Ultimate Power
by Brian Michael Bendis, Jeph Loeb, J. Michael Straczynski
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Author: Brian Michael Bendis, J. Michael Straczynski, Jeph LoebBrand: Marvel
Illustrator: Greg Land
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-24
ISBN: 0785123679
Number of pages: 232
Publisher: Marvel
Book Reviews of Ultimate Power
Book Review: Not that bad at all
Summary: 4 Stars
I put off reading Ultimate Power for the longest time because of all the negative reviews here. This despite the fact that I absolutely love both the Ultimate Universe and the Supreme Power titles. Anyway, when I ran across a used copy of the Ultimate Power paperback collection I decided to give it a shot.
The story is pretty basic. The Fantastic Four's Reed Richards, in a quest to cure his teammate the Thing, sends probes through the N-Zone into other dimensions (you'd think he'd have learned his lesson after that whole zombie thing). One probe reached the Supreme Power Universe, wreaking unimaginable havoc. The Squadron Supreme tracks Reed down to make him pay, at which point they, the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Ultimates and the X-Men proceed to pound the living crap out of each other for nine consecutive issues.
The plot is pretty basic, but Bendis, Straczynski and Loeb throw in a few surprises, and the dialogue (at least on Bendis's issues) is pretty sharp. With this many characters, there really isn't any kind of character development, and it does get hard to tell who's who after a while. I'm not sure why they decided to have Thor adopt the old school "thee and thou" dialect, or why the lettering style changed so dramatically towards the end of the book, but those are minor complaints.
Greg Land's artwork is the highlight of the book. I don't care if he traces, or that his female characters look too similar. The guy is an amazing artist, and his pages are just too stunning to complain about.
Despite the negative reaction of most fans, I actually enjoyed Ultimate Power quite a bit. I totally understand how people could be disappointed with it. It doesn't live up to the standard set by the Ultimates or Supreme Power, but it's still an entertaining, gorgeously illustrated superhero slug-fest.
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