Ultimate
Invasion by Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch is the first book set to
relaunch the new line of various Ultimate books in different series from Marvel.
The Ultimate line of books is a line of books set in a different
universe from the normal or main universe where there are substantial changes
to the character. In this case, this new line has very little to do with the
old Ultimate Universe except for The Maker (an evil Reed Richards aka Mister
Fantastic who calls himself the Maker now) being a survivor from that universe.
This new
universe is created by The Maker, who survived the destruction of Universe 1610,
which was the original Ultimate Universe. He creates his own, 6160, where heroes such as
Spider-Man and others will be prevented from ever being heroes in the first
place. He has escaped from what is now 616, the main universe, and has decided
to form a group to control this new Earth in 6160, the new universe he created
and controls.
This group is
formed after The Maker has killed most heroes that are commonly found in the 616
Universe as well as captured other heroes and prevented the empowering of many others. Most of the general public is unaware of how
controlled their world is as they have no idea it is all rigged. Anthony Stark
Senior is our main POV character showing how this world has been broken.
Someone from
the future is sending various clones of several of the heroes to stop The Maker.
One of the few heroes that the Maker was not able to either capture, kill, or
depower, is Captain America. Several Captain America clones, as well as other multiple
clones of various super heroes come to fight The Maker in the various storylines
that make up this book. At the same time, The Maker has new villain assistance
by way of a Monk Hulk, Iron Man (Anthony Stark senior who did not know he was
on the wrong side), Magik, Colossus, Captain Britain, and more.
The art is
excellent and does a good job of depicting the violence and action of this new
universe. I liked the complicated storylines
that, occasionally, provided a twist that I did not see coming.
Several new books are spinning out of Ultimate Invasion with some of the titles being tied in closer than others. Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, The Ultimates, and Ultimate X-Men are all on the way for 2024. Jonthan Hickman is involved as the lead writer in the Ultimate Spider-Man with other talented writers involved in the other books. The new Ultimate Universe version of the Avengers which calls themselves The Ultimates is a follow up/sequel to this story. The Ultimates are the resistance trying to free this Earth led by a new hero Iron Lad (Tony Stark). The roster includes Dr. Doom, Thor, and more. I look forward to reading these new series.
My reading copy
was via the Hoopla App through the Dallas Public Library System.
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