So I recently discoverd that Stan Lee the man behind Spiderman,The Hulk and other Mervel Heroes is writeing a new manga called Ultimo. Now normally I would not post this but considering that this is a Megaman site and considering what the book is about I think you should try this book out.



Taken from WIKI
" Karakuri Dōji Urutimo?, lit. "Mechanical Boy: Ultimo"), commonly referred to as Ultimo, is a manga series created by Hiroyuki Takei and Stan Lee (and his production company Pow Entertainment). The pilot was inked in by Daigo and painted by Bob, the other art staff are, Ka-Toon, Akira Yuki, Killer-R, Reki, and Crazy-Lili. The pilot chapter Karakuridōji Ultimo was published in the special issue of Jump SQ. called Jump SQ.II (Second) on April 18, 2008.

Karakuridōji Ultimo was serialized in the main Jump SQ. magazine in March 2009. It follows the story of two robots named Ultimo and Vice which were created by Dr. Dunstan 1,000 years ago. Vice and Ultimo are set to be unleashed when the last war begins. In West Tokyo, Farmless City a monster wearing a noh mask levels an observation deck on a city skyscraper. Ultimo is shown flying above the city and the monster wearing a noh mask transforms into Vice, the two get into a massive duel stunning pedestrians who have come to the scene.

The manga was later translated into English by Viz Media and chapter 0 was published in the September 2008 issue of Shonen Jump. Serial publication of chapters beginning with chapter 1 started in the July 2009 issue. In promotion of the English adaptation a press conference was held at the 2008 New York Comic Con with promotional artwork. An anime adaptation of Karakuridōji Ultimo was also announced with Stan Lee's expectations for it to be as popular as Spider-Man."(That I really don't think will happen-Axl z)

1,000 years ago in a one hundred-storied pagoda, two "mechanical boys" named Ultimo and Vice were created by a scientist named Dr. Dunstan (drawn to resemble Stan Lee). Ultimo was created to be "perfect good", while Vice is "perfect evil", and both contain ultimate power and the creator's noh abilities. It is said that when the world finally begins its last war, Ultimo and Vice will be awakened. 1,000 years later in West Tokyo, Farmless City, a monster wearing a "noh mask" levels the observation deck of a city skyscraper. The S.K.A.T. Police attempt to stop the monster, but to no avail. The monster then attempts to crush a woman and her child, but Ultimo plunges in and guards her before destroying the monster. Dahlman, a local Farmless police, confronts Ultimo asking him about the chaos just caused by the monster. Ultimo, interrupting Dahlman, explains the creature is turning into its true form. Vice, Ultimo's evil counterpart, emerges from the monster's "corpse". Member K of the S.K.A.T. team becomes enraged and fires at Vice, trying to kill him. Vice analyzes the weapon (a gun) and creates several copies for himself, and begins firing bullets at the crowd. Ultimo blocks the bullets and begins fighting with Vice, severing Vice's arm in the ensuing battle. As a last resort, Vice attempts to destroy the city with a "demon drum". The ensuing battle leads them both into outer space. Later, three mysterious men began to head for Tokyo, where the incident began, from Kyoto. Member K, meanwhile, finds Vice's powerful shape-shifting arm and takes it for himself. Ultimo's body was later found in Mt. Fuzi by a hiker.

The story then cuts back to 12th century Japan, where Dunstan is transporting Ultimo and Vice in a cart. Dunstan is halted by a gang of bandits, who, despite Dunstan's warnings, open the boxes containing Ultimo and Vice. The two mechanical boys quickly awaken, and Vice's demeanor provokes several bandits to fire a volley of arrows at him. Vice quickly counterattacks, and then transforms himself into a large demonic monster. Unfazed by Vice's power and appearance, the bandits stand their ground and prepare to battle Vice. Ultimo, unwilling to allow Vice to kill anymore people, attacks Vice. Dunstan, who has already explained that Ultimo and Vice are "ultimate good and evil", states that he created Ultimo and Vice to see which force, good or evil, is stronger. The bandit leader threatens to kill Dunstan, but Dunstan simply disappears.

Back in the 21st century, a student named Yamato (with the same name and face as the bandit leader) walks into an antique store, only to spot Ultimo among the store's wares."

Here is a link to the first two chapters if you want to read it.
http://www.onemanga.com/ULTIMO/0/01/

Now I have not read it yet but I am hearing mixed reviews. Some of the reviews seem to be to harsh on stan calling it clunkey and cheesey (That just tells me they have NEVER read a single book that he has done) The point is it is expected to be like that I mean the guy is from another Era of the biz so all I say is give the book a chance.






Edited by axl z on June 22, 2009 at 0:52:01.

I've read those first two chapters and honestly? I am interested. So far it isn't really much like how I see some other shonen manga on the action and all and I hope it won't lay the focus too much on just Ultimo and Vice, but overall, it is interesting.

Heh, I liked how they modeled the amoral doc after Stan Lee himself (at least face-wise, hopefully not morals-wise O: ).

You should definitely check it out, He teamed up with Shaman Kings Mangaka, the art and story itself are amazing! x]