Bass
Nexus of the World
I really enjoyed Millar's Ultimate X-Men run, but since then, I've not enjoyed UXM. Bendis' run was piss-poor, and Vaughn's run hasn't been exciting really.
I mean, the Sinister arc was actually okay (though, I'm upset he lost the giant cloak... ah, well), and Fenris wasn't too bad at all. They weren't great, but they certainly weren't bad. Just a bit better than lukewarm.
But the current arc? I LOVE it. Really, really exciting, and I think Vaughn has a real talent for ultimatising characters.
Vaughn must have just gone into the Mojo file and just deleted the word alien. It's so true to the characters - Longshot, Mojo, Arcade, Spiral, everyone is so well-handled, they fit perfectly into the book. This is true even for Apocalypse, Sinister, and Fenris.
Unless Vaughn is picking up from unused threads from Millar or Bendis' desk, part of me is upset that he wasn't responsible for a lot of the Ultimatising of characters - simply because these ones are so effortlessly done.
(I'm finding it to be a hard wait for Ultimate Apocalypse.)
But yeah, UXM is really kicking it at the moment, don't you think? I hope Immonen stays on for a while too, he's terrific.
I mean, the Sinister arc was actually okay (though, I'm upset he lost the giant cloak... ah, well), and Fenris wasn't too bad at all. They weren't great, but they certainly weren't bad. Just a bit better than lukewarm.
But the current arc? I LOVE it. Really, really exciting, and I think Vaughn has a real talent for ultimatising characters.
Vaughn must have just gone into the Mojo file and just deleted the word alien. It's so true to the characters - Longshot, Mojo, Arcade, Spiral, everyone is so well-handled, they fit perfectly into the book. This is true even for Apocalypse, Sinister, and Fenris.
Unless Vaughn is picking up from unused threads from Millar or Bendis' desk, part of me is upset that he wasn't responsible for a lot of the Ultimatising of characters - simply because these ones are so effortlessly done.
(I'm finding it to be a hard wait for Ultimate Apocalypse.)
But yeah, UXM is really kicking it at the moment, don't you think? I hope Immonen stays on for a while too, he's terrific.