Writer Michel Fiffe
Artist Amilcar Pinna
Color Artist Nolan Woodard
Letterer VC’s Clayton Cowles
I wish the cover version of Jessica’s costume was what was used in the issue itself. Instead the costume is overly blue with a brown jacket. It is not ideal. I’m sure that this cover one is coming soon.
I really like the continued use of their logos being used to introduce the characters.
The opening splash page seems to make this title a little more mature than I thought the title would be. Something about having a dead body with a bullet to the brain, just laying there in the middle of the page.
There are also some old school throwbacks in the issue. The use of the technique of showing three Daggets, two faded as we watch her fight – leading to the full image of her kicking a guy, I really like. Harkens back to my days of Spider-Man, as I would follow each faded image as I tracked all of his jumping around the page. Great way to show motion and momentum.
Rocket Raccoon is being used for a Dr Pepper ad.
The issue picks right where the previous one ended. We are still watching a three way stable fight of – Ultimates v Serpent Skulls v New York City Police Officers.
Diamondback, the Skull commander, fights Spider-Man, eventually kissing him.
Bombshell lands near the dead Styx, freaking out on Death Adder, when he mocks her.
The poice are waiting for reinforcements.
I really like how physical Dagger gets. Lots of hand to hand fighting.
Black Racer stabs Jessica with a needle full of the Skull’s drug.
The reinforcements finally get there, they get in front of their respective pees and open fire on everyone else.
The Ultimates jump through Cloak’s cloak and teleport out of there.
No one is happy with their first outing, once they land on the roof of the church that Cloak and Dagger call home.
Cloak is still recovering from being hit hard. Bombshell’s powers quit working for a moment, also she has blood on her costume.
Jessica whispers to Spider-Man that he should tell the team about the JJJ thing. He doesn’t feel now is the right time. Does J. Jonah Jameson want to support the team? Financially, I mean.
They keep calling her, Jessica, so I am not sure if she really is going by Black Widow or Spider-Woman.
Bombshell quits the team after getting into an agreement regarding Tony Stark.
Spider-Man asks Jessica about Kitty not being there. He thought she was joining the team. Jessica is working on that.
The team goes their seperate ways, promising to meet up next week.
Dr. Stone is walking away from the battleground when the homeless man from last issue kills him. At first, I thought this was Ultimate Chameleon but it is Ultimate Scourge. I only know of the one who appeared in Thunderbolts, back in the day. That guy was the third to use the name.
Ultimate Styx and Stone are dead after only two issues. That didn’t last long.
We get a scene with the Serpent Skulls. We learn about their organizational structure. Crossbones is their leader. They decide that they are going to start killing all of the other gangs. They are no longer caring about truces.
I really like the final three pages. Really great job by Pinna. We pretty much get a montage of various characters as they go about their day.
Before I continue, do young women who live together, walk around in their underwear? It seems more like one dude writing it so another dude will draw it. It seems unlikely to me.
Kitty examines Jessica. Cloak’s powers seem to be enhanced.
To make Jessica feel better, Kitty agrees to join the team. It doesn’t make Jessica feel better, as she is experiencing a bad trip with the drug.
Scourge is seen killing criminals. Next issue is titled, Summer of Scourge, so he is being spotlighted.
I am glad Kitty is going to lead the team, they clearly need her.
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