Check Out the Final Covers for 'Ultimate Endgame' #1, the Ultimate Universe's Final Chapter

One of the most captivating visions of the Marvel mythos is coming to an end! The final days of the Ultimate Universe, the acclaimed line of titles that ignited the industry over the last two years, begins on December 31 in ULTIMATE ENDGAME.

The five-issue event series by ULTIMATES (2024) writer Deniz Camp and superstar artists Jonas Scharf and Terry Dodson brings together the Ultimate Universe series for the long-awaited showdown with the Maker, the architect behind this twisted universe. To mark the occasion, ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1 will introduce True Believers Blind Bags, Marvel’s first-ever Blind Bag program, that give fans a chance to purchase the issue in special sealed bags containing one of the issue’s variant covers, including rare covers exclusive to Blind Bags like the recently revealed hand-drawn, one-of-a-kind sketch covers.

Following New York Comic Con, fans are still in disbelief that the Ultimate Universe will conclude next year with final issues of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER, ULTIMATE X-MEN, ULTIMATES, and ULTIMATE WOLVERINE all centered around the events of ULTIMATE ENDGAME. Told in real time month to month, the ULTIMATE UNIVERSE was an ambitious storytelling venture that exceeded all expectations. Now, it ends on a definitive high point, delivering a complete, innovative saga that can be enjoyed by fans—beginning, middle, and end—for generations to come.

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 Mark Brooks*
• Blind Bag Exclusive Virgin Variant Cover by Peach Momoko*
• Blind Bag Exclusive Homage Variant Cover by Stonehouse*
• Blind Bag Exclusive Surprise Variant Covers – including Artist Sketch Variants by various surprise artists!*

ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1
Written by DENIZ CAMP
Art by TERRY DODSON & JONAS SCHARF
Variant Cover by RYAN STEGMAN
On Sale 12/31

The Ultimate Universe will leave its mark on the main Marvel Universe in the way of “Origin Boxes,” the very devices the Maker used to rob legendary heroes of their powers. In ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN: INCURSION #5, on sale later this month, Miles Morales will swing back to the 616 with a handful of these boxes, setting the stage for new heroes and storylines throughout 2026.

"ULTIMATE ENDGAME is the culmination of everything Jon [Hickman] began in ULTIMATE INVASION, and also what I’ve been doing with Juan [Frigeri] and Federico [Blee] in Ultimates," Camp told ComicBook in an interview last week. "I’m excited to bring these stories some resolution with the freedom that’s only possible in the Ultimate Universe; I’m excited that I get to let each story develop naturally, according to what the stories and characters need. We want to pack every page with the beautiful, the tragic, the funny, the astonishing, the devastatingly quiet and the bombastically loud."

Don’t miss a moment that’s sure to take place in Marvel Comics history—preorder ULTIMATE ENDGAME #1 at your local comic shop today!

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