The March On Ultimatum Continues In Ultimate Power!

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The March On Ultimatum Continues In Ultimate Power!

The breathtaking battle between the Ultimates and two versions of the Squadron Supreme concludes and the Ultimate Universe will never, ever be the same again! Ultimate Power #9 (of 9), from the red-hot creative team of Emmy-nominated and Eisner-winning author Jeph Loeb and acclaimed artist Greg Land bring you the “ultimate” superhero throwdown as enemies become allies to defeat the Hulk! Who’s more powerful—the Thing or The Hulk? Who is the new permanent resident of the Ultimate Universe? And what’s Nick Fury’s role in the stunning conclusion?

A March On Ultimatum tie-in, this powerful final chapter of the Ultimate Power epic forces both sides to make huge sacrifices that’ll change both the Ultimate and Supreme Power universes forever. True Believer, you won’t believe your eyes when it all concludes—it’s more than mortal minds can imagine!

Setting the stage for 2008’s can’t-miss event, Ultimatum, Marvel urges retailers to check their orders on Ultimate Power #9 and all upcoming March On Ultimatum tie-ins. In 2008, the ultimate price will be paid, but this is where the future of the Ultimate Universe begins…but is it the beginning of the end? Look to the Ultimatum teaser for a hint of things to come.

ULTIMATE POWER #9 (of 9) (AUG072199)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by GREG LAND
Rated T+ …$2.99
FOC—12/06/07, On-Sale—12/28/07



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[Dreg]

Who’s more powerful—the Thing or The Hulk?

The Hulk. It's always the Hulk. Good 'ol Hulk. How I hate him.

[Icaruss]

This has got to be the most clumsy event ever. Ultimate Power, I mean.

[Ray G.]

I know less than nothing about Ultimatum and Final Crisis. You'd think we'd get some tidbit on the plot from either company.

[Jim.]

I know less than nothing about Ultimatum and Final Crisis. You'd think we'd get some tidbit on the plot from either company.
This is all leading up to some massive conspiracy in the Ultimate Marve U. that has had it's seeds planted since the very beginning. I'm super excited for it.

[MIKE D]

This has got to be the most clumsy event ever. Ultimate Power, I mean.

Haven't been reading it. Care to provide a recap, if possible?

[RegularJoe]

feels like U Power has been going on forever.

[BenC (formerly Ape-X)]

Weren't we supposed to know who was taking over Squadron Supreme by now???

[Matt O'Keefe]

This is all leading up to some massive conspiracy in the Ultimate Marve U. that has had it's seeds planted since the very beginning. I'm super excited for it.

I highly doubt that they had the ideas from the beginning. It seemed to have always been meant as a chance to tell self-contained stories about the characters with no continuity.

[D-Money]

In 2008, the ultimate price will be paid

As long as the ultimate cover price stays the same, i'll buy it.

[ZombieSpeedball]

Who's being added to the Ultimate Universe?

[Jim.]

I highly doubt that they had the ideas from the beginning. It seemed to have always been meant as a chance to tell self-contained stories about the characters with no continuity.
This is wrong. There has always been a background conspiracy. It started in Ultimate Team Up.

[BenC (formerly Ape-X)]

This is wrong. There has always been a background conspiracy. It started in Ultimate Team Up.
True. The two part, Phil hester drawn Hulk crossover. (Yep, that'll be the geekiest sentence I type all day)

[ZombieSpeedball]

True. The two part, Phil hester drawn Hulk crossover. (Yep, that'll be the geekiest sentence I type all day)

Why is that the geekiest sentence? Pretty tame in the ways of geekdom.

[Ben]

This is wrong. There has always been a background conspiracy. It started in Ultimate Team Up.Didn't it start on page 1 of Ultimate Spider-Man #1? Who was Norman talking to on the phone?

[ZombieSpeedball]

Didn't it start on page 1 of Ultimate Spider-Man #1? Who was Norman talking to on the phone?

I'll bet it was Uncle Ben.

