In a world saturated with superheroes trying to save the world, ONE action-packed 90s animation made its mark within a surprisingly short run!
ULTRAFORCE is the best 90s animation you’ve NEVER seen! Ultras, the superhuman heroes and villains, were enormously gifted individuals akin to the Marvel guys, but there was something so supercool about the Ultras that you find yourself instantly sucked into their world!
The Ultraforce team was a dynamo mix of a movie star, a young guy from a rough neighbourhood, a 13-year-old who’d tune up into a giant, an undead Ghoul and a gorgeous psychic! If that isn’t the most fascinating combo thrown in together, I don’t know what is! The team’s chemistry and clashes were some of the simplest, most relatable dynamics, such that when they turn on the Ultra mode with the unbridled action and battles, one couldn’t help yelling out UUULTRAAAFORCE! …just like the electric backgrounds in the opening theme of the show!
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Marvel bought Malibu because of their printing process. They tried a crossover with Black September but never worked out
One aspect that people should be aware of is that one of the main creators of the Ultraforce comics, Gerard Jones, (he created Prime, and wrote the Ultraforce comic) went to prison for child porn possession. That may be one reason why Marvel/Disney may not want to mess with the Ultraforce properties again. They likely don't want that skeleton to come out of the closet.
I love Ultraforce I have most of the comics Marvel has the Rights to it they need to bring Ultraforce Back! 🤞🤞
Ghoul and Lord Pumpkin were to me, the best things about this underrated show.
I had no idea this wasn’t connected to any of my other favorite superheroes. All I cared about was more flashy, costumes, and more big action.
Prototype is a Latino . While ZipZap is a black child.
Didn't even know this existed… But Since Image's WILDC.A.T.S had a series, this shouldn't surprise me.
The Ultraforce cartoon was only.watched to pass the time. The show wasn't great at all. It was great as filler.
PIXX! NOOOO! WHYYYYYY!? 😭
Weird how close, design wise, Hardcase and Prototype were designed.
Ultra Force is more like The Avengers😮
I love lord pumpkin and pistol.
1:16 That explains it.
I should have known🤦🏾♂️.
So along with all of the licensing and contractual nightmares behind the scenes, Marvel owns some of their a$$ too.
How convenient.
If I only had the money.
I'd make PRIME a household name.
Prototype and Hardcase were my fave
Are you familiar with that meme about a kid asking his mother for (insert noun(s) here), with the the mother responding with they have (insert noun(s) here) at home? This is basically how I felt about UltraForce back in 1995 as well as today: a wannabe but entertaining X-Men superhero cartoon. I will say that early-teen me did take a liking to Contrary for obvious reasons, LOL, in all her scantily-clad, Caucasian-Storm-wannabe glory. Good video.
It was axed because All they wanted was Malibu's new coloring system, not the IP the company had.
UltraForce was sp cool!
this animated half season show was very well constructed, and if they could have kept the same momentum going during the second half of this show, the show would have made for an epic full season. The introduction of all the different IPS was done very well, and in a way you really got attached to them.
It's funny because W.I.L.D.Cats came out the same year and had the same episode count, and I think this show was far superior in every single way.
I think Hulk took a punch from Prime and was impressed but there was no following story EVER
Man, I was a follower of the original Malibu Comics run. Those were literally the very best characters in comics at the time. Sure, there were analogs in the Marvel and/or DC Universes, but there was always a disarming twist. Prime was a kid in a huge body like Fawcett's Captain Marvel, but without additional wisdom or maturity and with a wildly variable power level. The primary character that went by the name Prototype was an ultra in his own right who wound up further empowered to the point where he himself fed his tech suit. Hardcase was eventually revealed to be materially enough like his arch enemy to bring about that enemy's downfall. Mantra was a woman who had the most magical power in her universe, but who's body has inhabited by the soul of a man! The Strangers were a super group comprised largely of a subset of people given super powers by a literal bolt from the heavens. A spin-off of this same event empowered a jazz musician with the power of evil-tuned telepathy while injuring his brain to the point where he could no longer sleep. This character, the Night Man, became the only other portion of the UltraVerse to see screen time to the best of my knowledge.
I was very disappointed when Malibu and the UltraVerse failed and were picked up by Marvel, because I knew that neither Marvel nor DC would be able to appreciate the things which made these unique and weird characters worthwhile. I mean, what happens when they try to do versions of each other's material? If anything actually sticks, it's a near miracle. The main exception I can think of is Deadpool, a character I sincerely hate. I merely acknowledge his popularity while denying that I share the adulation. Unfortunately, I was proven right about Marvel's level of adeptness with the UltraVerse characters. The bottom fell out of the quality of the stories and they quickly became worth dropping — which I did, along with many other readers. I don't remember the corpse of the UltraVerse lasting more than about 18-24 months after that. Sad, because there are TONS of stories to be told with characters this good. After a hiatus this long, I don't think these characters need refreshing in the slightest. All they need is a proper treatment; THAT is the challenge. I wonder who's up for it!
Okay, for those who don't know: NM-E was a nanotech-based assassin robot created by Rex Mundi, the quintessential enemy of Hardcase. Mundi considered all ultrahumans targets to be killed at the earliest opportunity. The nanotech appears to be less robust than many that appear in other franchises, but nevertheless constitutes a horrendously deadly threat. One of the great tragedies of the brevity of this series is that there are many of the comics run's storylines that could have been mined to joyous effect in the cartoon. And still could be, if whoever holds the rights decides to do the characters and concepts justice. There is potential for the UltraVerse and its ultrahumans to be a franchise to rival any and all others, but the creators have to understand and utilize the subversive and strange nature of these characters and situations as well as the original creative teams. Only a few years ago I'd have found it unlikely. Now … well, I have hope. No reason, but hope.
I loved the Malibu line they also helped create image comics being their first publisher. So many great characters. Sad marvel just crushed them when they bought them out. Now prime is basically unusable even if someone bought him because his creator is a convicted predator.
love the comics and the show