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The Ultimates is an ongoing comic book series about the Ultimates, part of the Ultimate Universe imprint, written by Deniz Camp and illustrated by Juan Frigeri. Published by Marvel Comics, it began publication in June 2024.

The series follows events in the aftermath of the "Ultimate Invasion" storyline.^[1] The series is part of the new Ultimate Universe timeline, which puts several Marvel characters in a radically altered sociopolitical status quo, including elements of alternate history, and follows Tony Stark / Iron Lad as he assembles a covert ops network, dubbed the "Ultimates", to fight back against the Maker's Council and take back their world.

The series has garnered acclaim for its radical reinvention of the Marvel mythos, political messaging, writing, and its development of the Ultimate Universe.

The limited series Ultimate Invasion by Jonathan Hickman introduced the Ultimate universe, a fictional universe distinct from the standard Marvel Universe. Three ongoing comics were released afterwards, set in this continuity: Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther and Ultimate X-Men. The Ultimates, the fourth ongoing comic, is written by Deniz Camp with illustrated by Juan Frigeri. The comic's plot continue the main storyline of Ultimate Invasion and the one-shot Ultimate Universe (2023). At the time of the series announcement, Camp said "The new Ultimates line is the most exciting superhero comics event in years, and it's humbling to be a part of it. We are reinventing these classic characters and archetypes to be as surprising and vital as when they were first introduced. Our Ultimates is an evolution not just of the Avengers, but of the whole superhero team concept; from the grand and operatic to the small and personal, Ultimates will feel like no Avengers or Ultimates comic ever before".^[2]

Although the Maker was imprisoned at the City thanks to Howard Stark, it will open again in 18 months, and his Council remains in control of Earth. Howard's son Iron Lad works with Doom to form the Ultimates Network, aiming to combat the Maker's Council and restock the world with heroes before the City re-opens. They use the Immortus Engine to time travel and find the frozen body of Captain America. They also venture to Asgard and free Thor Odinson, whose rule over Asgard was overthrown by Loki and the Maker, and are joined by Thor's captor Sif. They break into the City to steal information about many of the lost heroes, only to be caught and attacked by some of the Council. The Maker's Council hacks into a Stark satellite, destroying several blocks in Manhattan in a terrorist attack and framing Iron Lad as the perpetrator. The Ultimates, now seen as international fugitives, initially plan to distribute superpower catalysts called "Origin-Machines" to several individuals who were blocked from becoming heroes, and gradually turn the tide against the Council. The plan works in only a few cases (such as Spider-Man) with many resulting deaths from superpower-related accidents. Therefore, they decide instead to search for potential heroes and recruit them in-person. The first recruits are Giant-Man and the Wasp, joining to help the team successfully defeat Captain Britain's forces in battle. Seventeen months remain before the City opens.^[3]

The Ultimates later retrieve the original Human Torch from a Damage Control facility and storm the White House to rescue America Chavez from Midas, a Council loyalist. Sixteen months remain before the City opens.^[4][5]

After traveling to Monster Island in the Pacific, the Ultimates meet She-Hulk, who agrees to assist the Ultimates in major conflicts in exchange for Iron Lad finding a cure for the effects of gamma radiation that affected her tribe. Her recruitment leads Hulk (a member of the Council) to more closely monitor the activities of the group. Fifteen months remain before the City opens.^[6]

Doom works on Project 4, attempting to recreate the Fantastic Four by exposing rats to cosmic radiation. Iron Lad learns that Doom is Reed Richards, who became Doom after surviving the flight that would have created the Fantastic Four. The Maker sabotaged the flight, causing Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm to die and Susan Storm to develop an illness that eventually killed her. Reed was placed in the custody of the Maker, who tortured him and led him to became Doom. Fourteen months remain before the City opens.^[7]

