Media Release -- It's the final curtain call for the Ultimate Universe as you know it in Ultimatum #5, ON SALE NOW! From Emmy & Eisner award-winning superstar writer Jeph Loeb and superstar artist David Finch comes the shocking conclusion to the Ultimatum event that has everyone buzzing! Will the X-Men settle the score with Magneto once and for all, or will the master of magnetism have the last laugh? And what is Doctor Doom's role in all this madness? As some of the Ultimate Universe's greatest heroes take their final bows, how will this world-ending event conclude? Don't miss the exciting variant cover editions of Ultimatum #5 from superstars David Finch, Gabriele Dell'Otto, and Ed McGuinness!

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The End... of what? I'm guessing it has something to do with Ultimatum #5.

Suspended Animation Review

Ultimatum #'s 1-4, published by Marvel Publishing, Inc., 32 pages, $3.99

Sometimes, loyalty hurts. Case in point: Because I ordered all five issues of Marvel's Ultimatum miniseries, I still owe my comic book retailer $3.99 for the last issue. "Why does that hurt?" you might ask. Read on, and beware of spoilers.

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Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1 has sold out at Diamond (though copies may be available at the retail level) and will return with Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1 Second Printing Variant! The end of the Ultimate Universe is upon us! Spider-Man has vanished, presumed dead amongst the wreckage of Dr. Strange’s home. How will his closest of kin deal with his disappearance? The Ultimate Spider-Man All Stars of award-winners Brian Michael Bendis, Mark Bagley and Stuart Immonen deliver a powerful story of a city mourning its friendly neighborhood protector. Ultimatum: Spider-Man Requiem #1 Second Printing Variant features the interior art of Immonen on a new wraparound cover!

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Media Release -- Marvel is pleased to announce that Ultimatum #1, Ultimatum #2 and Ultimatum #3 have sold out of all their printings and will return in new editions! Ultimatum #1 Second Printing Variant, Ultimatum #2 Third Printing Variant and Ultimatum #3 Second Printing Variant, from the superstar dream team of Eisner & Emmy winning scribe Jeph Loeb & red-hot artist David Finch, hit shelves this June! Featuring a stunning interconnecting cover treatment, adorned with the powerful interior art of David Finch and colored by Steve Firchow & Peter Steigerweld, these issues are can’t-miss issues for any Ultimate Marvel fan, as the Ultimate U is changed forever! Magneto launches his war on humanity and no one is safe, as some of the biggest heroes fall! But who’s next? And will Magneto win? Find out in Ultimatum!

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Ultimatum #4: Is Peter Parker Next?

ULTIMATUM #4 (of 5) (JAN092453)
ULTIMATUM #4 (of 5) MCGUINNESS VARIANT (JAN092454)
ULTIMATUM #4 (of 5) MCGUINNESS SKETCH VARIANT (JAN092454)
ULTIMATUM #4 (of 5) PETER PARKER RIP VARIANT (MAR098107)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Sketch Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
RIP Variant Cover by PHIL JIMENEZ
Rated T+ …$3.99
FOC—5/7/09, On-Sale—5/27/09

ULTIMATUM #3 (of 5) (OCT082376)
ULTIMATUM #3 (of 5) MCGUINNESS VARIANT (OCT082377)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE NOW!

ULTIMATUM #3 (of 5) (OCT082376)
ULTIMATUM #3 (of 5) MCGUINNESS VARIANT (OCT082377)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Cover by DAVID FINCH
Variant Cover by ED MCGUINNESS
Rated T+ …$3.99
ON SALE NOW!