Ultimate Universe
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From up and left to bottom and right on the cover of Ultimate Endgame: Maker, Iron Lad, Spider-Man, Black Panther, Wolverine, Wasp, Captain America, Maystorm, and Doom. | |||
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
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| Publication date | June 2023 – April 2026 | ||
The Ultimate Universe is an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics beginning in 2023 and concluding in 2026; the imprint is overseen by writer Jonathan Hickman. It reimagines several classic Marvel characters in a new fictional continuity, after Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Invasion limited series depicted The Maker (the Reed Richards of Earth-1610) shaping a new world in his image, resulting in Earth-6160, a new Earth preceded by alternate history.
While it shares its name with the earlier Ultimate Marvel imprint that ran from 2000 to 2015, it is not a direct reboot. While the original Ultimate Marvel started by updating the origins of Marvel Universe characters in a then-modern but recognizable Earth-1610, the Ultimate Universe (Earth-6160) features entirely new interpretations of Marvel characters set in a radically altered sociopolitical status quo caused by the Maker.