I like Kirkman's run.
He came in and got stuck under tough circumstances. He did his thing and really shook things up -- I like it.
I'm glad Onslaught will be a nobody in this universe. +1 Kirkman
I like the apparent direction Apocalypse has taken (if he really is Sinister that is). +1 Kirkman
I like that he brought in Psylocke. +1 Kirkman
And I like Ultimate Cable. +1 Kirkman
Not bad. Can't wait to see what the Heroes guy has cooking.
Tough circumstances? What tough circumstances? Following Brian K. Vaughan's run is comparable to having good storyline threads handed to you on a silver freaking platter.
But let's fix your list.
I'd be more glad if Onslaught had not been rehashed in this universe, not because I dislike Onslaught or think him hammy, but because the Ultimate Universe need not rehash every single thing from the 616. -1 Kirkman
You're fine with the Apocalypse-Sinister possibility. It's actually an interesting take, one of the only present in the run, and even if the execution absolutely sucks, which it probably will, it will nonetheless remain an interesting take.
Psylocke wasn't needed. But on her own, she's not a bad addition. Combined with the rest of the Mongolian Cluster**** and gameplan of "Let's throw every single character that we can think of into the pot and stir, stir, stir!" it's more than was needed. Especially since her supposed main reason for being in was a lie. -1 Kirkman
Ultimate Cable was a decent enough concept - I mean, at its core, there's nothing wrong with it being a futuristic version of Wolverine. It's a little hammy, but whatever. But, with the mish-mash of everything, it falls through because of a lack of focus on it. He's there, he's supposedly Wolverine, ladeeda, he's gone, oh, a glimpse, oh, a glimpse, but no more mentions, blarblahblah. -1 Kirkman
There. That's better.
It's been shoddy storytelling from the beginning. There were no tough circumstances. It's great that you like Kirkman. Really, it is. But acknowledge bad stories and bad storytelling for what it is. I like plenty of writers who throw out bad stories, but I admit that those stories are bad.
Well, when they are.
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t: Oh happy days! Let's hope Larocca's art does some damage control.
