moonmaster
Without him, all of you would be lost souls roamin
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The other night I was wondering what Loeb might do with the Ultimates and the familiar feeling I had when he was first announced on the book crept back in. I started imagining what he was probably going to do, and thinking about how I would do it. And how is that?
I may just be nuts for the Authority right now, but I think that would be the best direction to take the book. The Ultimates break away from government control and resolve to become a superhuman force above any kind of government control. Fury comes with and leaves SHIELD behind.
Much like the Authority, the Ultimates start taking on real problems. Dictators, human rights violations, corrupt governments. They make a massive announcement to the world: If you have anykind of superpowers or are incredibally skilled in some useful field, and you believe you can help the world, you can be a part of the Ultimates. The Ultimates become a worldwide network of super-people, brought forth from every nation and ready to help when called upon. People like the X-Men and Spider-Man become members, willing to lend their services when needed.
But the government is concerned by what's going on. SHIELD has a new leader who's not a very nice guy and thinks that all superhumans need to be strictly controlled and forced into military service, no matter what objections they may have. He forms a new version of the Ultimates. This new team is not really evil, but they're much more docile and they're willing to carry out any order, no matter what it is. Ultimates 3 culminates in the old Ultimates and the new Ultimates clashing, with huge ramifications.
Personally, I think that's the most valuable direction the book could be taken in, but it's probably the exact opposite of what Loeb has planned.
So now I ask you: If you were given the chance, how would you continue the Ultimates?
I may just be nuts for the Authority right now, but I think that would be the best direction to take the book. The Ultimates break away from government control and resolve to become a superhuman force above any kind of government control. Fury comes with and leaves SHIELD behind.
Much like the Authority, the Ultimates start taking on real problems. Dictators, human rights violations, corrupt governments. They make a massive announcement to the world: If you have anykind of superpowers or are incredibally skilled in some useful field, and you believe you can help the world, you can be a part of the Ultimates. The Ultimates become a worldwide network of super-people, brought forth from every nation and ready to help when called upon. People like the X-Men and Spider-Man become members, willing to lend their services when needed.
But the government is concerned by what's going on. SHIELD has a new leader who's not a very nice guy and thinks that all superhumans need to be strictly controlled and forced into military service, no matter what objections they may have. He forms a new version of the Ultimates. This new team is not really evil, but they're much more docile and they're willing to carry out any order, no matter what it is. Ultimates 3 culminates in the old Ultimates and the new Ultimates clashing, with huge ramifications.
Personally, I think that's the most valuable direction the book could be taken in, but it's probably the exact opposite of what Loeb has planned.
So now I ask you: If you were given the chance, how would you continue the Ultimates?