[Jim.]

Didn't it start on page 1 of Ultimate Spider-Man #1? Who was Norman talking to on the phone?
This could also be true.

[BenC (formerly Ape-X)]

Why is that the geekiest sentence? Pretty tame in the ways of geekdom.

Eh, you're right...I've been cooped up in the office surrounded by office people...the banality is wearing off on me.

[ZombieSpeedball]

Eh, you're right...I've been cooped up in the office surrounded by office people...the banality is wearing off on me.

You should freak out and scream at everyone. Really scare the shit out of them.

[Icaruss]

Haven't been reading it. Care to provide a recap, if possible?

I don't know. I meant that it seems to have been going on forever, there's now this sudden artist change, nobody really cares anymore what happens in it, etc. Storywise, it has also been pretty clumsy. The story has been very rushed, and just basically non-stop fighting. Because there has been three different writers, it seems like they all wanted to their own cool match-ups, so it just doesn't end.

But anyways, here's a recap of what I can remember about it:

Reed is depressed because he wants to help Ben be human again. Fury doesn't want him doing exploring in other dimensions because of the whole zombie fiasco. In spite of this, Reed sends little sphere thingies through the N-Gate thing, to explore the multiverse, I guess.

Cut to a few months later. The Supreme Power team arrives and starts fighting everybody in the Baxter Building. They talk in a weird language that nobody understands. Spiderman arrives and fights them too. Then the Ultimates arrive and fight them too. Then the X-Men arrive and fight them too. All in the same place. (that's the clumsy part I was talking about)

Fight.

Fight.

Fight.

The Supreme Power guys finally have the ability to talk again. They tell everybody that their world has been destroyed, because the sphere sent by Reed caused some kinda interdimensional breach thingamajig that made slimy things that couldn't be killed. Something like that. They want to execute him for crimes against humanity. Reed goes with them to their world.

After some time a rescue mission is sent. There is fighting. Reed wants to see if he can solve the problems in the Supreme World.

Fight.

Fight.

Fight.

And then there's a giant Doctor Doom that appears out of nowhere. That's what I've read so far.

[bartleby]

there's now this sudden artist change

There is?

[Kenobi Fei-Hung]

I don't know. I meant that it seems to have been going on forever, there's now this sudden artist change, nobody really cares anymore what happens in it, etc. Storywise, it has also been pretty clumsy. The story has been very rushed, and just basically non-stop fighting. Because there has been three different writers, it seems like they all wanted to their own cool match-ups, so it just doesn't end.

But anyways, here's a recap of what I can remember about it:

Reed is depressed because he wants to help Ben be human again. Fury doesn't want him doing exploring in other dimensions because of the whole zombie fiasco. In spite of this, Reed sends little sphere thingies through the N-Gate thing, to explore the multiverse, I guess.

Cut to a few months later. The Supreme Power team arrives and starts fighting everybody in the Baxter Building. They talk in a weird language that nobody understands. Spiderman arrives and fights them too. Then the Ultimates arrive and fight them too. Then the X-Men arrive and fight them too. All in the same place. (that's the clumsy part I was talking about)

Fight.

Fight.

Fight.

The Supreme Power guys finally have the ability to talk again. They tell everybody that their world has been destroyed, because the sphere sent by Reed caused some kinda interdimensional breach thingamajig that made slimy things that couldn't be killed. Something like that. They want to execute him for crimes against humanity. Reed goes with them to their world.

After some time a rescue mission is sent. There is fighting. Reed wants to see if he can solve the problems in the Supreme World.

Fight.

Fight.

Fight.

And then there's a giant Doctor Doom that appears out of nowhere. That's what I've read so far.

This is truly the most accurate description of this series I have seen. Oh, and the "classic" version of the Squadron Supreme shows up to battle the "Supreme Power" version of the Squadron as well as the Ultimate Universe heroes.

[Icaruss]

There is?

No, there isn't. I misread the artist's name.

Sorry.