Ultimates 2 #13 Discussion (Spoilers!)
Well, it finally came out. And I read it.
My thoughts? I'm disappointed actually. Everything is very predictable, but I guess I kind of knew that before I read it.
Summary time!
It begins with Loki tricking Thor into believing he's a mental patient again. Thor breaks through the illusion, and smacks Loki with his hammer, but Loki retaliates by letting loose the evil forces of Asgard. Thor counterattacks with letting Valhalla loose. Thor beats Loki.
Pretty much everybody feels really dumb for doubting Thor's godhood, but he shrugs it off and says it was all part of Odin's plan anyway (No, we don't get to see Odin). He proclaims himself protector of the planet now. Jan seems to be hitting on Thor now. Hank, of course, shows up and says he infiltrated the Liberators. Cap and Thor tell him there's no way they believe him and that he's going to jail. Then we cut to Wanda flirting with Ultron. Weird.
Cleanup begins. We find out Perun is the only remaining Liberator and he just decides to turn himself in. China and Russia immedately distance themselves from the Liberators by condemning the attack and immediately send aid and claim to be doing an internal investigation. Congress and the EU tell the White House to back off on threats of a counterattack using the Ultimates, which then brings up. . .
Cap telling Fury the Ultimates are going independent. Tony is going to fund them now. Cut to the hospital Black Widow is at. She's in a coma, but then Hawkeye shows up. She wakes up (Obviously faking it) and tries to run, but Hawkeye pins her to the wall with an arrow through each hand. She makes a snide remark about if he wanted her to say anything to his children, and he retorts "Won't see them where you're going, comrade. Burn in Hell" and places one right between her eyes.
Cut to Stark Tower which is being refitted into the new Ultimates HQ. Seems Fury's fine with the Ultimates leaving due to the fact that the US, Russia and China are signing a Superhuman Testban Treaty. Tony makes reference to the Quinjet ("Tell Fury to hang on to the jet for a few more weeks while we finish the hangar") and says to his assistant that the Ultimates going independent was always a high possibility that he had accounted for. Then, he becomes upset that Natasha broke his heart, saying that she was just like him with breasts and that's something he always wanted (Yes, I'm serious). He gets over it quickly when he spots a hot blonde walking down on the street below and rushed off to meet her.
Next, we see Pym in Hulk's holding cell with Jan talking to him. Finally, we cut back to 1942 with Cap and Gail talking about him going away. He says that he's always wanted this. Then she says she's worried about the experiments, but Cap shrugs it off saying that he's sure nothing will go wrong (Awfully ominous. . .). Gail starts to cry and gives him the picture of her to remember her by. She makes him promise to come home, and he does. They kiss. The end.
Like I said, fairly predictable. Looks like the team is now Cap, Thor, Iron Man, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, the Hulk (Who seems fairly in control), and the Wasp. We'll see if Loeb keeps that roster.