Ultimate Comics: Ultimates
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Ultimate Comics: Ultimates is an ongoing monthly comic book series published by Marvel Comics
that made its debut in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch of Ultimate Marvel
. Through the "Ultimate Universe Reborn" tagline following the Death of Spider-Man
, and written by Jonathan Hickman
with art by Esad Ribic, the series will also serve as a continuation of elements from Ultimate Comics: Fallout
.
and Ultimate Comics: X-Men
. Written by Jonathan Hickman (writer of other Ultimate works such as Ultimate Comics: Thor
, Ultimate Comics: Fallout
and Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye), and illustrated by Esad Ribic (one time artist of Ultimate X-Men
), the title will now be called Ultimate Comics: Ultimates. The first story-arc is titled 'The Republic is Burning', and takes place at the same as Hickman's other miniseries Ultimate Comics Hawkeye.
At the Triskelion in New York, Nick Fury is appraised on a number of developing situations around the world.
In Europe, Asgardian gods pillaged a beer factory, making the EUSS activate their new super team, the Excalibur-class super-soldiers led by the new Captain Britain, Jamie Braddock, to respond. When the team arrives to confront Odin and the Asgardians, they are interrupted by Thor who offers Jamie a drink. Jamie, in a display of disrespect, pours the drink on the floor. This upsets Thor and he attacks Jamie and the other European Captains. The battle makes its way to the German desert where they discover the dome-shaped structure. While investigating it, Captain Italy is grabbed by a large mechanical hand and pulled inside the structure.
Social unrest in Bangkok leaves the city in flames with Clint Barton ready on a moment's notice to intervene. When Clint contacts Fury from the SEAR Triskelion to report his findings, the communications is suddenly cut short.
In Ururguay, an Argentinian fleet approaches with deadly intent. Tony Stark, attending a gala in Tokyo, Japan, is contacted by Nick Fury. Not being able to tend to the situations due to his current locations, Tony uses a new technology, potentiaty stolen from Mysterio after their recent encounter, to remotely control his Iron Man armor. Tony boards one of the ships only to discover it has no crew on board. He tears away the control panel and manages to notice a Stark Industries thermonuclear explosive device beneath it. Before he can react the device is detonated, destroying the armor and leaving Tony in a comatose state.
The Children of Tomorrow engage Thor and the European Captains. After analyzing Captain Italy, the Sixth Geneticist concluded that his abilities and strengths were derived by artificial means, thus concluding their need for him, and killed him. The battle proved difficult, causing Thor to unleash a wave of electric energy. This intrigued the dome, called the City, which has long been self-aware. The Maker, Reed Richards, informed the City that Thor was a God, and that there was a whole city of being similar to him as well. Richards then ordered the Children of Tomorrow to travel to Asgard and de-power the Gods.
Meanwhile, William (whom Tony calls Jarvis) succeeds in resuscitating Tony in the back of his car. Tony then puts on a portable version of his armor, which he kept in his trunk, and flies off towards Paris. Nick Fury manages to contact Tony and informs him that the thermonuclear blast had killed nearly 300,000 people. Tony states that his new friends in the Kratos Club must have tried to kill him. Fury then orders Tony to redirect to Germany to assist in the Asgard situation.
Back at the dome, Captain Britain heads back to the European Defense Initiative while Thor and Captain France head towards Asgard in an attempt to aid in its defense. When they arrive the battle was already almost lost and most of the Asgardians had been killed. In a last-ditch effort to save his race, Thor locates his son, Modi, and brings him to Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and, like Odin had once done to Loki, locked him in the Room with No Doors along with Mjolnir. Loki then joins Thor in his last stand against the Children of Tomorrow, exclaiming that he regrets everything he had done before. The Children of Tomorrow then kill Loki and manage to destroy the World Tree, causing Asgard to vanish, and left the bodies of the Gods to fall to Earth. Iron Man arrives and manages to catch Thor in mid-air, while Thor exclaims, with tears in his eyes, that he felt nothing. They then set course for Triskelion ONE.
