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| Ultimate Comics The Ultimates | |
|---|---|
 Artwork for the cover ofUltimate Comics: The Ultimates 1 (Aug 2011) Art byEsad Ribic | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Ultimate Marvel (Marvel Comics) |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | August 2011 – November 2013 |
| No. of issues | 30 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jonathan Hickman Sam Humphries Joshua Hale Fialkov |
| Artist(s) | Esad Ribic Brandon Peterson Luke Ross Butch Guice Leonard Kirk Patrick Zircher Ron Garney Billy Tan Timothy Green II |
Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates was a monthly comic book series published byMarvel Comics that made its debut in September 2011 as part of the second re-launch ofUltimate Marvel.[1] Through the "Ultimate Universe Reborn" tagline following the "Death of Spider-Man" and written byJonathan Hickman with art by Esad Ribic, the series also serves as a continuation of elements fromUltimate Comics: Fallout, and existed alongside other relaunched Ultimate Marvel titles includingUltimate Comics: Spider-Man andUltimate Comics: X-Men. The series continued the adventures of theUltimates, includingNick Fury,Thor andIron Man.
The Ultimates was re-launched under the "Ultimate Universe Reborn" tagline, along withUltimate Comics: Spider-Man andUltimate Comics: X-Men. While past Ultimates comics were limited series,Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates is an ongoing monthly series. Written by Jonathan Hickman (writer of other Ultimate works such asUltimate Comics: Thor,Ultimate Comics: Fallout andUltimate Comics: Hawkeye), and illustrated byEsad Ribic, the title will now be called Ultimate Comics: Ultimates. The first story arc, "The Republic is Burning",[2] takes place at the same as Hickman's other miniseriesUltimate Comics Hawkeye.[3]
Beginning with issue #10,Sam Humphries co-wrote with Hickman, and from issue #13 he became the sole writer of the series.[4]
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The first story arc by Jonathan Hickman had the emergence of two new superhuman threats, The People in the Southeast Asian Republic led by the brothers Xorn and Zorn, and the children of Tomorrow, led by Reed Richards. While the first story arc ended with Asgard destroyed and S.H.I.E.L.D. in pieces, the last story arc which began with Jonathan Hickman as writer but ended with Sam Humphries as his replacement, had the Ultimates victorious and Reed Richards arrested for his crimes. In the first Sam Humphries solo story arc Captain America returns to an America on the brink of destruction.[5]
Since the beginning of the relaunch, the series has received an overall highly positive reception. Chad Nevett fromComic Book Resources 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",[6] whilstIGN gave the first issue 8/10.[7] By issue 7, Chadd Nevett commented that "since relaunching Ultimate Comics Ultimates, Jonathan Hickman, Esad Ribic and Dean White have produced one of the best comics at Marvel."[8] When further commenting on the current state of Ultimate Comics line, Joshua Yehl ofIGN stated, "the direction of Ultimate Comics X-Men is curious, while Spider-Man's is a steady stream of solid issues, but Ultimates has risen to a place where the best elements of sci-fi and super heroes have combined into an unforgettable tale".[9]
| Title | Material collected | ISBN | Release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1: The Republic Is Burning | Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #1–6 | ISBN 0-7851-5717-4 | 2012-03-12 |
| Vol. 2: Two Cities. Two Worlds | Ultimate Comics: Ultimates #7–12 | 0-7851-5719-0 | 2012-08-01 |
| Ultimate Comics Divided We Fall, United We Stand | Ultimate Comics Ultimates #13-18,Ultimate Comics X-Men #13-18,Ultimate Comics Spider-Man Vol. 2 #13-18 | 978-0785184164, also9780785167815 | 2012-10-15 |
| Ultimate Comics Ultimates by Sam Humphries Vol. 1 | Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1, 19-24 | 978-0785161745 | 2013-7-16 |
| Ultimate Comics Ultimates: Disassembled | Ultimate Comics Ultimates #25-30 | 978-0785167242 | 2013-11-12 |
| Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand | Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #1-5,Cataclysm: Ultimates #1-3,Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men #1-3,Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-3,Hunger #1-4,Cataclysm #0.1,Survive #1 | 978-0785189190 | 2014-3-18 |
