Ultimates 2 #100 Review

Writer: Al Ewing / Artists: Travel Foreman, Filipe Andrade, Marco Lorenzana, Scott Hanna / Marvel Comics I am really at a loss for words right now. Al Ewing and Travel Foreman have given us nothing but bars for their run on Ultimates and Ultimates 2. Ewing and Foreman raised the bar for character depth, story telling, and showing diverse characters playing a crucial role in the larger scheme of the Marvel Universe. I ain’t even know this was the final issue man, I’m feeling some type of way about that because when a story is good you don’t want it to end. This creative team kept us fed and now you telling me this the last supper? Sheeeeeeeit, well let’s get into this double digest feast. There are two wars going on outside, the metaphorical one Galactus’ squad is fighting and the one we’re privy to. Our Ultimates face off against The Ultimates (from the Ultimate Universe) as the evil Ultimate Reed Richards pulls the strings using High Evolutionary’s machinery. This Reed believes he’s helping and America informs him of the contrary. We got a knock-out strategic fight between our Ultimates and The Troubleshooters this time around, shit is looking like a New Japan Pro Wrestling Match. When I say that, just know that I mean it’s hard as fuck and The 616 Ultimates stay with the shits, my guy.

Travel Foreman paints a beautiful fight scene as usual but it’s when the discussion between the two ultimate teams takes place that we see where not only the team but Ewing and Foreman shin…