Finally, Captain America meets and recruits Charli Ramsey, a Native American who took the bow and arrow meant for Clint Barton as their own, and has been attacking several Roxxon facilities. Hellfire Club's Black King/Maker's Council member Emmanuel da Costa talks with Hulk about the attacks on Roxxon in which he is an investor in. Hulk tells Emmanuel to leave the Ultimates to him. Thirteen months remain before the City opens.^[8]

The full team assembles for the first time after Tony finds a Damage Control facility supposedly containing prisoners of the Council, which turns out to be a trap. Hulk uses a teleportation spell to bring the team to K'un-L'un in order to kill them. He and his gamma-injected Immortal Weapons attack the Ultimates, as Hulk utilizes the Iron Fist and breaks She-Hulk's hand. Doom, who is back at their Triskelion satellite, hurriedly locates the group and uses the Immortus Engine to teleport them back. By the time he does so, Iron Lad has been mortally wounded by Hulk, leading him to be confined to a healing machine while the team deals with the aftermath and reconsiders their approach. Twelve months remain before the City opens.^[9]

After their devastating battle in K'un-L'un, the team takes time off to recuperate. Captain America and Human Torch visit an old pub from Cap's childhood to discuss who will lead the team in Iron Lad's absence. Thor and Sif plan to instigate a revolt across the Nine Realms to dethrone All-Father Loki in Asgard. America Chavez defends protestors during an independence rally in Guatemala, vaporising hostile H.A.N.D agents. Hawkeye continues their crusade against Roxxon and the council by blowing up a shipment of weapons headed to Africa to help in the war. Giant-Man and the Wasp visit a memorial ceremony for those lost in the Stark satellite attack on the event's anniversary, questioning their role and actions. Eleven months remain before the City opens.^[10]

While on a mission, the Ultimates meet the Guardians of the Galaxy including members Captain Marvel, Star-Lord, Ultimate Nullifier, and Cosmo Starstalker. They hail from the 61st century and seem to know America Chavez, but she does not remember them. Captain Marvel shares some of their memories, revealing the group comes from Earth-6160's original timeline, where a much larger roster of Guardians had been able to create a utopia. However, the Maker's scheme resulted in a temporal scattering of many members of the Guardians, including America. While America refuses to join their efforts in finding other Guardians, Captain Marvel leaves her with a temporal flare to signal the Guardians if they are needed. Star-Lord warns Doom that if the world is left in their hands, either him or Iron Lad will cause unimaginable suffering. Ten months remain before the City opens.^[11]

Luke Cage has been transferred from Seagate Prison to the Gordium Correction Facility. During his time at Seagate a year prior, Cage received an "origin machine" that gave him his super-strength and unbreakable skin. Iron Lad visits him, welcoming him to the Ultimates and offering to break him out; Cage refuses, saying that he can do more good for the Ultimates inside the prison system. He leads a successful prison revolt against the facility which had tortured him since he was young. Back in the present, Cage leads another takeover, this time of Gordium Correction Facility with fellow inmate Danny Rand. As they triumph over their enslavers, the inmates declare "All Power to the People!", and Cage prepares to head to another prison and run the same cycle. In the epilogue, She-Hulk monologues to an unconscious Iron Lad about pain. After she walks away, Tony's eyes open. Nine months remain before the City opens.^[12]

A month later, Captain America leads Human Torch, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Hawkeye to storm "Castletown", a militia camp controlled by the fascist Red Skull Gang. The team has received intelligence that Namor, a former teammate of Cap and Torch's, is being held there. After breaking in, they fight with the Skulls and their leader the Grand Skull; he reveals that Namor was killed when Atlantis was overthrown by Attuma though his body would not decompose. John Walker, a member of the Skulls, also joins the fray having been empowered by one of the Stark Boxes. The Ultimates win against Grand Skull who says despite this loss, he will continue to serve as a symbol and inspiration. The team buries Namor by sending his body to sea, hoping to spark an Atlantean revolution. Captain America and Human Torch come to a surprising conclusion about the Skull's identity after hearing his voice. Iron Lad integrates the Immortus Engine into his body, stabilizing him while he nurses back to full health. Eight months remain before the City opens.^[13]

