ULTIMATUM: SPIDER-MAN REQUIEM #2 (of 2)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY, STUART IMMONEN & MORE!
Cover by STUART IMMONEN

Featuring all new material by Bendis, Bagley and Stuart Immonen, the legacy of Spider-Man is examined through the eyes of a repentant J. Jonah Jameson.  This final chapter in volume one of Ultimate Spider-Man reveals the true fate of Peter Parker and guest stars the surviving Ultimates!

40 PGS./Rated A …$3.99

ULTIMATUM: FANTASTIC FOUR REQUIEM #1

Written by JOE POKASKI
Penciled by ROBERT ATKINS
Cover by PASQUAL FERRY

re • qui • em (noun)
A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to the departed. With the catastrophes wrought by Ultimatum, does this spell the end for the first family of the Ultimate U? Plus: Whatever happened to Johnny Storm?

40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATUM: X-MEN REQUIEM #1

Written by ARON E. COLEITE
Penciled by BEN OLIVER
Cover by MARK BROOKS

Endcap to the ground-breaking series that helped launch the Ultimate Universe!
Does the dream die with the man?  How do you continue on when you've lost everything?  In the aftermath of Ultimatum, the surviving members of the X-Men say goodbye to their loved ones, pay homage to their memory and try to figure out what
happens next.

40 PGS./One-Shot/Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SAMPLER

Written by ARUNE SINGH

After Ultimatum, the Ultimate Universe is forever changed—enter Ultimate Comics, from the minds of Jeph Loeb, Mark Millar and Brian Michael Bendis! Who is Ultimate Spider-Man? Who are the New Ultimates? Who will join the Ultimate Avengers? And just what is the Ultimate project so top secret, so earth-shattering, that we can’t even mention its name? Get your first look at the comics that’ll have everyone’s jaws on the floor this summer!

32 PGS./Rated T+…FREE

ULTIMATE UNIVERSE

Written by JOHN RHETT THOMAS

The Ultimatum has been delivered. Heroes have fallen. A Universe has been reshaped. If you thought Jeph Loeb and David Finch were joking around with the five-issue mega-event ULTIMATUM, you're going to need to catch up and catch up quick: There's an all-new Ultimate Universe, and SPOTLIGHT has the scoop! We'll be talking to all the principal writers and previewing the mind-blowing work of the artists ushering in the new Ultimate U, including Brian Michael Bendis and David Lafuente (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN), Jeph Loeb and Frank Cho (NEW ULTIMATES) and Mark Millar and — making his triumphant return to Marvel — Carlos Pacheco (ULTIMATE AVENGERS)! All this plus insider info on a currently top-secret Ultimate title that you will NOT want to miss!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$2.99

ULTIMATE COMICS AVENGERS #1

Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by CARLOS PACHECO
Villain Variant by Olivier Coipel
Special Variant by TBA

Guess who’s back!! That’s right, kids, MARK MILLAR (THE ULTIMATES, WOLVERINE: OLD MAN LOGAN) and superstar artist CARLOS PACHECO (AVENGERS FOREVER, X-MEN) blast into the Ultimate Universe for a mind-blowing, heart-pounding and gut-wrenching event of epic proportions! When a highly-classified secret threatens Captain America, only the newly-returned Nick Fury has the tools to bring ‘em in! As the first of a series of blockbuster arcs begins: PROJECT AVENGERS is a go!

32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99

ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN #1

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Pencils & Cover by DAVID LAFUENTE
Villain Variant by Marko Djurdjevic
Special Variant by TBA

Almost ten years ago, Ultimate Spider-Man launched the Ultimate line, a reinvention of the Marvel Universe that defied the odds and every expectation. Today, it happens again: This new chapter in the life of the teenaged webslinger picks up in the aftermath of Ultimatum and completely redefines the status quo of Spider-Man for the next generation! With a new supporting cast, new villians and maybe even a new Spider-Man, this new chapter will keep you guessing month after month.  Join Eisner Award-winning writer BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS in introducing new ongoing artist DAVID LAFUENTE (ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN ANNUAL, PATSY WALKER: HELLCAT)!  You have never seen a Spider-Man like this before!  Be there!

