Thursday, November 24, 2011

Ultimate Comics Hawkeye Premiere HC [2011] by Jonathan Hickman


ULTIMATE HAWKEYE PREMIERE HARDCOVER
“JUST BECAUSE GOD LOVES YOU. DON’T MEAN HE DOESN’T WANT YOU DEAD”
Jonathan Hickman (Fantastic Four, FF, SHIELD) brings his unique writing to the Ultimate Universe with Ultimate Hawkeye. The SEAR government has developed a virus that will cause the complete eradication of all mutants while also developing persons of mass destruction. The situation has been raised from Condition Yellow to Orange to Red. Nick Fury orders Hawkeye to retrieve the serum so they will not be behind in the arms race. As the situation increases to Condition Black, Fury sends in his covert mutant team Ultimate X to assist Hawkeye.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS
- Two cities were built with one on the ideology of the Celestials and the other the Eternals
- The Celestial City is led by Xorn while the Eternal City is lead by Zorn
- The Hulk is used as a distraction to breach the perimeter of the Eternal City
- Hawkeye and Ultimate X infiltrate the Celestial City to obtain the serum
- The Hulk is strucked down and reverts back to Bruce Banner
- Ultimate X asks for sanctuary as Xorn gives Hawkeye the serum
- The outcome of the Celestial and Eternal Cities continues in the pages of the Ultimates

This hardcover collects
Ultimate Hawkeye #1-4

RECOMMENDED – 4 OUT OF 5