Ultimate X-Men, Vol. 12: Hard Lessons

Ultimate X-Men (2001) (Collected Editions)

by Brian K. Vaughan (Writer), Wade Von Grawbadger (Inker), Justin Ponsor (Colourist)

Ultimate Wolverine makes his explosive return Storm travels to the Great White North to find her missing friend, but there's no time for celebration for the impetuous and troubled duo They're about to take on an all-new threat to the Ultimate Universe... Lady Deathstrike Plus: When a dangerous young mutant immune to psychic control takes Charles Xavier and the rest of a Manhattan bank hostage, the Professor must lead a diverse group of humans in a risky bid to end the siege And finally, witness the return of Ultimate Juggernaut Juggie makes a play for the Gem of Cyttorak, the jewel that will make him truly unstoppable. Only two small things stand in his way: Rogue of the X-Men and Ultimate Gambit, the new prince of thieves This story will change the X-Men's status quo forever.

Collecting: Ultimate X-Men 58-60, Annual 1

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, X Men, Superheroes, Comic Book, Graphic Novels Comics

112 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2005

About the author

Brian K. Vaughan is the writer and co-creator of comic-book series including SAGA, PAPER GIRLS, Y THE LAST MAN, RUNAWAYS, and most recently, BARRIER, a digital comic with artist Marcos Martin about immigration, available from their pay-what-you-want site www.PanelSyndicate.com

BKV's work has been recognized at the Eisner, Harvey, Hugo, Shuster, Eagle, and British Fantasy Awards. He sometimes writes for film and television in Los Angeles, where he lives with his family and their dogs Hamburger and Milkshake.

Reviews

[Bookwraiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as good as the preceding stories, but I still enjoyed it, especially the focus on individual characters.

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

The weird part is I KNOW Brian can write good Big Two stuff. Runaways is an amazing series. But his Ultimate X-Men, while not bad, has just been decent.

This volume is a few different stories that vary with quality. One about Xavier getting held up at a bank by a mutant. Another is the story of wolverine and storm origin. And then last but not least is Gambit, rogue, and Juggernaut story.

Honestly the first story is pretty great. It's nice to see Xavier on the scene doing his thing. But the rest? They're okay. Reminds me of Saturday morning X-Men episode. Something you watch but never really remember all the details. It's just decent entertainment.

Overall a 3 out of 5 cause it's still well written and fun at times, but I want more.

[Sesana · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really actually not very good. It isn't bad, but it is dull. The whole book is a yawn, but probably the worst part is painting Juggernaut as a lovelorn moron. It simply isn't very interesting. At least Gambit gets written out of the book, so I guess I wasn't the only one who was bored senseless by him. There are a few good moments in here, but they get crushed under the weight of several issues of dull.

[Shane Stanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Ultimate Year #11

Read for some side quests for Storm and rogue with their respective too-old-for-them boyfriends

[Little Timmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

very enjoyable series for X-Men fans. Recommended

[Shannon Appelcline · Rating 4 out of 5]

A Hard Lesson (58). A nice spotlight on Xavier (and that's one of the things that's been missing since Millar left) and a nice bottle storyline [4/5].

Shock and Awe (59-60). Finally! Some continuity from Vaughan! Yes, it's just Weapon X attacking yet again, but it nicely ties into the histories of both Ororo and Logan and is a good, tight story [4/5].

Ultimate Sacrifice (A1). Good to get back to Rogue's story, and Vaughan offers a shocking twist here, but this Annual is too long by half for the amount of story within [3+/5]

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 4 out of 5]

Dua episode dan satu annual. Episode pertama Hard Lesson menceritakan aksi solo Xavier dalam mencegah perampokan sebuah bank oleh mutan. Episode kedua berkisah tentang Wolverine dan Storm yang harus menghadapi masa lalu masing-masing secara berbarengan. Sementara komik Ultimate X-Men annual #1 berkisah tentang Rogue, Gambit, dan Juggernaut. Dalam jagat Ultimate X-Men, edisi koleksi ini merupakan salah satu titik penting dalam cerita X-Men.

