Ultimate X-Men (2024)
| Ultimate X-Men | |
|---|---|
 Ultimate X-Men #8 | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre |
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| Publication date | March 2024 |
| Main character(s) | Ultimate X-Men |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | X-Men by Jack Kirby and Stan Lee |
| Written by | Peach Momoko |
| Artist(s) | Peach Momoko |
| Letterer(s) | Vc Travis Lanham |
| Editor(s) | Wilson Moss |
Ultimate X-Men is a reimagination of the X-Men in the Ultimate Universe, by Peach Momoko. Starring Armor as the lead character, the comic has very few links to the classic X-Men characters and locations. Maystorm, another character from the series, was initially created as a variant cover for issue 27 of the 2021-2024 X-Men comic.
Editorial history
[edit]Ultimate X-Men by Peach Momoko is the third comic released in the Ultimate Universe line, alongside Ultimate Spider-Man and Ultimate Black Panther. It is a reimagination of the X-Men in general, and the Armor character in particular. The comic also introduces Maystorm, a character that Momoko designed for the variant cover of X-Men #27.[1] That cover was part of a larger project named "New Champions", which produced covers reflecting unexpected sidekicks of other superheroes, such as the recently-created Spider-Boy; Maystorm was the first one to be used in an actual story, while the others would show up in the Spider-Woman comic.[2] Despite being an X-Men comic, the comic has very little in common with the usual products of the franchise. Momoko explained "My Ultimate X-Men isn't directly influenced by classic X-Men stories. I like to believe [Editor-in-Chief] C.B. [Beluski] and Jonathan Hickman chose me because they wanted something completely new and different, so I think sometimes no influences is a good thing".[3]
Plot
[edit]Hisako Ichiki attends Kirigaya Minami Middle School in Kirisaki City. She can manifest a psionic exoskeleton, a power that awakens in traumatic circumstances. Other students, such as Mei Igarashi and Nico Minoru, have powers as well. They find out that they are mutants, and that there is a cult of mutants, the Children of the Atom, who go after them.
Reception
[edit]Chase Magnett from ComicBook.com points out that the comic has little relation with the broader narrative of the Ultimate Universe, the usual X-Men tropes, or even the superhero genre. He thinks that the comic aims to expand the franchise's genre boundaries.[4]
Shaun Corley from Screen Rant points out that the comic skips almost all the key characters and elements of X-Men lore, such as the X-Mansion and Sentinels, and characters such as Professor X, Cyclops, Wolverine and Storm. He considers that, by doing so, Momoko focuses instead on the core theme of the X-Men, that of people feeling lonely in a world that fears them.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Cameron Bonomolo (January 23, 2024). "Ultimate X-Men Writer Teases "Something Completely New and Different"". Comic Book.com. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Jonathan Jones (March 13, 2024). ""The New Champions": The Avengers' Sidekicks Are Entering Marvel Lore with a Shocking Hero Mentor". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Chris Hassan (January 22, 2024). "X-Men Monday #236 – Peach Momoko Talks 'Ultimate X-Men'". AIPT. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
- ^ Chase Magnett (March 6, 2024). "Ultimate X-Men #1 Review: A Brilliant New Tale of Horror and Fantasy (and Superheroes?)". ComicBook.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
- ^ Shaun Corley (March 7, 2024). "Ultimate X-Men #1 Is a Daring Reinvention That Makes the Franchise New Again (Review)". Screen Rant. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
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