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Ultimate X-Men: Ultimate Collection, Vol. 3 Paperback – September 9, 2009

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel Enterprises; First Edition (September 9, 2009)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 312 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0785141871
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0785141877
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.08 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.5 x 0.5 x 9.75 inches

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Along with Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar has been one of the key writers for Marvel Comics in the 21st century. After proving himself in the ’90s as a talent to watch while writing for DC Comics and the UK comic 2000AD, his arrival to Marvel came at a time when Ultimate Spider-Man had just shot up the sales charts. It was in this environment that Millar made his first major contribution to Marvel with Ultimate X-Men, as Millar integrated forty years’ worth of X-Men history, characters and lore into a solid two-year run, making the companion title to Ultimate Spider-Man every bit the creative and commercial success. Next up was The Ultimates, a new rendering of the Avengers that was to continue building on the success of the Ultimate line. He and artist Bryan Hitch pulled it all off in spades: The Ultimates and its sequel, Ultimates 2, were ensconced at the top of the sales charts every month; what’s more, they were critical successes, as well. Meanwhile, Millar was invited to enter the regular Marvel Universe to take a stab at two of its most iconic characters: Spider-Man and Wolverine. Paired with industry heavyweights to draw his stories — Terry Dodson on Marvel Knights Spider-Man and John Romita Jr. on Wolverine — Millar brought the same fast-paced and cleverly constructed plots with which his Ultimate fans were already familiar. Amid building a small library of Millarworld indie comic books — including the titles Chosen and Wanted, the latter of which was turned into a Hollywood blockbuster starring Angelina Jolie — he managed to write Civil War, the epic seven-issue miniseries that definitively reshaped the landscape of Marvel’s heroes. Kick-A**, a Marvel Icon project done in tandem with John Romita Jr., made an impressive impact on the sales chart before also being adapted for a major motion picture. In addition, Millar has reunited with Civil War artist Steve McNiven in both the pages of Wolverine and their creator-owned book Nemesis.

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Tom

I enjoy this so much!

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2022

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I have been accused of being an x men purist and an Xavier apologist. I grew up believing in the dream, as a 10 year old in At,Antarctic, I saw the good the bad and the ugly of racist views. But I must admit it was enlightening to see the shades of gray.plus seeing that a there are legit and wonderful mutants and humans, that’s hold horrid or simply just argumentative option and give there respect to state there views and argue. That being said I love when people show how bad magneto is, I also love when they bring up his love of Isaac Asimov and Xavier’s utopian view, even the dubious morals and “HUMANIST!” Values. This series has not let me down..yet. Unlike the current present day xMen or as I call them Super ANTIFA. Can’t wait for the next volume.

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Martin Holub

Perfect writing and art

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2009

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The third volume of the Ultimate Collection comprises of Ultimate War 1-4 and Ultimate X-men 26-33. The writing is top notch, but what I would especially like to point out is the deepening of the relationship between Xavier and Magneto (and a closer look at Magneto's personality), which really brings the story to another level. The art is also great and there is something very powerful about Finch's depiction of Magneto. Overall, a great book.

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Mark Douglas

Great Edition, but the story isn't quite 5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2005

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I'm lovin' the Hardcover Editions of Ultimate X-Men! I'm a bit old (and tight on money now that I'm an adult) to be spending all of my hard earned cash on single issues and then boxing them etc - so having 12 issues(!) collected in a well bound hardcover just like a book is the best! It goes on the shelf and looks all snazzy next to the other HC books I have. Not to mention, it's a lot harder to damage.

Now lets talk about the 12 issues for a second, this edition reprints Ultimate War #1-4 and then Ultimate X-Men #26-33 (Return of the King storyline). Also, they skip all of the extra stuff like the titles on the first splash page of each issue and replace it with a tasteful single page at the beginning. It makes for a much cleaner look and a real novel feel for the book.

Now the stories themselves didn't impress me as much as the first two HC editions of Ultimate X-Men (or first 4 trade paperbacks) but thats just me I guess. They're still good, but nothing beats seeing Magneto go crazy in the first story arc of Ultimate X-Men.

So, highly recommended and if you're looking to start reading Ultimate X-Men definitely go for the hardcover editions which are all available thru Amazon.com.

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R. A.

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Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2006

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It seems even better than the first two volumes but thats probably because I'm more into the storyline. This book is just the third in a line of books that are a way of reading simple comics without having to purchase tons of tiny overpriced little teasers. This is more like getting all you need in one serving, even though you're always going to want more. So I would say it is well worth buying.

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2020

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MANKI WONG isn't fooling anyone.

Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2017

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The item was labeled as "new". I find this hard to believe for a few reasons. The top left-hand corner was pushed inward. This could have definitely happened in transit, hard to tell. Second, there are scratches on the cover that must've been done by the previous owner. It doesn't look like damage that would've happened during transit. The main reason for me thinking that this is not new is that there was a postcard for a "Manki Wong" in the middle of the book. A makeshift bookmark, I'm sure. For the most part, I'm not bothered about the condition of the product. It is the principle that matters. People shouldn't be spending money for used products when they are labeled as "new". Buyer beware!

Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2013

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Great story from the writers; makes the original X-Men story updated for all of us younger readers. I've let many people read this series, and they all love it.

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Mental Midget Mark Millar Massacres Mutants Mercillessly

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2009

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In what is surely the worst episode of Mark Millar's career, this book concludes his overblown, bombastic, silly, and nonsensical interpretation of the X-men. Previous volumes established the pattern: take familiar storylines from X-men history, and reinterpret/bowdlerize them in the most jacked-up, brainless "blockbuster" style, while erasing any trace of believable motivation, likeable characterizion, realistic dialog, and credible plotting. Add liberal doses of absurd and ridiculous military/industrial/political/presidential politics and intrigue that have absolutely no connection with reality, nor are they any credible exaggeration of reality.

