Ultimate X-Men - Volume 7: Blockbuster

by Brian Michael Bendis

It's the movie you will never see in theatres as the X-Men, Spider- Man and Daredevil all team up to help Wolverine fight against a secret from his mysterious past. The Ultimate Universe comes to life like never before in this action-packed storyline. Ages 13+

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785112197
• ISBN13: 9780785112198
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Marvel Comics
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Highly Entertaining

I've read this one twice. Not really an X-Men book since it focuses on Wolverine. However, I loved the match-up of Wolvie and Spidey. Daredevil really didn't need to be there, but it did add some interesting dialogue. Overall, what could be more entertaining than a mutilated Wolverine hiding out in young Peter Parker's basement. Pure Comic Brilliance. Although I thought the ending kinda' fell apart or got too complicated, it's still one of my favorites.

Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7: Blockbuster

A very interesting and fast read, it centers on Wolverine for the entire arc. At the end of the last arc, he rejoined the X-Men (after being kicked out by Cyclops), but he immediately leaves because of his discomfort. This issue has plenty of fight scenes which are very interesting and well done. I love the guest spots on this arc: Daredevil, Spider-man, Black Widow, and more. Volume 6 was a difficult arc to follow because it was so good, but this one does nicely, and develops the Wolverine character further than we have been up until this point. Well worth the read.

the hunt is on

i thoguht that the story in this graphic novel was exceptionally good. it starts out in a bar with logan eating and a women walks in acting she is like a fan of him and the x-men. when she leaves the diner he is in takes heavy fire and he is seriously wounded. he then goes to the house of peter parker and hides there until he is healed. he learns that people from weapon x are looking to kill him with new equipment. there are also appearences by spider-man and daredevil. the artwork in this novel is also very good and there are some funny parts to the story. this one probably has the most action and wolverine dies, don't worry he comes back like a page later.

Somebody is seriously hunting down Logan to kill him dead

Wow. There have been lots of changes in the Ultimate version of the Marvel Universe, but one constant has been the back story on Wolverine. He remains a mutant with extraordinary healing capabilities and claws popping out of his hands whose skeleton has been coated with the unbreakable metal adamantium by a covert military group called Weapon X. In the process of creating the ultimate living weapon they also wiped clean his memory. Once known as Logan he is now called Wolverine and has been trying to be a member of the X-Men. But now two things have happened. First, Professor X has discovered a wedding ring that belonged to Wolverine in the government's Weapon X files. The ring bears the inscription: "To James, with all my love." This leads us to wonder if James is Wolverine's real name and who was he married to? Second, since his feelings for Jean Grey led him to leave Cyclops behind on a mission to die, he has left Charles Xavier's school. When "Ultimate X-Men Volume 7: Blockbuster" begins Wolverine is just trying to enjoy a cup of coffee and a sandwich. That is before a hail of automatic gunfire rips him to shreds."Blockbuster" collects together issues #34-39 of "Ultimate X-Men," written by Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by David Finch. The story arc follows the pursuit of Wolverine by a strange strike force armed with sophisticated military technology that includes a way of tracking Logan and adamantium bullets. Unwilling to ask the X-Men for help after the initial assault Logan ends up hiding out in the basement of none other than Peter Parker. When the battle moves to Hell's Kitchen that means not only Spider-Man but now Daredevil is also involved in Wolverine's problems. Eventually Nick Fury and Shield as well as Professor X and the X-Men become involved as some more clues regarding Logan's past are revealed.Throughout this storyline Bendis and Finch take full advantage of Wolverine's powers of recuperation to really put him through the wringer. This is especially true of Chapter 3, that begins with Logan being driven through a series of buildings by a rocket and reaches a crescendo when he has an up close and personal encounter with the psychotic blonde heading the team that is trying to kill him. She clearly knows who he is but Logan has no memory of her whatsoever and if you think this might be the woman who gave him that wedding ring you will not be alone.Although this is a very personal storyline in terms of Wolverine there are significant implications for the X-Men as well. Bendis continues to expand the idea of mutants being a divisive political problem as the modern equivalent of the slavery issue while the X-Men's role in the "real" world continues to be restricted by the order of the government. But more importantly, in the short-term, it is not Wolverine but another X-Men who takes a fateful step over the line.With "Blockbuster" we basically have a giant chase story. These people are out to get Wolverin