Ultimate Comics: Doomsday
Ultimate Comics: Doomsday is a metaseries collection of three 4-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. All three series (Ultimate Enemy, Ultimate Mystery and Ultimate Doom) are set in the Ultimate Marvel universe, and are written by Brian Michael Bendis with art by Rafa Sandoval.
Ultimate Comics: Doomsday | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Ultimate Marvel imprint of Marvel Comics |
Schedule | Monthly |
Title(s) | Ultimate Enemy Ultimate Mystery Ultimate Doom |
Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a set of limited series. |
Genre | |
Publication date | January 2010 – March 2011 |
Number of issues | 12 |
Main character(s) | Spider-Woman Fantastic Four Spider-Man Nick Fury Mahr Vehl Carol Danvers Nova Doctor Octopus Roxxon Brain Trust |
Creative team | |
Writer(s) | Brian Michael Bendis |
Penciller(s) | Rafa Sandoval |
Editor(s) | Sana Amanat Mark Paniccia Joe Quesada |
Reprints | |
Collected editions | |
Hardcover | ISBN 0-7851-4776-4 |
Publication history
Bendis has discussed the idea behind the stories and the problems it brings: "I feel the same pains that Warren Ellis must have felt while his Ultimate Galactus trilogy was coming out. This is very much in the same vein, where this is a big mystery and you don't want to blow the reveal."
Plot summary
The series mainly focuses on what remains of the Fantastic Four after Ultimatum, specifically dealing with an unknown threat (revealed later) trying to alter the entire Ultimate Universe, in the process causing a significant amount of destruction. Whilst the previous members of the Fantastic Four remain prominent throughout the series, many other characters from different strands of the Ultimate universe also feature.
Collected editions
The entire series has been collected into the following hardcover volume:
Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
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Ultimate Comics: Doomsday | Ultimate Enemy #1-4, Ultimate Mystery #1-4, Ultimate Doom #1-4 | April 2011 | 978-0785147763 |
References
External links
- Ultimate Enemy at the Grand Comics Database
- Ultimate Enemy at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Newsarama's interview with Brian Bendis
- Comic Book Resources Ultimate Comics Doom review