Cataclysm (comics)

Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand
Cover to Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #1
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Schedule Monthly
Format Limited series
Genre see below
Publication date 2013
No. of issues 5
Main character(s) Ultimate Marvel
Creative team
Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Artist(s) Mark Bagley

Cataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand was a 2013 comic book crossover, set within the Ultimate Marvel imprint.

Editorial history

Cataclysm is a sequel to the Age of Ultron crossover, set in the mainstream Marvel Universe. At the end of that story, Galactus is displaced to the Ultimate Marvel universe.[1] Unlike the Ultimate Galactus Trilogy, this is the character from the mainstream universe, and not a reimagination. The story was published in two parts, "Hunger", set in space, and "The Ultimates' Last Stand", set in Earth. The second part has tie-ins with the three ongoing Ultimate Marvel comics at the time, Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man, Ultimate Comics: X-Men and Ultimate Comics: The Ultimates. The "Survive!" one-shot narrates the aftermath of the event. After the event, the Ultimates and X-Men comics were closed. They were replaced by the "All-New Ultimates" (with a complete new cast of characters) and "Ultimate FF". The Spider-Man comic was renamed as "Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man".[2]

The "Hunger" miniseries was made by Leonard Kirk and Joshua Hale Fialkov, who had been working with Ultimates. Fialkov commented that he was a big fan of Galactus and his creator, Jack Kirby. He pointed that the Ultimate Marvel imprint had always tried to keep the superhero fantasy as grounded as possible, and that he intended to use Galactus to place the characters into a complete unexpected crisis. "What I hope comes across is the sense of wonder that’s being brought into the Ultimate Universe... with the smart, modern tone Brian has established."[1] "Hunger explored the cosmic characters of the Ultimate Universe, in particular Rick Jones. "Brian created a unique and interesting take on Rick Jones that’s really smart and fun. He’s like Spider-Man taken to the extreme... with great power comes great responsibility, but he just wants to have fun and be normal."[1] He also commented that he had been checking all the recent events at the Ultimate imprint, trying to write a cosmic story that would be unique to it and that could not take place at the mainstream universe. As the story was set in the space, "Hunger" had no tie-in comics.[1]

There were rumors at the time that Marvel would close the Ultimate imprint, which were fueled by the name of the publication and the reunion of Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley for the main comic. Bendis and Bagley had started the imprint in 2000 with Ultimate Spider-Man. When asked about those rumors, editor Mark Paniccia simply replied "Let me say this, there are some stunning resolutions coming across all the titles!"[3] Bendis dismissed it as "unsubstantiated rumors" at his Tumblr account.[4]

Plot

Galactus is displaced into the Ultimate Marvel universe. When he crosses the portal, the Gah Lak Tus swarm senses his energies, and submits to him. He decimates the Kree and the Chitauri alien races, and he is opposed by Captain Mar-Vell, Rick Jones (with powers granted by the Watchers) and Silver Surfer. Mar-Vell dies, attacked by the swarm, but Rick Jones takes his suit and activates a bomb that destroys it. Rick Jones and the remains of the swarm fall into another dimension, and Galactus heads to planet earth.

Galactus turns out to be more powerful than the Ultimates and the conventional military. Tony Stark discovers that he comes from an alternate reality, so Reed Richards and Miles Morales are sent to it to find information. They sneak into the Baxter Building and retrieve information about Galactus. Kitty Pryde receives the Giant-man serum, so that she can destroy Galactus' machine and attack him while in giant size. Richards opens a portal to the Negative Zone, hurling Galactus inside it.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kiel Phegley (June 20, 2013). "Bendis & Fialkov Grow Ultimate "Hunger"". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  2. ↑ Stephen Gerding (January 10, 2014). "Marvel Announces Three New Titles in Post-"Cataclysm" Ultimate Universe Overhaul". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  3. ↑ Kiel Phegley (July 24, 2013). "Will Bendis & Bagley's "Cataclysm" End The Ultimate Universe?". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
  4. ↑ Steve Sunu (August 19, 2013). "Bendis Will "Tell The Story Worth Telling" For "Cataclysm"". CBR. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
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