Marvel’s Ultimate Universe Is Approaching Its Endgame

Since its launch at the top of 2024, Ultimate Marvel has been working toward a finish line that’s soon approaching.

Days ago, Marvel teased the alt-universe’s first proper event, Ultimate Endgame kicking off in December. In the comics, the Maker—the evil version of Reed Richards from the original Ultimate Marvel books—made this new universe with the specific intent of leaving it without any heroes to stop his oppressive regime. Since his imprisonment, various heroes have emerged and have been either doing their own thing or intentionally preparing for his eventual return. While Marvel’s keeping specifics under wraps at the moment, it released two teaser images that aim to really drive home the event’s significance and establish some of its major players.

Both covers mimic the teaser and initial posters of Avengers: Endgame, which kickstarted the MCU’s current multiverse obsession and closed out the Infinity Saga. The parallels are likely intentional, since Marvel’s billing Ultimate Endgame as “the showdown for the fate of the Ultimate Universe.” But like the movies, we’ve surely got more tales to tell in this world, whether the heroes win or lose against the Maker.

Writers Jonathan Hickman (Ultimate Spider-Man) and Deniz Camp (The Ultimates), and other Ultimate creators will be at a San Diego Comic-Con panel on Saturday, July 26, where we’ll learn more about what’s in store for the event and possibly the larger Ultimate line.

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