Marvel Comics revealed the new series, Ultimate Wolverine, at today’s Marvel’s Next Big Thing panel at NYCC. The series will be written by Chris Condon and illustrated by Alessandro Cappuccio. It will debut in January 2025!
“When Wil Moss called me and asked me if I wanted to take on this title, I jumped at the chance and immediately had an idea of what to do with it,” said Condon. “I’m bringing my essence of storytelling from That Texas Blood to the Marvel Universe with Wolverine, looking back at what came before and bringing us something new.”
Condon added, “Doing a Wolverine book, you’re standing on the shoulders of giants,” Condon said of Wolverine’s legacy in comics. He said he holds Barry Windsor Smith’s Weapon X on a pedestal, and don’t be surprised if you see its influence in Ultimate Wolverine.
Check out the designs for the new costume below. It features a clear red and black look and a star symbol on his chest.
“You might notice that there’s a Red Star on his costume and you might wonder why,” he continued. “If you look at that mask, there’s a muzzle on him and that’s because he’s wild.”
So what’s Ultimate Wolverine about?
THE MAKER’S ULTIMATE WEAPON!
In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – Magik, Colossus and Omega Red – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier! But WHO is the weapon behind the mask?
Covers by Steve Skroce and Gleb Melnikov were also shown off.
Ultimate Wolverine also shows up in Ultimate Universe: One Year In. Check out those pages below!
FOr more on this news read the press release below!
New York, NY— October 17, 2024 — Just now at New York Comic Con’s Marvel Comics: Next Big Thing Panel, the biggest comics panel of the weekend, Editor in Chief C.B. Cebulski, writer Chris Condon, and more revealed the next ongoing series coming to Marvel’s hit new Ultimate Universe. Joining acclaimed titles Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate X-Men, and Ultimates is… ULTIMATE WOLVERINE!
Hitting stands in January, ULTIMATE WOLVERINE will be written by rising star Chris Condon (That Texas Blood, Venom War: Daredevil) and drawn by Moon Knight powerhouse artist Alessandro Cappuccio. True to the character’s origin as a government weapon, Ultimate Wolverine is an unwilling agent of the Maker, the secret creator of this corrupt universe. Mindwiped and used as an assassin, he’s still the best there is as at what he does… even if he’s not in control of who he does it to.
THE MAKER’S ULTIMATE WEAPON!
In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – Magik, Colossus and Omega Red – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier! But WHO is the weapon behind the mask?
Before ULTIMATE WOLVERINE arrives in January, readers will see him in action for the first time in a prelude story by Condon and Cappuccio in ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN #1, the special one-shot that concludes the first year of Marvel’s new Ultimate Universe and sets up the next year of stories, including the Maker’s long-awaited return!
“When Wil Moss called me and asked me if I wanted to take on this title, I jumped at the chance and immediately had an idea of what to do with it,” said Condon. “I’m bringing my essence of storytelling from That Texas Blood to the Marvel Universe with Wolverine, looking back at what came before and bringing us something new.”
“You might notice that there’s a Red Star on his costume and you might wonder why,” he continued. “If you look at that mask, there’s a muzzle on him and that’s because he’s wild”
Check out Cappuccio’s main cover for ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #1 along with variant covers by Gleb Melnikov and Steve Skroce. Plus see Cappuccio’s original design sheet and the newly revealed ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN #1 Spoiler Variant Cover featuring Ultimate Wolverine.
Preorder ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN #1 and ULTIMATE WOLVERINE at your local comic shop today. For more information, visit Marvel.com.
ULTIMATE UNIVERSE: ONE YEAR IN #1 – 75960621171500111
Written by DENIZ CAMP & CHRIS CONDON
Art by JONAS SCHARF & ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
Cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Spoiler Variant Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO – 75960621171500181
On Sale 12/11
ULTIMATE WOLVERINE #1
Written by CHRIS CONDON
Art and Cover by ALESSANDRO CAPPUCCIO
Variant Cover by GLEB MELNIKOV
Variant Cover by STEVE SKROCE
On Sale 1/15
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