Marvel’s Final Universe ended rather less than 10 years in the past with 2015’s Secret Wars. However now, Secret Wars author Jonathan Hickman and artist Bryan Hitch, who drew The Ultimates (the Final Universe equal of the Avengers), are bringing the Final Universe again this June in a four-issue restricted collection titled Final Invasion, which Marvel payments as the beginning of “the transformation of the Marvel Universe.”
For many who do not know, the Final Universe was an alternate continuity based mostly in a distinct world of Marvel’s Multiverse wherein well-known characters took on new origins and new adventures, with dozens of Marvel’s hottest characters populating an entire spin-off comedian line.
The Final Universe and the core Marvel Universe have crossed over earlier than, notably in two Spider-Males restricted collection which paired up Peter Parker and Miles Morales, earlier than Miles was introduced into the core Marvel Universe with the aforementioned Secret Wars. Now, it appears to be like quite a bit just like the denizens of the Final Universe shall be crossing over with an entire solid of mainstream Marvel heroes and villains, together with Miles Morales and the Maker, a villainous model of Reed Richards who originated within the Final actuality.
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The above promo artwork from the announcement, which was initially revealed by way of Entertainment Weekly (opens in new tab), reveals Hitch’s renditions of the Ultimates crossing over with Miles Morales, the Maker, Tony Stark, Black Panther, Reed Richards, Black Bolt, and Physician Unusual, lots of whom have been a part of Marvel’s Illuminati secret superhero society.
“[Revisiting the idea of Ultimate Comics] couldn’t be replicating or revisiting what Bryan did within the unique Ultimates – making a streamlined, modernized model that might ultimately turn into the backbone of the MCU, and it definitely couldn’t be what I did, which was a remaining chapter of a pre-existing universe,” Hickman tells Leisure Weekly.
“We additionally thought the very thought of Final Comics wanted to be inverted from what the unique universe was – we wished this to be one thing that would actually solely exist within the comedian house: a brand new mind-set about, and having fun with, a brand new model of the Marvel Universe,” he continues. “I’m fairly comfortable to say that it appears like we’ve completed these issues and we’re very excited for everybody to get to learn it.”
That appears to point that the revamped Final Universe may very well be round to remain, even perhaps with a renewed line of alt-reality spin-off titles.
Here is a gallery of some unlettered inside pages from Final Invasion:
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“It’s been greater than 20 years since I began work on The Ultimates, a mission that might have a huge impact alone profession and past, so when Marvel got here to me with the thought of revisiting the Final Universe with the person who so brilliantly and spectacularly destroyed the final one, I used to be each ft in!” provides Hitch.
“Jonathan is a terrific author of huge, sprawling epics, and we’ve talked about working collectively greater than as soon as so for this new Final Universe journey to unite us may be very thrilling,” he states. “I get to deliver twenty years of latest expertise as an artist and storyteller to this. It’s new, completely different and acquainted. It’s large price range, high-concept, widescreen storytelling. I really feel proper at dwelling.”
It is unclear if this Ultimates revival is said to Jonathan Hickman’s deliberate mission with artist Valerio Schiti which was introduced again in 2022, or if that is one other side of Hickman’s return to working with Marvel after a while within the creator-owned sphere.
Final Invasion #1 goes on sale June 21.
Secret Wars is without doubt one of the greatest Marvel occasions of all time.
