In the early 2000s, there was an idea. To bring together Marvel’s greatest heroes in a new, approachable format. Unlike their competitors over at DC, Marvel has never “rebooted” their universe. Every Marvel comic on Earth-616 takes place on the same Earth-616, meaning comics about Spider-Man written in 1972 and 2022 are about the same guy. While this is certainly cool, it also makes reading these comics a little unwieldy. After all, it’s hard to read everything about a character if they’ve got hundreds, if not thousands, of appearances. So, the idea was floated to create a “side-universe” that would reimagine famous characters and give new readers a place to jump aboard.
After Marvel attempted this in 1996 with Heroes Reborn and failed, they gave it another run in 2000 with Ultimate Marvel. Some, like Ultimate Spider-Man, are regarded as genuine classics that helped revitalize the character and the franchise. Others, like The Ultimates, could sometimes be a bit of a mess but were no less influential on the larger MCU. However, there is no denying that these comics changed the game for Marvel. They reimagined countless iconic characters. For the heroes, this often made them more relatable or palatable to modern audiences. This often meant a major power boost for the villains, as the Ultimate Universe featured some of Marvel’s strongest villains.
A brutal battle erupted between two universes that fans know and love. Heroes from both realms duked it out as the worlds died around them. Truly, the only word for it is tragic. Unfortunately, neither side triumphed, destroying both Earths, which were then folded into Doctor Doom’s Battleworld. Thankfully, the Marvel universe has been reborn.
In the early 2000s, there was an idea. To bring together Marvel‘s greatest heroes in a new, approachable format. Unlike their competitors over at DC, Marvel has never “rebooted” their universe. Every Marvel comic on Earth-616 takes place on the same Earth-616, meaning comics about Spider-Man written in 1972 and 2022 are about the same guy. While this is certainly cool, it also makes reading these comics a little unwieldy. After all, it’s hard to read everything about a character if they’ve got hundreds, if not thousands, of appearances. So, the idea was floated to create a “side-universe” that would reimagine famous characters and give new readers a place to jump aboard.
After Marvel attempted this in 1996 with Heroes Reborn and failed, they gave it another run in 2000 with Ultimate Marvel. Some, like Ultimate Spider-Man, are regarded as genuine classics that helped revitalize the character and the franchise. Others, like The Ultimates, could sometimes be a bit of a mess but were no less influential on the larger MCU. However, there is no denying that these comics changed the game for Marvel. They reimagined countless iconic characters. For the heroes, this often made them more relatable or palatable to modern audiences. This often meant a major power boost for the villains, as the Ultimate Universe featured some of Marvel’s strongest villains.
A brutal battle erupted between two universes that fans know and love. Heroes from both realms duked it out as the worlds died around them. Truly, the only word for it is tragic. Unfortunately, neither side triumphed, destroying both Earths, which were then folded into Doctor Doom’s Battleworld. Thankfully, the Marvel universe has been reborn.
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