Preview: Ultimate Spider-Man #22
Ultimate Spider-Man #22
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Marco Checchetto
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF [REDACTED]!
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NYCC 2025: The End Nears for Marvel’s Ultimate Universe
Announced at New York Comic Con, Marvel Comics’ Ultimate Universe concludes next year, bringing an end to a line of blockbuster titles that ignited the industry with bold storytelling and captivating new versions of iconic characters.
During Marvel’s “Next Big Thing Panel,” Head of Marvel Comics and Franchise Dan Buckley, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, Senior Editor Wil Moss, Ultimates writer Deniz Camp, and Ultimate Wolverine writer Chris Condon revealed information on the final issues of all five Ultimate titles to a room of surprised fans: Ultimate Spider-Man #24 in December, Ultimate Black Panther #24 in January, Ultimate X-Men #24 in February, and Ultimates #24 and Ultimate Wolverine #16 in April.
Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe began in June 2023 with Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch’s Ultimate Invasion. The Maker, a dark version of Reed Richards from the original Ultimate Universe, created a world without heroes. Despite his meticulous planning, heroes like Spider-Man and the Ultimates still rose to embrace their destinies—but the trajectory of their journeys were radically altered…
In Ultimate Spider-Man, an older, wiser Peter Parker balanced web-slinging with his responsibilities as a husband and father. In Ultimate X-Men, a group of students in Japan developed strange abilities. Ultimate Black Panther saw Khonshu go to war against the isolated nation of Wakanda. In Ultimates, Iron Lad built a network of heroes to restore freedom to a world ruled from the shadows. And in Ultimate Wolverine, a man named Logan is the Maker’s most lethal weapon: the Winter Soldier!
Ever since the beginning, the Ultimate Universe was built with a predetermined endpoint—the Maker’s return from captivity! The Maker’s release kicks off Ultimate Endgame, a five-issue event series launching in December that brings this interconnected universe together for a climactic showdown.
Told in real time month to month, the Ultimate Universe was an ambitious storytelling project that exceeded all expectations. Now, it ends on a definitive high point, delivering a complete, groundbreaking saga that can be enjoyed by comic fans for generations to come.
The Ultimate Universe will leave its mark on the main Marvel Universe in the way of “Origin Boxes,” the very devices the Maker used to rob legendary heroes of their powers. In Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #5, on sale later this month, Miles Morales will swing back to the 616 with a handful of these boxes, setting the stage for new heroes and storylines throughout 2026.
Check out the covers for Ultimate Spider-Man #24, Ultimate Black Panther #24, and Ultimate X-Men #24, and stay tuned for future cover reveals for Ultimates and Ultimate Wolverine, including the final issues. Don’t miss Ultimate Endgame #1, which marks this historic moment with the debut of Marvel’s first-ever Blind Bag program!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #24
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art and Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
On Sale 12/24
ULTIMATES #24
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by JUAN FRIGERI
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale April 2026
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #24
Written by BRYAN HILL
Art and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 1/21
ULTIMATE X-MEN #24
Written by PEACH MOMOKO
Art and Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
On Sale 2/11
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #16
Written by CHRIS CONDON
Art and Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
On Sale April 2026
The Ultimate Universe Unites Against their Maker this December
This December, Marvel’s Ultimate Universe reaches a critical turning point—one that will determine if it even has a future—in Ultimate Endgame!
In addition to Ultimate EndgameE, the climactic five-issue event that brings together the entire Ultimate line for the first time, December also sees the launch of Ultimate Universe: Two Years In #1, a special one-shot packed with reveals that will impact Ultimate Endgame, as well as the final issue of Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto’s generational run of Ultimate Spider-Man and key issues of Ultimates, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate Wolverine, and Ultimate X-Men, each setting the stage for their involvement in the upcoming event.
Written by Ultimates scribe Deniz Camp and drawn by superstar artists Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson, Ultimate Endgame delivers the ultimate payoff to the epic narrative that Jonathan Hickman began over two years ago in Ultimate Invasion. The Maker, creator of the Ultimate Universe, finally returns and confront the heroes who have brought hope and freedom to a world he once held in his tight grip! The fate of this world—and its future storytelling—will be decided in an epic, multi-front conflict with the Maker and his powerful allies.
The Ultimate Universe has been an industry sensation, and to mark this highly anticipated chapter, Ultimate Endgame #1 will debut True Believe Blind Bags, Marvel’s first-ever bling bag program, giving fans a chance to purchase the issue in special sealed bags that contain one of the issue’s many covers, including variant covers only available in True Believe Blind Bags. The covers exclusive to the True Believe Blind Bags also include secret covers that will remain unrevealed until a lucky fan finds them, creating an exciting opportunity for collectors and a new way for local comic shops to engage with their customer base!
Behold all that’s to come with the reveal of all seven Ultimate issues coming this December:
ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by TERRY DODSON & JONAS SCHARF
Cover by MARK BROOKS
On Sale 12/31
ENDGAME HAS ARRIVED!
