Dustin Gebel
Marvel revealed information and covers for the upcoming June installments of the flourishing Ultimate Universe. The month kicks off with the launch of Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri’s Ultimates, the new take on the universe’s Avengers. It joins Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checcetto’s Ultimate Spider-Man #6, Peach Momoko’s Ultimate X-Men #4, and Bryan Hitch and Carlos Nieto’s Ultimate Black Panther #5. In the press release, Marvel revealed the covers for each series along with issue descriptions, which can be seen below.
ULTIMATES #1
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by JUAN FRIGERI
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 6/5
In Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri’s ULTIMATES #1, witness the reimagining of one of Marvel’s greatest and most influential super hero teams! This key chapter of the overarching narrative that began in Jonathan Hickman and Stefano Caselli’s ULTIMATE UNIVERSE #1 sees an all-new Ultimates team assemble. Six months ago, Tony Stark sent Peter Parker a radioactive spider to set him back on the course to become Spider-Man. Since then, Iron Lad (Stark), Captain America, Doom, Thor and Sif have begun to do the same for other lost heroes, building a network of super-powered heroes hungry for change… Now they must band together to destroy the Maker’s Council and restore freedom and free will to a world ruled from the shadows!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #6
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art and Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
On Sale 6/19
Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto present the shocking conclusion to their opening arc in ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #6. Spider-Man must finally confront the head honcho himself: Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin! Kingpin, as owner and operator of the Daily Bugle, has been working with the Maker’s Council to control the spread of information in their favor… Which means he’s the first domino that must be toppled to end their regime! PLUS: Mary Jane holds her own. ’Nuff said! Throughout ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, Checchetto delivers masterful new approaches to iconic villains, and fans can check out his original design sheet for Ultimate Bullseye who will make his mark in the series starting in this month’s issue #3!
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #5
Written by BRYAN HILL
Art by CARLOS NIETO
Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 6/26
The Black Panther must take back Wakanda by any means necessary in Bryan Hill and guest artist Carlos Nieto’s ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #5. T’Challa, Killmonger, and Storm arrive in Wakanda so T’Challa can reclaim the throne! But what do the Vodu-Khan, the mysterious, mystical branch of the Dora Milaje, have waiting for him? Plagued by an ominous prophecy, Black Panther must embark on a spiritual journey!
ULTIMATE X-MEN #4
Written by PEACH MOMOKO
Art and Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
On Sale 6/12
Meet more new mutants in Peach Momoko’s ULTIMATE X-MEN #4! Hisako and Mei’s classmate, Nico, has figured out that these two girls possess unusual abilities…but they’re not the only ones! Hisako’s world gets a whole lot bigger in ULTIMATE X-MEN #4 with exciting versions of existing Marvel heroes like fan-favorite X-Man Surge and Nico Minoru of the Runaways. Momoko will also introduce brand-new original mutant characters named Mori and Natsu. Fans can see Momoko’s design sheets for all four characters debuting in ULTIMATE X-MEN #4 while the issue’s cover offers a peek at yet another upcoming character to be introduced in the near future!
I’m reading Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate Black Panther, they are incredible comic books – I’ll try Ultimates (Doom on a superhero team?) but I’m hesitant about the rest..