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Revision as of 08:09, 24 December 2024 by Mastgods (talk | contribs) (→Team roster: Adding character.)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Comic book series| The Ultimates | |
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 Cover of The Ultimates #1, with Doom (Reed Richards), Giant-Man (Hank Pym), Thor, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Sif, Iron Lad (Tony Stark) and Wasp (Janet van Dyne). | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | June 2024 |
| No. of issues | 9 |
| Main character(s) | Ultimates |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Based on The Avengers by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby) |
| Written by | Deniz Camp |
| Penciller(s) | Juan Frigeri |
| Inker(s) | Juan Frigeri |
| Letterer(s) | Vc Travis Lanham |
| Colorist(s) | Federico Blee |
| Editor(s) | Wil Moss Michelle Marchese |
The Ultimates is an ongoing comic book series about the Ultimates, part of the Ultimate Universe imprint, written by Deniz Camp and illustrated by Juan Frigeri. It began publication in July 2024. The series follows what happened since the events of the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline. The series is part of the new Ultimate Universe timeline, which puts several Marvel characters in a radically altered sociopolitical status quo, including elements of alternate history, and follows Tony Stark / Iron Lad as he assembles a covert ops network, dubbed the "Ultimates", to fight back against the Maker's council and take back their world.
Editorial history
The limited series Ultimate Invasion by Jonathan Hickman introduced the Ultimate universe, a fictional universe distinct from the standard Marvel Universe. Three ongoing comics were released afterwards, set in this continuity: Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther and Ultimate X-Men. The Ultimates, the fourth ongoing comic, is written by Deniz Camp with illustrated by Juan Frigeri. The comic's plot continue the main storyline of Ultimate Invasion and the one-shot Ultimate Universe (2023). At the time of the series announcement, Camp said "The new Ultimates line is the most exciting superhero comics event in years, and it's humbling to be a part of it. We are reinventing these classic characters and archetypes to be as surprising and vital as when they were first introduced. Our Ultimates is an evolution not just of the Avengers, but of the whole superhero team concept; from the grand and operatic to the small and personal, Ultimates will feel like no Avengers or Ultimates comic ever before".
Plot
Although the Maker was imprisoned at his city-dome, it would open again 18 months later, and his Council still rules the world. Iron Lad, leader of the Ultimates (Doom, Sif, Thor, and Captain America) thinks that, as the Maker used time-travel to prevent several individuals from becoming superheroes, he could use a similar trick to distribute a cache of superpower catalysts among those individuals and let them become superheroes, in numbers similar to those of the Marvel Universe. The trick works only with a few limited cases, and so they start recruiting individuals in person. Their first two recruits were Giant Man and the Wasp, followed by America Chavez. She-Hulk developed super-strength as a result of atomic testings in the Pacific, her recruitment led Hulk (a member of Maker's council) to monitor more closely the activities of the Ultimates. Although Clint Barton refused to become Hawkeye, Charli Ramsey took the weapons and identity meant for him as his own.
The full team breaks into a hidden superhuman prison, which turns out to be a trap by Hulk, who displaces them to the K'un-L'un dimension to kill them at will. Doom, who had stayed at the base, required some time to locate the team and transport them back, but by time he does so Iron Lad is mortally wounded by Hulk, and is confined to a healing machine after their return.
Team roster
| Character | Name | Joined in |
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| Doom | Reed Richards | Ultimates, vol. 3 #1 (June 2024) |
| Iron Lad | Tony Stark | |
| Thor Odinson | ||
| Sif | ||
| Captain America | Steve Rogers | |
| Wasp | Janet van Dyne | |
| Giant-Man | Hank Pym | |
| America Chavez | Ultimates, vol. 3 #2 (July 2024) | |
| She-Hulk | Lejori Joena Zakaria | Ultimates, vol. 3 #3 (August 2024) |
Reception
Chase Magnett from ComicBook.com acknowledges how the comics narrative approach differs from the original series, with a deeper focus on its story, ensemble of characters, and set-up for future stories.
David Brooke from aiptcomics.com says that the creators fundamentally understands superhero comics while reworking the characters in new ways, stating that the series is one of the most exciting superhero comics of the year.
References
- "The Ultimate Universe's Mightiest Heroes Assemble in 'Ultimates' #1". Marvel Comics. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- Nnamdi Ezekwe (April 18, 2024). "The Avengers are Running Out of Time to Save the Marvel Universe in New Trailer". CBR. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
- Connolly, Spencer (July 13, 2024). "ULTIMATES Confirms Full Roster of Marvel's New, Modernized Avengers (Powers & Origins Explained)". Screen Rant.
- Adams, Tim (July 11, 2024). "Marvel's Ultimates Recruit a Young Avenger to Their Roster". Comicbook.
- Dodge, John and Cronin, Brian (September 13, 2024). "Every Member of Marvel's New Ultimates, Revealed". CBR.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Chase Magnett (May 28, 2024). "The Ultimates #1 Advance Review: Finding Heroes in a Fallen World". ComicBook.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
- David Brooke (May 28, 2024). "'Ultimates' #1 is an ambitious, awesome start". Comicbook.com. Retrieved December 11, 2024.
External links
| Ultimate Universe by Marvel Comics | |
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| Ongoing series |
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| Limited series | Ultimate Invasion (2023) |
| Characters | |