Thor and Sif return to the Nine Realms, with the goal of spreading a revolution. The pair visits Nidavellir which has turned from the home of Dwarves and divine industry to an overworked factory. Dwarves Brokk and Eitri fashion them invisibility cloaks for the oncoming war. Thor and Sif spy on Valhalla, where they find the daughter-Queen Hela ruling an army of the undead. In Alfheim, the "origin of stories", H.A.N.D infiltrates the ranks of the Light Elves, forcing them to write propaganda for the Council. Vanaheim has been left untouched by Loki's new regime, so the Vanir who inhabit it refuse to join up with Thor and Sif's cause. In Jotunheim, Thor battles the Frost Giants provoking Loki to return to his homeland. Sif uses this to free his servant Idunn and spread word of the revolution. In Niffleheim the rebels meet Volstagg, Fandral, Hogun, and Heimdall. Loki marches his armies against the Vanir while Thor's own forces make war against him. Thor also makes a deal with Surtur, to burn down Asgard. In an epilogue, Iron Lad awakens and asks Doom to explain a horrifying image retrieved by the Immortus Engine: the Hulk standing victorious over the Ultimates' corpses. Seven months remain before the City opens.^[14]

On the H.A.N.D. Cumulo-Carrier, the latest Life Model Decoy of Nick Fury is filled in by a member of the Ultimates regarding the team's latest meeting. On the Triskelion, Iron Lad assembles the entire network to discuss their recurring nightmare: Hulk slaughtering the team. Iron Lad reveals that originally, the team was massacred during their K'un-L'un encounter. However, Doom used the Immortus Engine to reverse time and save the Ultimates in-turn violating their agreement to not use time travel. Doom has also been using Project 4 as a cover-up to break the Maker's temporal barrier and change the past. Despite initial argument between Doom and the rest of the team, they eventually agree on a new strategy. Captain America, reflecting on his time fighting the Skulls, says the network needs to expand and act as a symbol more than an army. And Doom, reflecting on what Star-Lord told him, agrees the network must act more like a team. Iron Lad declares Ultimates 3.0. Back with H.A.N.D, Fury thanks his informant as he comes face-to-face with the Wasp. Six months remain before the City opens.^[15]

Due to the side effects of the Immortus Engine being fused to him, Iron Lad has been seeing visions of the future. He and America Chavez attend different secret rallies, telling them that they are all Ultimates and asking if they want their future back. At the Red Skull stronghold at Mount Johann, Iron Lad leads the attack on the Red Skull Gang. However, Captain America is unable to get information on where Grand Skull is. The Ultimates Network (or UltNet for short) enables people to learn the truth about their world. Human Torch takes his leave from the Ultimates to go on a mission to "start a fire" as Wasp secretly watches them. When Iron Lad asks God for help, he is told that the gods make war on a large scale with the Nine Realms hanging in the balance and that they cannot answer any mortal prayers. Luke Cage has inspired all the prison uprisings in the North American Union as he, Iron Lad, and Danny Rand teach a class in one of the prisons. Five months remain before the City opens.^[16]

At a Roxxon facility, Captain America and Hawkeye do a stakeout as Hawkeye begins his attack. At Roxxon's headquarters, its CEO Rex Bonhurst discusses how to handle the Ultimates with Nicodemus West of Alchemax; Justine Hammer of Hammer Weapons; #1983, the Scientist Supreme of A.I.M; and Oubliette Midas of Midas Inc. Emma Frost, headmistress of the Frost School for Wayward Children, shows the five that Captain America and Hawkeye have taken down the guards as well as Frost's students Pietro Maximoff and Wanda Maximoff. Frost then uses her powers to kill everyone present except for Oubliette. When Oubliette asks Frost why she was spared, Frost states that she has potential unlike what her father claimed. Four months remain before the City opens.^[17]

