From 2000 to 2015, the line "Ultimate Marvel"
redefined Marvel Universe for the modern world. First, it worked as creators to
have an updated origin for classic Marvel heroes and villains. Later, in the
life of the line, it became a place where comic makers could tell stories that
had taken big risks and did things they could never leave behind in the main
rule.
The Ultimate Marvel Universe was remarkable in its often
sharp tone. It also tried to make more clear access to super heroes, showing
its impact on global. The stories tend to be more seductive with graphic images
that led to some stunning moments. In fact, it often surprised readers,
re-imagining a sharp different view of the nature or situation. In addition,
these are the most controversial moments in the universe of all respiration of
Marvel Universe.
16. ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK
Outside Vista "Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk
(2005) by Demon Lindelo and Lynch Francis Yoo show Wolverine the lower half of
her body. It was discovered that Julien was half of Wolverino during a cruel
battle, tossing her torn bones. See, especially because Wolverine had to return
the scene to the scene and get his own feet. As you can imagine, half of
Wulverine captured the Hulk image as one of the main points of sale of this
series.
That opening scene would have been enough for this series
to make this list, but it was also plagued by massive delays. The first issue
was released in December 2005, with the second issue being released in April of
that year. Due to more delays, the sixth and final issue wasn’t released until
May 2009. The worst part of the delays was that, after the opening scene in the
first issue, the series flashed back to set up the titular fight, which didn’t
occur until the third issue. Fans had to wait over three years just to see the
scene that Marvel had promised from the very first issue.
15. DEADPOOL
Many of the greatest Universe characters are very similar to
the characters in their main Marvel universe, which are refreshed in the modern
world. Some characters, however, have completely changed, and hardly the
original ones are reminded in any way. Deadpool, the first to appear in
Ultimate Spider-Man, is one of the most exquisite examples from Brian Michael
Bendis and # 91 (2006) released by Mark Bagley. Wakeman War Veteran Sergeant Wilson
was an antidumping agent who seemed to be supernatural, curing, and capable of
forming a horrible fraudulent face.
He’s the leader of the Reavers, a group of fellow
anti-mutant cyborgs. They kidnap the X-Men, along with Spider-Man, and take
them to an island where they’re hunted down for sport as part of a sick reality
show. While this Deadpool is still insane, he’s missing the classic Deadpool’s
sense of humor. Ultimate Deadpool didn’t appear again until he was killed by
the mainstream Deadpool in “Deadpool Kills Deadpool” #4 (2013) by Cullen Bunn
and Salva Espin.
14. THAT SEX TAPE
Iron Man and Black Widow almost got married during “The
Ultimates 2,” but unfortunately, it turned out Natasha Romanoff was a spy and
secretly betrayed the team. She even tried to kidnap Tony, but he used nanobots
to give her brain damage and then escape. Black Widow was later killed by
Hawkeye, and the series ended with Tony depressed about losing her, only until
he laid eyes on his next sexual conquest. It seemed like the saga of Tony Stark
and Natasha Romanoff was over.
The opening scene of “The Ultimates 3” (2008) by Jeph
Loeb and Joe Madureira, however, revealed that someone had leaked a sex tape of
Iron Man and Black Widow. The weirdest part of this scene is that the Ultimates
are sitting around together and watching it on a giant television screen. It’s
later revealed that Ultron leaked the tape in an attempt to distract the heroes
so he could kidnap the Scarlet Witch. Ultron never reveals how he knew that the
team’s reaction to the sex tape would be to creepily watch it together while
everyone yells at Tony.
13. THE BLOB EATS THE WASP
After the death of the Scarlet Witch, Magneto went crazy
and decided to combine his powers with Mjolnir, causing giant tidal waves and
volcanic eruptions across the globe. He also instantly froze Latveria, as shown
in “Ultimatum” (2008) by Jeph Loeb and David Finch. New York City was one of
the places struck by a gigantic tidal wave, and many of the superheroes were
killed, including Beast, Nightcrawler, Daredevil and many others. Hank Pym and
Hawkeye survived the wave, and immediately began searching for their teammate,
Wasp.
What they found was a truly horrifying, and disgusting
scene. They come across the Blob eating Janet Van Dyne’s body, and declaring
that it tastes like chicken. Hank Pym freaks out, and in his Giant Man form,
picks up the Blob and bites his head off, spitting it back out onto the street.
