tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647195748461599269.post1543244959362443841..comments2023-04-12T08:26:51.629+01:00Comments on Islington Comic Forum: Books: The UltimatesIslington Comic Forumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13654481844004506004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647195748461599269.post-43883213340322990272013-01-25T16:50:37.256+00:002013-01-25T16:50:37.256+00:00Mark Millar did something very smart with The Ulti...Mark Millar did something very smart with The Ultimates which was borrowing very, very liberally from the 2000 AD strip Zenith by Steve Yeowell and Grant Morrison. <br /><br />This was a good move anyway because it's a very entertaining story. But what elevates the pilfering to near genius is that Zenith is out of print (and likely to remain so for various boring contractual reasons) so the theft has been neatly concealed from the comic buying public. <br /><br />If Grant Morrison hadn't shown such a complete lack of solidarity towards other comic books creators and spent a bit less time sucking up to media corporations, I'd actually feel a bit indignant on Morrison's behalf over this, but as it is, I think it's kind of funnyTamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09025289184864042978noreply@blogger.com