‘Ultimate Endgame’ Begins The Showdown For The Fate Of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe

Back in 2019, Marvel Studios released a little movie called Avengers: Endgame. And now Marvel Comics is hoping to get a bit of that hype for Ultimate Endgame, a new event series that will bring to a head the Ultimate Universe’s ongoing plot thanks to the return of the evil Reed Richards, The Maker.

While Marvel is light on details for the December 31, 2025 debuting event — more will be revealed at the Marvel Comics: Ultimate Universe panel at San Diego Comic-Con on Saturday, July 26, which will be attended by writers Jonathan Hickman, Deniz Camp and more, we do have two teaser images that directly call to mind the MCU blockbuster.

The first, showing a breaking apart “U” was released yesterday, with the tease that we would know more later this week. Well, it’s Friday, and all we know is that there’s another teaser that calls to mind another poster for Avengers: Endgame.

That said, we can tell a few more things (maybe). The above-the-line characters in the event are Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, King T’Challa, Peter Parker, Logan, Mei Igarashi, Janet Van Dyne, Reed Richards (aka Doom), and Reed Richards (aka The Maker). No huge surprises, these are all characters featured in Marvel’s Ultimate Universe line, including Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate Wolverine, and The Ultimates.

What’s more interesting in the teaser by Stonehouse are the bottom credits. Other characters listed are Charli Ramsey, Thor Odinson, Sif, Lejori Joena Zakaria, Luke Cage, Nico Minoru, America Chavez, Illyana Rasputin, Emmanuel Da Costa, and Bruce Banner. But more important are the other credits: the Ultimate Writers are Jonathan Hickman, Bryan Hill, Peach Momoko, Deniz Camp, and Chris Condon. Assistant Editor is Michelle Marchese, Editor is Wil Moss, Editor-in-Chief is C.B. Cebulski, and Executive Producers are Kevin Feige and Dan Buckley.

While none of that is a huge surprise — those are the writers and editors after all — the inclusion of Feige on there does drive home the increased collaboration between Marvel Comics and Studios. Also of note? These are teaser posters that Marvel is clearly having fun with. Whether there are any portals in Ultimate Endgame or anyone says “I love you 3000” remains to be seen.

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