Ultimate Universe: Invasion Box Set Slipcase

The ULTIMATE entry point to the UNIVERSE everyone’s talking about.

This box set collects the groundbreaking first volumes of Marvel’s Ultimate Universe — the blockbuster line-wide relaunch that’s taken the industry by storm.

Inside, you’ll find:

Ultimate Invasion
By Jonathan Hickman & Bryan Hitch
The Maker plots to ensure that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes never become heroes at all — and then he can reshape a defenseless universe into exactly what he wants it to be!

Ultimate Spider-Man Vol. 1: Married With Children
By Jonathan Hickman, Marco Checchetto & David Messina
The world needs a hero: Step forward, Peter Parker! But this older, wiser web-slinger must balance his costumed duties with his responsibilities as a husband and a father!

Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: Fears and Hates
By Peach Momoko
In Japan, urban legends have sprung to life, bringing unusual new powers with them. Meet Armor, Maystorm and a new group of X-Men — the likes of which you’ve never seen before!

Ultimate Black Panther Vol. 1: Peace and War
By Bryan Hill, Stefano Caselli & Carlos Nieto
As Khonshu and Ra expand their control of the African continent, the lone bulwark against them — the isolated nation of Wakanda — will send forth its champion…its king: the Black Panther!

Ultimates Vol. 1: Fix the World
By Deniz Camp, Jonathan Hickman, Juan Frigeri, Phil Noto & Stefano Caselli
Tony Stark, A.K.A. Iron Lad, has begun building a network of super-powered heroes to restore freedom and free will to a world ruled from the shadows! Together, they are the Ultimates!

Ultimate Wolverine Vol. 1: The Winter Soldier
By Christopher Condon, Alessandro Cappuccio & Alex Lins
To maintain control of their corner of the world, Magik, Colossus and Omega Red deploy their most lethal weapon: the Winter Soldier! But who is the man behind the mask…with the claws?

Jonathan Hickman is the award-winning writer/artist of critically acclaimed independent titles Pax Romana, Transhuman and The Nightly News. Teaming with writer Brian Michael Bendis, he launched Marvel’s Secret Warriors, spinning out of Secret Invasion. He then wrote the Dark Reign: Fantastic Four limited series, which served as a warm-up for his revered runs on Fantastic Four and FF, as well as two S.H.I.E.L.D. series. Hickman penned numerous Ultimate Universe titles before bringing his intricate plotting to Avengers and New Avengers. Hickman’s years of planning culminated with the Marvel Universe-shattering Secret Wars. His impressive list of credits includes a trio of lauded series for Image: East of West, Secret and the Eisner Award-nominated The Manhattan Projects. Hickman returned to Marvel to mastermind a transformative relaunch of its mutant titles, beginning with House of X and Powers of X, and continuing with X-Men.

One of comics’ premier artists, Bryan Hitch found fame with his dynamic, detailed artwork on The Authority and JLA. His other credits include Marvel’s Sensational She-Hulk and X-Men; Marvel UK’s Action Force, Doctor Who, Mys-Tech Wars and Death’s Head; DC’s Superman; and Image’s Stormwatch. Hitch’s collaboration with writer Mark Millar on The Ultimates, Ultimates 2 and Fantastic Four established him as a comics megastar. He continued to burnish his reputation on books including Captain America: Reborn, Age of Ultron and Venom. Hitch has provided character designs for the Ultimate Avengers and Ultimate Avengers 2 animated films, and the video game Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction.