Ultimate Spider-Man by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto

[Ursalink]

Confused at why you'd want MJ as Black Cat.

Well, it's an attractive idea to me, especially after what happened in the Beyond issue of "Mary Jane & Black Cat".

[Vordan]

616-Zero you say?

Sounds like laying the groundwork for a full blown reboot of the main universe.

No it’s a whole ‘nother universe. Earth 6160 is the new Ultimate Universe as opposed to the old one of 1610. It’s a reboot without rebooting.

[Jman27]

I wonder if this is going to be about Peter, Miles, or someone completely new.

good question guess we gotta wait for the end of ultimate invasion

[Batman Begins 2005]

Great creative team. Will add to my pull list providing it's Peter Parker.

[Knightsilver]

I wonder if this is going to be about Peter, Miles, or someone completely new.

I'm hoping it's about Peter. He REALLY needs a good comic right now.

[D.Z]

I wouldn't use the term reboot. Entirely new Ultimate Universe. One the Maker altered.

We don't know who Ultimate Kang is yet.

[hobnob]

No it’s a whole ‘nother universe. Earth 6160 is the new Ultimate Universe as opposed to the old one of 1610. It’s a reboot without rebooting.

I wouldn't use the term reboot. Entirely new Ultimate Universe. One the Maker altered.

We don't know who Ultimate Kang is yet.

I know how it works, but 6160? They could have picked any number and they picked "Six One Six Zero"?

There's no way that doesn't mean something bigger.

I think they'll reboot 616. And it'll make me sad.

[D.Z]

I know how it works, but 6160? They could have picked any number and they picked "Six One Six Zero"?

There's no way that doesn't mean something bigger.

I think they'll reboot 616. And it'll make me sad.

They're not rebooting 616.

6160 already debutted in Ultimate Invasion 1.

[Knightsilver]

I know how it works, but 6160? They could have picked any number and they picked "Six One Six Zero"?

There's no way that doesn't mean something bigger.

I think they'll reboot 616. And it'll make me sad.

I'm not sure they'll ever really reboot 616. I mean technically OMD created an alternate timeline...but they still consider it 616 and ignore the logistics.

[D.Z]

They never hard rebooted 616. OMD is alterations to Peters personal timeline.

[Mister Mets]

Thinking about this more, it's a really interesting decision.

Hickman is one of the top writers at comics. He's really important to Marvel after acclaimed runs on the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, as well as his relaunch of the X-Men. GODS is a new corner to play with, reminding me of Bendis/ Gaydos' Alias, BKV/ Alphona's Runaways (holy ****, that was 20 years ago!) and Busiek/ Bagley's Thunderbolts.

He also spends a lot of creative energy on independent projects. He's prolific, with some really high profile unfinished comics, but he could pick any assignment he wanted.

So why Ultimate Spider-Man? He may very well like Spidey, but if he wanted to be the top choice after Wells, he'd get it, with a promise to write ASM #1000.

Perhaps this is a set-up to that, but it's a weird choice, especially for a series that doesn't immediately appear to fit his sensibility. He hasn't featured young protagonists.

Granted, we don't know what this series is going to be like. Maybe it's a new Spider-Man. Maybe Peter Parker is in his 30s, having grown in real time since Ultimate Spider-Man #1.

[Huntsman Spider]

Thinking about this more, it's a really interesting decision.

Hickman is one of the top writers at comics. He's really important to Marvel after acclaimed runs on the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, as well as his relaunch of the X-Men. GODS is a new corner to play with, reminding me of Bendis/ Gaydos' Alias, BKV/ Alphona's Runaways (holy ****, that was 20 years ago!) and Busiek/ Bagley's Thunderbolts.

He also spends a lot of creative energy on independent projects. He's prolific, with some really high profile unfinished comics, but he could pick any assignment he wanted.

So why Ultimate Spider-Man? He may very well like Spidey, but if he wanted to be the top choice after Wells, he'd get it, with a promise to write ASM #1000.

Perhaps this is a set-up to that, but it's a weird choice, especially for a series that doesn't immediately appear to fit his sensibility. He hasn't featured young protagonists.

Granted, we don't know what this series is going to be like. Maybe it's a new Spider-Man. Maybe Peter Parker is in his 30s, having grown in real time since Ultimate Spider-Man #1.

The closest Hickman got to young (or younger) protagonists was the original Secret Warriors, an underground team of "Caterpillars," as codenamed and recruited by Nick Fury (Sr.) to be covert operatives for him following the realization that S.H.I.E.L.D. was effectively a branch of HYDRA masquerading as a global counterterrorism/intelligence agency all along.

[D.Z]

Thinking about this more, it's a really interesting decision.

Hickman is one of the top writers at comics. He's really important to Marvel after acclaimed runs on the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, as well as his relaunch of the X-Men. GODS is a new corner to play with, reminding me of Bendis/ Gaydos' Alias, BKV/ Alphona's Runaways (holy ****, that was 20 years ago!) and Busiek/ Bagley's Thunderbolts.

He also spends a lot of creative energy on independent projects. He's prolific, with some really high profile unfinished comics, but he could pick any assignment he wanted.

So why Ultimate Spider-Man? He may very well like Spidey, but if he wanted to be the top choice after Wells, he'd get it, with a promise to write ASM #1000.

Perhaps this is a set-up to that, but it's a weird choice, especially for a series that doesn't immediately appear to fit his sensibility. He hasn't featured young protagonists.

Granted, we don't know what this series is going to be like. Maybe it's a new Spider-Man. Maybe Peter Parker is in his 30s, having grown in real time since Ultimate Spider-Man #1.

It's not Eaeth 1610 Peter.

[Crazyspideyfan]

Oh my god I could have never expected this, Hickman on a Spidey title is super exciting, even more since this is a new Ultimate Universe

[Dron]

I'll probably have better predictions depending on how Ultimate Invasion finishes up, but as of right now I don't think it would be Peter under the mask since the Maker took the time to remove him from destiny. Potentially Miles but since he already reneged on going back when Maker invited him the first time, I suspect U. Reed would take measures to ensure a new Miles wouldn't become Spider-man either. Going off of the current crop of 6160 heroes it would probably be some sort of wild card, maybe a older hero like Uncle Ben or Robbie Robertson.