![]() ![]() “We also thought the very idea of Ultimate Comics needed to be inverted from what the original universe was - we wanted this to be something that could really only exist in the comic space: a new way of thinking about, and enjoying, a new version of the Marvel Universe. And it certainly couldn’t be what I did, which was a final chapter of a pre-existing universe,” Hickman explained to Entertainment Weekly. ![]() “ couldn’t be replicating or revisiting what Bryan did in the original Ultimates - creating a streamlined, modernized version that would eventually become the spine of the MCU. ![]() Here’s what Hickman has to say about the opportunity: Starting this June 14th, he not only defeats the Illuminati but reshapes the Marvel universe in his own twisted image. Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch are taking the concept of the Ultimate comics and turning them on their head with the Maker’s Ultimate Invasion. And their name is The Maker, a twisted echo of the one and only Reed Richards. Now, one of the last remnants of that Ultimate universe is wreaking havoc in the mainline universe. Brian Michael Bendis (and many other talented writers) not only brought witty and wordy style to these reimagined stories, but they really made fans care about some of their favorite heroes in a whole new way. I used to really love Marvel’s Ultimate line of comics back in the early 2000s. ![]()
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