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Last month, Bleeding Cool asked "Is This The End Of The Ultimate Universe Or What?" Turns out that it's not… "What" Marvel Comics announced at New York Comic Con's Retailer Day that they will be bringing their Ultimate Universe line to a close in April 2026 with the publication of Ultimate Endgame. Marvel EIC C.B[...]

Absolute Wonder Woman #12 tops the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 27th of September, 2025, only just beating out Ultimate Spider-Man #21 Marvel gets four, DC get five and Image Comics gets one with Skinbreaker. Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List Top Ten Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List No. Title Publisher Writer Artist Price Ratio 1 Absolute Wonder Woman #12 DC Kelly Thompson Hayden Sherman 4.99 100 2 Ultimate Spider-Man #21 Marvel Jonathan Hickman David[...]

But the word is that Brian Michael Bendis is returning to Marvel Comics, and I am to look to New York Comic Con for an official announcement. Brian Bendis at DC Comics I first met Brian Bendis at San Diego Comic-Con, we had facing booths and I was familiar with his writer/artist crime comics such as Jinx,[...]

Marvel Comics declared the upcoming Ultimate Endgame was the end of the Ultimate Universe And no one believes them Jonathan Hickman, architect of the new Ultimate Universe, declared he is leaving and bringing Ultimate Spider-Man to an end And no one believes it won't just start up again This reminds me of another comic, Ultimate[...]

Ultimate Spellings 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 over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before that,[...]

Ultimate Spellings 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 over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before that,[...]

Ultimate Endings 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 over sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen years before that,[...]

Earlier today, Bleeding Cool scooped the news about the impending impact on the 616 Marvel Universe over the posited end of the new Ultimate Universe (if it actually is) and how the Tony Stark-created Origin Boxes from the new Ultimate Universe would be coming over to the 616, courtesy of Miles Morales, the Spider-Man from[...]

The original article continues: The new Ultimate Universe is coming to an end at Marvel Comics with the end of Ultimate Incursion, Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate Endgame But on its way out, it intends to leave a lasting mark on the Marvel Universe Spoiler warnings on, of course. Spoiler warning But it looks like next month's Miles[...]

Ultimate Endgame #1, the beginning of the end of the Ultimate Universe, is published by Marvel Comics on the 31st of December, New Year's Eve And Marvel has issued instructions to retailers not to get carried away with the season and open them early Saying; IMPORTANT: TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS have a FIRM street date of[...]

The new Ultimate Universe has reinvented the Marvel Universe (again) courtesy of the Maker, the Ultimate Reed Richards from a different Ultimate Universe Can you have two Ultimate things? If you are Marvel Comcis, then yes And that has seen all manner of reworked versions of familiar Marvel characters, from the middle-aged married-with-kids Ultimate Spider-Man,[...]

Marvel Comics' December 2025 solicits for the Ultimate Universe drop for the end of the two years and the countdown… with Ultimate Endgame #1, Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1, Ultimate Black Panther #23, Ultimates #19, Ultimate Wolverine #12, Ultimate X-Men #22 and the final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man #24 As the Maker, creator of[...]

Marvel Confirms Ultimate Universe Two Years In With Ultimate Daredevil 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 six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip[...]

Bleeding Cool mentioned that Ultimate Universe: Two Years In was coming, including the debut of Ultimate Daredevil from Deniz Camp and Alex Paknadel Now, Marvel Comics has confirmed adding all manner of artists for the second end-of-year report of the Ultimate Universe – just that Marvel isn't saying quite who yet. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top:[...]

From yesterday's Marvel November 2025 solicits and solicitations, we noticed a stub for a title Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1 for the first week of December, ahead of Ultimate Spider-Man #24 and Ultimate Endgame #1 Naturally I speculated much But now we have an actual solicitation… and a new name joining the Ultimate Universe. ULTIMATE[...]

Marvel Comics will be publishing Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1 on the 3rd of December, 2025 following on from Ultimate Universe: One Year In from last year, and before December's Ultimate Endgame and Ultimate Spider-Man #24 The original Ultimate Universe: One Year In took a run around the universe midway through its two-year span And[...]

So, now Marvel Comics is having a go for December with Ultimate Endgame #1, and the True Believers Blind Bags that contain one of the issue's covers, including covers exclusive to the program. "Announced last month at San Diego Comic-Con, ULTIMATE ENDGAME, a five-issue event series by writer Deniz Camp and artists Terry Dodson and Jonas[...]