10,000 years ago, Shen Qi, the eighth wielder of the Iron Fist, led the Immortal Weapons and the forces of Heaven in a victorious battle against the demon legions of the 8th City. Following the battle, Qi renounced violence and was visited by many people who wanted to learn from him. The people considering him a god did not bode well to the Xian as Qi died in battle against them. As he is dying, Qi tells his followers that he will eventually return. In the present, Uranium Brother #235 attacks Shen Qi's reincarnation. After being hit by a gamma dampener, Uranium Brother #235 is beheaded by She-Hulk. Three months remain before the City opens.^[18]

A girl named Wren Montgomery becomes involved with the UltNet and informs her neighbors and a homeless man about the truth on what the Ultimates are doing and what Maker and his Council has done. Wren keeps quiet about the Ultimates and attends their meetings, waiting for the H.A.N.D. agents to interfere. H.A.N.D. agents attack and kill Wren's parents alongside others who have been using her UltNet. When a H.A.N.D. agent cuts off Wren's left hand, the homeless man shoots the agent and makes a tourniquet for her injury as the delivery man Jeremiah gives her a ride. Jeremiah states that H.A.N.D. now knows who Wren is and that she will have to go underground as he plans to get her injury treated. Two months remain before the City opens.^[19]

Doom and America Chavez have the prisoners they have taught each bombarded with cosmic rays in short bombarding bursts to give them powers without killing them. Each of the prisoners are divided into four teams, where they train to hone their abilities. Those who were exposed to the cosmic rays have taken up the name of Fantastic Force. Having learned about Maker's origins,^[a] Doom states that he will have his revenge on Maker and in death will rejoin his "family". He and Hank Pym release the mice who he previously experimented on into the wild. One month remains before the City opens.^[20]

On the Triskelion, Iron Lad and America Chavez broadcast to the world about the lies given by Maker and his Council and their negative impact on the world. The Nick Fury L.M.D. sees this and orders his men to contact Wasp. Janet van Dyne returns with groceries to Hank Pym as Iron Lad continues his broadcast and Fury schemes. Luke Cage leads his New Avengers to attack the former Fort Stark. Captain America talks to an imprisoned Pietro and Wanda Maximoff stating that bad things were done to them. Meanwhile, America confronts a group of H.A.N.D. agents before killing Midas and Shen Qi climbs a mountain with Danny Rand. Fury decides not to attack and wants them monitored instead. As several fights break out, Iron Lad implores everyone to rise up. Zero months remain before the City opens.^[21]

Amidst the uprising against the forces of Maker's Council,^[b] Henri Dugarry summons the Army Unending to assist him. Though Captain America has killed King Arthur, Dugarry refuses to leave Camelot and is shown to be surrounded by leprechaun gold. After Wasp uses her size-shifting to kill a giant from within, she and Giant-Man hear that the Ultimates Network is down. Wasp recalls her early life growing up with her family, meeting Hank, the day of Hank's accident, and when they became exterminators. Wasp and Giant-Man arrive at the wreckage of the Triskelion and are attacked by H.A.N.D. agents. A thousand miles away, She-Hulk is also attacked by H.A.N.D. agents, but manages to fend them off. As the Nick Fury L.M.D. and the H.A.N.D. agents start to detail Wasp and Giant-Man, Fury states that Wasp had been a double agent. Suddenly, a robot appears and attacks Fury, stating that Wasp had actually been working for him.^[22]

