Cataclysm (comics)
| Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand | |
|---|---|
 Cover to Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #1 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | 2013 |
| No. of issues | 5 |
| Main character(s) | Ultimate Marvel |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Artist(s) | Mark Bagley |
Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand was a 2013 comic book crossover, set within the Ultimate Marvel imprint.
Editorial history
Cataclysm is a sequel to the main-continuity Age of Ultron crossover. At the end of that story, Galactus is displaced to the Ultimate Marvel universe.[1] Unlike the Ultimate Galactus Trilogy, this is the character from the mainstream universe, and not a reimagination. The story was published in two parts, "Hunger", set in space, and "The Ultimates' Last Stand", set in Earth. The second part has tie-ins with the three ongoing Ultimate Marvel comics at the time, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics: X-Men and Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates. The "Survive!" one-shot narrates the aftermath of the event. After the event, the Ultimates and X-Men comics were closed. They were replaced by the "All-New Ultimates" (with a complete new cast of characters) and "Ultimate FF". The Spider-Man comic was renamed as "Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man".[2]
The "Hunger" miniseries was made by
There were rumors at the time that Marvel would close the Ultimate imprint, which were fueled by the name of the publication and the reunion of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley for the main comic. Bendis and Bagley had started the imprint in 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man. When asked about those rumors, editor Mark Paniccia simply replied: "Let me say this, there are some stunning resolutions coming across all the titles!"[3] Bendis dismissed it as "unsubstantiated rumors" at his Tumblr account.[4]
Plot
Galactus turns out to be more powerful than the Ultimates and the conventional military; realising the desperation of their situation, the Ultimates ally with the inexperienced Miles Morales, the traitorous Reed Richards and the outcast X-Men. Tony Stark discovers that he comes from an alternate reality, so Richards and Morales are sent to it to find information. Arriving on Earth 616, they sneak into the Baxter Building and retrieve information about Galactus, who that reality's Richards had defeated before. The two are discovered by Valeria Richards, who recognizes Richards as not her real father, but manage to escape.
The Ultimates' plan is set into motion:
Collected editions
| Title | Material collected | Published date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand | Cataclysm: The Ultimates' 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 | June 2014 | 978-0785189190 |
References
- ^ a b c d Kiel Phegley (June 20, 2013). "Bendis & Fialkov Grow Ultimate "Hunger"". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Stephen Gerding (January 10, 2014). "Marvel Announces Three New Titles in Post-"Cataclysm" Ultimate Universe Overhaul". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Kiel Phegley (July 24, 2013). "Will Bendis & Bagley's "Cataclysm" End The Ultimate Universe?". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
- ^ Steve Sunu (August 19, 2013). "Bendis Will "Tell The Story Worth Telling" For "Cataclysm"". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.