This is the first of these Marvel spin-off books I've read although I've checked out a couple from other publishers like Hellboy.It was pretty much what I expected it to be. Mark Millar's original run on the Ultimates was a revelation. A subtle and invigorating reinvention of an outmoded concept. This novel is an attempt to cash in on that success but unfortunately has been written by someone too straitjacketed by their knowledge and familiarity with the old Avengers and also perhaps by their own lack of imagination.
It didn't suck, which is the best I can say. It provided a passable distraction between work responsibilities but that's all it was. It read like a typical 80s / 90s Avengers storyline. It didn't go anywhere and nothing particularly interesting, exciting or even fun happened along the way to help to pass the time.
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