This is one of those 'was it worth the wait' books. Issue three came out quite awhile back, but was a damn good read (as were the first two issues), proving well that the book stands up alongside Mark Millar's original Ultimates, and Ultimates 2.
Buuuuutttt... As great as the artwork by Joe Madureira and script by Jeph Loeb is - both would be even better if issues of The Ultimates 3 actually came out on time. Something that seems to be the curse of the Ultimate Marvel Universe.
***SPOILER ALERT***
That aside - you can't deny that Joe's jaw dropping work compliments every tense moment in the book, making some truly awe inspiring moments with Sabretooth / Hawkeye, Juggernaut / Wolverine, and Thor / Magneto.
Sadly, as wonderful and as truly grim (in some places - see Valkyrie's final expression followed by Pyro's errie words) as this book is - I just can't forgive the delay. It took me half the book to remember what was going on - which is never a good thing.
Therefore - Ultimates 3 issue 4 - docked one point for timekeeping.
Pete's Score: 4 out of 5
(late - but brilliant nonetheless)
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