Two days after the fall of Asgard, Tony reveals to Thor that he has been keeping his old harness and hammer safe, and has even made improvements. Thor, now powerless, dons the harness.
One week after the fall of Asgard, the City has expanded itself into neighboring European countries. S.H.I.E.L.D. has lost communication with the E.D.I. They gather a fleet of fighter jets and Heli-Carriers to engage the Children of Tomorrow, but they are quickly beaten. In a last-ditch effort, Fury orders the launch of a nuclear missile, but it causes little damage. Thor, once again being the most powerful Super-Soldier on the planet, teleports the fleet away before too many lives are lost.
Later, Thor tell Tony that it was an honor to call him his friend before he teleports himself to the City in an effort to destroy it himself.
wrote that "the comic is exciting and sets up a large story that, right now, seems like it could easily end with the destruction of the team. A first issue that starts with its foot on the gas is exactly what’s called for", whilst IGN
gave the first issue 8/10.
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
that made its debut in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch of Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters, including Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers, and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series...
. Through the "Ultimate Universe Reborn" tagline following the Death of Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of Ultimate Marvel under the new "Ultimate Comics" imprint. It serves as a continuation of Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as an all-new series...
, and written by Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman
Jonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for the Image Comics series The Nightly News and currently writes FF , and S.H.I.E.L.D for Marvel Comics.-Career:...
with art by Esad Ribic, the series will also serve as a continuation of elements from Ultimate Comics: Fallout
Ultimate Fallout
Ultimate Comics: Fallout is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Universe...
.
Publication history
It was recently announced that the Ultimates would be re-launched under the "Ultimate Universe Reborn" tagline, along with Ultimate Comics: Spider-ManUltimate Comics: Spider-Man
Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of Ultimate Marvel under the new "Ultimate Comics" imprint. It serves as a continuation of Ultimate Spider-Man, as well as an all-new series...
and Ultimate Comics: X-Men
Ultimate Comics: X-Men
Ultimate Comics: X-Men is an ongoing monthly comic book series published by Marvel Comics that made its debut in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch of Ultimate Marvel...
. Written by Jonathan Hickman (writer of other Ultimate works such as Ultimate Comics: Thor
Ultimate Comics: Thor
Ultimate Comics: Thor is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in October 2010. The series was written by Jonathan Hickman, current writer of Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Secret Warriors, with art by Carlos Pacheco.In an interview, Hickman said that the series...
, Ultimate Comics: Fallout
Ultimate Fallout
Ultimate Comics: Fallout is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Universe...
and Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye), and illustrated by Esad Ribic (one time artist of Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men
Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of its Ultimate Marvel imprint...
), the title will now be called Ultimate Comics: Ultimates. The first story-arc is titled 'The Republic is Burning', and takes place at the same as Hickman's other miniseries Ultimate Comics Hawkeye.
The Republic Is Burning (#1-4)
Reed Richards, along with his white-suited followers, the Children of Tomorrow, are standing in the desert in Northern Germany. Reed bemoans creation, preparing a mysterious dome shaped in a manner reminiscent of the mushroom cloud of an atomic bomb.At the Triskelion in New York, Nick Fury is appraised on a number of developing situations around the world.
In Europe, Asgardian gods pillaged a beer factory, making the EUSS activate their new super team, the Excalibur-class super-soldiers led by the new Captain Britain, Jamie Braddock, to respond. When the team arrives to confront Odin and the Asgardians, they are interrupted by Thor who offers Jamie a drink. Jamie, in a display of disrespect, pours the drink on the floor. This upsets Thor and he attacks Jamie and the other European Captains. The battle makes its way to the German desert where they discover the dome-shaped structure. While investigating it, Captain Italy is grabbed by a large mechanical hand and pulled inside the structure.
Social unrest in Bangkok leaves the city in flames with Clint Barton ready on a moment's notice to intervene. When Clint contacts Fury from the SEAR Triskelion to report his findings, the communications is suddenly cut short.
