Favorite Malibu Ultraverse characters?

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:30 am

There a few I really enjoyed reading but as far as favorites go..... I would have to say:
1. Solitaire
Such a cool character, the opening fight scene in issue number six was insane!
2. Eliminator
He is ok, some reason I enjoy his books.

I am still reading through a lot of malibu so I may start to like more or hate the ones above after reading more of there books. Haha I am having a blast catching up on all these dead universes. VALIANT is still the best in my opinon though (best ever if you ask me).

Brother J · Post by **Brother J** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:56 am

I probably have to say Rune, because with the exception of a few of the early issues, I haven't read any other Ultraverse books!

Kind of embarassing considering I have almost a complete set of Ultraverse with it's many variants, but I just haven't had the time or inclination.

Heath · Post by **Heath** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:22 am

I really liked Prime. Didn't care a whole lot for any of the others actually.

depluto · Post by **depluto** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:55 am

Prime was actually pretty good ... at first. There was a point about halfway through the first series where it became terrifyingly bad. Overnight.

I always liked Sludge and Rune, and Freex had its moments (that one actually got better as it went along).

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 3:01 pm

I really liked Juggernaut in the All New Exiles.

Does that count?

fatback · Post by **fatback** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 5:24 pm

I just got through reading the first 15 issues of The Solution of which I enjoyed. I am currently reading Sludge and liking it. Read Solitaire when it came out and liked him also

dac55 · Post by **dac55** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:17 pm

You guys know I like the good girl bad girl stuff.
It has to be Mantra.

David

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 7:53 pm

I remember the first year or so of Ultraverse books being pretty good across the board. After that I haven't read much.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 3:01 am

For me it is:
1. Sludge
2. Hardcase
3. Prime

There were some great concepts and initially a quite cohesive uinverse, but along the way it lost direction and became 'Marvel lite'. Has MOTA done that one already?

fatback · Post by **fatback** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:13 pm

I liked Hardcase also but the only thing that bothered me about that story was his costume and the way he got around. I thought he needed a vehicle or maybe if they made him fly but he could just jump really far

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 7:06 am

I quite liked the jumping thing (as ridiculous as it was!), as a way to further differntiate him from Prime (although it made him closer to wonder Man in the process

), but also as a nod of the head to how Superman travelled originally.

dac55 · Post by **dac55** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:10 pm

leonmallett wrote:I quite liked the jumping thing (as ridiculous as it was!), as a way to further differntiate him from Prime (although it made him closer to wonder Man in the process ), but also as a nod of the head to how Superman travelled originally.

You know I always thought of the Hulk.

David

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:31 am

One of the best fight scenes ever in comics.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:25 am

I'd agree, but the 6 panel cover thingy on issues 1-6 didn't really work for me. recently read 1-12 (and double feature) in the course of a couple of days - what a great series! Shame about the assymetrical costume however.

Cyberstrike · Post by **Cyberstrike** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:33 pm

3) Mantra was one of those books with an intresting concept a macho male
warrior's stuck in the body of a beautiful single mother.

2) Ultraforce-a simple concept that still works plus having Prerez on the first issues didn't hurt either.

1) Firearm-the best written Ultraverse book period.
I also have the limited edition VHS of the live action 30 minute preview that carries into the series' first arc.

Elveen · Post by **Elveen** » Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:30 pm

Fatal Rose wrote:
One of the best fight scenes ever in comics.

wow... thanks for that.....

I've never seen it before..... looks cool

Squirrel · Post by **Squirrel** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 2:54 am

By far I liked LORD PUMPKIN, RUNE (BWS is one of my fav artists), PRIME and SLUDGE!

I didnt care for most of the other books.

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:27 am

Did you try the Solution or Strangers - both were reads that rewarded going through the run, as did Firearm, Hardcase and Freex for that matter.

Fatal Rose · Post by **Fatal Rose** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:12 pm

Elveen wrote:
Fatal Rose wrote:
One of the best fight scenes ever in comics.

wow... thanks for that.....

I've never seen it before..... looks cool

No problem.

I can't seem to find any real info online of this Character (Solitare). Anyone have any luck?

Knightt · Post by **Knightt** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 3:26 pm

dellamorte wrote:I remember the first year or so of Ultraverse books being pretty good across the board. After that I haven't read much.

AGREED...

I had always really liked Firearm, guy had no powers yet kicked some Ultra butt !!!

Hardcase and The Solution were another of my favorites.

Overall I thought the continuity within the Ultraverse was pretty good and for a 'beginner universe'. I was glad to get onboard from the begining and it felt pretty fresh but with some old concepts put into the mix making it familiar. It was just a 'fun' time and in a world of anti-heroes at the time, it was something I needed and Ultraverse was there.

childres · Post by **childres** » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:57 pm

I liked Prime (the early version).

leonmallett · Post by **leonmallett** » Wed Jan 03, 2007 3:15 am

Fatal Rose wrote: I can't seem to find any real info online of this Character (Solitare). Anyone have any luck?

Solitaire

sd2416 · Post by **sd2416** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:21 pm

hulk181man · Post by **hulk181man** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:05 pm

Lord Pumpkin & Rune

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:31 pm

Just tonight, I was trying to read some of the Phoenix Resurrection books from Ultraverse after Marvel bought them out.

It's rare that I put a book down without finishing it, particularly one involving so many characters with whom I am already familiar, but this was almost painful.

I would have to say my new favourite Malibu character is Breed, but he's Bravura.