ringslinger

August 19, 2009 4:58 pm @conor : I get that, but I think you get my point.

August 19, 2009 2:09 pm

On the critique of Ultimat Comics - Spiderman 01 (worst title ever).

Look I get that no one liked Ultimatum, but this constant piling on Jeph Loeb is ridiculous. Look this is a major publishing company, no one, NO ONE, gets to do whatever they want. Loeb, pitched his story and editorial approved it. So if the writing didn't live up then that's Loeb's fault but this fairy tale that he just got to do whatever he wanted with no oversight or editorial direction, well that's just that, a fairy tale. You want to blame people for Ulitmatum, don't forget to give due grief to Quesada and the editorial staff. Because in the end they approved it. 

 And as for the rebuilt NYC in the Ultimates Comics line, the big problem I have is that they shattered Manhattan and then they rebuilt it, EXACTLY THE SAME?!? Really? Same old brownstones and everything? You'd think that when you get to rebuild from scratch you'd modernize the city a bit, no? 

The book was great, but from the standpoint of following Ultimatum. It's an EPIC editorial FAIL! 

 Cheers, 

 Jack.