Ultimate Comics: Avengers
| Ultimate Comics: Avengers | |
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Artwork for the cover of Ultimate Comics: Avengers 1 (Aug 2009).Art by Carlos Pacheco.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
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| Publication date(s) | October 2009 – September 2011 |
| No. of issues | 24 |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Mark Millar |
| Penciller(s) |
Carlos Pacheco Leinil Francis Yu Steve Dillon Stephen Segovia |
| Inker(s) | Danny Miki Dexter Vines Allen Martinez Thomas Palmer Gerry Alanguilan Jason Paz Edgar Tadeo Jeff Huet Andy Lanning |
| Letterer(s) | Cory Petit |
| Colorist(s) | Justin Ponsor Laura Martin Dave McCaig Frank Martin Matt Hollingsworth |
Ultimate Comics: Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics that began in August 2009 as part of the relaunch of the Ultimate Universe under the "Ultimate Comics" imprint. It is a direct follow up to the events of "Ultimatum." The series was written by Mark Millar, creator of The Ultimates and Ultimate X-Men, and co-creator of Ultimate Fantastic Four.
The series takes place in the Ultimate Universe and features a wide range of characters. The comic was drawn by a new artist roughly every six issues, with Carlos Pacheco, Leinil Francis Yu, and Steve Dillon pencilling the first, second, and third story arcs, respectively. The series then crossed over with Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man as part of the Death of Spider-Man storyline, where it was drawn by Yu and Stephen Segovia.
Prior to the beginning of the series, writer Mark Millar explained that he planned to use character ideas that went unused in the first two Ultimates series, saying, "I always liked the idea of doing like five years worth of Ultimates stories, and to me that's 60 issues, but it became 26 issues ... but I had those overhanging ideas. I love the idea of Tony having a teetotaling older brother who despised him and always wore white suits instead of Tony's dark suits ... I like the idea of going a bit deeper into the characters. You meet Bruce Banner's teachers and Nick Fury's ex-wife. Just seeing what was going on in the background really."
During the first arc, the Avengers consisted of War Machine, Nick Fury, Hawkeye, Gregory Stark, Red Wasp, Nerd Hulk, the Spider, and Black Widow II. At the end of the arc, Red Wasp left the team.
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