The moment that has been building since the beginning of the new Ultimate Universe! Spinning out of Deniz Camp and Juan Frigeri’s ULTIMATES comes the culmination of ULTIMATE INVASION… Two (thousand) years have passed in the Ultimate Universe, but inside the City, the Maker has had thousands of years to prepare for his return! With the barrier around the City finally gone, heroes all across the Ultimate Universe must mobilize to defeat the Maker before it’s game over. For everyone. Meanwhile, the rest of the world wages World War III…
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: TWO YEARS IN #1
Written by DENIZ CAMP & ALEX PAKNADEL
Art by SUPERSTARS FROM ACROSS THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 12/3
ALL PATHS LEAD TO ENDGAME!
In preparation for the Maker’s return in ULTIMATE ENDGAME, the Ultimate Guardians have been traveling all across time and space, recruiting members new and old… Travel across all the corners of the Ultimate Universe! Don’t miss the dawn of many new characters, including Ultimate Daredevil!
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #23
Written by BRYAN HILL
Art and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 12/10
ALL IS NOT WELL IN WAKANDA!
Will Erik Killmonger become the new Black Panther? What do the Vodu-Khan want with Storm? What, exactly, does the prophecy about this Child of Light entail?
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #24
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art and Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
On Sale 12/24
THE END OF THE LINE!
This is it, folks – the last you’ll see of Spidey and his Ultimate friends by Jonathan Hickman & Marco Checchetto! That’s all we can tell you!
ULTIMATES #19
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by JUAN FRIGERI
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 12/31
STUNG BY THE WASP!
It’s the Ultimate Betrayal! Wasp has been a double agent for the Maker’s Council in the name of protecting her family…but now, with the Maker emerging, her treachery must be answered for!
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #12
Written by CHRIS CONDON
Art and Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
On Sale 12/10
WOLVERINE’S ATTACK ON THE EURASIAN CAPITAL!
After the devastation of last issue, Wolverine is out for vengeance! And he’s taking on the whole of the Eurasian Republic in this big, bad and bloody climactic issue…who will be left standing?
ULTIMATE X-MEN #22
Written by PEACH MOMOKO
Art and Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
On Sale 12/3
THE FINAL SHOWDOWN BETWEEN ARMOR AND SHADOW KING!
Kageyama has proclaimed death to Hisako! But the X-Men aren’t going to go down without a fight!
Preview: Imperial #3
Imperial #3
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Iban Coello, Federico Vicentini (CA) Marco Checchetto
In Shops: Aug 20, 2025
SRP: $4.99
The conflict begins to spread out to the wider universe! We find out who’s really orchestrating the great game of cosmic houses as the last chance to stop a universal war presents itself. Will our heroes be able to stop it in time?
Preview: Imperial #3
Imperial #3
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Iban Coello, Federico Vicentini (CA) Marco Checchetto
In Shops: Aug 20, 2025
SRP: $4.99
The conflict begins to spread out to the wider universe! We find out who’s really orchestrating the great game of cosmic houses as the last chance to stop a universal war presents itself. Will our heroes be able to stop it in time?
Exclusive Preview: One World Under Doom #6 (of 9)
One World Under Doom #6 (of 9)
(W) Ryan North (A) R.B. Silva
(C) David Curiel (L) Travis Lanham
(CA) Ben Harvey (VCA) Carlo Pagulayan, Marco Checchetto, J. Scott Campbell, Netease Games, Pablo Villalobos, R.B. Silva
In Shops: Aug 06, 2025
SRP: $4.99
Doom’s reign has been a success for months — with even some of the heroes questioning if they’re on the right side. A final desperate gamble is conceived, and Reed reveals a terrible secret he’s acquired about Doom’s global domination — but will it be enough? And what has Doom been hiding under that Latverian Dome? All is revealed — at terrible cost! It’s the beginning of the end for some, and the beginning of a new age for others…
SDCC 2025: Ultimate Endgame and the final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man Revealed
Since its creation in 2023, Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe has taken the industry by storm with its bold reinventions of Spider-Man, Black Panther, the Avengers, the X-Men and more! At the highly anticipated Marvel Comics: Ultimate Universe Panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Ultimate Spider-Man writer and the visionary mind behind the Ultimate Universe Jonathan Hickman, Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief C.B. Cebulski, Ultimate Editor Wil Moss, Ultimates writer Deniz Camp, and Ultimate Wolverine writer Chris Condon shed light on the future of the best-selling line with exciting first looks, the reveal of the final issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, and the official announcement for Ultimate Endgame, a five-part event series by Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf, and more launching in December.
Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto’s generational Spider-Man saga reaches its planned conclusion in Ultimate Spider-Man #24. Fans should prepare themselves for a startling finale that will cement the run as one of the most beloved Spider-Man runs in recent history. Packed with dramatic—and shocking—developments for the entire Parker family—Peter, Mary Jane, Richard, May and Uncle Ben—along with Harry Osborn, Gwen Stacy and more, the issue will also create promising roadmaps for future storytelling.
