Ultimates



Ultimates is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $2.99.

Last Issue

 * Ultimate Avengers vs. New Ultimates #6: 13 Jul 2011

Current Issue

 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1: 24 Aug 2011

Next Issue

 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #2: 28 Sep 2011

Status
Series of limited series. Published irregularly.

Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1
This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Trade Paperbacks

 * Ultimates Ultimate Collection - Collects Ultimates #1-13. "Spider-Man and the Green Goblin. The X-Men and Magneto. Strange beings with incredible powers have risen up to challenge the old order, and ordinary citizens are scared witless. The government's solution: a small but lethal army known as the Ultimates, created to protect us all from the newly rising threats to mankind." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785143874


 * Ultimates II Ultimate Collection - Collects Ultimates 2 #1-13. - WorldCat - ISBN 0785149163


 * Ultimates 2, vol. 2: Grand Theft America - Collects Ultimates 2 #7-13. "Tony and Natasha are on the eve of their wedding – but when Nick Fury makes his move against the mysterious traitor that's been plaguing the team, the Ultimates will never be the same! Also, Captain America and Wasp hit a serious snag in their relationship. Is this the end for the Ultimate Universe's hottest couple? Is this the beginning of the end for the Ultimates? Despite all the globe-girdling surveillance information and awesome firepower of S.H.I.E.L.D. and its super-powered army, the unthinkable has happened! An unknown enemy with unimaginable power and an unstoppable force of will is at our shores. Will hope rise from the ashes of defeat?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785117903


 * Ultimates 3: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch? - Collects Ultimates 3 #1-5. "After going through the tumultuous events of the past two volumes, the Ultimates find themselves operating out of Tony Stark's mansion in New York where, no longer working for S.H.I.E.L.D., they have to make it on their own. But a terrible secret is about to tear them apart and bring about a murder at the mansion! One of Earth's greatest heroes will die, and there'll be plenty of suspects." - WorldCat - ISBN 0785122699

Hardcovers

 * Ultimates 2 - Collects Ultimates 2 #1-13. "In 'Gods & Monsters,' it’s been one year since they stopped an alien invasion, and now things get hard! New members, new costumes and 12 months of gossip to catch up on! Who's getting married? Who's divorced? Who's gone nuts since we last saw them? See Ultimate Hulk and the secret origin of Ultimate Thor, and get a look at the entire Ultimate Universe as drawn by Bryan Hitch! It’s guest-stars galore — featuring the X-Men, Daredevil, Captain Britain and even the Defenders! And in 'Grand-Theft America,' Tony and Natasha are on the eve of their wedding — but when Nick Fury makes his move against the mysterious traitor that’s been plaguing the team, the Ultimates will never be the same! Also, Captain America and Wasp hit a serious snag in their relationship. Is this the end for the Ultimate Universe’s hottest couple? Is this the beginning of the end for the Ultimates?" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785121382


 * Ultimates 3, vol. 1: Sex, Lies & DVD - Collects Ultimates 3 #1-5. "A year later, who are the Ultimates? After going through the tumultuous events of the past two volumes, the Ultimates find themselves operating out of Tony Stark's mansion in New York where, no longer working for S.H.I.E.L.D., they have to make it on their own. But a terrible secret is about to tear them apart and bring about a murder at the mansion! One of Earth's greatest heroes will die, and there'll be plenty of suspects! New Members! New Adventures! And New Secrets! All this and Ultimate Venom, too!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785130373


 * Ultimate Comics New Ultimates: Thor Reborn - Collects New Ultimates #1-5. "With Thor gone, Loki takes his revenge — unleashing the worst of Asgard on Earth. Iron Man must gather the heroes for their biggest Ultimates adventure yet. But who’s made the final cut? And who can’t be trusted? The Ultimates face evil once again, and you’ll never guess the new enemies they’ll find—or should we say old friends?" - WorldCat - ISBN 078513994X


 * Ultimates by Mark Millar & Bryan Hitch Omnibus - Collects Ultimates #1-13, Ultimates 2 #1-13, & Ultimates Annual #1. "They are the greatest heroes the world has ever known: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, the Wasp, Giant Man, Hawkeye, the Black Widow, Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch! Brought together by Nick Fury, head of the elite espionage agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., the Ultimates are Earth's last line of defense against a rising storm of strange new threats to humanity -- menaces such as the rampaging monster known as the Hulk, and an army of shape-shifting aliens bent on destroying the world and killing all humankind. But just as they begin to get comfortable in their roles as international celebrities and America's champions, things get hard! Can the Ultimates survive the Hulk's execution, Thor's imprisonment -- and the advent of the Ultimate Defenders?! The world's greatest heroes are in for the battle of the century -- and not all of them will be walking away!" - WorldCat - ISBN 0785137807 - (forthcoming, June 2009)

History
Ultimates is set in Marvel's Ultimate Universe, an alternate version of the Marvel Universe where super-heroes first appeared in the early 21st century.

Ultimates 1 & 2
Writer: Mark Millar. Artists: Bryan Hitch & Paul Neary. Colors: Laura Martin.

Ultimates 3
Writer: Jeph Loeb. Artists & Covers: Joe Madureira & Christian Lichtner.

Publishing History
Began publication in 2002.

Order Codes
These are the order codes and prices as provided by Diamond Distribution. Your local comic shop should be able to order these for you.

Future Publication Dates
Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.


 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #2: 28 Sep 2011
 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #3: 26 Oct 2011
 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #4: 30 Nov 2011
 * Ultimate Comics Ultimates #5: 28 Dec 2011

News & Features

 * 12 Oct 2009 - A New Life For New Ultimates
 * 05 Aug 2009 - Ambidextrous 307: This is Why: Millar/Hitch Ultimates
 * 16 Dec 2008 - Loeb Talks Buffy, Confirms New Ultimates
 * 17 Jan 2008 - Jeph Loeb talks Ultimates #3.2, Previews Exclusive Pages
 * 06 Dec 2007 - The Fuse is Lit: Loeb Talks Ultimates 3
 * 28 Jul 2007 - CCI: Ultimate Changes: Loeb Talks Ultimatum and Ultimates 3
 * 25 Jul 2007 - Mark Millar, Ultimately
 * 21 May 2007 - Bryan Hitch & Joss Whedon - One-on-One part 1
 * 23 Mar 2007 - Hitch and Ultimates 2 #13

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * Ultimates