Behold, Winter Soldier’s Handler’s Sinister Plot in Ultimate Wolverine #8

By Chad Burdette

 on August 5, 2025

Rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Venom War: Daredevil) and powerhouse artist Alessandro Cappuccio (Moon Knight), launch the newest ongoing series of Marvel’s hit Ultimate line introducing Wolverine as the Winter Solider, an agent of the diabolical mastermind behind this corrupt world, the Maker in Ultimate Wolverine #6

Comic Watch Review:

• Ultimate Wolverine #1: The Weapon X Legacy
• Ultimate Wolverine #2: ‘Some say the world will end in fire / Some say in ice’
• Ultimate Wolverine #3: Mad Logan – Winter Road
• Ultimate Wolverine #4: Wolf Like Me
• Ultimate Wolverine #5: Armed and Dangerous

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Other X-Titles Out this week:

• It’s A Dangerous Tale Of MAYHEM Vs. MUTANT in Uncanny X-Men #19
• Wolverine’s Archnemesis Strikes In One Of The Rarest X-Men Tales in Wolverine By Chris Claremont #1
• Ultron Crashes The Mutant Party Of The Year in Marvel Rivals: Hellfire Gala #1
• Armor’s Soul Is On The Line Inside The Astral Plane in Ultimate X-Men #18
• The Terrifying THUNDER WAR Continues As The Universe Might Be Doomed in STORM #11
• Deadpool Kills the Marvel Universe One Last Time #5
• Hellverine #9
• Wolverines & Deadpools #2

Andrea Sorrentino Variant Cover:

Ryan Brown 1:25 Incentive Variant Cover:

Ultimate Wolverine #8

The Opposition infiltrates a facility holding a group of high-powered mutants! And Winter Soldier’s handler has a sinister plot to destroy the Opposition once and for all…

Creative Team

• Writer: Chris Condon
• Artist: Alessandro Cappuccio
• Colorist: Bryan Valenza
• Letterer: Cory Petit
• Cover Artist: Alessandro Cappuccio & Frank Martin
• Variant Cover Artists: Ryan Brown; Andrea Sorrentino
• Editor: Wil Moss
• Assistant Editor: Michelle Marchese
• Format: Ongoing
• Cover Price/Page Count: $3.99/32 pages

Behold, Winter Soldier’s Handler’s Sinister Plot in Ultimate Wolverine #8 on shelves & digital platforms on August 6, 2025, from  Marvel Comics