Mr Millar is completely capable of works of super-hero genius. Read his brilliant "Marvel Knights Spider-Man" or "Wolverine: Enemy of the State" or "Civil War"--they are the some of the best Marvel Comics of the past 10 years. They feature huge-scale action, intrigue, excess, and yes, sometimes characterizations that are a little more smarmy than we are used to seeing in Marvel comics, but it all works.

Ultimate X-Men literally seems like something he farmed out to an understudy. Some apprentice teenager who he hired under the table to do his work for him. There is just nothing here to like. The characters are all stupid, or insane, or jerks, or just lacking in sensible motivation. The characters' powers are off the charts and ridiculous. The dialog is so over-the-top, everyone is constantly yelling at each other and spouting maniacal nonsense, or spicing their speech with military/espionage-poseur BS:

Nick Fury: "With Xavier down, that cult of his is just a bunch of TERRIFIED KIDS running around with the might of the U.S. MILITARY MACHINE on their tail." (word emphasis from the original!)

"The US military machine"?? That is so corny and ridiculous. But those kinds of lines are on every page. Everyone talks like that! Everyone tries to sound like they are too cool for school. But it doesn't work. They just sound like badly-written characters created by someone who's only knowledge of the world comes from watching Michael Bay movies.

On to the specifics about the stories in this volume. The first arc, "Ultimate War", deals with the Ultimates vs Magneto vs the X-Men. The characters of Magneto, Prof Xavier, Nick Fury, and Captain America are the main ones here. And they are completely annoying. Every line they spout is overblown with stupid braggadocio. The clash of wills between Magneto and Xavier is absurd. They are supposed to be the two poles to which mutants are supposed to gravitate, but their ideologies are so ridiculous and stupid that nobody could possibly fall for their BS. We've now had to slog through 35+ issues of Xavier and Magneto delivering interminable sermons. Their characters never behave or develop in credible ways. They simply brood, strut, spout crazy-talk, and order people around.

At one point, Xavier asks Jean Grey whether he's ever given her reason to doubt his judgment in the past, and she says no. That is absurd! Every story arc has featured his misjudgements--from brainwashing Magneto, to leaving his family and allowing his son to grow up crazy and kill hundreds of people, to being suckered in by the Hellfire Club-- everything Xavier has done on Millar's run has been disastrous. Yet everyone still acts like he's god, including himself! That's just bad writing: inexplicable character motivation and behavior.

In this Ultimate War arc, there are some pretty cool battles between the X-men and the Ultimates. The characters' powers and abilities play off interestingly against each other. The art by Chris Bachalo is generally excellent, one complaint being the fact that the art is so densely packed onto the page that you frequently have to work to figure out what is happening in the action sequences.

In the last half of the book, we have the final confrontation with Magneto, as he attempts to kill off the world's population by reversing the Earth's magnetic poles. There's a parallel plot in which Cyclops lies dying, dropped to the bottom of a gorge by Wolverine, who was trying to get him out the way in order to get with Jean Grey. Um, what? That is just stupid. It is not believable. It is also not believable that Cyclops would survive for days at the bottom of this gorge by eating bugs, then get rescued by Magneto's goons, then get completely healed by spending one day in a bed at Magneto's floating sanctuary. And it is certainly not believable that he would then take Wolverine back on the team at the end, with everything honkey-dorey.

The characters' powers are jacked up to the maximum as usual, so the battles and conflicts lack jeopardy. In one completely ridiculous situation, Magneto destabilizes the reactor of a nuclear power plant...so Jean Grey telekineticaly cuts out that section of the Earth's crust and flies it into outer space. Uh, WTF??? Stupid.

Xavier's relationship with Nick Fury continues to develop, in similarly ridiculous ways. Finally, in the last issue reprinted here, we are treated to yet another multi-page blab-fest when Xavier visists Magneto in prison. Haven't we all had enough of these two and their endless clash of wills? Especially as presented by this writer, the relationship between the two is simply devoid of nuance and utterly tiresome.

The good news is that this is the last of Millar's UXM. Next up, Brian Bendis and David Finch jump start a new direction for the book with a brilliant 12-issue run. Then, in volume 5, Brian K Vaughan and a roster of excellent artists truly take this book to the heights. If you've read this far, stick with this series, because it gets so much better.

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Martin

Awesome

Reviewed in Canada on October 29, 2015

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Awesome!
Great story, great artwork.
Perfect way to collect the series.

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Great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 26, 2014

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This collection collects two of the best story arcs in the Ultimate X-Men series: Ultimate War and the Return of the King. During Ulitmate War the Ultimates (or the Avengers) battle with the X-Men due to Professor X lying about Magneto's Death and The Return of the King tells the story of Magneto trying to achieve his goal of homo sapien eradication and the return of Cyclops. Both story arcs sound like nothing new, but they are written and drawn wonderfully. Each character gets a chance to shine during these sagas and, as expected, each issue is filled with humour, action and thought provoking moments. It's a well worthy purchase and I'm happy to have two of my favourite storylines brought together in one package.

F.Braun

sollte in keiner guten Sammlung fehlen

Reviewed in Germany on March 30, 2014

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Sehr sschöne Zeichnungen (ähnlicher Stil wie Jim Lee). Die Story ist auch Okay. Habe ich im Schnäppchen für gerade mal 6 Euro bekommen. Ist aber auch mehr Geld wert.

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