Books like The Ultimates, Volume 1: Super-Human

Several of my friends dislike Millar's Ultimates for one reason or another. So, every few years I do a re-read of it to see if this will finally be the time my eyes open and I notice what a shitshow it is.Well, I'm still loving it. Every time I crack it open and see Captain America kicking ass, I get a warm fuzzy feeling in my tummy. I just love the way Millar tweaked these characters. Now, I will admit that a lot of the celebrity name-dropping came across as really dated this time around. Shannon Elizabeth and Freddie Prinze Jr. aren't exactly in the forefront of anyone's mind anymore. But I recently read Kingsman and he did the same thing there, so I guess the guy is either obsessed with celebrities or is hoping that if he gives them a shout-out they'll be in the movie version of his comic. Although, at least in Kingsman he used stars that already had longevity, like Mark Hamill. Even so, this is still a lot of fun for me to read.You have this slightly skewed, and in quite a few cases, slightly skeevy version of the classic Avengers lineup. When I first read it, it seemed groundbreaking. Now? Well, it's still not your mainstream Avengers. Banner/Hulk is probably the most interesting to me in Super-Human because he's such a grasping, weasely character, and his relationship with the equally horrible Betty is such a fun trainwreck to watch. I don't know why, but I feel like I should apologize for putting this on my favorites list for some reason? Whatever. I doubt it's going to happen because I just continue to love the hell out of this.