Ultimate Iron Man - The Ultimate Universe's first Elseworld?

[Matt]

I just finished the first edition of the TPB and does anyone else find this story utterly mind bogglingly bad? I mean, it is like an Elseworld tail, aside from being anti-climactic and boring, it contradicts so much that has already been established in The Ultimates. It is like the Ultimate Universe's Elseworld.

[Not Jake]

Yeah because there are no good Elseworlds.

[Matt]

Originally Posted by Not Jake

Yeah because there are no good Elseworlds.

Not sayin that, this particular one isn't good.

[Not Jake]

Originally Posted by Matt

Not sayin that, this particular one isn't good.

Yeah but...it's not...you are making a very stupid analogy.

[PhotoJones]

Originally Posted by Matt

I just finished the first edition of the TPB and does anyone else find this story utterly mind bogglingly bad? I mean, it is like an Elseworld tail, aside from being anti-climactic and boring, it contradicts so much that has already been established in The Ultimates. It is like the Ultimate Universe's Elseworld.

i'll agree it was bad. it was just...stupid.

tony stark as a blue kid?

*sigh*

i like the "billionaire industrialist goes good because of brain tumor" explanation better.

[deemar325]

Originally Posted by photojones2

i'll agree it was bad. it was just...stupid.

tony stark as a blue kid?

*sigh*

i like the "billionaire industrialist goes good because of brain tumor" explanation better.

Agreed, it's pretty lame Orson Scott Card was the writer and I hope Marvel trash this turd as soon as possible.

[ang_hulk]

It was an awesome story,Very ultimate U and a very good explanation for why tony is who he is.Whats so wrong with it?

[PhotoJones]

i thought the story was lame. the love triangle/quest for money/power trip was boring, in my opinion.

but if you liked it, great.

[ang_hulk]

but thats real life my friend,atleast as it would be if such tech exsisted.he was a powerfull man and he had a money hungry wife,thats storys in are faces everyday.

[PhotoJones]

Originally Posted by ang_hulk

but thats real life my friend,atleast as it would be if such tech exsisted.he was a powerfull man and he had a money hungry wife,thats storys in are faces everyday.

and that's exactly why i thought it was boring. i want something that's not a cliche.

but to each his own.

[GyLocke]

I love OSC, but that story sucked.


Damn, that's not a lot to contribute now, is it?

[Dread]

Originally Posted by Matt

I just finished the first edition of the TPB and does anyone else find this story utterly mind bogglingly bad? I mean, it is like an Elseworld tail, aside from being anti-climactic and boring, it contradicts so much that has already been established in The Ultimates. It is like the Ultimate Universe's Elseworld.

I didn't care for it either; it was slow, late as all heck and you summed up the other problems. The last issue was probably the best for me, but by that point it was such a mess that I almost didn't care. Notice that at one point, Marvel was so excited about this series, and yet we haven't heard diddly about a sequal in almost half a year? Golly, I wonder why...