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THE ULTIMATES VOL 1:

SUPER HUMAN
Details Originally published The Ultimates #1-6 (2002) Publisher Marvel Writer Mark Millar Artist Bryan Hitch
Collected in The Ultimates: Super Human Available digitally Comixology, Marvel Unlimited

The Ultimates is modern reimagining of Marvel’s premier superhero

team, the Avengers, although they aren’t so super here; in fact, Cap,
Iron Man, Hulk and the rest of the gang are a dysfunctional mess.
Tony Stark is a struggling alcoholic prone to throwing up in his suit,
Thor is considered to be a lunatic with a giant hammer, and Steve
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Avengers, and a gritty look at the implication of turning a bunch of
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terror. Artist Bryan Hitch presents these characters like you’ve never
seen them before, while writer Mark Millar found brilliant ways to
spin the origin story of the world’s most famous superhero team. If
you’ve enjoyed any of Marvel’s recent movies, you owe it to yourself
to give this a read.

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