10 Overhyped Comic Books That Were Incredibly Mediocre
3. Ultimatum
The Ultimate Marvel (Ultimate Comics) imprint that ran from 2000 to 2015 was a mixed bag, to say the least. The modern reimagining of classic Marvel characters and teams was criticized for its edgy take on superheroes and its dated attempts at this left a sour taste in readers' mouths.
For every Ultimate Spider-Man tale that was at least palatable, there was an Ultimate Captain America acting nationalistic, incestuous siblings, and an unsettling amount of cannibalism. Suffice to say, Marvel's attempt to streamline their universe was a mess.
This is best reflected in Ultimatum, the 2009 storyline that saw Magneto seeking revenge on Earth for the deaths of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. His plans go horribly well, and in the chaos heroes such as Thor, the Wasp, Cyclops, Professor X and Doctor Strange all die, in addition to countless lives around the globe.
As much as the storyline helped differentiate the Ultimate universe from the main one, the gory deaths (especially Wasp and Blob's) were disgusting to see and felt like they were included to add shock value to the story more than anything else. The Ultimate universe powered on for a few more years after the event but it never fully recovered after the ghastly crossover event.