The Moment That Has Been Building Since The Beginning Of The New Ultimate Universe Arrives in Ultimate Endgame #1

By Chad Burdette

on December 26, 2025

The moment that has been building since the beginning of the new Ultimate Universe!

Spinning out of Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri’s ULTIMATES comes the culmination of ULTIMATE INVASION…ULTIMATE ENDGAME, a five-issue event series begins in Ultimate Endgame #1

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The five-issue series delivers the moment every reader has been waiting for—the return of the Maker! Imprisoned for the last two years—both in real time and in-universe—the Maker is set to emerge and finally confront the heroes who have brought hope and freedom to a world he once held in his tight grip!

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Bringing the characters of all five titles together for the first time, the Ultimate fate of this captivating new universe is decided in an epic, multi-front conflict with the Maker and his powerful allies. Under the direction of visionary writer Jonathan Hickman, the Ultimate Universe has been an industry sensation and captivated fans won’t want to miss this critical chapter of its sprawling, interconnected saga.

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Incentive Variant Covers

Ryan Stegman 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Alexander Lozano 1:50 Incentive Variant Cover:

Skottie Young Variant / 1:100 Incentive Black & White Virgin Variant Cover:

Chip Zdarsky 1:1000 Incentive Variant Cover:

And rare, secret variant covers by surprise contributors found only in the Blind Bag that will remain unrevealed until the issue’s release.

Marvel Announces ULTIMATE ENDGAME TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS For Ultimate End Event

Ultimate Endgame #1

Two (thousand) years have passed in the Ultimate Universe, but inside the City, the Maker has had thousands of years to prepare for his return!

With the barrier around the City finally gone, heroes all across the Ultimate Universe must mobilize to defeat the Maker before it’s game over.

For everyone. Meanwhile, the rest of the world wages World War III…

Creative Team

Writer: Deniz Camp
Artist: Juan Frigeri
Colorist: Federico Blee
Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham
Cover Artist: Dike Ruan & Neeraj Menon
Variant Cover Artists: Stonehouse; Mark Brooks; Peach Momoko: Derrick Chew: CAFU; Chip Zdarsky; Dan Panosian; Alexander Lozano; Ryan Stegman: Skottie Young
Editor: Wil Moss
Assistant Editor: Michelle Marchese
Format: Ongoing
Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages

The moment that has been building since the beginning of the new Ultimate Universe arrives in Ultimate Endgame #1, on shelves and digital platforms on December 31, 2025, from Marvel Comics