In Ururguay, an Argentinian fleet approaches with deadly intent. Tony Stark, attending a gala in Tokyo, Japan, is contacted by Nick Fury. Not being able to tend to the situations due to his current locations, Tony uses a new technology, potentiaty stolen from Mysterio after their recent encounter, to remotely control his Iron Man armor. Tony boards one of the ships only to discover it has no crew on board. He tears away the control panel and manages to notice a Stark Industries thermonuclear explosive device beneath it. Before he can react the device is detonated, destroying the armor and leaving Tony in a comatose state.
The Children of Tomorrow engage Thor and the European Captains. After analyzing Captain Italy, the Sixth Geneticist concluded that his abilities and strengths were derived by artificial means, thus concluding their need for him, and killed him. The battle proved difficult, causing Thor to unleash a wave of electric energy. This intrigued the dome, called the City, which has long been self-aware. The Maker, Reed Richards, informed the City that Thor was a God, and that there was a whole city of being similar to him as well. Richards then ordered the Children of Tomorrow to travel to Asgard and de-power the Gods.
Meanwhile, William (whom Tony calls Jarvis) succeeds in resuscitating Tony in the back of his car. Tony then puts on a portable version of his armor, which he kept in his trunk, and flies off towards Paris. Nick Fury manages to contact Tony and informs him that the thermonuclear blast had killed nearly 300,000 people. Tony states that his new friends in the Kratos Club must have tried to kill him. Fury then orders Tony to redirect to Germany to assist in the Asgard situation.
Back at the dome, Captain Britain heads back to the European Defense Initiative while Thor and Captain France head towards Asgard in an attempt to aid in its defense. When they arrive the battle was already almost lost and most of the Asgardians had been killed. In a last-ditch effort to save his race, Thor locates his son, Modi, and brings him to Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and, like Odin had once done to Loki, locked him in the Room with No Doors along with Mjolnir. Loki then joins Thor in his last stand against the Children of Tomorrow, exclaiming that he regrets everything he had done before. The Children of Tomorrow then kill Loki and manage to destroy the World Tree, causing Asgard to vanish, and left the bodies of the Gods to fall to Earth. Iron Man arrives and manages to catch Thor in mid-air, while Thor exclaims, with tears in his eyes, that he felt nothing. They then set course for Triskelion ONE.
Two days after the fall of Asgard, Tony reveals to Thor that he has been keeping his old harness and hammer safe, and has even made improvements. Thor, now powerless, dons the harness.
One week after the fall of Asgard, the City has expanded itself into neighboring European countries. S.H.I.E.L.D. has lost communication with the E.D.I. They gather a fleet of fighter jets and Heli-Carriers to engage the Children of Tomorrow, but they are quickly beaten. In a last-ditch effort, Fury orders the launch of a nuclear missile, but it causes little damage. Thor, once again being the most powerful Super-Soldier on the planet, teleports the fleet away before too many lives are lost.
Later, Thor tell Tony that it was an honor to call him his friend before he teleports himself to the City in an effort to destroy it himself.
Characters
- Nick FuryUltimate Nick FuryGeneral Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional character published by Marvel Comics. A reinterpretation of the character Nick Fury, one of the most notable differences between the two is that the mainstream Nick Fury is an Italian American colonel with graying brown hair, while this Nick Fury...
: Head of SHIELDShieldA shield is a type of personal armor, meant to intercept attacks, either by stopping projectiles such as arrows or redirecting a hit from a sword, mace or battle axe to the side of the shield-bearer....
and leader of the Ultimates. - Iron Man: Billionaire industrialist Tony Stark who assumes the public role of Iron Man. Tony has found a way to integrate a spare Iron Man helmet into a controller of another Iron Man suit wherever it may be. Although not physically in the suit Tony still experiences what the suit does as seen in the first issue.
- ThorUltimate ThorUltimate Thor is a superhero in the Ultimate Marvel Universe based on the Marvel Universe version of Thor who is in turn based on the god of the same name of Norse mythology....