Teased last week, Ultimate Endgame delivers the moment every reader has been waiting for—the return of the Maker! Imprisoned for the last two years—both in real time and in-universe—the Maker is set to emerge and finally confront the heroes who have brought hope and freedom to a world he once held in his tight grip! Bringing the characters of all five titles together for the first time, the Ultimate fate of this captivating new universe is decided in an epic, multi-front conflict with the Maker and his powerful allies
Check out the cover for Ultimate Spider-Man #24 and the Foil Variant Cover by Derrick Chew for Ultimate Endgame #1 and stay tuned for more information in the weeks ahead!
Preview: Ultimate Spider-Man #19
Ultimate Spider-Man #19
(W) Jonathan Hickman (A) Marco Checchetto
In Shops: Jul 30, 2025
SRP: $4.99
THREE-WAY DANCE, ALL-OUT WAR! FISK vs. MR. NEGATIVE vs. MYSTERIO with SPIDER-MAN and his allies caught in the middle! Will the SINISTER SIX destroy New York before they destroy each other?!
Preview: Fantastic Four Fanfare #3
Fantastic Four Fanfare #3
(W) Tom DeFalco, Dan Slott, Chip Zdarsky (A) Mike Allred, Marcos Martin, Ron Frenz (CA) Marco Checchetto
Rated T+
In Shops: Jul 23, 2025
SRP: $5.99
The celebration of the storied history of Marvel’s First Family continues! Dan Slott and Marcos Martin tell the story of how Ben Grimm escaped Yancy Street! Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz reunite the Thing and the Sandman – but is it as friends or foes? And Chip Zdarsky and Michael Allred proclaim that Johnny Storm is the most attractive being in the known universe! What could go wrong there?
See what’s coming this October for Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion, Ultimate Black Panther, The Ultimates, Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Wolverine, and Ultimate X-Men!
Marvel’s Ultimate Universe is heading towards a major turning point that will impact all five of its current hit ongoing titles and set the stage for the line’s exciting future!
Upon his return, the Maker will quickly discover the universe he so meticulously crafted has been thrown wildly off course! The rise of new super heroes has brought hope to his corrupt world, but the Maker’s renewed presence will evolve the stakes beyond anything anyone could imagine and usher in all-new eras of bold Ultimate storytelling. With these startling developments on the horizon, it’s the perfect time for fans to see why this new line of books have taken the industry by storm.
Today, peek ahead with the reveal of all the Ultimate issues coming this October!
ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER #21
Written by BRYAN HILL
Art and Cover by STEFANO CASELLI
On Sale 10/8
BLACK PANTHER RETURNS TO FACE THE PROGENITORS!
The Vodu-Khan have turned on Wakanda! Killmonger and Okoye are vulnerable while Storm and Black Panther are away! Will the mystic journeys Black Panther has endured turn the tide? And will Killmonger learn what happened between Black Panther and Storm?!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #22
Written by JONATHAN HICKMAN
Art and Cover by MARCO CHECCHETTO
On Sale 10/22
THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF CLASSIFIED!
ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #5 (OF 5)
Written by DENIZ CAMP & CODY ZIGLAR
Art by JONAS SCHARF
Cover by SARA PICHELLI
On Sale 10/15
THE ULTIMATE EXIT! A SHOWDOWN WITH THE MAKER’S COUNCIL!
The clock is ticking for Miles to escape the Ultimate Universe with his baby sister! How will Miles leave a mark on the Ultimate Universe? And how will the Ultimate Universe leave a mark on Miles?! Don’t miss the exciting conclusion…and what it bodes for the future of BOTH UNIVERSES! Following this saga’s conclusion, see Mile deal with its shocking aftermath in his solo series by Ziglar and Luigi Zagaria, starting in October’s MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN #33.
ULTIMATES #17
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by JUAN FRIGERI
Cover by DIKE RUAN
On Sale 10/22
THE ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR?
Now that the Ultimates are using the Immortus Engine to its full capacity, Doom’s dream of the Ultimate Fantastic Four may finally be realized…
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #10
Written by CHRIS CONDON
Art and Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
On Sale 10/1
WOLVERINE VS. OMEGA RED!
The Eurasian Republic leaders have learned that their prize weapon has joined the Opposition! And Wolverine busts out a secret weapon when Omega Red comes to reclaim him…
ULTIMATE X-MEN #20
Written by PEACH MOMOKO
Art and Cover by PEACH MOMOKO
On Sale 10/1
REGROUP…AND THE FUTURE OF THE X-MEN…?
The X-Men lick their wounds after the climactic battle against the Children of the Atom! But what is Armor’s fate? And what happened to her when she chased Shadow King into the astral plane?
