Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest

Not the best Ultimate book yet, but a very good one. The Tempest is a well-paced action story that does little more than keep superhero comics ordinary and average. Some of these mutations leave them looking like regular people but with the ability to say, read minds or run through walls , whereas others are more overtly freakish. They often fight against other Ultimate X-Men: They often fight against other mutants while maintaining a high moral standard in an attempt to sway prejudiced humans to accept them.

They started from scratch, redoing the origins of a lot of heroes and villains, even going so far as to bring in a decent group of writers to update and tweak the now classic characters for a new generation. For an industry that had simply been gouging the collectors for way too long—rehashing old storylines, putting out the same comic with multiple covers simply because the nerds would pay—this seemed like not only a step in the right direction, but a necessary move to retrieve burned out fans and ignite new interest.

Sinister who gets the shaft. This man is Mr.

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Sinister was always more about being cruel than having unstoppable power. To me, superhero comics are not unlike action movies. View all 3 comments.

- Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9 The Tempest by Brandon Peterson

Oct 05, Nate rated it it was amazing. This was by far the best Ultimate X-Men story I have read so far. Sinister is an incredibly creepy villain, a night and day difference than he is in the Marvel main universe. Also, seeing the team in mourning after the death of Hank McCoy in the previous collection adds an emotional weight to this collection not surprising as Brian K. Vaughan is at the helm for the first time in peak of his powers, Runaways era form. May 30, Janabi Castillo rated it liked it Shelves: Nov 18, Jason rated it it was amazing. One of my favorite writers, Brian K. Vaughn, starts his run on this title.

Like Bendis, he mixes in fun ideas with small character moments and big action set pieces. Aug 14, Charles rated it it was ok Shelves: This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Bendis is, sadly, out, and in his place comes Brian Vaughan, picking up where Bendis left off, with an influx of students including Angel, Alison, and Alex hmm, lots of A names. But yeah, the story revolves around a mutant serial killer in the Ultimate version of Mr. Sinister, who is taking orders from a possible figment of his imagination, Apocalypse.

And here again we see an expansion of the appearances of characters, as we see an Ultimate Northstar, Sunspot, and, though dead, Marrow. We finally start to some more sympathetic human characters in the police officers investigating the scene, and it is nice to see Vaughan keep with Bendis is his portrayal of humans as both good and bad.

And, again in keeping with Bendis, we see the X-Men as flawed, human figures, not as beyond humans but striving for equality. Sunspot puts it right to the X-Men, building the Institute as a place where mutants can live in seclusion but not a place where humans can live with humans and work with them toward a common goal. It abandons the human world in an attempt to build a human one.

Yes, they save the day. But they are still seen as arrogant and elitist, and unwilling to truly embrace their own teachings. Which does make the characters more sympathetic and relatable. Rogue in general comes off as a mixed bag, too. Beyond Iceman and Rogue, though, the issues do their jobs and entertain and tell a pretty good story. And though I like a bit more the slightly more involved stories, the closer look at the relationships and team dynamics is nice touch. There is the threat that the series is taking on too many characters, and characters like Colossus and others are losing a bit of their uniqueness.

The cast is quite large, and though Vaughan gets rid of Emma and Alex, the team is still large and gets put into two groups. And it is nice to see the younger mutants acting on their own, but it does make face time limited for everyone. Overall, though, Vaughan does an adequate job picking up the series, and while there are still some wrinkles to iron out, he gets to business setting his stories up.

Jan 25, Leila Anani rated it liked it Shelves: It tosses out the standard cannon and gives the X-Men a completely clean slate. While that gives plenty of new opportunities it's also somewhat disconcerting to classic marvel fans. The line up here is split into two groups, overseen by Professor X and Emma Frost. Iceman, Rogue, Angel, Shadowcat and Dazzler The story pits them against Sinister who is in training to be one of the horsemen of Apocalypse. The story is good — Apocalypse has sent Sinister out to murder 10 innocent mutants and the X-Men are trying to solve the murders.

Nice to see strong LGBT themes as well as visually seeing Nightcrawler and Angel together on the page — angel and devil, just look so cool together. What lets this down, and why it only gets 3 stars, is the portrayal of Sinister. Sadly they were dashed as the story progressed, Sinister here is a puppet and not nearly as menacing as he was in his original incarnation.

I just hope that we see more of him and that his character becomes more badass in later issues. Artwork, dialogue and characters are all strong, making this an enjoyable X-Men graphic. Cameos of Nick Fury, Northstar and Sunspot. Mar 30, Edward Cheer rated it really liked it. To be honest, between Millar, Bendis, and Vaughan my favorite of the three is the latter. Vaughan wrote what is one of my favorite series, below the Walking Dead, and I was probably anticipating his additions to the X-Men stories than Bendis.

I like Vaughan for taking careful time and letting each character shine when they can, which can be a difficult task with as many characters there are in X-Men. Juggling between developing them or giving them their own moments To be honest, between Millar, Bendis, and Vaughan my favorite of the three is the latter. Juggling between developing them or giving them their own moments can be hectic, but I think he did it the best between the three writers so far. I was surprised how he wrote Sinister. He does act like your average mustache-twirler, but when you learn how he's being manipulated unfairly by Apocalypse, you start to feel a little sympathy for the murderer.

The amount of religious love he has for his master, and the amount of disdain his master returns is very ironic, and I liked it a lot. It felt like within seconds, someone would die, and I almost thought there'd be another mutant dead along with you-know-wh Despite the qualms I have with the story, I knew that Vaughan was more than capable of taking the X-Men story and developing it in his own unique. I love his fast-paced and witty writing, and how much care he puts into his stories. Aug 23, Andrew Christman rated it really liked it. I read the original "Days of Future's Past" quite some time ago and it's probably been 15 years since I saw the same episodes told in the animated series.

I know generally what happens with the horseman and time travel and alternate realities.

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But I can say that I've got more than your average fan's separation from the Apocalypse and Mr. And I liked this take on it. I felt like the whole arc was a real page turner. During Millar's run, there would be times when I wasn't too I read the original "Days of Future's Past" quite some time ago and it's probably been 15 years since I saw the same episodes told in the animated series. During Millar's run, there would be times when I wasn't too enthused about going back to the X-Men I'm doing a read of the entire Ultimate Universe.

Ultimate X-Men Vol. 9: The Tempest

With the last two Bendis and Vaughan arcs, I ended up losing track of my time and putting in a couple hours reading them back-to-back. I'm hoping that the Apocalypse story line comes to the Ultimate Universe I'm also trying to avoid spoilers and if this is a prelude to full fledged Mega Villain bad assery, then it will be very satisfying beginning. Apr 21, Eric England rated it liked it. The Tempest is a solid start to Brian K. Vaughan's Ultimate X-Men run. This volume does a great job in giving each member of the team some defining character moments and the interactions between the teammates are excellent.

However, Brandon Peterson's art is not as good of a match for Vaughan's writing as some of the later artists on the run. Additionally, the reinvention of Mr. Sinister is just not that compelling or interesting. Jul 08, Orrin Grey rated it liked it Shelves: The idea behind Vaughan 's do-over of Mr. Sinister was actually pretty good, but the delivery was less impressive.

Still better than the early volumes, but, as I said before, I think I'm pretty close to being done here. Feb 08, Andrew rated it really liked it Shelves: Vaughan takes over writing duites in Volume 9 and I have to say it's just as good as or better than Michael Brian Bendis' run volumes 7 and 8 on the series. Brandon Peterson does a good job with the art duties. Marvel Comics, October 1, ;.

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