ULTIMATE X-MEN is the third launch in Marvel’s new ULTIMATE line that was born out of Hickman and Bryan Hitch’s ULTIMATE INVASION series. The saga began with the Maker, one of the final survivors of the doomed Ultimate Universe, travelling back in time on a parallel Earth to create a world without heroes. He succeeded in preventing various iconic heroes from achieving their destiny and ruled this world in secret through various global factions
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The excitement increased tenfold in March when renowned writer and artist Peach Momoko brought the Children of the Atom into this thrilling new storytelling landscape as ULTIMATE X-MEN continues it’s second year in Ultimate X-Men #18
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- Ultimate Wolverine #8
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- Hellverine #9
- Wolverines & Deadpools #2
- Storm #11
What horrors await in the climactic finale of volume 3 of ULTIMATE X-MEN in Ultimate X-Men #18
Rod Reis Ultimate Special Variant Cover:
Peach Momoko 1:10 Incentive Design Variant Cover:
Nicoletta Baldari 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:
Ultimate X-Men #18
The Children of the Atom’s sinister plot leads to the Astral Plane! The X-Men have journeyed there, but that’s only the beginning!
Creative Team
- Writer: Peach Momoko
- Script Adaptation: Zack Davisson
- Artist: Peach Momoko
- Letterer: VC’s Travis Lanham
- Designer: Jay Bowen
- Standard Cover Artist: Peach Momoko
- Variant Cover Artists: Peach Momoko; Rod Reis; Nicoletta Baldari
- Editor: Will Moss
- Assistant Editor: Michelle Marchese
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99
Armor’s soul is on the line inside the Astral Plane in Ultimate X-Men #18 on shelves & digital platforms on August 6, 2025, from Marvel Comics