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Today sees the publication of Ultimate Spider-Man #22 by Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto, Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #5 by Deniz Camp, Cody Ziglar, Jonas Scharf, Ultimates #17 by Deniz Camp, Phil Noto, Juan Frigeri and Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39 by Cody Ziglar, Luigi Zagaria, which very much counts as an Ultimate title this week as the Ultimate Universe[...]
New History Of The DC Universe Adds Watchmen, Wildstorm And Absolute
crossover somewhat… The New History of the DC Universe #4 by Mark Waid, Hayden Sherman, Howard Porter Namechecked as an "Ultimate" universe instead… very telling as to its origins, there! The New History of the DC Universe #4 by Mark Waid, Hayden Sherman, Howard Porter Oh, and look, they even remember the events of Superman Unlimited, the current series[...]
Everything You Wanted From Ultimate Spider-Man Before It All Goes Away
Ultimate Spider-Man, part of the Ultimate Universe currently published by Marvel Comics, has been running in real time Every month, it's a month later in both real time and comic book time Except that is for Ultimate Spider-Man #22 by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto, out today, not set in October but December, three months[...]
A Look Inside The Blind Bags Of Ultimate Endgame #1
Marvel's first blind bag promotion will kick off the end of the Ultimate Universe, first revealed and then confirmed by Bleeding Cool, with Ultimate Endgame #1 from Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson, out on New Year's Eve, the 31st of December A day that, for some reason, DC Comics has chosen not to[...]
The Lateness Of Ultimate Spider-Man And Absolute Batman
Ultimate Spider-Man ends with issue #24, and will be taking the Ultimate Universe down with it But it may be coming out a little later than planned Ultimate Spider-Man #22 is out this coming week, but then you may have a little wait on your hands, as there will be no issue of Ultimate Spider-Man[...]
Denix Camp Explains Why The Ultimate Universe Is Ending
A New York Comic Con report by Popverse, a site owned by the owners of NYCC, has caused a bit of a stir regarding Marvel's ending of the Ultimate Universe, announced at New York Comic Con in a private comic book retailers meeting, and leaked first by Bleeding Cool.  The article is headlined "Ultimate Universe architect[...]
Comic Stores Are Booming Again, Audiences Getting Younger
Graphic novel sales increased by 1.3%, while floppy comics sales grew by 12.2%. Ultimate Absolute The ComicHub POS system behind the Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List which measured around 5-10% of the direct market, had reported that sales for 2025 were up 27% compared to the same period in 2024, when the 2023 to 2024 increase was[...]
Marvel Announces Their Ultimate Universe Will End In April 2026
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 Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List
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[...]
Brian Bendis No Longer Exclusive At DC Comics
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,[...]
Is This The End Of Marvel's Ultimate Universe, Or What?
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[...]
Yes, The Miles Morales Ultimate Origin Box Does Spell The Word "Boob"
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,[...]
Yes, The Miles Morales Ultimate Origin Box Does Spell The Word "Boob"
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,[...]
Yes, The Miles Morales Ultimate Origin Box Does Spell The Word "Boob"
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,[...]
Yes, The Miles Morales Ultimate Origin Box Does Spell The Word "Boob"
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[...]
How A New Giant-Size X-Men #1 Detail May Explain It All (XSpoilers)
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[...]
Now Marvel Comics Does Blind Bags
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[...]
What Did They Do To Ultimate Cyclops? (XSpoilers)
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,[...]
Ultimate Universe Marvel December 2025 Solicits n
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[...]
Ultimate Universe Two Years In, In The Daily LITG, 29th of August 2025
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[...]
Marvel Confirms Ultimate Universe: Two Years In
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:[...]
Marvel To Launch Ultimate Daredevil With Alex Paknadel
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 Full November 2025 Solicits And Solicitations
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[...]
Now Marvel Comics Does Blind Bags
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[...]
Ultimate Wolverine Chris Condon
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[...]
Tom Brevoort Ensures Bleeding Cool Won't Run An Article About Him
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[...]
Marvel Comics December 2025 Solicits, Frankensteined, The First Draft
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[...]
Absolute Superman Tops The Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List
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[...]
Ultimate Takes The Top Two In The Bleeding Cool Weekly Bestseller List
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,[...]
Marvel Comics Spoilers
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[...]