Review: ‘The Ultimates’ #5
This book just won’t stop being amazing. Ultimate Hawkeye may be my favorite Ultimate yet! It was awesome character introduction by Deniz Camp. They’re confident, snarky, political, & a total bad@$$. LOVE THEM.
Given their worldview, I thought it was insanely smart to juxtapose their introduction vis-à-vis a showdown with Captain America. While Cap stands for so much that is good, he is still a symbol of America itself, which has an awful history as it relates to the treatment of country’s indigenous people. It could have become an exaggerated pontification, but Camp’s dialogue was smart to highlight just enough of the injustices committed which shaped Hawkeye’s views of the world.
The book also looked stunning thanks to Juan Frigeri’s art, Federico Blee’s colors, and Travis Lanham’s lettering. Ultimate Hawkeye’s designs were the main event, while the action sequences showcased both Hawkeye & Cap’s abilities with fluid motion and palpable intensity. Lanham paired various onomatopoeia with Frigeri’s designs to bring Hawkeye’s various arrows to life with great effect.
If there is anything missing from this series after the past few issues, it’s that I wish we got to see more team ups happening. We’ve seen the recruitment of exciting new characters, but we haven’t spent much time with them after their introductions. We’re five issues in and I really want to see what they can all do together! However, the issue’s cliffhanger makes me think that’s thankfully not too far off.
Rating: 9.5/10
