Ultimates By Deniz Camp Vol. 1: Fix The World

Love the art, and the stories were action-packed. The story, as it progressed, was veiled in a lot of mystery, making you wonder what could be the bigger picture. This is a gradual team that are getting to know each other, and the threats they face are unlike anything I have ever seen before. One of those threats is a self-righteous cult leader, Hulk!

An amazing read! Great start to the Ultimate Universe!

Starts off great....nice to see them switch it up with characters

I enjoyed it thoroughly. It’s a reimagining done quite well. Just enough twists to keep it fresh and amazing art.

God, this is such a good book. Filled with so much complexity and amazing characters, there’s so much I want to say but at the same time I don’t want to spoil much and I just want to tell you to READ. IT. NOW. So the story itself is rather simple: after the events of Ultimate Invasion, newly initiated Tony Stark is now setting off on his quest to, as the title implies, "Fix the World" by recruiting the lost superheroes that The Maker tried to erase. It’s a rather basic but strong core for everything else to dance around it. Every member of the team gets a highlight on each issue and they are all written so well. Issue #1 focuses on the aftermath of Ultimate Universe #1 as well as Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne’s characters and I love how Camp writes Hank, the fear and insecurities he has after finding out about his 616 counterpart (and probably his 1610 counterpart as well, thinking about it) and how he uses that as a stepping stone for his character arc is so brilliant. Issue #2 is very overt with its criticism of the modern United States' government’s failures (this was 2024, before Trump returned, but if anything the criticisms presented in it apply even more now than when that it came out) as it focuses on Captain America finding out about the history of this new world while also fighting a super villain who is just an unapologetic parody of any modern politician and I adore it, because it not only explores ideas of what is patriotism and whether or not it’s an ideal worth fighting for but it also questions what heroism is at its core. It’s just a solid issue all around. Issue #3 focuses on the introduction of She-Hulk and the way the government tends to screw over the little people with their usual crap. Again, solid stuff, I especially love how it’s framed and presented through confidential US documents, reminds me of Watchmen in that regard. Issue #4 is just beautiful and tragic. I won’t spoil much but it focuses on this version of Doom (who is actually Reed Richards) and it shows just how cruel The Maker really is. Just gold dude, I don’t want to spoil much because I really beg you to read it yourself but suffice to say it’s in the running for my favorite issue here, along with #2. Issue #5 focuses on the new Hawkeye, a Native American character who is pretty dope and again, I love the framing under which he is introduced and furthers the book’s ideas of what heroism truly is. Issue #6 is just an all-out brawl with The Hulk and his minions and even during the action braindead sections of the book, Camp manages to add so much awesome dialogue that continues with the themes he’s established not only about heroism but about revolutions and standing up against oppression and how said oppression uses the risks of a revolution to coerce people into waiting tyranny. It’s just so good. The art is great in general, very dynamic and fun and carries a lot of weight during the action sequences, but ESPECIALLY Carrie’s weight during the slower, quieter character moments. Overall it’s a damn solid start to what I think will be seen as one of the greatest comics ever written. It’s just so good.

The first issue is deceptive, given how the rest of this series shows such grand scale of vision! The premise of this book possesses two of the greatest concepts I have seen in the genre in my extensive reading of comics over the last decade! Fixing the world is a powerful sentiment here and delivered in a mature and revolutionary way! Late high school ages and over will get the most out of this book. The further you get in the book, the more obvious that will be. Don't forget to read "Ultimate Invasion" before this! This book truly feels like its teaching and having you question things in a way, the popular side of this medium seemed to have left behind in a big way long ago! Can not recommend enough and very excited to continue! The book also looks gorgeous!

I wanna start this by saying that the book itself feels very high quality, and the colors aren't to dulled or saturated. While this story is a great launchpad for the series and a great start for anyone getting into this universe, it does have one major issue. This volume follows a simple to understand structure: each issue, a new superhero is revealed and added to the team, leading up to an epic battle that takes a surprising turn and leaves me wondering what'll happen to our heroes. The problem with this is that while each issue does a good job of setting up the new addition to the team, we don't see them working alongside the rest of the team much until said climactic battle. I feel the biggest reason people read about teams like The Ultimates/Avengers or X-Men is to see the interactions between said heroes, but we don't get much of that in this volume. To me, it feels more like the Doom & Iron Lad show. Overall, a fantastic continuation of the plot set up in Ultimate Invasion, but I'd like to see them flesh out the team dynamic a bit more!

kids loved it