Basically just three different stories but all the same result.

Ultimates focuses on Cap's view on Hydra invading and America asking him to step up. So much in fact he becomes the president of the United States. Ultimate Spider-Man deals with Miles scared out of his mind after what happened to his Uncle but also wanting to help people including Cap and the Ultimates. And last but not least is Kitty trying to become a central focus for the X-Men if you can even still call it that.

ultimates is the weakest story, with heavy exposition and news reports that take away from the overall message. Cap is written well enough, and the banter is decent, but the overall storyline drags on. X-Men feels the most disconnected but helps grow Kitty in interesting ways and the dialogue between the team is great, the action is okay. Miles is the best of the bunch, giving both great action and some really good character growth for the hero.

Overall a decent event, and one you can read by itself, but also the fact you must read each story after already finishing the entire first perspective story takes away the punch and surprise of the storyline.

A 3 out of 5.