Ultimateverse

Ultimateverse

English

Etymology

From ultimate +‎ -verse, after Ultimate Marvel, an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Proper noun

Ultimateverse

1. (fandom slang) The fictional universe of Ultimate Marvel.
   • 2007 July 15, Wayne S Garmil, “Squadron Supreme and Ultimate Power question”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe, Usenet‎, message-ID <f7bq57$9b1$[e-mail]>:

     Since Ultimate Power now takes place before Ultimates 3, instead of after it, I guess the secret character switch between Squadron Supreme and Ultimateverse is not happening now (since there are now a LOT of stories taking place in the Ultimateverse after the switch was supposed to have happen).

   • 2006 April 6, Fallen, “Re: Chucking Conventions (was Re: So Has The Hulk Finally Killed Someone?)”, in rec.arts.comics.dc.universe, Usenet‎, message-ID <5HbZf.1556$[e-mail]>:

     There's nothing to stop any of the comic companies producing realistic comic. Even the big two have gioven^[sic] it a go. Ultimateverse nods in the general direction but doesn't really do anything more. Supreme Power was better but has since become more superheroey and is about to join the Ultimateverse officially.

   • 2007 March 28, Peter Dimitriadis, “Unreachable Star Reviews March 28th, 2007 (SPOILERS)”, in rec.arts.comics.marvel.xbooks, Usenet‎, message-ID <[e-mail]>:

     My only minor complaint is I'm not terribly fond of Ultimate Pyro. I have a bit of a conservative streak in me - I'm fine with radical reinterpretations of 616 characters in the Ultimateverse, but when the original character is dead (or depowered or otherwise unrecognizeable from their original state), my feelings change.

   • 2001 February 1, Beau Yarbrough, “The Comic Wire for February 1, 2001”, in alt.comics.batman, Usenet‎, message-ID <95b636$2u0$[e-mail]>:

     Totleben is handling the art on an upcoming issue of Marvel's "Ultimate Marvel Team-Up" book written by Brian Bendis and featuring the continuity-streamlined Ultimate Spider-Man teaming up with other characters from Marvel's Ultimateverse ...

Hypernyms

• Marvelverse