[Christian · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is one of those volumes between big arcs that just collect a few stand alone issues. There's a story about Xavier getting caught in a bank robbery, Storm and Wolvie fighting Lady Deathstrike, who, in a twist is emotionally connected to Storm instead of Wolverine. And an annual collecting Rogue and Gambit fighting Juggernaut, which, despite being an annual, felt very rushed. Like all of Vaughan's run thus far, it's good but nothing special.

[Chris Borror · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume of Ultimate X-Men is 112 pages and contains issues 58-60, plus Annual #1. Overall it’s 3 short stories. One involving the Professor, one involving Storm and Wolverine, and the Annual involving Rogue and Gambit. I won’t spoil anything, but there’s a lot going on in these shorter arcs that will have lasting ramifications for the X-Men. Definitely a must read!

[Marloges · Rating 3 out of 5]

The whole Storm/Wolverine storyline just doesn't work for me and the villians they throw in there just get defeated way too quickly to ever get interesting... the Gambit/Rogue part was a bit better, but also quite short. Overall just pretty mediocre.

[Adam · Rating 3 out of 5]

This wasn't bad... a random collection of shorter stories, some good action in most of it, a bit more backstory for several of the characters too. The art quality wasn't as high as previously, but still not bad. Overall, a decent read for anyone who enjoys X-men.

[Naomi Starling · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Charles section was a little staley written, although they did have his character down pat. However, what really makes this a five-star, are the Logan/Ororo and Gambit/Rogue sections!! Well worth the read if you enjoy either pairing!

[Timo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Pretty entertaining read, smooth, fun and interesting. But the main part for me were the bits drawn by Steve Dillon. I did not know he did Ultimate universe also and I just adore his art. Sorely missed.

[JP · Rating 3 out of 5]

Full review / all my reviews available on my blog

Quick one. Bit of backstory for Storm and Wolverine. Weird pairing that.

Decent, but like I said. Quick.

[Krishnakumar Mohanasundaram · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a short album, actually a collection of one shots.

Storm goes in search of Wolverine and when she succeeds they are attacked by an artificial mutant from Storm's past.

In another, Professor X saves stops a bank heist and enrolls the mutant robbers for a secret task

[Janabi Castillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Nate Deprey · Rating 4 out of 5]

You are in good hands with Brian K. Vaughn. He has a strong handle on these characters and is as comfortable as anyone telling smaller stories that still have emotional stakes.

[Kris Ritchie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I never thought I'd really think this, but not digging Brian K. Vaughan's work on this. I much prefer his creator-owned series.

[Jason · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will miss BKV's run on this series. His penultimate volume is fun, ties up loose ends and starts to set the stage for a finale.

[Melissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Need to find more and perhaps start at the beginning...

[Julio RGuez · Rating 2 out of 5]

Cuando digo que a Vaughan solo le interesan Lobezno y Tormenta es por algo

[Carson Mac · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Ekenedilichukwu Ikegwuani · Rating 3 out of 5]

nothing to exciting in this volume, but more interesting characters make their ultimate universe debut

[Kimberley · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Ian · Rating 2 out of 5]

Highs and lows here. The issue with Syndicate was awful, but the run up to the Annual was pretty good. The illustration was a bit lacking, but there were some good moments.

[Joebot · Rating 2 out of 5]

Yawn

[Lilli W. · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5. The heist was fine, the relationship stuff was okay. Next volume!

[Jake Vosters · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.25/5

[Calum Barclay · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed each of these slightly smaller stories. Really excited for the next volume

[Macqueron · Rating 2 out of 5]

C’était pas mauvais. Mais j’aurai tout oublié après-demain. Et il manque le poil de source de réflexion qui rend d’habitude intéressantes les histoires des X-Men