Pym then has Janet’s body taken back to his lab for “the Jocasta Project.”
Unfortunately, Pym was killed by an army of suicide-bombing Multiple Men the
next issue, putting an end to the Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne story.
12. WOLVERINE MURDERS CYCLOPS
Ultimate Wolverine’s jealousy of Jean Grey choosing
Cyclops over him took a dark turn in “Ultimate X-Men” #24 (2003) by Mark Millar
and Kaare Andrews. Wolverine, Cyclops and Kitty Pryde are on a mission
searching for missing marines in the Savage Land, near Magneto’s old base,
where they find a crazy computer and reanimated zombies. The issue ends on a
cliffhanger, however, and Wolverine and Kitty Pryde are shown returning home
without Cyclops in “Ultimate War” #2 (2003) by Mark Millar and Chris Bachalo.
Wolverine says that Scott is dead, which Kitty confirms,
although she doesn’t know the details. It’s revealed in “Ultimate X-Men” #29
(2003) by Mark Millar and Adam Kubert that during the fight against the
computer zombies, Cyclops was knocked off a ledge. Kitty left to find an exit,
Wolverine took advantage of the situation and, pretending to help Cyclops up,
let him fall to his apparent death. Cyclops survived, although he spent 31 days
paralyzed at the bottom of a pit before he was rescued. Wolverine was only
briefly kicked off the team before being welcomed back by Cyclops himself.
11. NOT QUITE MJOLNIR
Mjolnir is as important a part of Thor as Iron Man’s
armor is to him, but that was drastically changed in the Ultimate Universe.
First appearing in “The Ultimates” #4 by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, Thor’s
hammer looked like a combination between an axe and a hammer. While Thor
claimed to be the Norse god, it was suggested that he was just a psychiatric
nurse who had suffered a mental breakdown. This seemed to be confirmed when a
man claiming to be Thor’s human brother revealed Mjolnir’s origin. It was
actually a weapon designed by the Norwegian government, and is the source of
all of Thor’s powers, rather than a divine lineage.
Gunnar turned out to be Loki in disguise, but it also
turned out he wasn’t lying about Mjolnir being a fake. Thor eventually regained
the more classical looking Mjolnir, but only briefly. He lost it during the
fall of Asgard in “Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates” #2 (2011) by Jonathan
Hickman and Esad Ribic. Thor went back to wielding the fake Mjolnir until
“Secret Wars” (2015), during which the Ultimate universe ended, and the fake
Mjolnir made its way to the mainstream Marvel Universe.
10. GOAT LEGGED DOCTOR DOOM
A descendant of Vlad Tepes Dracula, the Ultimate Doom was
Victor van Damme, who found himself working at the Baxter Building as a part of
a think tank for young geniuses. He started working with Reed Richards on a
teleportation device, as revealed in “Ultimate Fantastic Four” #2 (2004) by
Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Millar and Adam Kubert. When they attempted to test
the device, Victor changed Reed’s coordinates without telling anyone, causing
the accident that created the Fantastic Four. Victor was also transformed in
the accident, turning him into Doctor Doom.
This version of Doctor Doom wasn’t wearing a suit of
armor, but had skin that had been turned into metal, granting him superhuman
strength. Also, in an odd twist on the original, his legs were turned into goat
legs. Doom having metal skin was obviously inspired by the original’s suit of
armor covering up his scarred face, but the goat legs seem like a completely
random change to the Doctor Doom mythos.
9. CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. FRANCE
One of the many updates to Captain America in the
Ultimate Universe was that he was written like a man from 1944. The mainstream
Captain America seemed to fit into the modern world with relative ease, but the
Ultimate version was truly a man out of time. He had trouble getting used to
modern culture, and even complained about curse words and revealing clothes in
movies at one point. Also, during the climactic battle against the Chitauri in
“The Ultimates” #12 (2003) by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, Cap made his
feelings about France known.
While fighting against Herr Kleiser, an alien disguised
as a Nazi, Cap briefly lost the upper hand. When Kleiser suggested that Cap
surrender, the response was aimed at an entire country. Cap, pointing at the
giant “A” on his mask, shouted “You think the letter on my head stands for
France?” Obviously, this was a reference to France surrendering during World
War II, a move that the Ultimate version of Captain America seemingly had a
problem with.
