doesn't have a faster turn-around like Bagley did despite the fact that they have wildly different styles.
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Feb 25, 2012 08:31
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Kaleidoscope posted:Nothing, her art is amazing. People are just bitching that she doesn't have a faster turn-around like Bagley did despite the fact that they have wildly different styles. I don't think anyone is bitching about it, we just miss getting the comic twice a month because Bendis' writing style reads much better that way.
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Feb 25, 2012 12:02
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TheJoker138 posted:I don't think anyone is bitching about it, we just miss getting the comic twice a month because Bendis' writing style reads much better that way. We still get it twice a month, they're just using a bunch of different artists.
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Feb 25, 2012 23:32
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d00gZ posted:We still get it twice a month, they're just using a bunch of different artists. Man, first the guy saying that we were lucky to get one issue every two months, now this. No. We have gotten exactly 1 issue of USM every month since the new numbering/debut of Miles, with the exception of that first month where we did get two issues. Unless you're counting all Ultimate stuff as one thing for some reason. Or unless they have plans on doing this in the future which I haven't heard about.
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