Marvel’s Ultimate revival picks up where Secret Wars left off
polygon.comWith Avengers: Secret Wars on the not-so-distant horizon — projected to be released in 2026 — both Marvel fans and newcomers alike have had reason to Google the phrase “Secret Wars.” Multiple comic book events have borne that title, most recently in 2015, but now Marvel Comics is ready to meet fans in the present day. On Wednesday, the company announced an upcoming four-issue series called Ultimate Invasion that picks up where 2015’s Secret Wars left off, and will perhaps offer more clues as to where the MCU might lead after its ownSecret Wars.
Ultimate Invasion also signals the unexpected return of the Ultimate Universe, an alt-universe that launched in the 2000s as a reboot of sorts featuring “ultimate” versions of Marvel’s most famous superheroes. Like any decent comic book reboot, it provided a good jumping-on point for lapsed fans; it also garnered enough success that it would later serve as one of the inspirations for DC’s New 52 reboot. The Ultimates didn’t last, though. Secret Wars (2015) put an end to the entire Ultimate endeavor, with just one exception — its very best idea: Miles Morales, the much-beloved alt-universe Spider-Man.
It makes perfect sense, then, that Miles Morales will be front and center in the upcoming Ultimate Invasion, given how well-known he’s become. Ultimate Invasion’s writer and artist — Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch — make a lot of sense, too. Hitch worked on the original Ultimates run, as did Hickman, who also wrote the 2015 Secret Wars series that put an end to it all. These days, Hickman is also known as the mastermind behind the current Krakoa era of X-Men comics, which started with the epic 2019 reset, House of X/Powers of X.
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