Talking to Chris Condon, the writer of Ultimate Wolverine for Marvel Comics, the AIPT Podcast saw Condon say that the series is being extended With the Ultimate Universe lined up to run for two years, with Ultimate Wolverine joining a year in, Condon said "We're getting extended for a couple of issues I have a[...]

Ultimate Marvel was an imprint of comic books featuring reimagined and modernised versions of the company's superhero characters It was launched in 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man and was run by Marvel publisher Bill Jemas It did rather well But it seems that Marvel editor Tom Brevoort had already pitched something similar a few years earlier to EIC[...]

VENOM #252 will also reunite DeFalco and Frenz for a story that ties back to their classic Amazing Spider-Man issue." #gallery-4 { margin: auto; } #gallery-4 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-4 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-4 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ THE END 2099 #1 (OF 5) Written by STEVE ORLANDO Art by IBRAIM ROBERSON Cover by DAVID MARQUEZ Variant[...]

Silva 4.99 97.0 3 Amazing Spider-Man #9 Marvel Joe Kelly Michael Dowling 4.99 94.2 4 Captain America #2 Marvel Chip Zdarsky Valerio Schiti 4.99 89.2 5 Ultimate Wolverine #8 Marvel Chris Condon Alessandro Cappuccio 4.99 84.5 6 Uncanny X-Men #19 Marvel Gail Simone David Marquez 4.99 79.5 7 Absolute Green Lantern #5 DC Al Ewing Jahnoy Lindsay 4.99 69.4 8 Daredevil Cold Day in Hell #3 Marvel Charles Soule Steve McNiven 6.99 66.5 9 Ultimate X-Men #18 Marvel Peach Momoko Peach Momoko 4.99 44.1 10 Something Is Killing The Children #43 Boom James Tynion IV Werther Dell'edera 3.99 42.1 This is the Top Ten Bleeding Cool Bestseller List, as compiled by over a hundred[...]

Marvel's two Ultimate titles claim the two top spots, with Ultimate Spider-Man #19 selling over 50% more than Ultimates #4. Justice League Dark Tomorrow is a strong placement for DC Comics. Mark Spears' Monsters #6 makes Keenspot's first appearance in this chart Seven from Marvel, two from DC, and one from Keenspot… all in the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List for the 2nd of August,[...]

So Richard Parker, son of the Ultimate Spider-Man, wearing his own Spider-suit, was kidnapped by the Sinister Six, after being set up by Felicia Hardy, the new, younger Black Cat But hey, what's a little life-threatening blackmail and kidnapping between friends? #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption[...]

As Bleeding Cool mentioned yesterday, today sees Emma Frost come to the Ultimate Universe Summoned to look into a bunch of CEOs in the Ultimate Universe who have banded together for their own nefarious purpose in running what used to be the United States Of America. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img[...]

Tomorrow sees Ultimate Quicksilver and Ultimate Scarlet Witch cover feature The Ultimates #14 by Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri as more Ultimate characters join the throng with just four months to go to the end of the Ultimate Universe Maybe But there aren't the only famous names being introduced to Earth 6160 in this issue. #gallery-1[...]

A while ago, we ran the gossip that the Ultimate Universe may be coming to an end very soon, after two years. Well, it seems to be true of Ultimate Spider-Man at least Because Ultimate Spider-Man #24 has been confirmed as the final issue of Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto's run And alongside the launch of Ultimate Endgame[...]

The End Of The Ultimate Universe 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 six years Founded sixteen years ago and steeped in a history of comic book industry gossip for a further eighteen[...]

Marvel Comics has dropped the following teaser, "Marvel Comics' Ultimate Universe approaches its endgame… learn more about Marvel Comics' Ultimate Endgame, a new event series kicking off in December, later this week." #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ Ultimate Endgame   A little[...]

Ultimate Spider-Man retains its place at the top of the chart, beating out DC Comics Absolute titles, but the big hit has to be a dry history of the DC Universe outselling the X-Men titles Marvel has six of the top eleven, DC Comics has five Yes, we got a top eleven this week courtesy[...]

Once upon a time, I observed that the storyline of Ultimate Spider-Man was a reverse of the original Spider-Man story in new and interesting, and not totally obvious ways Specicialy that of "with great power there must come great responsibility" Rather than having such power thrust on him as a teenager, and having to cope[...]