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Marvel ’s pertly rebootedUltimate Universecomes with some high expectations . Not only have the first stories out of the Universe promised a lot , these young incarnations of classic Marvel heroes areirrevocably tied to readers memories ' of the originalincarnation of theUltimate Universe , which found in 2000 , and stop in 2015 .
Ultimate Invasionis written by Jonathan Hickman , penciled by Bryan Hitch , inked by Andrew Currie , colored by Alex Sinclair and letter by Joe Caramagna .
reader were introduce to this new creation with the miniseriesUltimate Invasion , and now its first on-going titles are set to premiere . This was surveil by theUltimate Universe#1one - pellet , which further established the Modern status quo that the upcoming books will operate within . There are numerous expectations to forgather with these serial , whether story hooks that are already planted , anticipation base on book solicits , or style which will hopefully inform the broad smell of the universe and carry throughout the line . These are the ten most of import of these promise , the things Marvel should focus on giving lecturer with this new version of itsUltimateimprint .
Ultimate Universe#1 is indite by Hickman , illustrated by Stefano Caselli , colored by David Curiel and letter by Joe Caramagna .
10Take The Parker Family Seriously
Ultimate Spider-Man
The newUltimate Spider - Man , written by Jonathan Hickman and illustrated by Marco Checchetto , will focus on an older Peter Parker , one who isalready married with a familywhen he get his Spider - Powers . This series demand to take this exercise set - up seriously , witha Peter who has a responsibleness to not just the world , but to his category . Married superheroes with family so seldom last , so this series needs to show why they can work . This is n’t to say , however , that the family should n’t have battle or drama that endanger to tear them aside ; on the reverse , this should be a constant concern , a core part of the Word of God .
9Pay Off What Ultimate Invasion Set Up For Tony Stark
Ultimate Iron Lad
AfterUltimate Invasion , Earth-6160 ’s Tony Stark is clearlyset up to become Kang the Conqueror , so his portion should be one of this universe ’s specify arcs . Tony ’s taken the moniker of Iron Lad , a title restrain by a young , grand Kang in mainstream Marvel , and is already using time travel engineering , so he ’s already part of the way to becoming Kang . There ’s still a opening that this is a fakeout , since Kang ’s identity operator is never explicitly confirm inUltimate Invasion , but Tony ’s journey should find important irrespective , andthe potentiality for him to become Kang should hang as a narration weight over his promontory .
8Play With Familiar Stories And Readers’ Expectations
Ultimate Reboot V2.0
One metier of the originalUltimateUniverse was that it was often inform by Hellenic Marvel stories , but then would put pull on them , instead of feel beholden to do the same thing readers had already ensure . This newUltimateUniverse has already set the arithmetic mean that this drift will keep on through demonstrate warped reading of both Iron Lad ’s story , as well as the find of Captain America . It ’s crucial this cosmos keep up the movement ofbeing playful with classic stories without being overly reverent to them , since otherwise there ’s no point in making a newfangled adaptation of them whatsoever .
7Make The Illuminati A Sustainable Threat
Ultimate Conspiracy
Ultimate Invasion , and especiallyUltimateUniverse#1,set upthe Maker ’s vicious councilof supervillainous reality leader , as the perfect threat to the burgeon heroes , sothis council want to be a major menace throughout all the new books , even if they ’re not the elementary villain in every arc . From prevue , Ultimate Black Panther – written byBryan Edward Hill and illustrated by Stefano Caselli – is already determine to fulfil this promise , with the novel Moon Knight(s ) as the incite antagonist , even as it also introduces a new Killmonger . How the villainous council , theUltimate version of the Illuminati , might fit inUltimate SpideyandX - Men , however , remains to be seen .
6The Return Of The Maker Will Be A Massive Moment
Ultimate Ticking Clock
At the conclusion ofUltimate Invasion , the evil Reed Richards known as the Maker and his forces are timelocked inside the City , the Maker ’s in high spirits - technical school basis , for 2 year , thanks to Howard Stark . Due to time dialation , thousands of years will occur for them while trapped pin down inside . The payoff of The Maker needs to be a huge deal for this universe , and what will be most fascinating will be seeing on the dot how the Maker has changed over this foresightful period of fourth dimension . This secret plan point give the newv Universe a major ticking clock , and his return must then feel monumental when it happens .
5Keep The Barrier Between Earth-6160 & Earth-616 Loose
Ultimate Crossover
Ultimate Invasion#1 laid some obvious groundwork for a big Earth-6160 / Earth-616 crossover , with the Maker indue Miles Morales a secret blank business card , as a way to contact him , even potentially across universes . It seems inevitable that either Miles , the Maker , or even the mainstream Marvel Universe ’s Illuminatiwill habituate this circuit board to cross between universe , just as the Maker did inUltimate Invasion#1 . This is only more probable since the Earth-616 Illuminati are incognizant that the Maker was defeated inUltimate Invasion , and are still just as motivated to get hold out where he ’s gone – especially Reed Richards , for whom this scrap is personal .
4Captain America Must Get A Shot At Redemption
Ultimate Second Chance
Ultimate Universe#1 worked to establishing a unexampled version of the Ultimates , theUltimateequivalent to the Avengers , with the major " Chekov ’s Gun " of Captain America being reveal , though still in water ice by the ending of the consequence . Writer Deniz Camp will be indite anUltimatesbook which will be set up inFREE COMIC BOOK DAY 2024 : SPIDER - MAN & THE ULTIMATE UNIVERSE # 1 – written by Camp and Zeb Wells , with artistic creation by Ryan Stegman and Juan Frigeri . Cap ’s launching needs to be big , but what exactly it will signify for the Universe is still unsettled , specially since his originalUltimatecounterpart is infamously one of the least well - encounter from the originalUltimatesrun .
3These New Books Must Have Distinct Tones
Ultimate Variety
Each harbinger newUltimatetitle so far promise something very different in terms of tone , from the class drama ofUltimate Spider - Manto the repugnance that Peach Momoko demonstrates in the veryfirst preview page for herUltimate X - workforce . EvenUltimate InvasionandUltimate Universe#1feel very different despite both being write by Jonathan Hickman , withUniverse#1 being much more typically superheroic than the sci - fi politicking ofUltimate Invasion . These books are distinctly each their own matter , andthese differences should correct them apart , present reader a wide variety to take from , even as they crossover or reference each other .
2The tUniverse Must Be A Reflection Of Now
Ultimate Relevance
The nub conceit of the originalUltimateUniverse was that it was present-day , with taradiddle happening in a recognizable and relevant modern day . This new universe needs to be able to the same role , a fact which architectJonathan Hickman has talked about himself . Ultimate Invasionalready has thematic parallels to the genuine humankind , with Howard Stark bemoan how it ’s easy to ignore the world ’s job than actually do something about them , an all - too - intimate view . It’sthese sorts of musical theme that should inform the modernity of this newUltimateUniverse , existent thematic and excited connectedness rather of just references to advanced things lecturer might recognize .
1This Ultimate Universe Must Be Something New
Ultimate Opportunity
Many readers were surprised byUltimate Invasion , which did n’t sense like theUltimateUniverse they might have been have a bun in the oven . While this young macrocosm carry both design similarities to Bryan Hitch ’s earned run average - defining work on the originalUltimateUniverse , as well as similarities to Jonathan Hickman ’s study on earlierUltimatestories , it still feel very , very dissimilar . This difference should be carried throughout the line . It would be counterintuitive to make a new contemporary population , if it were to experience exactly the same as what Marvel did two decennary ago . For the newUltimateUniverseto spirit relevant , to distinguish itself from mainstream Marvel , it has to be something novel .
