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Marvel is all rewriting the account of theFantastic Fouras lover notice out the sorry descent that left Reed Richards as their only survivor . Known as Marvel ’s First Family , theFantastic Four launched Marvel ’s modern shared universeand redefined what superheroes could look like in pop medium . However , in Marvel ’s new Ultimate Universe persistence , they ’re getting a dark reflection of that story .
Marvel has announce thatthe upcomingUltimates # 4will reveal the origin of the Fantastic Four in its fresh Ultimate Universe continuity . launch in 2023 , this fresh canon was produce by the Maker - a villain who used time locomotion to castrate the timeline of an alternate reality very alike to Marvel ’s mainstream universe , turning it into his personal playground . Wanting to operate without Marvel ’s Italian sandwich getting in his way , the Maker made sure they did n’t get their powers , however he went to special length for the Fantastic Four , killing most of the squad and enslave this world ’s Reed Richards .
Ultimates # 4
Release Date :
September 4 , 2024
author :
Deniz Camp
creative person :
Phil Noto
Cover Artist :
Dike Ruan
The luck of the Ultimate Fantastic Four ! Doom ’s years of torture at the hands of the Maker eventually catch up to him in this secret chronicle of the real Reed Richards ! And tautness rise among the Ultimates when Doom might be more fixated on revivify the spirit he should have had than the lifetime he ’s have … feature artistic production by guest creative person Phil Noto !
Ultimates # 4will finally discover exactly what happen to the Ultimate Universe ’s Fantastic Four , and the horrific experiences that this world ’s Reed Richards endured , eventually turn him into the being now known as ' Doom ' ( not to be confound with the Doctor Doom of Marvel ’s main timeline . )
The Ultimate Universe ’s late reveal elevates a reprehensively underrated scoundrel to the White House , with Captain America & Tony Stark on the attack .
In Marvel ’s mainstream timeline , the Fantastic Four ’s origin kickstarted an age of heroism - but in the Ultimate Universe , their destruction seal off the rise of a villainous regimen .
The Fantastic Four Were Murdered in New Ultimate Universe Continuity
The Maker Eradicated Marvel’s First Family and Enslaved Reed Richards
Marvel ’s fresh Ultimate Universe is an challenging new line of comics set in their own reality , where the Maker has deliberately rewritten Marvel chronicle so the villain acquire . The Maker controls the planetthrough a grouping of villains hump as the Maker ’s Council , but was recently trapped in his lab thanks to the feat of ' Doom ' and Tony Stark ’s Fatherhood Howard , the Iron Man of this reality . The Maker ’s research laboratory will open again in 18 months , give the Ultimates - a squad of heroes led by Tony and Doom - that long to put down the Maker ’s might base in his absence .
In This World, Doom Is a Hero… But Will He Stay That Way?
Doom Is Tony Stark’s Most Important Ally, But His Backstory May Be Hiding a Major Twist
Marvel’sUltimatescomics are taking a ultra approach , putting a gruelling deadline on the Maker ’s yield and treat each issue as a ego - contained story that show a individual mission in theUltimates ' warfare to put down the Maker ’s Council . In 2023’sUltimate Invasion(Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch ) , fan learned that this macrocosm ’s Reed Richards had been imprisoned by the Maker and forced to work on advanced technology , wearing an iron mask and going by ' Doom . ' Effectively , Maker ’s tampering turned Reed Richards into the Doctor Doom of this universe- a brilliance who has so far been desperate , but who remains a mystery to fans .
The Maker isalsoa form of Reed Richards from yet another alternate reality , but one who betrayed his superhero family and turned malign . He was introduced in Marvel’soriginalUltimate Universe agate line from the 2000s , and gradually fall behind his desperate instincts , finally becoming a realness - hop baddie . This likely excuse why he decimate the Fantastic Four in this raw timeline , while he let heroes like Spider - Man and Captain Marvel to live their aliveness as normal people .
The name ' Doom ' is a saw for villainy in Marvel continuity , but so far the Ultimate Universe ’s Doom has been a dead on target hero . However , Marvel ’s summary for the issue reveals that the crack will start to show in his loyalties , as well as forebode the sorry truth about what exactly the Maker did to him during his many decade imprisoned inside his science laboratory . In Marvel ’s mainstream timeline , theFantastic Four ’s origin kickstarted an age of valor - but in the Ultimate Universe , their deaths seal the rise of a villainous regime , with the aftershock of that change still mold the destiny of an entire reality .
Ultimates # 4is come from Marvel Comics September 4 .