With Wasp revealed to be a triple agent, the robot repairs the UltNet and reveals himself to be Vision. Vision creates a diversion for Captain America and alerts the Ultimates that Hulk has sent a H.A.N.D. Helifleet to level Detroit. A flashback revealed that Human Torch went back in time, where he met Phineas Horton and later rebuilt himself as Vision. As Wasp infiltrates H.A.N.D., Vision contacts the latest Nick Fury L.M.D. while recalling the many times he destroyed them. Wasp frees Doop, Forbush Man, Gatecrasher, Hit-Monkey, Howard the Duck, Orb, and Squirrel Girl, who attack the H.A.N.D. agents. James Rhodes and his fellow pilots operate the Anti-War Machine to take out the Helifleet near Detroit. Vision restores the Nick Fury L.M.D.'s memories, causing it to commit suicide and other Nick Fury L.M.D.s to beg to be killed. The remaining H.A.N.D. forces retreat.^[23]

In Nashville, Tennessee, established workers plan to take over the companies owned by Maker: A.I.M., Alchemax, Hammer Weapons, and Roxxon. Meanwhile, Emma Frost has Roberto da Costa recharge in the sun room as Emmanuel informs Frost about the defeat of H.A.N.D. and the loss of the Maker's companies. They hold a press conference with the Defenders members Ballistic, Thora, Marvel Boy, Proctor, and Decay's Beautiful Daughter. Meanwhile, Luke Cage is told by Wingspan that they managed to apprehend several Red Skull Gang members, mercenaries, and loyalists to the Maker's Council. The Defenders then attack as Avengers Unit 01 fights them. The battle is fierce until an Ultimates support group shows up and uses countermeasures to counter each of the Defenders' abilities. Most of the Defenders are killed, while Decay's Beautiful Daughter is trapped in the Darkforce Dimension. After witnessing the events on television, Frost turns against Emmanuel and leaves Roberto to deal with him as Roberto burns him alive. As the new leader of the Hellfire Club, Frost tells Oubliette Midas that she is withdrawing their forces from the North American Union to maintain a hold on South America, leaving Hulk and Henri Dugarry to deal with the Ultimates.^[24]

Character	Name	Joined in
Doom	Reed Richards	Ultimate Universe #1 (November 2023)
Iron Lad	Tony Stark
Thor Odinson
Sif
Captain America	Steve Rogers	Ultimates vol. 4 #1 (June 2024)[25]
Wasp	Janet van Dyne
Giant-Man	Hank Pym
Human Torch / Vision	Jim Hammond	Humna Torch: Free Comic Book Day 2024: Ultimate Universe/Spider-Man (May 2024) Vision: Ultimates Vol. 3 #20 (January 2026)
America Chavez		Ultimates vol. 4 #2 (July 2024)[26]
She-Hulk	Lejori Joena Zakaria	Ultimates vol. 4 #3 (August 2024)[27]
Hawkeye	Charli Ramsey	Ultimates vol. 4 #5 (October 2024)[27]
Power Man	Luke Cage	Ultimates vol. 4 #9 (February 2025)
Iron Fist	Shen Qi	Ultimates vol. 4 #15 (August 2025)
Spider-Man	Peter Parker	Ultimate Endgame #1 (December 2025)