: Asgardian God of Thunder who does not spend much time with his fellow Ultimates due to spending time with other Asgardians. Thor gets into a fight with Captain Britain and others from the Excalibur Class Super Soldier program. - Hawkeye: A master marksmen who utilizes only a small array of weapons: his bow and arrow and occasionally his pistols. Hawkeye has a rather brief part in the first issue, but he's also starring in his own miniseries Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye when this story is taking place.
- Black Widow II: The second Black Widow after Natalia Romanova, Monica Chang is Nick Fury's ex-wife and also the last known leader of the Ultimate AvengersUltimate AvengersUltimate Avengers is a direct-to-DVD animated film based on the Marvel comic book The Ultimates, and released by Lionsgate Home Entertainment. The DVD was released on February 21, 2006 in America, and in Europe on October 2, 2006...
black-ops team. - Spider-Woman: Jessica Drew is a female clone of Peter Parker, the recently deceased superhero teenager known as Spider-Man. She shares most of his memories, and first appears in issue three.
Other Characters
- Reed Richards: Former member of the Fantastic Four, recently defeated by the Heroes of Earth after he appeared to have gone mad. Now determined to prove himself.
- William/Jarvis IIEdwin JarvisEdwin Jarvis is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Comics titles, The Avengers, Iron Man, and Spider-Man.-Publication history:...
: Tony Stark's new assistant who he calls JarvisJarvisJarvis is a surname and, less frequently, a male given name.* Ann Jarvis , social activist, founder of Mother's day holiday.* Anna Jarvis , daughter of Ann Jarvis.* Jarvis Cocker Jarvis is a surname and, less frequently, a male given name.* Ann Jarvis (1832 - 1905), social activist, founder of...
, partly due to the original Jarvis' death in Ultimates 2. - Excalibur Class Super-Solider Program: The European division of Super-Soldier which is their equivalent to america's Ultimates. Houses Captains France, Captain Italy, Captain Spain and the new Captain BritainJamie BraddockJames "Jamie" Braddock Jr. is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. The elder brother of the twin superheroes Captain Britain and Psylocke, he is a mutant possessing the ability to manipulate reality in a variety of ways. Though his mutant powers are very powerful, he is...
.
Reception
The series has started with overall positive reception. Chad Nevett from Comic Book ResourcesComic Book Resources
Comic Book Resources, also known as CBR is a website dedicated to the coverage of comic book-related news and discussion.-History:Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1996 as a development of the Kingdom Come Message Board, a message forum that Weiland had created to discuss DC...
wrote that "the comic is exciting and sets up a large story that, right now, seems like it could easily end with the destruction of the team. A first issue that starts with its foot on the gas is exactly what’s called for", whilst IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
gave the first issue 8/10.
Collected Editions
| Title | Material collected | Format | ISBN | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1 | Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #1–6 | HC | ISBN 0-7851-5717-4 | 2012-03-12 |
| SC |
See also
- UltimatesUltimatesThe Ultimates is a fictional group of superheroes that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team was created by writer Mark Millar and artist Bryan Hitch, and first appeared in The Ultimates #1 , as part of the company's Ultimate Marvel imprint...
- Ultimate Comics: New UltimatesUltimate Comics: New UltimatesUltimate Comics: New Ultimates is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that began in March 2010 as part of Marvel's "Ultimate Comics" imprint. The series was written by Jeph Loeb, writer of Ultimates 3 and Ultimatum...
- Ultimate Comics: AvengersUltimate Comics: AvengersUltimate Comics: Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics that began in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of the Ultimate Universe under the "Ultimate Comics" imprint...
- Ultimate Comics: ThorUltimate Comics: ThorUltimate Comics: Thor is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in October 2010. The series was written by Jonathan Hickman, current writer of Fantastic Four, S.H.I.E.L.D., and Secret Warriors, with art by Carlos Pacheco.In an interview, Hickman said that the series...
- Ultimate Comics: FalloutUltimate FalloutUltimate Comics: Fallout is a comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics that debuted in July 2011 as part of the second re-launch of the Ultimate Universe...
- Ultimate Comics: Hawkeye