Ultimate Universe
| Predecessor | Ultimate Marvel |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | U.S. |
| Headquarters location | New York City |
| Distribution | Diamond Comic Distributors |
| Publication types | Comic books |
| Fiction genres | Superhero |
| Owner(s) | Marvel Worldwide, Inc. |
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring re-imagined and updated versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Universe. Those characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Avengers and the Fantastic Four. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate X-Men, providing new original stories for the characters. The Marvel Multiverse, which comprises an infinite number of galaxies and alternate universes, calls this universe Earth-1610.
The Ultimate Universe, as a part of a large scale reboot of the All-New All-Different Marvel multiverse, ended at the conclusion of Secret Wars, when select characters from the Ultimate Universe moved to the mainstream universe.
The Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) was introduced in 2000 with the publication of Ultimate Spider-Man, followed by Ultimate X-Men in 2001, The Ultimates in 2002, and Ultimate Fantastic Four in 2004. The characters in this line exist outside of the regular Earth-616 Marvel Universe and therefore do not normally interact with their original counterparts. However, since certain characters within the Marvel Multiverse, such as Reed Richards, possess the means to contact or enter other universes, direct interaction was possible, though it rarely occurred early on in the universe's existence.
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