Ultimate Human #1 - Marvel

Finally! Finally after all these years in the Ultimate Universe. Finally we get to see some of the differences in the Hulk over here. And with Warren Ellis writing the story, I'm sure we're going to get a lot more than we expected. There's some fantastic stuff here. When Tony and Bruce are talking about what happened to him . . and what's happening to him at all times . . it just all makes so much sense. It's never really been explained the way they're explaining it . . . but . . it just all makes so much sense. Basically, Bruce has come to Tony because he wants Tony to fix him. He's a scientist, so he knows all about what makes Tony tick. He knows who and what he is, and how he's linked to his Iron Man suit. He also, in his own head, has worked out how that technology can be used to . . maybe . . shut down inside of him, that change that's tearing apart his life. And Tony, being the brilliant man and thinker that he is, is always ready to rise to a challenge. Even one as formidable . . . and dangerous . . . as this will no doubt prove to be. But he's not the only one interested in these events. Over in London, the Thinker, or the Leader, or whatever he's calling himself, is also interested in what these 2 brilliant minds are going to come up with. So much so, that he's prepared himself, in wait, for just this contingency, that he knew eventually would happen. Basically, he wants a sample of both of their blood. The irony of the situation here . . . as is always the case in the Ultimate Universe . . . is that this version of the Leader is actually Pete Wisdom. Yes, the same Pete Wisdom from Excalibur, and Pryde & Wisdom fame. But apparently here, after being kicked out of MI6, he's turned . . . for lack of a better word . . . to the dark side. So Tony has taken up the task of studying Bruce, and his transformation. And he's made 2 startling discoveries. One, there is nothing going on in Bruce that anywhere near resembles what they thought they would find. And two, Tony has nothing capable of containing the rampaging fury. No matter how much he thought he had prepared. To quote one of his assistants, "I don't think I like it when he's angry!" This is a fantastic beginning to this mini-series. And I'm sure with Warren Ellis and Cary Nord at the helm, it's bound to be an instant classic.