Alejandro's Reviews > Ultimate Invasion

The Ultimate Universe lives again!


I bought this in its single comic book issues, but I’ve chosen this TPB edition to be able of making a better overall review.


This TPB edition contains “Ultimate Invasion” #1-4 plus one-shot “Ultimate Universe” #1.” event.


Creative Team:

Writer: Jonathan Hickman

Illustrator: Bryan Hitch


ULTIMATE BRAVE NEW WORLD

The original Ultimate Marvel Universe, back at the beginning of the millenium was one of the best events ever made by Marvel, and even in the whole comic book industry, becoming best-selling titles and even the model for the eventual Marvel Cinematic Universe, like the thing that Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury was before in the comic of The Ultimates.

But as all things, the original Ultimate Marvel Universe came to an end, dying that universe, erasing everything there…

…BUT…

…two characters were able to escape to the destruction of the original Ultimate Marvel Universe…

…one hero…

…one hero turned villain…

…Miles Morales…

…and Reed Richards, and it’s this last one who now known as The Maker, one of the most dangerous villains in the whole Marvel multiverse, was confined in a prison, but he ha done goal in mind…

…getting back the Ultimate Universe, but shaping it at his own desire!

The original Ultimate Marvel Universe was the Earth-1610 but it was no more, therefore, The Maker after making an ingenious escape from his prison (and even inviting Miles Morales to go with him, but that one refused), he travelled to the Earth-6160 to make crafty manipulations here and there, to avoid many heroes to born (like Peter Parker isn’t bitten by a radioactive spider)…

…but even the Maker wasn’t able to stop certain events like Bruce Banner becoming The Hulk, and he doesn’t know where is the frozen body of Captain America…

…however the Tony Stark from there (he wasn’t Iron Man but his dad), discover The Maker’s plans and tried to stop him, but only to be considered as a terrorist by the general population.

And that’s only the prologue! And certainly I didn't spoil all the stuff, plenty more to read!

Because the new Ultimate Marvel Universe is just beginning!

Essential reading if you want to engage into the new Ultimate titles like Ultimate Spider-Man (I am reading this one!), Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Black Panther, so far, but I am sure that they’ll be more.