• Henri Dugarry / Captain Britain: Henri Dugarry was a French nobleman, descending from Louis XIV, and the wielder of both the Sword of Might and the Amulet of Right. In addition to granting him the mantle of this reality's Captain Britain, the Maker gave him providence over the entirety of the European Coalition, one of the seven sovereign bodies whose combined power governs the entire world, and the realm of Avalon. He battled The Ultimates two times, one time in Latveria where Iron Lad blinded his right eye, and the second time when Dugarry was with his cavalry, the Black Crusade, only to be defeated by the heroes again.
• Midas: Midas was a self-made entrepreneur who founded Midas Group, an industry led by him, with connections to the clandestine Maker's Council. In addition, he was a member in good standing of the Hellfire Club, an organization that originally included several of the Founding Fathers of the former United States. He assumed control of the White House and the North America Union in 1963. After being hit in the neck and paralyzed, Midas was left recuperating in a bunker with his armor keeping him alive. America Chavez later breaches it and kills him.
• Emmanuel da Costa: A member of Maker's Council and ruler of Society of South America. He is also the Black King of the Hellfire Club and an investor of Roxxon. Emmanuel's powers come from the blood donations he get from the mutant students of the Frost School for Wayward Youngsters. Emmanuel's brain was later partially shut down by Emma Frost and he is killed by his own son.
  • Roberto da Costa: The son of Emmanuel da Costa with solar absorption and channeling abilities. After shutting down parts of Emmanuel's brain, Emma Frost allows Roberto to kill Emmanuel.
• Bruce Banner / Hulk: Dr. Bruce Banner, Gamma Radiation specialist once employed by a special military operation, on grounds of overseeing the detonation of his personal co-creation, the Banner-Ulan Gamma Bomb, in the Pacific Islands. Banner ended up becoming an unintentional subject of his own experiment by being exposed to the underestimated radius of the bomb once it went off, becoming The Hulk in the process; with his newfound titanic strength The Maker made Banner one of his council members, lending Banner ownership of the East-Asian countries as the green giant continues his Gamma experiments across the lands he rules over, and the pacifist cult named the Children of Eternal Light.
• Decay's Beautiful Daughter: A student of Hulk and member of the Immortal Weapons who has brought to Earth a piece of Heaven. She would later be placed in the Defenders and end up trapped in the Darkforce Dimension by Sigularity.
• Uranium Brother #235: A member of the Immortal Weapons. He was later beheaded by She-Hulk.
• Prince of Meltdowns: A member of the Immortal Weapons.
• Bride of Nine World-Breakers: A member of the Immortal Weapons.
• Crane Mother of the Bomb: A member of the Immortal Weapons.
• Fat Cobra: A member of the Immortal Weapons. Though thought to have been killed upon swallowing Wasp who grew from inside him, his stomach area was stitched up while he was recuperating.
• Nick Fury (L.M.D.): Life-Model Decoys of Nick Fury were created by the Maker to serve as the Director of H.A.N.D. Only one was active at a time and they were given the memories of the original Fury plus all the previous L.M.D.s, except the moments before their deaths; thus, each Fury L.M.D. believed he was the original. The countless heinous acts committed as the head of H.A.N.D., including the Inhuman genocide, the murder of the Power Pack, and lobotomization of Hank Pym, eventually led to each Fury L.M.D. betraying and unsuccessfully attempting to eliminate the Maker's Council, completely ignorant of his previous attempts.. This L.M.D. has used Wasp as an informant.
• James Barnes / Grand Skull: Leader of the Red Skull Gang, James Barnes is a former member of the Invaders (along with Captain America, Human Torch, and Namor). Though he was listed as "deceased" on Maker's character log, Bucky was seen alive and later joined the Red Skull Gang and rose to be its fifth leader confronting the Ultimates when they raided Castletown.
• John Walker: One of the strongest members of the Red Skull Gang, John Walker was destined to be the superhero known as US Agent until the Maker intervened. Instead, he joined the Red Skull Gang. When Iron Lad sent down the origin-machines, he was able to take a super-soldier serum to buff himself. However, it did not help him when he was burned by the Human Torch.
• All-Father Loki: When Maker settled on Earth-6160 to reshape it to his image, he facilitated the ascension of Loki to the throne of Asgard, resulting in the destruction of the Bifrost, the death of Odin, and the imprisonment of Thor. Over time, the God of Mischief has grown lazy and dull, gaining weight as he spends all day eating. He eventually rises his armies of Frost Giants and the Undead to meet Thor's challenge to his reign. However, it is too late as Thor has awoken Surtur.
• Queen Hela: When Loki conquered Asgard and the Nine Realms, he gave Hela control over Valhalla, the home of warriors who have fallen in battle. She takes Balder as a servant and allows her skeleton armies to trash the Great Hall while feasting.
• Emma Frost / White Queen - The White Queen of the Hellfire Club and the headmistress of the Frost School for Wayward Youngsters.
• Pietro Maximoff / Quicksilver - A student of the Frost School for Wayward Youngsters with super-speed.
• Wanda Maximoff / Scarlet Witch - A student of the Frost School for Wayward Youngsters and the sister of Pietro with probability manipulation.
• Ballistic: A member of the Defenders who is described as a handsome hothead. Ballistic is killed by Wingspan, who manages to break through his blast field.
• Thora: A member of the Defenders who wields a hammer and is alleged to have been empowered by the Norse gods. Thora is killed by Luke Cage.
• Marvel Boy: A size-shifting monster hunter from Hi no Kune and member of the Defenders. Ripped apart by Penance's Cerberus.
• Proctor: The chivalric leader of Henri Dugarry's Black Knight Brigade and member of the Defenders who is described to be one of the greatest soldiers on the plant. He was beheaded by Nameless.

