Scott's Take: Ultimates Vol 1: Fix the World by Deniz Camp and Jonathan Hickman, Illustrator Juan Frigeri

Ultimates Vol 1: Fix the World by Deniz Camp and Jonathan Hickman, illustrated by Juan Frigeri, is a new series set in the new Ultimate Universe. I read this through Marvel Unlimited. This book collects seven issues of the hit series.  In this book, Tony Stark, Captain America, Doom (Reed Richards), and Thor are building a resistance to the Maker’s Council that secretly runs the world. The world is being run by supervillains and most of the population have no idea. Their secret war takes them to the White House and across the globe. The heroes have their work cut out for them.

 

Each issue for the most part has a simple mandate-- establish a new hero in the Ultimate Universe-- and that is done extremely well. There is action, humor, plenty of beautiful art work, and great character work. New heroes are introduced and existing heroes are redefined to make them different in this universe. The creative team incorporates even less known characters such as the 1st human torch (not to be confused with Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four who eclipsed him in popularity). The Maker’s Council is full of dangerous individuals such as the Hulk and more.

 

Teen Tony Stark and Captain America have fresh spins put on these established heroes. Captain America struggles with the fact that America no longer exists as the Maker has split the world into territories which he has given to his people. Most people living in what was America do not even know that America exists since the council has wiped a lot of information from the world. Teen Stark is a more optimistic and sunnier version of Iron Man. There will be a second volume, but that does not have a title or a release date yet.  I look forward to reading.

 

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As noted, I read this through the Marvel Unlimited App. As always, nobody has any expectation of me reviewing anything.

 

 

Scott A. Tipple ©2025

Scott's Take: Children of the Vault by Deniz Camp

Children of the Vault by Deniz Camp, Illustrator Lucas Maresca, explores some of the aftermath of the Fall of X. Without a majority of the X-Men around to maintain the dream prison holding the Children of The Vault (a group of superhuman conquerors who live in a place that time moves at a rate faster than Earth), they are free to conqueror the planet. Since a majority of telepaths were mutants, humanity is now vulnerable to a thought virus. The Children unleash an idea virus that spreads person to person which will kill 99 percent of humans while also converting the few survivors into new Children. They will win a war that most humans won’t even realize has begun.

 

Luckly there are two X-Men left who have a plan to stop them. Cable and Bishop. This is a buddy cop tale featuring the two X-Men from dystopian futures. They could not have more in common. They are both mutant soldiers who are determined to do whatever it takes to complete their mission. They do not have lines they won’t cross. They are not heroes. They are soldiers. They could not hate each other more.  They have a lot of bad blood and history between them. There was a whole thing that Bishop tried to murder Cable and a little girl he was protecting so they committed horrible crimes against each other. For example, Bishop would nuke a whole continent full of people to kill Cable while Cable would start a cult to murder Bishop.  That kind of thing causes issues between them. That’s just one of their problems with each other.

 

This is action miniseries where the buddy cops are insulting each other with shots about their history. There is plenty of action. The villains are interesting if not explored fully because this is only a four-issue series. The art is cool and depicts things well whether it is combat on the astral plane or being a man with his own hammer or deploying a black hole gun. This is a fun miniseries and a good way to learn more about Cable and Bishop. Two complicated mutant soldiers that have a lot of blood on their hands.

 

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My reading copy came by way of the Hoopla App and the Dallas Public Library System.

 

Scott A. Tipple ©2024