The Children of the Atom Aren’t Going To Give Up Armor Without A Fight in Ultimate X-Men #17

By Chad Burdette

 on July 11, 2025

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 #17

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• Ultimate Wolverine #1: The Weapon X Legacy
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• Ultimate Wolverine #3: Mad Logan – Winter Road
• Ultimate Wolverine #5: Armed and Dangerous

X-Titles Also Out July 16, 2025:

• The Children of the Atom Aren’t Going To Give Up Armor Without A Fight in Ultimate X-Men #17
• A Tried-And-True Young Chicago Hero Drops by in Exceptional X-Men #11
• Giant-Size House of M #1
• Wolverine: Revenge – Red Band Raw: Black & White Edition #1
• Exceptional X-Men #11
• Deadpool / Wolverine #7

Ultimate Universe Also Out July 16, 2025:

• Ultimate Black Panther #18

Yuji Kaku Variant Cover:

Nic Klein Ultimate Special Variant Cover:

Peach Momoko 1:10 Incentive Design Variant Cover:

Peach Momoko 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Ultimate X-Men #17

Hisako has been missing, but Nico’s undercover sleuthing finally tracks her down! But the Church of the Children of the Atom aren’t going to give up Armor without a fight… What dangers await our X-Men in the Astral Plane?

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; Nic Klein; Yuji Kaku
• Editor: Will Moss
• Assistant Editor: Michelle Marchese
• Format: Ongoing Series
• Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/$4.99

The Children of the Atom aren’t going to give up Armor without a fight in Ultimate X-Men #17 on shelves & digital platforms on July 16, 2025, from Marvel Comics