USM - I disagree about Venom. I actually liked the newer take on him, and the game gave a nice bit of closure to that storyline. Irresponisble was eh, Cats and Kings was pretty good, while Hollywood was the last great USM arc. Carnage was crap, Meet Me wasn't bad, Strange was ok, Switcheroo sucked, and Hobgoblin started good and ended in mediocrity. Warriors, though, is definetly a return to USM greatness. Hopefully the next few arcs retain this level (Though, I doubt it with a slew of X-men villians and anti-heroes being introduced. . .).
UXM - Vaughan is brilliant. Everything except Shock and Awe (Which was blah) has been great. I just hope Singer does a decent job. I have this strange feeling he's going to do both Dark Pheonix and Apocalypse. . .
UFF - I've loved it since the end of the Doom arc (Which was terrible, in my opinion). N-Zone was fun and Nihil was a great (And sorely needed) ultimization. Think Tank was very creepy. Crossover has been a lot of fun and while, yes, I wish they had explained the time travel bit a little better, I can live with it because, hey, it's the Fantastic Four. Plus, Tomb of Namor looks excellent and President Thor looks like it will explain the repercussions of time travel.
The Ultimates - It's been great. . .but I'm sick of the Traitor storyline. It'd be fine if this was a monthly book, but it isn't. I honestly just want to move to Red Skull and Ultron. Still, Millar's writing and Hitch's art are both stll top-notch. As for Ultimates III, I like Loeb. There hasn't been anything from him that I've honestly disliked. While most of it is fun superheroics, he wrote the great Batman stories Long Halloween and Dark Victory. If he can give Ultimates that dark tone, he'll be set. And I'm actually impressed with Mad's art. As long as he doesn't screw up Tony or Thor, I'll be happy with U3.
Ultimate Iron-Man - Why are they letting Card get away with this drivel. It's totally murdering Tony's character. If Marvel could give me ONE thing next year, let it be that Card learns how to write and make UIM II an enjoyable experience.
Ultimate Galactus - Nightmare was creepy, but far too slow paced. Secret, so far, has been well played, I just hope it ends well. Extinction, hopefully, will be the mother of all Ultimate minis. I love Peterson's art and the arrival of Gah Lak Tus is right up Ellis' alley. You can't get much more hardcore sci-fi then that.
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk AND Ultimate Invasion - While the name sucks, I have high hopes for Lindelof on UWvH. Lost is a great show and I hope this mini is equally great. Yu's art is also well-done. As for Invasion, I pray Bendis knows what he's doing. Ultimate Namor looks great and all, but Benids has been very hit or miss lately.
So, is it the fall of the Ultimate U? I doubt it. I jsut think we need to wrap up some of the current things (The Traitor story, Secret, UIM) and move on.