Been doing a bit of a re-read of Ultimate Universe comics, and reading bits I've never read before. Ultimate Spider-Man holds up, first comic I ever really read too.
But then I started reading some of Jeph Loeb's contributions. Good god, it sucks. Ultimates 3 is just a such a nothing story, awful writing and characterisation. Don't really like Madureira's art either.
New Ultimates is pretty crap too. Feels equally as inconsequential.
I've never read Ultimatum, been purposefully avoiding it. Is it really as bad as its reputation