32 PGS./Rated T+ …$3.99

ULTIMATE ORIGINS TPB

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by BUTCH GUICE
Cover by MICHAEL TURNER

This is it! The story that finally reveals the conspiracies behind the entire Ultimate Universe! When they first met, Bruce Banner mysteriously warned Spider-Man that "Everything is connected." Now it's time to discover the jaw-dropping secrets that men have fought and died to protect. From the dark days of World War II to the frightening present, journey through history to learn what's really behind the Super Soldier and Weapon X programs—and how heroes such as Captain America, Nick Fury and Wolverine have more in common than codenames and costumes. The dream team of Brian Michael Bendis and Butch Guice (CAPTAIN AMERICA, IRON MAN) unite for the first time for the Ultimate series of the year that is a must-read lead-in to ULTIMATUM! Collecting ULTIMATE ORIGINS #1-5.

128 PGS./ Rated T+…$19.99

ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN
VOL. 1: POWER & RESPONSIBILITY TPB (NEW PRINTING)

Written by BRIAN
MICHAEL BENDIS
Penciled by MARK BAGLEY
Cover by MARK BAGLEY

High school, puberty, first dances — there are many pitfalls to being young. Compound these with intense personal tragedy and super-powers, and you can start to visualize the world of Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man! Witness the rebirth of a legend as Peter learns that with great power, there must also come great responsibility! Read the book that Entertainment Weekly calls “One of the most emotionally resonant depictions of teendom in comics since Spider-Man’s debut.” Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN #1-7.

200 PGS./Rated A …$19.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN VOL. 9 HC

Written by ROBERT KIRKMAN
& ARON E. COLEITE
Penciled by SALVADOR LARROCA,
HARVEY TOLIBAO,
MARK BROOKS & CLAY MANN
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA

It’s dark times for the X-Men as the evolutionary emperor known as Apocalypse arrives! Will even the X-Men be enough to battle a being who has plotted our death and destruction for ages?! Meanwhile, two more monstrous threats – who look eerily like Stryfe and Onslaught – rear their ugly heads to ensure the young mutants’ downfall! Then, after the devastating battle against Apocalypse, the X-Men encounter a new adversary that seems unstoppable. To fight it, the young mutants must ask themselves: How far are they willing to go, and what are they willing to take to raise their game? The answer will test their bonds and shake the team to its very core. Collecting ULTIMATE X-MEN #89-97.

240 PGS./Rated T+ …$34.99

ULTIMATE X-MEN ULTIMATE COLLECTION BOOK 3 TPB

Written by MARK MILLAR
Penciled by CHRIS BACHALO,
BEN LAI, RAY LAI, DAVID FINCH
& ADAM KUBERT
All New Cover by TBD

The Ultimates vs. the Ultimate X-Men: the battle begins. When the X-Men do the worst thing they could to humanity, the government orders Captain America, Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Ultimates to bring them down. A small but lethal army, the Ultimates were created to face these and other newly risen threats to mankind. But the X-Men's founder, Professor X, hasn't been training his students for nothing — and the young mutants just might take out the Ultimates first. Next, with the X-Men still licking their wounds from their battle with the Ultimates, can Professor Xavier's mutant team possibly survive the return of their most powerful foe? Witness the return of Magneto! Collecting ULTIMATE WAR #1-4 and ULTIMATE X-MEN #26-33.

312 PGS./Rated A …$29.99

ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 6 HC

Written by MIKE CAREY
Penciled by TYLER KIRKHAM
Cover by BILLY TAN

Stories packed with supernatural surprises and all-out action! When the FF help out with the excavation of the Mole Man’s underground city, they awaken something that should have been left sleeping! Just who is Agatha Harkness, and what are Salem’s Seven? New Ultimate characters! Plus: Someone has the hots for the Human Torch! Also, who are the newest Ultimate X-Men? Does Ultimate Spider-Man have more clones than the regular Spidey? Was Ultimate Thor delusional, or was he really a god? All these questions and more will be answered in the new Ultimate Universe Handbook. And remember - this is the only book guaranteed to give you the Ultimate Six Pack! Collecting ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR #54-57, OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE ULTIMATE MARVEL UNIVERSE #1-2 and ULTIMATE SECRETS.

252 PGS./Rated A …$34.99