The brand new Ultimate Universe has an intriguing begin behind it: what if basic Marvel heroes like Spider-Man and Black Panther have solely simply stepped into their heroic identities? As an alternative of coming into heroism naturally, Tony Stark (aka Iron Lad) has been monitoring down individuals of curiosity and bounce beginning them into the superheroes we all know in love.
Come June, we’ll see how Stark’s faring in doing the identical for different heroes within the pages of The Ultimates. Written by Deniz Camp (twentieth Century Males) and drawn by Juan Frigeri (Invincible Iron Man), the ebook sees Stark and his staff of Avengers—Thor, Doom (Reed Richards), and Sif—construct a community of superheroes to take the combat to the Maker (aka the Reed Richards of the primary Final universe) and his Council. The lineup, in line with Camp, is “only the start”: huge newcomers embrace the Wasp, Ant-Man, and Captain America, with the latter as soon as once more present in a block of ice.
Within the unique Final Marvel universe, the Ultimates have been its equal to the Avengers, and the title was later adopted for a staff of heroes within the prime Marvel Universe tasked with fixing the multiverse. This new staff, mentioned Camp, will “really feel like no Avengers or Ultimates comedian ever earlier than. We’re reinventing these basic characters and archetypes to be as shocking and very important as once they have been first launched. Our Ultimates is an evolution not simply of the Avengers, however of the entire tremendous hero staff idea.”
“The brand new Ultimates line is probably the most thrilling tremendous hero comics occasion in years, and it’s humbling to be part of it,” Camp continued. “We’re doing all the pieces we will to stay as much as the Ultimates title, and the excessive bar set by Jonathan, Marco [Checchetto], and all of the Final artistic groups thus far!”
Ultimates #1 will launch on June 5.
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