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Reading Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, we had a middle-aged Peter Parker with wife and kids, who chose to be Spider-Man, opened the box, to fulfil some nagging deficiency, his destiny removed from him by The Maker, and restored by the teenage Ultimate Tony Stark. At the time, I thought that was a bit rum, akin to a[...]

As the disclaimer below says, this list, pulled from the comic book website League Of Comic Book Geeks' hundred-thousand-subscriber base, may also be biased towards long-running series that people added to their pull list out of habit, and so launch issues and one-shots may be underrepresented… and the likelihood is that Superman/Spider-Man will outsell everything this[...]

So that's four for DC (including the top three), four for Marvel and two for Image Comics. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Lobo #1 DC Skottie Young Jorge Corona 3.99 100 2 Batwoman #1 DC Greg Rucka Dani 3.99 79.0 3 Deathstroke #1 DC Tony Fleecs Carmine Di Giandomenico 3.99 67.7 4 Battle Beast #7 Image Robert Kirkman Annalisa Leoni, Ryan Ottley 3.99 63.2 5 Amazing Spider-Man #24 Marvel Joe Kelly Jesus Saiz 4.99 61.0 6 Absolute Flash #13 DC Jeff Lemire Haining 4.99 50.8 7 Exquisite Corpses #11 Image Che Grayson, James Tynion IV Gavin[...]

Today, Marvel Comics publishes Ultimate Wolverine #15 by Christopher Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio and The Ultimates #22 by Deniz Camp, Juan Frigeri, the penultimate issue of the former and the peripenultimate issue of the latter And we start with The Ultimates… say, remember how that series was originally written by Mark Millar? The Ultimates #22 by Deniz Camp,[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics with Absolute Flash and Nightwing, followed by Ultimates and Ultimate Wolverine from Marvel But remember, launch issues aren't always as well represented on this chart and Lobo, Batwoman, Deathstroke are all launching, as is Sentry from Marvel, Super Creepshow from Image and Dead Teenagers[...]

It is rather ironic that the Ultimate Universe pitched itself as a comic book series running in real time A month in publishing time equals a month in continuity time Which means, when the comics are late, it is a) very ironic and b) an issue for the whole concept playing out across the line. As[...]

Chris Condon was teased into talking about the upcoming Reborn: Ultimate Impact, the five-issue series drawn by Stefano Caselli, launching in May, spinning out of the Ultimate Universe but set in the 616, as well as leading up to Armageddon with the mysterious Origin Boxes, special devices used to create the heroes of the Ultimate Universe[...]

A First Look Inside Reborn: Ultimate Impact was the most-read story on Bleeding Cool yesterday Lying In The Gutters is the daily runaround for the most-read stories the day before, as well as over the past seven years Founded seventeen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further[...]

Reborn: Ultimate Impact  or Ultimate Impact: Reborn is the five-issue series by Chris Condon and Stefano Caselli, launching in May and spinning out of the Ultimate Universe but set in the 616, as well as leading up to Armageddon after Ultimate Incursion ended with "Miles Morales returning home with mysterious 'Origin Boxes,' special devices used[...]

And Ultimate Spider-Man #24 gets a Marco Checchetto variant and a 1:25 design variant by Chechhetto… #gallery-6 { margin: auto; } #gallery-6 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-6 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-6 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ PrintWatch: D'Orc #2 gets a second printing before #2 has been published, for the 25th of March[...]

Ultimate Spoilers! Ultimate Spoilers! Ultimate Spoilers! Ultimate Spoilers! Ultimate Spoilers! The Ultimates #21 by Deniz Camp, Pere Perez is published today by Marvel Comics As what once was the United States Of America, run by The Maker and his Council has fallen, and The Ultimates organisation, such that it is, tries to rebuild and repair[...]

As broken out of ComicsPRO last week, Bleeding Cool reported that the new Reborn: Ultimate Impact comic book would see the Origin Boxes from the Ultimate Universe carried to the Marvel Universe by Miles Morales for safekeeping, would see the creation of two new heroes for the Marvel Universe Even if one looks rather familiar…[...]

Absolute Batman #17 not only tops the charts but sells more than twice as many copies as the Ultimate Spider-Man #24 finale Which sells almost twice as many copies as Amazing Spider-Man #22 did. However, DC only gets that one title into the top ten, Marvel has eight, and Image Comics has one with Exquisite Corpses. It[...]

The Energon Universe has sold 6 million copies, the Absolute Universe has sold 8 million, both announced at ComicsPRO...

When the Marvel Cinematic Universe cast Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury in Iron Man, this was in the context of Nick Fury being a white man created in the sixties, but another version of him in the Ultimate Universe looking just like Samuel Jackson And that was all fine But as Nick Fury became more[...]