• Tara: A member of Lejori's tribe whose nervous system was exposed by her mutation, leaving her in constant pain.
• Sorry: A large-headed member of Lejori's tribe who is strapped to a wheelchair and is constantly lost in his thoughts.
• Abram: A baby and member of Lejori's tribe who turns into a large humanoid gamma monster when upset.
• Danny Rand: An inmate at the Gordium Correction Facility who befriends Luke Cage.
• Rex Bonhurst: The CEO of Roxxon.
• Nicodemus West: The CMO of Alchemax.
• Justine Hammer: The CEO of Hammer Weapons.
• #1983 - The Scientist Supreme of Advanced Idea Mechanics.
• Oubliette Midas: The CCO of Midas Inc.
• Wren Montgomery: A young girl who got involved with the UltNet.
• Jennifer Walters: She was a sixth-grade teacher who was taken into H.A.N.D. custody.
• Plasma: A political prisoner-turned-member of the Fantastic Force who died during the group's fight with some giants.
• Gravity: A political prisoner-turned-member of the Fantastic Force.
• Magne: A political prisoner-turned-member of the Fantastic Force.
• King Arthur: A member of the Army Unending. Though Captain America managed to kill him, Wasp's narration stated that King Arthur will be back as Avalon has resurrection spells and cauldrons of rebirth.
• James Rhodes: He was one of the pilots of the Anti-War Machine.
• Doop: He was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed him.
• Forbush Man: He was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed him.
• Gatecrasher: She was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed her.
• Hit-Monkey: He was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed him.
• Howard the Duck: He was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed him.
• Orb: He was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed him.
• Squirrel Girl: She was one of the prisoners of H.A.N.D. until Wasp freed her.
• Wingspan: A former prisoner and member of the Ultimate Avengers who was spliced with the DNA of a falcon.
• Singularity: A poet, former prisoner, and member of the Ultimate Avengers whose powers are derived from the Darkforce.
• Nameless: A mute former prisoner and member of the Ultimate Avengers who possesses a powerful healing factor. He is based on Deadpool.
• Penance: A former prisoner and member of the Ultimate Avengers who was transformed into a Ghost Rider-like form after selling his soul to the Devil. He uses a Cerberus as a mode of transportation.

