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You are here: Home / Featured / The Ultimates Reading Order

The Ultimates Reading Order

April 14, 2019 by Dave 1 Comment

It’s honestly hard to quantify the impact the Ultimates have had on the entire Marvel brand, from comics to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Fresh off adjacent stints on Wildstorm’s The Authority, creators Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch gave the Avengers a modern makeover for the launch of the 2000’s Marvel Ultimate Universe. The result was The Ultimates.

Related Reading Orders:

Marvel Ultimate Universe

Ultimate Spider-Man

Avengers

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Below you’ll find a complete guide The Ultimates from their origins to present day. I’ve noted my favorite series with the Comic Book Herald logo next to the series title.

The Ultimates led by Captain America

Enter The Ultimates!

The Ultimates: Ultimate Collection

Collects: Ultimates (2002) #1 To #13

The initial run by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch, and the most essential starting place for understanding the Ultimates and their place in the Ultimate Universe.

Ultimate War

Collects: Ultimate War #1 To #4

I’ll note here that in general, I’m not just including every Ultimate Universe event as part of the Ultimates reading order. Even though they naturally have a role, I’d recommend the complete Ultimate Universe reading order for that type of read through.

The Ultimates 2: Ultimate Collection

Collects: Ultimates 2 #1 To #5, Ultimates Annual (2005) #1, Ultimates 2 #6 To #13

The Darkest Timeline: Ultimatum!

Ultimates 3: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch

Collects: Ultimates 3 #1-5

2007 to 2008 series written by Jeph Loeb and drawn by Joe Madureira. This mini would be what the kids like to call “jumping the shark.”

Ultimatum

Collects: Ultimatum #1 To #5

Speaking of, this shark got jumped, mugged, beaten, bloodied, and eaten.

Ultimate Comics New Ultimates: Thor Reborn

Collects: Ultimate Comics New Ultimates #1-5

Ultimates aka Avengers

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Next Generation

Collects: Ultimate Avengers #1-6

Writer Mark Millar returns to the Ultimates for a rebranded series of “Ultimate Avengers” minis.

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Crime And Punishment

Collects: Ultimate Avengers 2 #1-6

Ultimate Comics Avengers: Blade vs. The Avengers

Collects: Ultimate Avengers 3 #1-6

Ultimate Comics Avengers vs. New Ultimates: Death Of Spider-Man

Collects: Ultimate Comics Avengers Vs. New Ultimates #1-6

Hulk and Maker talk during Hickman era Ultimates comics




The Hickman Ultimates Era

Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 1

Collects: Ultimate Comics Ultimates #1-6

The Jonathan Hickman written and Esad Ribic drawn era of Ultimate Comics Ultimates begins! A great take on the team post-Ultimatum.

Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Jonathan Hickman Vol. 2 

Collects: Ultimate Comics Ultimates #7-12

Ultimate Comics: Divided We Fall, United We Stand

Collects: Ultimate Comics X-Men #13-18, Ultimate Comics Ultimates #13-18, And Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #13-18

Ultimate Comics Ultimates By Sam Humphries Vol. 1

Collects: Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1 & #19-24

Ultimate Comics Ultimates: Disassembled

Collects: Ultimate Comics Ultimates 25-30

End of the Ultimates

Cataclysm: The Ultimates’ Last Stand

Collects: Cataclysm: The Ulimates’ Last Stand #1-5, Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man #1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men #1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimates #1-3, Hunger #1-4, Cataclysm #0.1, Survive #1

All-New Ultimates Volume 1: Power for Power

Collects: All-New Ultimates 1-6

Following the events of Cataclysm, Michel Fiffe (of Copra reknown) takes over writing an all-new younger Ultimates (including Ultimate Spider-Man, Miles Morales).

All-New Ultimates Volume 2: No Gods, No Monsters

Collects: All-New Ultimates 7-12

Ultimate End

Collects: Ultimate End #1-5

The Ultimates (and Ultimate Universe) came to a rather disappointing end in the otherwise excellent 2015 Secret Wars.

Ultimates 2 by Al Ewing and Travel Foreman

Long Live The Ultimates!

Ultimates: Omniversal Vol. 1: Start With the Impossible 

Collects: Ultimates 1-5, Avengers 0

Amazingly, even without the Ultimate Universe in operation, Marvel restored the Ultimates as one of the publisher’s best titles, behind the creative efforts of Al Ewing, Kenneth Rocafort, and later Travel Foreman. Ewing’s work on this new lineup of Captain Marvel, Adam Brashear, Black Panther, Monica Rambeau, and America Chavez is one of my favorite series of the decade, and one of the best Marvel Cosmic books of all time.

Ultimates: Omniversal Vol. 2: Civil War II

Collects: Ultimates 7-12

Ultimates 2 Vol. 1: Troubleshooters

Collects: Ultimates 2 (2016) 1-6

Ultimates 2 Vol. 2: Eternity War

Collects: Ultimates 2 (2016) 7-12

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Dave is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Comic Book Herald, and also the Boss of assigning himself fancy titles. He's a long-time comic book fan, and can be seen most evenings in Batman pajama pants. Contact Dave @comicbookherald on Twitter or via email at dave@comicbookherald.com.

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  1. Massimo says

    October 6, 2020 at 4:29 pm

    Quick question Dave: Ultimates 2 Vol 2 Eternity War – should I read it before or after Secret Empire? Thanks!

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