Monday, October 2, 2017

Ultimate Six (Ultimate Spider-man Vol. 9)


Nick Fury has managed to capture Sandman, Doc Ock, Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, and Electro.  That's good.  He puts them all in one prison.  That's not so good.  When they escape, Goblin is dead set on revenge on Fury- and he knows the best way to get it comes through Peter Parker.

This one let me down.  The art wasn't quite as good as the other volumes, but the real disappointment was the pace of the story- way too fast- and the point- not sure there was one (aside from revealing that Fury actually funded Osborne's research- the very same testing that produced the villains- with the goal of creating more heroes like Captain America).  It was cool to see the Ultimates (the Avengers, apparently, with the same cast of heroes) show up, but I didn't see the point of the tale.  The title implies that Spidey joins the criminals, and indeed they attempt to convert him, but that part was especially rushed and poorly done.

Rating: B

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