8. THE DEFENDERS
After it was revealed that Hank Pym was an abusive
husband, he was kicked off the Ultimates (and also physically beaten by Captain
America). He desperately wanted to continue being a hero, however, so he tried
branching off on his own. In “The Ultimates 2” #6 (2005) by Mark Millar and
Bryan Hitch, he made contact with a group of amateur heroes calling themselves
The Defenders.
Unfortunately, as Pym quickly discovered, none of them
actually had any super powers, and they publicly embarrassed themselves on
their first mission. The weird part was that team was made up of characters
like Power Man, Valkyrie, Nighthawk and Black Knight, who are genuine heroes in
the mainstream Marvel Universe. In the Ultimate Universe, however, they were
just jokes. The Defenders would later show up in “Ultimate Comics: New
Ultimates” #1 (2010) by Jeph Loeb and Frank Cho, having acquired superpowers by
making a deal with Loki.
Ultimate Hawkeye, unlike the classic version, was a
family man. He lived with his wife, Laura, with whom he had three children.
Unlike the rest of the Ultimates, Clint Barton’s personal life wasn’t a mess
and he seemed to be happy. During the events of “The Ultimates 2” by Mark Millar
and Bryan Hitch, however, that all came crashing down. A traitor from within
the Ultimates team leaked info about Bruce Banner’s membership to the public,
as well as information that caused Thor to quit the team.
In “The Ultimates 2” #7 (2005), a kill squad breaks into
the Barton’s home and kills Laura and the children, including the baby. Hawkeye
recognizes the leader of the kill squad, who is later revealed to be Black
Widow, the traitor. Hawkeye is captured and tortured, but eventually breaks
free when he pries off his finger nails and uses them as projectiles. He
eventually finds Black Widow, who had been hospitalized by Tony Stark, and puts
an arrow through her head.
7. THE SLAUGHTER OF HAWKEYE’S FAMILY
Ultimate Hawkeye, unlike the classic version, was a
family man. He lived with his wife, Laura, with whom he had three children.
Unlike the rest of the Ultimates, Clint Barton’s personal life wasn’t a mess
and he seemed to be happy. During the events of “The Ultimates 2” by Mark
Millar and Bryan Hitch, however, that all came crashing down. A traitor from within
the Ultimates team leaked info about Bruce Banner’s membership to the public,
as well as information that caused Thor to quit the team.
In “The Ultimates 2” #7 (2005), a kill squad
breaks into the Barton’s home and kills Laura and the children, including the
baby. Hawkeye recognizes the leader of the kill squad, who is later revealed to
be Black Widow, the traitor. Hawkeye is captured and tortured, but eventually
breaks free when he pries off his finger nails and uses them as projectiles. He
eventually finds Black Widow, who had been hospitalized by Tony Stark, and puts
an arrow through her head
The arrival of a planet-devouring entity known as Gah Lak
Tus was first foretold in “Ultimate Nightmare” (2004) by Warren Ellis and
Trevor Hairsine when an alien robot known as the Vision broadcast a warning
across the Earth. That was followed up by the alien race known as the Kree
arriving on Earth and trying to prevent humans from escaping the planet before
Gah Lak Tus arrived, as shown in “Ultimate Secret” (2005) by Warren Ellis,
Steve McNiven and Tom Raney.
When Gah Lak Tus finally arrived in “Ultimate Extinction”
(2006) by Warren Ellis and Brandon Peterson, it was revealed to be a swarm of
robots (shaped like the classic Galactus’ signature helmet) that would kill all
life on the planet and then drain the Earth of its energy. Also, multiple Silver
Surfers begin forming suicide cults across the planet, helping to lower the
population’s resistance to Gah Lak Tus. Luckily, Reed Richards saves the planet
by harnessing the big bang from an emerging alternate reality and directing the
blast at Gah Lak Tus’ swarm.
5. REED RICHARDS: EVIL
The Ultimate version of Reed Richards was drastically
different than the original. He started off as the heroic leader of the
Fantastic Four, but after the events of “Ultimatum,” and the disbanding of the
Fantastic Four, Reed snapped and turned evil. After failing to take over the
world during the “Ultimate Doomsday” trilogy (2010) by Brian Michael Bendis and
Rafa Sandoval, Reed founded the Children of Tomorrow. He built The Dome, where
time traveled at a much faster rate than in the outside world, which Reed used
to develop a hyper-evolved race of human followers.
