SDCC 2013: Bendis and Bagely join forces once again for "Cataclysm"

In last month's "Age of Ultron" #10, The World-Eater, Galactus, arrived in the Ultimate Marvel Universe. As you can probably tell from his title, this isn't good for residents of the Ultimate universe. This plot will be continuing in "Hunger", a four-issue miniseries written by Joshua Hale Fialkov (I, Vampire, Alpha: Big Time, Ultimate Comics: the Ultimates) which is, in itself, a build up to "Cataclysm: The Ultimates' last stand", written by Brian Michael Bendis ( Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, Age of Ultron) and pencilled by Mark Bagley ( Ultimate Spider-Man, Fantastic Four)

Cataclysm was announced today at San-Diego Comic-Con, the team have previously worked on the successful original run of Ultimate Spider-Man. As you can see, this creative team have a lot of experience in the Ultimate Universe. Check out the cover to issue one of Cataclysm below:

(Source: Newsarama)

Review: FF #6

FF is one of the funniest and most enjoyable books you could produce, it's got amazing art, great writing, and the perculiar and unique comedy that this book is perfect at. That sentence sums up my thoughts of this comic completely and I could leave it at that, but I know that's not much of a review, so let me say some more.

Matt Fraction has managed to write a brilliant story in this book, and every issue manages to sum up who the character's are, which is NOT their counterparts on the original Fantastic Four team, and he shows this perfectly, and shows the public's reaction to this replacement team brilliantly.

He also adds in a lot of humour, which isn't something you see much of in recent comics. It's not usually straight-forward jokes, but the situations and characters are so different, weird and unique that it make sthe stoty funny. And the fact that the Baxter Building now officially has a Karaoke stage inside the Observatory on the roof is enough to give this issue a 10/10.

The art in this issue is by a stand-in artist, Joe Quinnones. The art style is very similar, and I'll be honest, I've had to update this review since it took me a few days to notice it wasn't Mike Allred. A lot of times a stand-in artist is seen as a bad thing, but Joe Quinnnone's art fits the style of the book really well, so it's definitely not a problem.

The creative team also aren't afraid to bring up topics that some people see as "difficult", and being able to include LGBT topics in a story is something a lot of creators can be too scared to do, but Matt Fraction and the stand-in artist, Joe Quinnones show it perfectly.

Overall, one of the best comics out this week, and one of the best series being produced in comics at the moment. Roll on the next issue!

Rating: 10/10!

You definitely need to buy this book!

Review: Fantastic Four #7

Warning, Spoilers!

I'd just like to start off by saying that Fantastic Four, as well as it's sister book, FF, is one of the most interesting books on the shelves. It's awesome to see Matt Fraction's take on the Galaxy, past and future of the Marvel Universe, and he manages to come up with some brilliant concepts, the idea to have the Fantastic Four see the birth and death of the Universe was great, and I've never seen that done with any characters before.

Basically, in this issue, the Fantastic Four travel to the end of everything, the Big Crunch. This was a great idea for a story, and I really enjoyed reading it, it's written smartly, and lives up to the excellent standard set by the first six issues of this series.

I'm also a big fan of Mark Bagley's artwork, he was one of the first artists whose work I saw when I was starting to get into comics, and I've loved it in everything I've seen it in. He manages to draw the alien species so well, and all of them look completely different, as they should.

The one page in this issue most, though, was the one of Valeria explaining why the Alien observers' plan would not work. It really sums up that character, shows that she's not to be underestimated and that she doesn't let being a kid get in the way of speaking her ideas to people.

The end of the issue was a great example of Matt Fraction's really intelligent writing, I know it's a little off topic but it ties perfectly to the ending of this week's "FF", I don't want to ruin it, but I'm sure you'll understand the onnection when you've read both of the issues.

All around, this is a fascinating and well written comic, with great artwork and an interesting plot. Another great issue by Fraction and Bagley!

Rating: 10/10!