Comments on: SDCC Thoughts on Mark Millar's Ultimate Return

By: Matt D

Matt D — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:04:36 +0000

Sorry, by "realistic" I meant their characterizations. Millar's gone off saying that he doesn't believe in the idea of heroism in interviews before.

By: Blackjak

Blackjak — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:43:50 +0000

Please put him back on Ultimates... Series 3 feels like ANOTHER universe... It's not just Bryan Hitch's art I'm missing either... It just doesn't feel right... Apart from Bendis, and Ellis's Ultimate Human, the others just feel lost... I think the chopping and changing on UFF and UX-Men has really jarred... Moreso on UFF though... When UXM strayed it only seemed to be a short while before they came back into character... No I can't remember off-hand which writers threw me about... sorry.. Must have blocked it out...

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 01:52:52 +0000

Millar does so well at Ultimate stuff because he's too bloody lazy to research anything and writes his characters in the way that he wants to, like he writes ALL his characters.

By: Jack Norris

Jack Norris — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:26:25 +0000

Even better would be an announcement that there will be no more Ultimates 3...

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:23:44 +0000

His complete and utter inability to write a sympathetic character works fine in the Ultimate U where everything is grungy and REALISTIC but does it ever grate when youâ€™re reading him write characters youâ€™re used to actually liking.

When were any of the books meant to be realistic?

Millars Ultimate books have all read like over the top action movies.

By: Robert

Robert — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:30:27 +0000

Of course he gets the ultimate universe. He helped lay down the ground work for half of it. After establishing half the characters in the ultimate world have no redeeming qualities at all, he can write stories where Cap ninja kicks Mother Teresa and people will think its great cause hes staying true to the character. Its the perfect sandbox for him

By: Eric

Eric — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 21:20:09 +0000

I'm excited to see what this is. He needs to clean up Loeb's mess. The Ultimate books have strayed so far from their concept. But really, why announce this before you can actually annoucne anything. All it does is spoil the rumor that the Ultimate books are ending.

By: DanCJ

DanCJ — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:22:32 +0000

I don't know - I find his Captain America and Thor a lot more likeable than their MU counterparts.

By: Matt D

Matt D — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:17:54 +0000

Anything that keeps him out of the mainstream MU is good news in my book. His complete and utter inability to write a sympathetic character works fine in the Ultimate U where everything is grungy and REALISTIC but does it ever grate when you're reading him write characters you're used to actually liking.

By: fanboy d

fanboy d — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:25:22 +0000

hip to this news btw, millar rocks

By: fanboy d

fanboy d — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:24:57 +0000

i just hate announcement when they don't announce what's actually coming...like - it's an ultimate book. WHAT ultimate book?

like when the millar/hitch FF was secret and they SPECIFICALLY said it wasn't FF to throw people off of the scent...WHY do that? what purpose does it serve?

end of rant.

By: Tom Fitzpatrick

Tom Fitzpatrick — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:20:44 +0000

joy