Ultimate Power #9 Review

ULTIMATE POWER #9
Written by Jeph Loeb
Art by Greg Land

When the hell are they going to ban Jeph Loeb from writing comics? I can't think of a single issue he's written since probably his last collaboration with Tim Sale that I would consider even remotely decent.

Honestly, I could probably write a 10 page essay on how bad this story was, but I'll keep it short here. Most of the opening pages consist of giant word balloons recapping previous events. Yes, that huge opening recap page wasn't enough for him, he had to beat us over the head for several pages with random people spouting stuff that happened in earlier issues. This is actually the best part of this issue.

The entire issue was dedicated to beating up the Hulk. In the end, Spider-Man webs his eyes shut, Sue Storm puts a bubble on his head and the Thing knocks him out with one punch. Despite the fact the only 'injury' he's sustained is Wolverine stabbing him before nearly having his head ripped off by Hulk. So, one punch from the weaker Thing seems like it would do the trick.

Wait a minute, what about that virus that was killing this world and stuff? Well, with the Doombot destroyed, it looks like Nick Fury was the bad guy behind all this. Ya, the guy who recently lost an arm defending America in Ultimates 2 (and mysteriously has 2 arms here) was the villain who tried to take over the Supreme Power world by killing everyone with that spore and blaming it on Reed Richards. Yeahbuwha? On what planet does that even make sense? After this retarded revelation, Nick stays behind on this world as the villain of this horrible, horrible series and in exchange, Zarda comes back to the Ultimate Universe to make sure we don't plan to attack their universe again or something.

Goddamn it, Loeb.

Verdict - Return For Refund.

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