We were teased that writer Chris Condon and artist Alessandro Cappuccio were doing something with the upcoming Ultimate Universe: One Year In special. And now we know, thanks New York Comic Con’s Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel: Ultimate Wolverine.
“When [editor] Wil Moss called me and asked me if I wanted to take on this title, I jumped at the chance and immediately had an idea of what to do with it,” said Condon via a press release provided to Comic Book Club. “I’m bringing my essence of storytelling from That Texas Blood to the Marvel Universe with Wolverine, looking back at what came before and bringing us something new.”
Added Condon, “You might notice that there’s a Red Star on his costume and you might wonder why. If you look at that mask, there’s a muzzle on him and that’s because he’s wild”
Ultimate Wolverine, unlike his regular universe counterpart, is an “unwilling agent of the Maker, the secret creator of this corrupt universe. Mindwiped and used as an assassin, he’s still the best there is as at what he does… even if he’s not in control of who he does it to.”
And yeah, if that seems similar to a certain Bucky Barnes, that’s purposeful. In the new series, which debuts in January, we’ll see how this Wolverine works for Magik, Colossus and Omega Red, and gets deployed as “The Winter Soldier.”
You’ll get a sneak peek in Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1, before the debut of the series proper.
Below are Cappuccio’s main cover for Ultimate Wolverine #1 along with variant covers by Gleb Melnikov and Steve Skroce. Plus, Cappuccio’s original design sheet, and a new Spoiler Variant Cover featuring Ultimate Wolverine for Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1.
Ultimate Wolverine #1 arrives on January 15. Ultimate Universe: One Year In #1 debuts on December 11.
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