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06-11-2005 02:56 PM ET (US)
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I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME NOW. DOES ANYONE ELSE SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ULTIMATES? WE DON'T SEE AN NEW "ULTIMATE" VERSIONS OF CLASSIC VILLANS LIKE ULTRON, BARON ZEMO, THE WRECKING CREW, OR GRIM REAPER OR ANYONE. ALL THE OTHER ULTIMATE BOOKS (XMEN ESPECIALLY) HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB RECREATING STANDARD VILLIANS. THE ULTIMATES HAVEN'T FOUGHT ANYONE OUTSIDE OF THEIR OWN RANKS. FIRST IT WAS BANNER, THEN IT WAS CAP AND PYM, THEN IT WAS THOR. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER, THEY'VE ONLY FOUGHT IN ONE BATTLE WHERE THE ENEMY WAS TRULY EVIL WITH THAT WHOLE CHITAURI THING. AND DON'T PULL THE MAGNETO CARD BECAUSE THAT WAS LIKE A 2 PAGE FIGHT AND HE WIPED THE FLOOR WITH THEM. EVERYONE ELSE THEY FOUGHT, INCLUDING THE XMEN, HAVE ALL BEEN HEROES. DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT'S A GREAT BOOK, BUT TO ME JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
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