Ultimates 2 #6: The Speculationing
So... we know that the Ultimate Defenders are in this issue see
the image here at the Comic Art Community.
I forget who they are - if I remember right it's Giant Man (obviously), Nighthawk and then (from left to right) Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Damian Hellstrom, and Hellcat.
So, what do you think happens?
I think we'll see that these guys get together, and spend most of their time doing publicity and talking about how great they are - indeed, they are little more than a rescue operation, doing the things fire brigades do, all the while, Hank is still building Ultron - who is now capable of rudimentary social interactions.
Then, the Defenders finally get a shot at a proper crisis, against say, domestic terrorists - but instead of saving people, they're more showboating and it quickly becomes evident that they are in over their heads. Then, the Ultimates arrive and completely upstage them. The Defenders (I reckon Luke Cage or Valkyrie) attempt to put down the Ultimates in front of the press, but Captain America probably just tells them to leave the superheroics to the professionals.
Hank, irked by Captain America soaking up the press' love along with Wasp, becomes more insular and aggravated, and during a public outing with the Defenders, starts a fight, which culminates in a few hits being thrown and some public property damage. What's worse, is that this is all over the papers, "Defenders Bust Up!" and so forth. Believing the Ultimates are laughing behind his back, Hank returns to his home to work on Ultron. Finally finished on Ultron, Hank is ready to use Ultron as an instrument to attack the Defenders, Union, and The Ultimates.
Which is when the traitor breaks into his house to steal Ultron. Hank is about to intervene, but before he can become giant man, the traitor kills him... with an arrow. Then we see Hawkeye, final spread of the issue, into his intercom saying, "I've got Ultron. Get a clean-up crew in here, we need to make it look like a suicide."
Ok... so I'm a total fanboy. I think the issue will be a bit like this - except for the end. Simply because I don't know who the traitor is, what Ultron's gonna get up to, or even if #6 is related to Grand Theft America.
Personally, I think we should expect a "wham" in this issue. It seems far to... innocuous. While the details are undoubtedly wrong, this is the kind of thing I'm expecting.
Anyone else got any bright(er) ideas?
