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Will Avengers Vs The Ultimates In 2014 Lead To The End Of The Ultimate Universe? (UPDATE)

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Rich Johnston

UPDATE: Brian Bendis has tweeted; The Ulitmate universe is not cancelled! the concept of legit comics reporting is though. — BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (@BRIANMBENDIS) February 19, 2013 Of course, this story did go through Marvel press people who didn’t object …

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Cammy’s Covers – The Snakes Of Ultimates And Batwoman

Posted on January 27, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Cameron Hatheway writes; Winter Soldier #14 by Daniel Acuña I’m just an absolute sucker for Acuña’s art, it’s not even funny. Even with this simple looking design, I’m entranced by every minute detail; the bleeding country, the abstract dripping blood, …

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Joe Bennett Brings Us The West Coast Ultimates

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Joe Bennett has been talking about his upcoming arrival on Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates with Sam Humphries. I’m going back to Marvel because my exclusive contract has ended in DC, I like to work hard and always enjoyed Marvel’s characters. …

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Sam Humphries Teases Ultimates Infinity

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Rich Johnston

Sam Humphries, current writer on Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates, Sacrifice and Fanboys Vs Zombies, has a new project for Marvel this year, which he teased to Robot 6. But that only takes us through January, and everyone already knows about …

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Fourteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – Hawkeye, Empowered, All-New X-Men, Nightwing, Catwoman, Wonder Woman, Moloch, A Plus X, Ultimates, Uncanny X-Force, Saga, MacGyver, Supreme,

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Catwoman finds that deliriously happy spot between detailed, convincing artwork and bouncy, fluid expression. None better than shown here, a party in full swing, with so man moments to pore over. Even the lines of the speech balloons seem to …

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Twenty-One Thoughts About Twenty-One Comics – Detective Comics, Avengers, Animal Man, Swamp Thing, Action Comics, Kevin Keller, Wake The F*ck Up, Deadpool, Amazing Spider-Man, Hawkeye, Hellboy, Daredevil End Of Days, Avenging Spider-Man, Ultimates, Thunderbolts, All New X-Men, Fashion Beast, I Love Trouble, Great Pacific, Minutemen And Creator Owned Heroes

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

  There are more aspects that tie into Death Of The Family in some of the non-tie books that with today’s die cut cover Detective Comics #15. At least on the surface. But this juxtaposition rather fits the themes in …

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Fourteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – Batgirl, Amazing Spider-Man, Walking Dead, Thief Of Thieves, Saga, Ultimates, Wolverine And The Uncanny X-Men, Avengers, The Boys, Suicide Squad, Phantom Stranger, Punk Rock Jesus, Locke & Key And Saucer Country

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

And there we have it. Saucer Country out and says it, conflating conspiracy theories about political assassination and alien abduction, and giving one who has experienced the one, a close call with the other and finding the parallels. The new …

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Ultimates #15 Hits A Second Print After Mega Media Exposure

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Are spoilers still a problem at this point? Best to stay safe. And Marvel hasn’t exactly drawn attention to the contents with their cover for issue 15 second print. Issue 16, continuing the story in which what’s his face has …

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So How Does (SPOILER) Get To Be (SPOILER) Anyway?

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I’m not sure if it’s worth not spoiling anymore since Marvel have sent out press releases to everyone. And everyone has run them.

But it’s just possible that you haven’t been on the internet,

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Marvel Happily Spoils The Ultimates #16 Even Before #15 Is On Sale

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

The A on his helmet really doesn’t stand for France anymore. To back up the big spoilery report in the Washington Post this morning, Marvel has made sure that no one could be possibly unspoiled on tomorrow’s The Ultimates #15 …

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The Washington Post Spoils The Ultimates Big Time

Posted on September 18, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Bleeding Cool has been warning you that something big was going to happen in the Ultimate universe. Something media friendly, something guaranteed to get column inches, to get people talking and popping into comic shops to see what all the …

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Will Ultimate Captain America Become Iron Patriot?

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Thanks to Newsarama, this is the cover to Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #19, out in December. Iron Patriot may refer to many things, the new Iron Man movie, the return of 616 universe wearer of he suit and name, Norman …

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Will It Be Immigration Or Impeaching The President That Makes A Marvel Media Fuss Next Month?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Rich Johnston

It’s true, I’d pretty much given up on The Ultimates as a comic that might entertain me. Which means when I picked up and read Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #14 I was blown away and brought right back to those …

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Fifteen Thoughts About Fourteen Comics – Ultimates, Uncanny X-Men, Supercrooks, Deadpool Kills, Glamourpuss, Secret Avengers, Spike, Rachel Rising, Hero Worship, Amazing Spider-Man, Dan The Unharmable, Wolverine Annual, Invincible and Iron Man

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates finally has done what the series originally promised to do back in the day, but then repeatedly failed to do after that first year, offer new and different superhero stories to tell in a world where …

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Ultimates #15 Shaping Up To Be A Big Media Moment

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Rich Johnston

I do not know what is in Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates #15, out next month, by Sam Humphries and Luke Ross, part of the “Divided We Fall” crossover. The solicitations are CLASSIFIED still. However I do understand that it may …

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Higher Earth Hits A Second Print From Boom

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Rich Johnston

The new comic from Our Love Is Real‘s Sam Humphries for Boom! has gone to second print. It’s got a second print. And it’s still only a dollar. Higher Earth by Sam Humphries and Francesco Baigini. “Space is dead. Why …

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Sam Humphries Is A Depraved Individual

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Jeffrey Whitelaw attended ECCC for Bleeding Cool. And met some lovely people. Creator of the moment Sam Humphries is a very busy boy. After coming out of nowhere last year with the one shot Our Love is Real his name …

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Sam Humphries To Co-Write The Ultimates With Jonathan Hickman, Then Take Over

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Rich Johnston

Sam Humphries hit the headlines with the self distributed Our Love Is Real, asking the very important question, what if Judge Dredd had sex with his dog. Since then we’ve seen him pick up Boom’s Fanboys Vs Zombies, start a …

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