Get A Taste Of What Is In Store The Marvel Ultimate Universe In January 2025

By Chad Burdette

on October 2, 2024

Marvel’s new ULTIMATE UNIVERSE is about to enter its second year and readers can look forward to more of the unpredictable storytelling and bold character reinventions that have defined this exciting new line of comics.

With the Maker’s return imminent, the stakes are higher than ever and as his Council struggles to maintain their control, the heroes of this once-doomed world will face their greatest challenges yet. Today, fans can peek ahead at what’s to come in January’s Ultimate issues.

The cover reveals and synopses for January’s issues spotlight the debut of the Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy; the climactic showdown between Black Panther and Moon Knight; Kraven’s Ultimate Hunt; and the X-Men’s rise as a new band of mutant superheroes.

In a press release from Marvel, ULTIMATES writer Deniz Camp explained:

“The creative goal we set for ourselves on ULTIMATES — in addition to telling complete stories every issue — was to create (or recreate) characters interesting enough to sustain readers’ imaginations and their own series, if they had to. Whether we’ve succeeded on either count is up to the readers to decide, but the reaction so far has been really special. I am so grateful for it, and am doing my best to be worthy of it.
“Issue eight introduces the Ultimate Guardians of the Galaxy, and I hope readers enjoy meeting the heroes of the future as much as I enjoyed writing them! It’s our most cosmic issue to date, the life and death of universes in 20 pages, and explores new sides of the Ultimate Universe through Ultimate America Chavez, who has quickly become a favorite of mine.”

Hailing from the far future, the new Guardians consist of Star-Lord, Captain Marvel, Ultimate Nullifier, and Cosmo. These galactic heroes have travelled across time and space to find their missing teammates and the secrets they know about the universe’s hidden past may prove vital to the Ultimates’ mission to take down the Maker!

Read on to learn more about what awaits in the Ultimate Universe this January!

ULTIMATES #8 – 75960620830200811

THE ULTIMATE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!

America Chavez takes center stage in this issue as a group of galactic travelers from a far-flung, Maker-free future arrive in search of her!

Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by JUAN FRIGERI
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale January 1, 2024

ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #12 – 75960620797801211

MOON KNIGHT VS. BLACK PANTHER!

Moon Knight challenges Black Panther to a one-on-one duel to end the war! But with his army of zealots behind him, would Moon Knight’s followers even accept defeat? And the Maker’s Council can’t be stopped so easily… It’s the epic climax of the title’s first year!

Written by BRYAN HILL
Art and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale January 8, 2024

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #13

KRAVEN’S MOST DANGEROUS GAME!

The Sinister Six are all hunting Spider-Man and the Green Goblin for their ringleader, Kingpin – and this time, Kraven has the upper hand in this love letter to “Kraven’s Last Hunt”!