If you were around at the old boards, you'll remember this one. It's time to bring it back.
On October 25, 2010 - I started a quest to read through the entire Ultimate Universe from the beginning. Several people joined me, and we spent the next year reading what was then every Ultimate book ever published. At that time, that covered everything from Ultimate Spider-man #1 through Ultimate Fallout and the Death of Spider-man. Through the next two years, the reviews continued, albeit at a much slower rate.
Somehow, the thread - my crazy project - was a huge hit. With over 2000 replies and 173,000 views, it was by far the largest and longest lasting thread on the relatively small Ultimate Marvel Forums. I was touched every time someone came into the thread and said it helped get them into Ultimate Comics, and I think it's time that we continue helping people get into these books that we're big fans of.
Don't worry, I'm not planning to do it all over again. That would be insane. I'm starting where we left off (well, a bit before we left off, actually) at the Post-Death of Spider-man Ultimate Universe. The pace will be slower this time, but eventually we'll catch up to the present day. Once we get caught up, I may start posting old reviews - I still have them all saved - because I'd love all those to be available. But there's no way I'd be able to convince myself to actually start from the beginning again. And to all the naysayers who are thinking (or even hoping) that the Ultimate Universe will die soon: maybe it will, but it will live on in these stories.
This thread was one of the things that saved our small community from a repetitive cycle of whining about Ultimatum, and I think this can help us stay positive amidst worries and rumors of cancellation.
So here are the ground rules as I laid them out nearly four years ago:
1) I'm following the order laid out in this reading order post. However, I may diverge from that plan at times, so just look at the "UP NEXT" teaser at the bottom of each review.
2) I probably won't be doing more than a few reviews per month. Not only will this give us all time to read, but time to discuss and - hopefully - time for other people to post their own reviews if they feel so inclined.
3) Let's try to keep discussions about the books that have already been covered. Additionally, please keep spoilers to a minimum. Not about the stories we're discussing, those spoilers are fair game, but future books. As this thread as shown in the past, new readers WILL be joining us, and I don't want anything ruined for them. I understand some may just slip out (after all, some of these are 10 years old), but just be careful.
4) Try not to let feuds and arguments from other threads creep into this one. Keep the discussions here about the books we're talking about.
5) I'm going to give each book an arbitrary rating. They won't stay consistent, but oh well.
6) Have fun!