• Maker's Council: A cabal composed of the various world leaders of the seven super-nations that constituted the world and exerted significant influence over society.
• North American Union: The formal Government of North America, comprising the former United States, Mexico and Canada. Largely unseen in any specific form, the Union is implied or stated to have delegated most state functions to major American corporations, including public services, the legal system and prisons. Previously led by Howard Stark and Obadiah Stane, the organization and its territories were de facto divided between other members of the Maker's Council. Governance of these divided territories have since fallen to a number of regional corporations and powerbrokers who govern in their service.
• H.A.N.D.: The Heroic Anomaly Neutralization Directorate, or H.A.N.D. for short, is an organization that acts as a secret police to the Maker and his council. H.A.N.D.'s main objective is to enforce the Maker's will and prevent an Age of Heroes by systematically eradicating any potential super-powered phenomena. It originated as a religious cabal and ninja clan known as the Hand, who worshiped the demon Krahllak. When the Maker proceeded to reshape world history, he had Krahllak killed by Nick Fury. Fury was placed in charge of H.A.N.D and its efforts to control superhumans.
• Black Crusade: The Black Crusade (Croisade Noire in French) is the personal guard of Henri Dugarry, bearer of the mantle of Captain Britain and ruler of the European Coalition along with the eastern coast of the North American Union.
• Lejori's Tribe: A group of gamma mutates on Monster Isle that are part of Lejori's tribe.
• Immortal Weapons: Are the main weapons of the Children of Eternal Light, and understudies to the Hulk. They include: Decay's Beautiful Daughter, Uranium Brother #235, Prince of Meltdowns, Bride of Nine World-Breakers, Crane Mother of the Bomb, and Fat Cobra. Hulk and the Immortal Weapons nearly defeat the Ultimates, leaving Iron Lad and Fat Cobra as the only casualties.
• Midas Group: Midas Group is a North American corporation run by Midas with his daughter Oubliette as the CCO. The conglomerate owns a number of prisons, including one called Seagate Penitentiary where its guards physically and emotionally abuse their prisoners.
• Red Skull Gang: The Red Skull Gang is a neo-Nazi organization inspired by the former Red Skull Johann Schmidt. They employ the symbols and tactics of the 1970s vigilante, Frank Castle. They run various militia camps around the former US, such as Castletown, and are headed by a Grand Skull, of which there have been five.
• Loki's Army: Made up of Frost Giants and the Undead, Loki commands these forces to protect his reign in Asgard. He uses them against the Asgardian Rebellion, and to imprison the Vanir.
• Hellfire Club - An organization that is run by Emmanuel da Costa.
  • Frost School for Wayward Youngsters - A school run by Emma Frost where its students are often used to donate their blood to the Black King.
• Fantastic Force - A group of cosmic ray-empowered prisoners who gained their powers though a machine that Doom and America Chavez have operated.
• Army Unending - An army of occupied enslaved heroes, elves, ents, faeries, giants, goblins, ogres, orcs, trolls, and other forces that work for Henri Dugarry.
• Avengers Unit 01 - A group of empowered prisoners led by Luke Cage.
• Defenders - A group that is loyal to Emmanuel da Costa.

Following its release at the start of February 2025, Ultimates by Deniz Camp Vol. 1: Fix The World entered ICv2's monthly graphic novel chart at number one.^[28]

#	Title	Material collected	Format	Pages	Released	ISBN
1	Fix The World	Ultimate Universe (2023); The Ultimates (2024) #1–6; material from Free Comic Book Day 2024: Ultimate Universe/Spider-Man	TPB	192	4 Feb 2025	978-1302957513
2	All Power To The People	The Ultimates (2024) #7–12; Ultimate Universe: One Year In	TPB	168	16 Sep 2025	978-1302958183
3	Rescue Mission	The Ultimates (2024) #13-18; Ultimate Hawkeye	TPB	168	17 Feb 2026	978-1302958190
4	Ultimate Uprising[29]	The Ultimates (2024) #19-24; Ultimate Universe: Two Years In (2025)	TPB	184	4 Aug 2026	978-1302958206

Chase Magnett from ComicBook.com acknowledges how the comics narrative approach differs from the original series, with a deeper focus on its story, ensemble of characters, and set-up for future stories.^[45]

David Brooke from AIPT says that the creators fundamentally understands superhero comics while reworking the characters in new ways, stating that the series is one of the most exciting superhero comics of the year.^[30]

The Ultimates won IGN's Best Comic Book Series or Original Graphic Novel of 2024 Award.^[46]

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