CAPTAIN AMERICA! • As the final puzzle piece clicks into place, the stage is set for the next AVENGERS epic! • Wolverine must make a choice that will have ramifications for the entire Marvel Universe – YOU CAN'T MISS THIS ISSUE! 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$5.99 #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man #24 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto is published today from Marvel Comics And ending the small corner of the battle against the Makers Council's devolved control over Manhattan, courtesy of The Kingpoin and his coterie And it comes down to one fight And a helping hand from one of Doctor Octopus's eight. Ultimate Spider-Man #24[...]

Tomorrow sees the extra-long finale of Ultimate Spider-Man #24 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, set in "2026" – less specific than other issues in the line, since it went a little late And maybe that's just the last bit of it But how does it end? Where will it go? Ultimate Spider-Man #24 by Jonathan[...]

DC Comics tops the charts of anticipation for this Wednesday's comics as Absolute Batman #17 beats out the long-anticipated Ultimate Spider-Man #24 finale… for the fifty most anticipated titles tis coming Wednesday… Most Anticipated Titles This Week Absolute Batman #17 DC Comics $4.99 Ultimate Spider-Man #24 Marvel Comics $6.99 Nightwing #135 DC Comics $4.99 Batman / Superman: World's Finest #48 DC[...]

And Ultimate Endgame #2 with a second printing with a Peach Momoko cover and a 1:25 virgin variant by Lee Garbett. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ CYCLOPS #1 FEDERICO VICENTINI 2ND PRINTING VARIANT CYCLOPS #1 HICHAM HABCHI RATIO VIRGIN 2ND PRINTING[...]

Today sees the publication of Ultimate X-Men #24, written, drawn and coloured by Peach Momoko, with script adapted by Zack Davisson And, as with all the Ultimate titles, at the end of the two-year journey, it comes to an end Or is it? The book remains set in the present day, a real-time storytelling journey[...]

The Ultimates #24 is solicited for the 1st of April Ultimate Wolverine #16 is solicited for the 15th of April Ultimate Endgame #5 was solicited for the 22nd of April, and Ultimate Universe: Finale #1 for the 29th of April And a 616 "Impact" comic, is scheduled for May And then that's it Except, of[...]

take the top two followed by Marvel's Ultimate X-Men #24, the final issue in the series Cyclops #1 only just makes the top ten, beating Aquaman While the first new DC Vertigo series, Bleeding Hearts, only just makes it into the top 20, beaten by the latest W0rldtr33 from Image Comics. Top 10 Most Anticipated Comics[...]

DC Comics top the charts of anticipation with Absolute Superman, Batman and Absolute Green Lantern, with Ultimate Wolverine beating the Batman K.O ti-in, and Ultimate Endgame Amazing Spider-Man and Uncanny X-Men both beat the much hyped K.O Boss Battle And while Batgirl and Poison Ivy chart well, the launch of Magik And Colossus is far[...]

Well, I suppose that 2026 is the thirtieth anniversary of Heroes Reborn as well… Reborn: Ultimate Impact is not an Ultimate Universe title per se Rather it's the Ultimate impact on the 616…. "This May, feel the fallout from the end of the Ultimate Universe in REBORN: ULTIMATE IMPACT, a five-issue saga by Chris Condon and[...]

Because in the coda to today's Miles Morales: Spider-Man #42 byCody Ziglar, Christopher Condon, Stefano Caselli, and Marco Renna, we meet a couple of folks looking for the Origin Boxes that Miles Morales took from the Ultimate Universe to the 616 for safe keeping… Miles Morales: Spider-Man #42 by Cody Ziglar, Christopher Condon, Stefano Caselli, Marco[...]

It did strike me as odd that Marvel Comics would be bringing to an end the most successful publishing line they've had in a while, the new Ultimate Universe, for reasons of creative integrity I mean, this is Marvel Comics, for goodness sake, come on And it seems that all is now well with the[...]

And maybe you just have. Ultimate Wolverine Marvel Comics April 2026 Solicits and the top ten stories from yesterday Marvel Comics' Full April 2026 Solicits And Solicitations A New Future Foundation For Fantastic Four, Ahead Of Avengers Doomsday WWE Saturday Night's Main Event Preview: The Greatest Show Ever? Image Comics Full April 2026 Solicits And Solicitations SCOOP: Jim Lee & Frank Miller's[...]

not only tops the Bestseller List but knocks out the competition, selling two-and-a-half times what Transformers, the Knull launch, Uncanny X-Men and Ultimates do But it is also the only DC title in the top ten, with Marvel taking seven and Image/Skybound/Hasbro taking two That's what happens in a week without Batman or Absolute titles[...]

PrintWatch: Marvel Comics is going back to press on three titles this week, Dungeons Of Doom #1, Knull #1 and Ultimate Wolverine #13 for the 25th of February, 2026. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 50%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Dungeons Of Doom #1 Leinil Francis[...]