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The Maker strikes back: Marvel’s Ultimate Endgame brings the universe’s greatest villain to justice—or doom

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The Maker strikes back: Marvel’s Ultimate Endgame brings the universe’s greatest villain to justice—or doom

The debut issue of ULTIMATE ENDGAME, the climactic five-issue series from Deniz Camp, Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson, hits stands on December 31.

Marvel’s boldest reinvention in years is racing toward its finale. The Ultimate Universe—which reimagined Marvel’s heroes and villains for a new generation—will officially conclude this December with Ultimate Endgame, a five-issue event from writer Deniz Camp (Ultimates) and artists Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson.

Launching December 31, Ultimate Endgame unites the line’s key players for an epic showdown with the mastermind behind it all: The Maker. After reshaping the world for his own ends, the villain’s long-awaited reckoning has arrived—and the fate of this universe hangs in the balance.

To mark the occasion, Marvel is debuting its first-ever True Believers Blind Bags, special sealed editions of Ultimate Endgame #1 that each include one of several variant covers. Among them are ultra-rare exclusives, including one-of-a-kind hand-drawn sketch covers.

The story picks up two years after the events of Ultimate Invasion, where Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch first unleashed The Maker’s twisted new world. But inside the City, where time flows differently, The Maker has had millennia to plan his return. Now that the City’s barrier has fallen, the heroes of this universe must rally to stop him—before his war ignites a full-scale World War III.

This finale won’t just close the book on the Ultimate line—it’ll also ripple into Marvel’s main continuity. In Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion #5, Miles Morales returns to Earth-616 carrying several “Origin Boxes,” the devices The Maker once used to rewrite heroism itself, hinting that the Ultimate Universe’s legacy will continue to echo throughout 2026.

Ultimate Endgame is the culmination of everything Jon [Hickman] began in Ultimate Invasion,” Camp told ComicBook. “We’re packing every page with the beautiful, the tragic, the funny, and the devastatingly loud.”

Marvel promises a conclusion worthy of the line’s groundbreaking ambition—a complete saga that began, evolved, and now ends on its own terms. Ultimate Endgame #1 hits comic shops December 31.

Each BLIND BAG will contain one issue of Ultimate Endgame #1 with one of the following covers:

  • MAIN COVER BY MARK BROOKS
  • FOIL VARIANT COVER BY DERRICK CHEW
  • VARIANT COVER BY CAFU
  • VARIANT COVER BY SANFORD GREENE
  • VARIANT COVER BY ALEXANDER LOZANO
  • VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO
  • VARIANT COVER BY DAN PANOSIAN
  • VARIANT COVER BY RYAN STEGMAN
  • VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • BLACK AND WHITE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNG
  • VARIANT COVER BY CHIP ZDARSKY
  • BLUE LINE BLANK VARIANT COVER
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY PEACH MOMOKO*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE VIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY MARK BROOKS*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE HOMAGE VARIANT COVER BY STONEHOUSE*
  • BLIND BAG EXCLUSIVE SURPRISE VARIANT COVERS –INCLUDING ARTIST SKETCH VARIANTS BY VARIOUS SURPRISE ARTISTS*

*ONLY AVAILABLE IN TRUE BELIEVERS BLIND BAGS

ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1 (OF 5) – 75960621336800111

Written by DENIZ CAMP

Art by TERRY DODSON & JONAS SCHARF

Cover by MARK BROOKS

True Believers Blind Bag – 75960621336800191
Foil Variant Cover by DERRICK CHEW – 75960621336800121
Variant Cover by CAFU – 75960621336800141

Wraparound Variant Cover by STANFORD GREENE – 75960621336800151

Variant Cover by ALEXANDER LOZANO – 75960621336800118

Variant Cover by PEACH MOMOKO – 75960621336800171

Variant Cover by DAN PANOSIAN – 75960621336800161

Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN – 75960621336800117

Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG – 75960621336800131

Black and White Virgin Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG – 75960621336800116

Variant Cover by CHIP ZDARSKY – 75960621336800119

Blue Line Blank Variant Cover – 75960621336800181

On Sale 12/31

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