ULTIMATE ENDGAME trailer teases end of Ultimate Universe as preview page reveals Spider-Man spoiler

Next week, Marvel’s Ultimate Universe will reach a critical turning point, one that will determine whether it even has a future, in Ultimate Endgame.

In addition to the main event series, the five-issue culminating event brings together the entire Ultimate lineup for the first time. This month has already seen the launch of Ultimate Universe: two years in number 1a special one-shot filled with reveals who prepared the ground for Ultimate Endgame.

Written by Ultimates scribe Deniz Camp and drawn by superstar artists Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson, Ultimate Endgame brings the ultimate payoff to the epic tale that Jonathan Hickman began over two years ago in Ultimate Invasion. The Maker, creator of the Ultimate Universe, finally returns and faces the heroes who brought hope and freedom to a world he once held in his grip.

The fate of this world – and its future narrative – will be decided in an epic, multi-front conflict with the Creator and his powerful allies. Of course, we already know that the Ultimate Universe is endingbut the hope is that many of these characters can survive, whether in a limited series or by being transplanted to Earth-616.

Today, Marvel Comics released an epic trailer for Ultimate Endgame which, unsurprisingly given the cover we saw, takes inspiration from 2019’s Avengers: Endgame movie.

We also found a preview page of Ultimate Endgame #1confirming that Richard Parker’s time as Spider-Man is over. He’s been donning the Venom-like “Picotech” suit for the past few months, but we see Tony Stark take it from him and return it to its intended host, Peter Parker.

Like DC Comics’ Absolute line, Ultimate titles have often surpassed mainstream titles in the Marvel Universe. With this in mind, we would bet on an Ultimate Universe relaunch, which, after The Maker’s final defeat, will obviously be very different again.

Still, there’s always a chance that this will just be a two-year project telling a self-contained story. If this happens, perhaps we can expect another new ultimate universe to be created somewhere down the line.

Discover the Ultimate Endgame trailer below, and stay tuned for more on the first issue when it launches on December 31.