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Entered on: January 15, 2006 12:00 AM by Ross

Anyone else looking forward to this? Jack? Swerb, have you read this? It's pretty frigging good. I borrowed the comics from Roche a while back and I'm very much looking forward to this movie.

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From: Ross Entered on: January 15, 2006 2:34 PM
They've got a webite at:     http://www.ultimateavengers.com/
From: Jackzilla Entered on: January 15, 2006 8:28 PM
The Ultimates comic series (that this is based on) is super sweet.     Bert - Has Bells loaned you his Identity Crisis/Current DC stuff? Super sweet stuffs!
From: Swerb Entered on: January 15, 2006 9:50 PM
I haven't read the series yet... maybe it's unfair or elitist of me, but I automatically assume that all superhero titles are shite, because most of them *are* shite. I'll check this out when I get a chance.
From: Jackzilla Entered on: January 16, 2006 3:03 PM
Swerb - I firmly believe in the "90% of everything is crap" rule. Just don't miss the remaining 10% and that includes super-hero comics. There's plenty of sweet super-hero stuff being printed. Just in the last couple years: The Ultimates, Identity Crisis, Supreme Power, Invincible (Image), Astonishing X-Men (by Joss Whedon) and I find basically anything written by Geoff Johns (a DC writer) is sweet.     On the video: I first heard about this direct to video release at last summer's Chicago Wizard World Con. Hopefully it's sweet. It sure should be. And hopefully the start of a new trend: More mature-oriented super-hero animated movies.
From: Ross Entered on: January 16, 2006 3:30 PM
Swerb, Jack is right - lately, tons of good superhero shit has been coming out. This is quite good, actually. Also yeah, I've read the Infinite/Identity Crisis stuff too, which I also thoroughly enjoyed.     I would love to see some of this stuff end up as animated movies. Sounds like a really good idea - since it's not a TV series, people aren't as likely to misidentify it as children's programming.
From: Jackzilla Entered on: February 18, 2006 12:35 PM
Well, I watched it. Meh.     Unfortunately, it seems to be about standard Saturday Morning Style to me. It features the Ultimates versions of the Avengers, but the story is not the same as the comics and is missing all of my favorite parts (horny Hulk, Wasp exposing her breasts to distract Hulk, Cappy snappin' necks, etc.). The end fight with Hulk isn't too bad, but it's just not as good as the comic.
From: Ross Entered on: February 18, 2006 6:29 PM
I just got done watching it and I totally agree. The end fight was actually quite good - think Justice League Unlimited super-powered fights but not as repetitive. Thor was sweet when he was fucking up the Hulk and the Hulk was super sweet fucking up the cocky Giant Man.     But yeah, all the interesting or adult themes were gone: bloodless combat (though people did die), nudity, Hollywood references, Pym's wife beating, Banner potentially getting the death penalty for the Hulk murdering innocents, etc.     Meh is about right.
From: Ross Entered on: February 27, 2006 12:49 PM
Review of it here, they didn't like it:     http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=20265
From: Ross Entered on: March 2, 2006 10:19 PM
This is interesting. From superhero hype:       Cartoon Network Reveals New Original Movies     - Ultimate Avengers: Steve Rogers, also known as Captain America, returns to the world after being frozen in ice for 60 years. He quickly realizes that this new and very different world is in need of heroes. With Iron Man, Thor, Wasp, Giant Man and others, he forms the Ultimate Avengers. The animated feature is set to air in the spring.     - Ultimate Avengers 2: Captain America and the rest of the Ultimate Avengers return to battle with a new set of villains. This time, the events are more threatening than ever. Ultimate Avengers 2 is slated to air in the fall.     - Iron Man: Based on the Marvel Comics character, Iron Man tells the story of billionaire Tony Stark, an alcoholic and one of the world's most imaginative weapons defense technology creators. When a powerful competitor almost succeeds in killing him, he must build a modern-day suit of armor to stay alive. As he becomes more agile and powerful, Stark decides to use it to fight crime as Iron Man. The animated feature is scheduled to air in the fall.       Full story here:     http://superherohype.com/news.php?id=3914
From: Ross Entered on: August 18, 2006 5:36 PM
Anyone watch this yet?  I don't know why I am.  I am about halfway through and I'm wondering what is possessing me.  Perhaps just the idea that there could be a cool Avengers movie.  Alas, this is not it.
From: Crockett Entered on: August 18, 2006 8:32 PM
Yeah, I bought it because I liked the first one. This one is pretty lame in comparison. The action is not as good and overall I would say that it was nothing special.
From: Jackzilla Entered on: August 27, 2008 12:02 PM
Fans of Robert Kirkman's INVINCIBLE comic:  Check out the MTV "animated comic" series; there's a preview here.
From: Radmobile Entered on: August 27, 2008 12:19 PM
Is that what it's going to look like?  Comic panels with voice actors?  Hasn't animation advanced beyond that over the years?
From: NickNick Entered on: August 27, 2008 2:10 PM
Oh lord.  I truly hope that's not what it's going to look like.  That's horrible.  I actually had a fit halfway through and woke up on the floor.