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ign ran an article about how the ultimate universe has served its purpose and should be done with....except for usm, read please:Question Three:
Do you think any changes should be made to the Ultimate line? What would be the main books? Would there be events and mini-series?
Rich: Two things can happen with this world. One is a really bad idea, but I'm just putting it out there to make my point. The best way to keep the Ultimate Universe fresh, which is what it's supposed to be, is to make each book finite. The entire line would absolutely have to be a series of mini-series, without exception. How can something be easier to read than the Core Universe if there are 106 issues before it? If it's a matter of writing style, there's no way you can tell me that same thing can't happen with the other set of books. If it's a matter of collecting trades, eventually everyone will realize they can't read all of a series. Marvel has become very good at designing points for readers to jump on. If you had started reading the Marvel Universe with Civil War, I could list off at least a dozen titles in the post-Civil War world that would be just fine for you. The approaches of the editors, writers and artists have changed over the years. What the Ultimate line used to address is no longer an issue.
Since I doubt anyone really wants to read minis over and over again, the only other suitable change is to eliminate the Ultimate Universe. It's outlived its purpose. It held the Core Universe's hand when times were tough, but the Core is better now. If I were calling the shots though, USM would stay. Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley have developed a stellar world. Fortunately it's effectively self-contained. You don't need to read any other book to enjoy it. Guest stars appear here and there, but we're simply dealing with brilliant Midtown High Peter Parker. Rebrand the series Spider-Man: Midtown High and let it exist in its own world. Bring in those guest stars and shift Peter around a bit if the story calls for it. Just keep the focus on his personal life and the series will continue to do well. The rest of the books I can do without. If I want to see Jeph Loeb and "Joe Mad", I can buy whatever Core Universe book they happen to do. While it was fun to see new takes on old villains, that's grown a little stale to me. Classic characters, when treated correctly, will always be more interesting. The Ultimate Dr. Doom will never compare to the Core Universe one. I will give you that Ultimate Venom is better, but I'll cheat and say he's a part of USM, so it makes sense that he's better.
Bottom Line: Outside of the usually-excellent Ultimate Spider-Man, I really see nothing appealing about the Ultimate Universe. Through delays, the improvement over its sister dimension and the ravages of time, we just don't need this anymore. It's time to retire this world and focus the creative talent involved elsewhere.
do yall agree or disagree. i kinda agree, i think the rest of the ultimate universe is done, its suppose to eliminate continuity weighing it down, but how is it doing that with 60 plus issues begind it. except for usm i dont think the other title are interesting enough to keep around. here is a link to the whole article. http://comics.ign.com/articles/777/777482p1.html
Do you think any changes should be made to the Ultimate line? What would be the main books? Would there be events and mini-series?
Rich: Two things can happen with this world. One is a really bad idea, but I'm just putting it out there to make my point. The best way to keep the Ultimate Universe fresh, which is what it's supposed to be, is to make each book finite. The entire line would absolutely have to be a series of mini-series, without exception. How can something be easier to read than the Core Universe if there are 106 issues before it? If it's a matter of writing style, there's no way you can tell me that same thing can't happen with the other set of books. If it's a matter of collecting trades, eventually everyone will realize they can't read all of a series. Marvel has become very good at designing points for readers to jump on. If you had started reading the Marvel Universe with Civil War, I could list off at least a dozen titles in the post-Civil War world that would be just fine for you. The approaches of the editors, writers and artists have changed over the years. What the Ultimate line used to address is no longer an issue.
Since I doubt anyone really wants to read minis over and over again, the only other suitable change is to eliminate the Ultimate Universe. It's outlived its purpose. It held the Core Universe's hand when times were tough, but the Core is better now. If I were calling the shots though, USM would stay. Brian Bendis and Mark Bagley have developed a stellar world. Fortunately it's effectively self-contained. You don't need to read any other book to enjoy it. Guest stars appear here and there, but we're simply dealing with brilliant Midtown High Peter Parker. Rebrand the series Spider-Man: Midtown High and let it exist in its own world. Bring in those guest stars and shift Peter around a bit if the story calls for it. Just keep the focus on his personal life and the series will continue to do well. The rest of the books I can do without. If I want to see Jeph Loeb and "Joe Mad", I can buy whatever Core Universe book they happen to do. While it was fun to see new takes on old villains, that's grown a little stale to me. Classic characters, when treated correctly, will always be more interesting. The Ultimate Dr. Doom will never compare to the Core Universe one. I will give you that Ultimate Venom is better, but I'll cheat and say he's a part of USM, so it makes sense that he's better.
Bottom Line: Outside of the usually-excellent Ultimate Spider-Man, I really see nothing appealing about the Ultimate Universe. Through delays, the improvement over its sister dimension and the ravages of time, we just don't need this anymore. It's time to retire this world and focus the creative talent involved elsewhere.
do yall agree or disagree. i kinda agree, i think the rest of the ultimate universe is done, its suppose to eliminate continuity weighing it down, but how is it doing that with 60 plus issues begind it. except for usm i dont think the other title are interesting enough to keep around. here is a link to the whole article. http://comics.ign.com/articles/777/777482p1.html
