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The Big Picture
The Ultimates, Vol. 2: Homeland Security
Creators: Mark Millar, writer; Bryan Hitch, pencils; Paul Neary and Andrew Currie, inks; Paul Mounts, colors
Marvel, 192 pages, $17.99
So? If there's one superhero comic that feels like it's already been made into a movie, this is it. The Ultimates is this line's version of "The Avengers," imagining the formation of the team as if it was done today rather than in 1963. The monthly publication of this story, in issues 7-13, was plagued by lengthy delays. But the collected edition, in which the whole thing can be absorbed at once, is more than worth the wait and a much better way to read it. What sets this book apart is that Millar and Hitch give it a sense of immense scale and economy of storytelling unlike anything else in superhero comics. There are no throw-away fights and every scene adds character and moves the plot ahead. The relentless pace of Millar's story is a great fun — almost like a videogame — and even offers some payoffs from the first volume. The faceoff between Captain America and Henry Pym, who tries to lose himself in a bottle after beating his wife, The Wasp, in the previous book, is particularly satisfying. Visually, the book is stunning. Hitch's detailed pencils are expertly inked and Mounts' coloring gives it a superb sheen. As an adrenaline-rush piece of entertainment, this just can't be beat by anything else Marvel or DC is currently publishing. It's a shame that it's unlikely we'll ever see a screen adaptation as the rights to Cap, Iron Man and Thor are all too valuable separately to Marvel. But that's OK, because it's so close to a movie as it is that any attempt to film it would risk mucking it up. Grade: A
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