It’s been over twenty years since Marvel launched its Ultimate Universe, an imprint of comedian books revealed by Marvel Comics, that includes re-imagined and modernized variations of the firm’s superhero characters. In the wake of the 2015 Secret Wars storyline, the Ultimate Universe sadly got here to an finish. However the line’s impression can nonetheless be felt in numerous methods with the Miles Morales Spider-Man making the leap to the 616 Marvel Universe in addition to its affect on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However it seems we haven’t seen the final of the Ultimate Universe because it was introduced via Entertainment Weekly that author Jonathan Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch in addition to colorist Alex Sinclair are teaming up for Ultimate Invasion, a four-issue miniseries arriving this June.
Both Hickman and Hitch aren’t any strangers to the Ultimate Universe. Hitch, together with author Mark Millar, reimagined the Avengers in the seminal Ultimates miniseries and sequel Ultimates 2. Hickman in the meantime dipped his toe in the Ultimate Universe with the Ultimate Comics relaunch penning the first twelve problems with Ultimate Comics: Ultimates in addition to an Ultimate Comics Thor miniseries.
Here’s how Marvel describes the Ultimate Invasion miniseries:
Launched over twenty years in the past, the Ultimate Universe supplied a recent take on traditional Marvel characters and storylines. Known for its edginess and explosive motion, the Ultimate Universe was house to a few of Marvel’s most talked about and thought-provoking sequence of the 21st century. The Ultimate Universe reached its cataclysmic finish in 2015’s Secret Wars, however nothing stays buried in Marvel Comics for lengthy. Is it time for the Ultimate Universe to make its grand return? The Maker appears to suppose so and the Illuminati should kind as soon as once more to cease him from his plans to destroy – or maybe rebuild – the universe, with Miles Morales at the middle of all of it!
Hitch’s work on The Ultimates helped redefine tremendous hero comics for the 2000s and Jonathan Hickman has efficiently invigorated the Fantastic Four, Avengers, and X-Men in the final decade. Wait till you see what these two powerhouse abilities have in retailer subsequent! The debut situation will embody new knowledge pages by Jonathan Hickman – plus unique behind-the-scenes materials on the world-building that has gone into this undertaking!
Though his tenure in the Ultimate Universe was temporary in comparison with different creators, Hickman expressed nice pleasure at returning to the line:
“[Revisiting the idea of Ultimate Comics] couldn’t be replicating or revisiting what Bryan did in the original Ultimates — creating a streamlined, modernized version that would eventually become the spine of the MCU, and it certainly couldn’t be what I did, which was a final chapter of a pre-existing universe. We also thought the very idea of Ultimate Comics needed to be inverted from what the original universe was — we wanted this to be something that could really only exist in the comic space: a new way of thinking about, and enjoying, a new version of the Marvel Universe. I’m pretty happy to say that it feels like we’ve accomplished those things and we’re very excited for everyone to get to read it.”
Hitch echoed related sentiments:
“It’s been more than 20 years since I started work on The Ultimates, a project that would have a big impact on my own career and beyond, so when Marvel came to me with the idea of revisiting the Ultimate Universe with the man who so brilliantly and spectacularly destroyed the last one, I was both feet in! Jonathan is a terrific writer of big, sprawling epics, and we’ve talked about working together more than once so for this new Ultimate Universe adventure to unite us is very exciting. I get to bring two decades of new experience as an artist and storyteller to this. It’s new, different and familiar. It’s big budget, high-concept, widescreen storytelling. I feel right at home.”
In addition to the common cowl, a foil variant may even be out there.
Check out the inside artwork preview pages beneath and search for Ultimate Invasion #1 to reach in shops and digitally on Wednesday, June 1st
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