Reed and his followers attacked and destroyed Asgard and
began conquering Europe. He then teleported a genetically-altered suicide
bomber into Washington D.C. The resulting explosion killed the President, all
of Congress and countless innocent people. It was one of the most despicable
crimes anyone ever committed in the Ultimate Universe, and it was perpetrated
by Reed Richards, one of the most heroic members of the classic Marvel
Universe.
4. WOLVERINE SLEEPS WITH JEAN GREY
Just like his mainstream counterpart, the Ultimate
version of Wolverine had a thing for Jean Grey. They first met when Wolverine
was sent by Magneto to kill Charles Xavier. In “Ultimate X-Men” #2 (2001) by
Mark Millar and Adam Kubert, Wolverine lets his old Weapon handlers capture him
so that the X-Men can save him. That’s when he meets Jean Grey, who appears to
be in her late teens at the time, while Wolverine has been alive since at least
World War II.
Logan is obviously attracted to her, and Magneto even
notices, commenting that Wolverine is waiting to kill Xavier until he can bed
her. Jean gives in to Logan’s advances in “Ultimate X-Men” #4, where they’re
shown kissing. They’re then shown in bed together in “Ultimate X-Men” #5.” The
relationship ends in the next issue, however, when Wolverine reveals to Jean
that he was sent to kill Professor X, which unsurprisingly infuriates Jean.
Although Wolverine continues to show interest in her after this, she
continuously rejects his further advances.
3. DEATH OF PETER PARKER
“Ultimate Spider-Man” by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark
Bagley was one of the first comics to be released from the Ultimate line, and
definitely the most popular. Bendis’ take on a teenaged and inexperienced
Spider-Man connected with fans, and turned Bendis into one of Marvel’s premiere
writers. During his run on the book, Bendis did the unthinkable, and actually
killed off Peter Parker in a storyline appropriately titled “Death of
Spider-Man” (2011).
After Spider-Man is accidentally shot by the Punisher,
Norman Osborn is able to kill him in a fight that claims both their lives, with
Peter dying in Aunt May’s arms in a truly heartbreaking scene. After this,
Miles Morales was almost immediately introduced as the new Spider-Man in
“Ultimate Fallout” #4 (2011) by Brian Bendis and Sara Pichelli. It was clear
that Peter was killed off to make room for Miles. While the new Spider-Man
ended up being popular in his own right, it still stung to see Peter killed off
like that.
2. THE INCREDIBLE CANNIBAL
In his first appearance in “Ultimate Team Up” #2 (2001)
by Brian Michael Bendis and Phil Hester, the Hulk acts pretty similarly to his
mainstream counterpart. He’s strong and angry, but he mostly just wants to be
left alone. Later, a seemingly cured Bruce Banner joined the Ultimates as a
scientist. When he overheard the other heroes making fun of him, he freaked out
and injected himself with Hulk formula combined with Captain America’s blood in
“The Ultimates” #4 (2002) by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch.
This new Hulk was much more aggressive, and rampaged
through midtown in New York City. When Iron Man shows up, Hulk threatens to eat
Tony and actually tries to bite his face. Hulk’s cannibalism is later
confirmed, and even used as a weapon by Captain America when the Chitauri
invade. He unleashes the Hulk against the alien leader, who ends up getting his
head bitten off. Bruce Banner is later shown lamenting about the memories of
eating a person.
1. SCARLET WITCH AND QUICKSILVER
First appearing in “Ultimate X-Men” #1 (2001) by Mark
Millar and Adam Kubert, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch were the twin children of
Magneto. At first, they were simply shown to have a very close relationship,
with Pietro being incredibly protective of Wanda. When they joined the
Ultimates in “The Ultimates” #8 (2002) by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, they had
grown much closer, and were often seen in romantic situations together. At this
point, the twins implied relationship was mostly just a joke, and nothing
explicit was ever shown or stated. Wanda was even shown flirting with one of
Hank Pym’s Ultron robots at one point.
Everything changed in “The Ultimates 3” #1 (2008),
however, when it is explicitly stated that they were lovers. The strangest part
about the scene is that when Wasp tells Captain America about it, she acts like
he’s having troubling processing it because he’s from 1944. Wanda is killed
later in the issue, ending the creepiest relationship just when it was made
official.
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