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| Ultimate X4 | |
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 Cover to Ultimate X4 #1. Art by Pasqual Ferry. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | monthly |
| Format | Mini-Series/Crossover |
| Publication date | December 2005 to January 2006 |
| No. of issues | 2 |
| Main character(s) | Wolverine,Iceman,Shadowcat,Fantastic Four,Rhona Burchill |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Mike Carey |
| Artist(s) | Pasqual Ferry Leinil Francis Yu |
Ultimate X4 is aMarvel Comics miniseries, set in theUltimate Marvel universe outside the mainstream continuity. It features a crossover between theUltimate X-Men and theUltimate Fantastic Four. This miniseries is the first canonical team-up of the X-Men and the Fantastic Four in theUltimate Marvel universe. The arc consists of two parts,UX4 #1 (December 2005) andUX4 #2 (January 2006).
The X-Men receive a seeminglyalien distress signal and fly away with theBlackbird to track it down. OnlyWolverine,Shadowcat andIceman remain at theX-Mansion. In the meanwhile, Rhona Burchill, theMad Thinker, raids the understaffed X-Mansion and stealsCerebro, and manages toframe the Fantastic Four for this crime.
Rhona reveals that she was contracted byAdvanced Idea Mechanics (A.I.M.) to steal Cerebro and turn it over to them. After being paid for her work, Rhona betrays and kills the AIM operatives sent to retrieve Cerebro, since her true intention was to use Cerebro's technology to increase her intellect even further.
The X-Men trio raids theBaxter Building and fights a surprised and angry FF, but they are easily subdued. Burchill then reveals herself as the true culprit and gloats how vastly Cerebro has enhanced her mind, allowing her to take control of peoples' minds and even machines.Mister Fantastic states that Rhona'smind control abilities have increased frighteningly, and modifies the suits of both teams to provide makeshift psi protection. The X-Men find out that the alien message was bogus, and that Rhona's psi barriers have increased drastically. The X-Men trio and the FF reluctantly team up against the Mad Thinker. Rhona is able to find a way around Reed's modifications and take control of everyone except him andWolverine, but Reed beats Rhona by reprogramming Cerebro so that instead of gaining ultimate knowledge, Rhona would gain ultimateempathy for others instead. When she tries to flee, Wolverine sabotages her plane, and it explodes. The X-Men and the FF part ways amicably.
As with all currently published Marvel Comics,Ultimate X4 has been made available intrade paperback form. Titled “Ultimate X-Men Ultimate Fantastic Four”, the trade paperback also comes with theOfficial Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe #1-2 inside, which gives details on many characters in the Ultimate Marvel World.
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