We're almost to the final chapter of this story. Which is good, because when this is over, I think, we go right into the next chapter of the Ultimate Universe. And that one's going to contain some new books, including the Ultimates 3, and Iron Man II. I couldn't have gotten better news. But, back to this one, somehow, I guess I missed it, Wanda conjured up another version of the Squadron Supreme. But this one is younger than the version they're fighting. Eventually the two teams start fighting each other, which gives our group a little breathing room. So everything is being set in place for our final showdown next issue. Fury has confessed to Peter that it was actually Doom's interference with Reed's probes that have caused all this damage. Reed has found out from Emil Burbank that he has been falsely accused and made out to be the scapegoat. The 2 Squadron teams have begun fighting each other, like I said, taking some of the pressure off our group. Dr. Doom has decided that this world will be his next to be conquered. And, as a backup plan, Fury has unleashed his secret weapon . . . the Hulk. But we do find out, when the Thing clobbers him, that the Doom we're dealing with is actually one of his robots. So either Dooms not really here, or he's hiding someplace out of the range of all the turmoil. The issue ends with the Hulk jumping down into the melee, from the Helicarrier, and Spider-man riding him like a bucking bronco. This has been fantastic series, and story, by Jeph Loeb. Of course we all know how brilliant he is. But the real treat has been the artwork of Greg Land. It is simply amazing. I'm sure that that's part of the reason with the delay in the issues though. I'm sure with as much work as he's putting in to it, it's gotta be hard to turn out 22 pages every month. But you know what? It's worth the wait. And, I can't wait to see where the Ultimate Universe goes from here.
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