Ultimate Comics March Solicits Yield Pleasant Surprises

The March 2012 Solicits for Marvel Comics' Ultimate Comics line looks awesome and interesting. But please, I'm going to stop reading this when they decide to bring Ultimate Maggott into the team.

Ultimate Comics Ultimates #8

Jonathan Hickman (W) • Esad Ribic (A)
Cover By Kaare Andrews
• The Hulk Returns!
• The Ultimates Encounter The People!
• And A Decision Is Made That Will Change The Ultimate Universe Forever!
32 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99    *Issue Will Be Polybagged 

Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #8

 

Brian Michael Bendis (W) • Sara Pichelli (A)
Cover By Kaare Andrews
Variant Cover By Sara Pichelli
•News Of The New Spider-Man Has Finally Spread To Some Very
Familiar Characters!
•The Scorpion Is In New York And The Big Apple Is Feeling The Sting!
•What Does Uncle Aaron Have Planned For Miles And His New Powers?
32 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99    *Issue Will Be Polybagged

Ultimate Comics X-Men #9

Nick Spencer (W) • Paco Medina (A)
Cover By Kaare Andrews
• Welcome To Camp Angel, The Government’s Mutant Solution.
• What Secrets About The Future Of The Ultimate Universe Does Colossus Hold?
• Storm And The Other Inmates Must Decide What Action To Take When The Truth About The Government’s Involvement In The Creation Of Mutants Goes Public – And Their Choice Could Lead To Deadly Repercussions.
32 Pgs./Rated T+ ...$3.99    *Issue Will Be Polybagged

Okay thoughts:

Ultimate X-Men - It's about time the captured mutants have been brought back front and center. While were not really sure if Storm and Colossus would be part of the new team, we're all certain that they really need to be out of that prison camp. It could have been interesting to see a plot for the two of these characters telling their plight inside the concentration camp before a nice juicy pay-off by the end. Sadly, Spencer was not able to do this at the moment choosing to focus more on the unlikely team of Iceman, Human Torch and Shroud together with Wolverine's son Jimmy Hudson. 

Ultimates - I'm confused with the way this is happening at the moment. So Hulk returns to the team after being shunned by the two Xorns (don't ask) in the closing parts of the Ultimate Hawkeye miniseries. Whatever happened to Captain America? Why doesn't Hickman plan to incorporate new characters for this modern age team? 

Ultimate Spider-Man - I'm really disappointed with what Marvel did to the Ultimate Version of the Scorpion. Seriously? A thug who looks like the 2002- 2005 era Undertaker? Methinks that's been done already....

Oh right, BKV did a similar take on Sinister back when he was writing the book and featured a deranged Sinister killing mutants for his supposed master "Apocalypse". Oh wait, that was the ultimate version of the "Mutant Massacre".