Ultimate Marvel

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Ultimate Comics

Ultimate Comics
Predecessor Ultimate Marvel (name)
Country of origin US
Headquarters location New York City
Distribution Diamond Comic Distributors
Publication types
  • Ultimate Spider-Man
  • Ultimate X-Men
  • Ultimate Fantastic Four
  • Ultimates
Fiction genres Superheroes
Owner(s) Marvel Worldwide, Inc.

Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Universe. Those characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men, providing new origin stories for the characters. The Marvel Multiverse calls this universe Earth-1610, and it comprises an infinite number of galaxies and alternate universes.

The Ultimate Universe, as a part of a large scale reboot of the All-New All-Different Marvel multiverse, ends at the conclusion of Secret Wars, when some of the characters from the Ultimate Universe move to the mainstream universe.[1]

Publication history

The Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) was introduced in 2000 with the publication of Ultimate Spider-Man, followed by Ultimate X-Men in 2001, The Ultimates in 2002, and finally Ultimate Fantastic Four. Prior to the launch, the imprint's working title was "Ground Zero." The characters in this line exist outside of the regular Earth-616 Marvel Universe and therefore do not normally interact with their original counterparts. However, since certain characters within the Marvel Multiverse, such as Reed Richards, possess the means to contact or enter other universes, direct interaction is possible.

Ultimate Marvel features modern-day retelling of the mainstream origin stories of characters from past and present continuities (many of which were created in the 1960s and 1970s), updated to reflect contemporary sensibilities.[2] For example, Ultimate Spider-Man gains his superpowers from a genetically-engineered spider rather than a radioactive spider, and his alter ego, Peter Parker, was originally a photographer for the Daily Bugle newspaper but now has a part-time job as the paper's webmaster. The Ultimate Marvel universe also features many of the characters as younger than their regular-continuity counterparts.

In December 2005 through early 2007, Marvel published a print ad campaign in titles across their company that showed all Ultimate titles, featuring the slogan "Ultimate Marvel: The Gold Standard."

Writers noted for their work in the line include Brian Michael Bendis, Warren Ellis, and Mark Millar. Joe Quesada and former Marvel president Bill Jemas were also involved in the creation of the line.

Ultimate Comics

The Ultimate Marvel imprint was re-launched in 2009 after the conclusion of the "Ultimatum" storyline, under the Ultimate Comics brand.[3]

In August 2011, Marvel re-launched the Ultimate line again, this time with the "Ultimate Comics Universe Reborn" tagline after the conclusion of the story arc "The Death of Spider-Man," an arc of Ultimate Spider-Man, ended with the June 22, 2011 Issue 160.[2][4] A new multi-ethnic Spider-Man, Miles Morales, was introduced in Ultimate Comics Fallout #4 to the stands in August 2011.[5]

In 2015 Marvel published Ultimate End, which ended the Ultimate Marvel imprint after 15 years. Ultimate End launched the "Battleworlds" branding of Marvel's "Secret Wars" storyline, which is written by Brian Michael Bendis and artist Mark Bagley, the team that launched the Ultimate Marvel universe with Ultimate Spider-Man.[6] The Morales Spider-Man and the Maker moved to the post-Secret Wars Marvel Universe.[7]

See also

References

  1. "The MARVEL UNIVERSE Is Ending". Newsarama.com. 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  2. 1 2 Franich, Darren (June 21, 2011). "Where will 'The Death of Spider-Man' rank compared to the great superhero deaths?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  3. Khouri, Andy (2009-02-07). "NYCC LIVE: Cup O' Joe". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 2009-05-24. Quesada then clarified that the entire Ultimate line will be canceled, sent off with a number of "Requiem" specials, and re-launched as Ultimate Comics.
  4. "Kaare Andrews Covers Marvel's Ultimate Relaunch". Comic Book Resources.com. 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2011-05-29. Prepare for Ultimate Comics Universe Reborn, signaling the biggest changes to ever hit the Ultimate Comics Universe!
  5. Franich, Darren (August 2, 2011). "The new Spider-Man will be a half-black half-Hispanic teenager". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  6. McMillan, Graeme (2015-01-28). "'Ultimate End' Closes a 15-Year Era of Marvel's Comic History". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
  7. Sacks, Ethan (June 21, 2015). "Spider-Man Miles Morales — popular biracial version of the hero — joins main Marvel comics universe this fall". NY Daily News. Retrieved December 2, 2015.

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