I was a late-comer to The Ultimates. As an avid fan of both Spider-Man and X-Men, the Ultimate lines of these characters appealled to me. However, having no interest in the Avengers, I passed over The Ultimates time and time again.
More the fool I.
Having had it recommended to my by a friend, I decided to give The Ultimates a try, picking up one of the six-issue softcover collections. In this case, the cut-off point was an issue called Giant Man vs. The Wasp.
If you have read this, you will be able to imagine how much I needed to read the rest of the series. I all-but-ran back to the store the next day, with a lame story of how I had picke